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Wayne State University Athletics

2024 Volleyball Roster

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Marissa Krynak
Jose Juarez
Jose Juarez

15 Keilyn Carpenter

15 Keilyn Carpenter

  • Position:
    OH
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Vermontville, Mich.
  • High School:
    Maple Valley
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 39 matches (two starts) and 62 sets across four seasons.

2024:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... appeared in a total of 19 sets and 12 matches, including the second start of her career on Nov. 8 at home against Lake Superior State ... that effort against the Lakers was her best of the season and one of the best in her career with 10 kills (two shy of personal best) and not a single error on 15 total attacks for a .667 hitting percentage ... that performance was the only one of the season in which she played more than two sets, the fifth such instance of her career ... set new career highs for sets, matches, kills (28), hitting percentage (.319), block assists (12), total blocks (12) and points (34) ... also notched 1.47 kills per set, just six attack errors, 69 total attempts and four digs ... aside from the home date with LSSU, registered multiple kills in five other outings including five vs. Upper Iowa on Sept. 13 as part of Parkside's Hampton Inn Invitational ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

2023:  2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... saw time in 12 sets and eight matches, with 16 kills and 10 errors on 51 total attacks (.118 hitting percentage) to go with a pair of digs ... notched a season-high six kills to just two errors on nine swings for a .444 hitting percentage at Lake Superior State (10/6) ... finished with multiple kills while facing Findlay (9/9), Grand Valley State (10/7), Illinois Springfield (10/13) and Michigan Tech (11/3) ... recorded a season-high 11 total attacks at GVSU ... registered a dig in the UF and LSSU contests ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

2022:  2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... appeared in eight matches and 14 sets ... notched a service ace vs. Ursuline (9/2) ... had one kill and 15 total attempts vs. Pitt-Johnstown (9/3) ... finished with a season-high three kills and four digs for three points at Wisconsin-Parkside (9/16) ... totaled one kill and one dig vs. Lake Superior State (9/23) ... Match-By-Match Statistics. 

2021:  Played in 11 matches and 17 sets … started against East Stroudsburg (9/4) in the Warrior Invitational ... recorded a season-best 31 total attacks vs. ESU ... had six digs, and 12 kills for 14 points against East Stroudsburg, which were all a season best ... five service assists for the season came in two games - three in USI Invitational against Davis & Elkins (9/11) and two against East Stroudsburg (9/4) ... had a perfect hitting percentage (1.000) in two matches in USI Invitational against Missouri-St. Louis (9/10) and Alabama-Huntsville (9/10) ... credited with an assist in two matches - one vs Lake Superior State (9/17) and one in Midwest Regional Crossover against Ohio Dominican (10/16) ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

High School:  A 2021 graduate of Maple Valley High School ... was a three-year team captain and a four-time letterwinner for the Lions and head coach Sarah Carpenter ... concluded prep career with 2,200 kills, 1,110 digs, 344 service aces and 79 blocks ... led MVHS to an 18-9 record as a senior, while collecting 429 kills, 63 aces, 188 digs and 12 blocks ... received Second Team All-State Division 3 recognition from the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association (MIVCA) in 2020 ... tallied 690 kills plus 106 aces, 271 digs and 22 blocks as a junior as Maple Valley finished second in the league and compiled a 35-13-3 overall record ... helped the Lions finish second during her sophomore season, where she posted 623 kills, 105 aces, 346 digs and 32 blocks ... totaled 458 kills, 70 aces, 305 digs and 13 blocks as a freshman as MVHS went 20-24-1 ... was a four-time First Team All-Greater Lansing Activities Conference (GLAC) honoree and a three-time First Team All-Barry County selection ... received Second Team All-Barry County recognition as a freshman ... was a member of the National Honor Society and carries a 3.9 GPA ... played club volleyball for Attack VBC and head coaches Steve Fitzpatrick and Kevin McMillan.

Personal:  Full name -- Keilyn L. Carpenter ... born on June 17, 2003, in Charlotte, Mich. ... daughter of Bryan and Sarah Carpenter ... father was four-year baseball letterwinner (1994-97) at Olivet College as a pitcher ... recorded 10 wins and seven saves in 115.2 innings with 52 strikeouts ... mother was a four-year volleyball letterwinner (1993-96) at Olivet College as a middle blocker ... is majoring in Psychology ... graduated in December of 2024 (three-and-a-half years) with a 3.962 cumulative grade-point average ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2021, Winter 2022 (4.00), Fall 2022 (4.00), Winter 2023 (4.00), Fall 2023 (4.00), Winter 2024 (4.00) and Fall 2024 (4.00) ... was a member of the Student-Athlete Leadership Council ... inductee into WSU’s inaugural (2024-25) Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society class.
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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2021Freshman

    OH
    5'11"
    15
  • 15

    2022Sophomore

    OH
    6'1"
    15
  • 15

    2023Junior

    OH
    6'1"
    15
  • 15

    2024Senior

    OH
    6'0"
    15