Emory
 

 
 

Kaitlin Westfall

Position: Middle Hitter
Height: 6-2
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
High School: Visitation Academy
Parents:: Scott and Sue
Major Art History/History
     

Career:
After three campaigns, she has played in 148 games over the course of 86 matches ... Has four contests of double-figure kills and a pair of matches with 10 or more blocks ... Stands 12th on the school's all-time list in block assists (171) and is 14th in both block solos (51) and total blocks (222)

Junior (2008):
Appeared in 72 games over 26 matches ... Finished second on the club in blocks per game (0.71 bpg) ... Her lone double-figure kill match of the campaign took place against Southwestern Univ. (Sept. 5) when she totaled a career-high 11 terminations ... Hit 66.7 percent (7-1--9) vs. LaVerne (Oct. 11) in the Leopard Invitational ... Paced the team with six (3-3) total blocks in a 3-0 win over No. 1 Juniata (Oct. 31) ... Second on the squad with six (2-4) blocks and finished with five terminations vs. Washington University (Oct. 18) at the UAA Round Robin II.

Sophomore (2007):
Appeared in 31 matches and logged a total of 91 games ... No. 2 on the squad and tied for 10th among UAA players in blocks per game (0.74 bpg) ... Three matches of a career-high 10 kills -- vs. Lee University (Sept. 4), Augustana (Sept. 8) and the University of Chicago (Nov. 2) and posted a 62.5 percent attack percentage (10-0--16) against UC ... Helped Emory to a 3-0 win over Millikin with a 61.5 hitting percentage (8-0--13) vs. Millikin (Oct. 6) ... Member of the Emory Classic (Aug. 31-Sept. 1) All-Tournament Team ... Hit a team-high 43.8 percent with nine kills and just one error in 16 swings against St. Thomas (Aug. 31) ... Team-best six blocks (0-6) vs. Puget Sound .. Paced the Eagles with a season-high seven blocks (1-6), while chipping in six kills, vs. Martin Methodidst (Sept. 15) ... Led or shared for the team lead in blocks in nine matches.

Freshman (2006):
Enjoyed a fine rookie campaign, playing in 29 matches and totaling 85 games played ... Tied for the No. 12 spot among UAA players with a 31.4 hitting percentage (123-41--261) ... No. 2 on the squad and No. 5 among UAA performers in blocks (1.22 bpg) ... Posted three matches of a season-high nine kills, one of which took place against Ripon (Oct. 20) where she hit 64.3 percent (9-0--14) ... Two matches of 10 or more blocks including a season high of 11 (4-7) against No. 14 Wittenberg (Oct. 7), tying for the high-water mark by an Emory player during the year.

Prior to Emory

High School: Lettered four years in volleyball while at Visitation Academy where she played for Dee Powers … Averaged 2.5 kills and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior en route to second-team all-state recognition … Captured first-team all-district honors and was recognized as one of the top 10 blockers in her region … Also played for the Kirkwood Volleyball Club under Laurel Churovich … Her club squad went to the national tournament three consecutive years … Was an honor roll member all eight semesters in high school … 

Personal:
Born April 25, 1988.

Stats

Year
GP-MP
K
KPG
A
SA
DIGS
DPG
BA
BS
TB
2006
85-29
123
1.45
1
0
33
0.39
81
23
104
2007
91-31
164
1.80
9
0
23
0.25
53
14
67
2008
72-26
79
1.10
1
0
18
0.25
37
14
51
TOTAL
248-86
366
1.48
11
0
74
0.30
171
51
222

Kaitlin Westfall's Career High Kill Matches

Opponent
GP
Kills
Date
Southwestern
4
11
9/5/2008
University of Chicago
3
10
11/2/2007
Augustana
4
10
9/8/2007
Lee University
4
10
9/4/2007


(Quote)

“When comparing schools, Emory had the best combination of academics and volleyball.”