2024: Appeared in the first three matches of the season for the Warrior Invitational, including four sets, with five assists, one service ace and two digs ...
Match-By-Match Statistics.
2023 (Eastern New Mexico): Played in every set for the Greyhounds, starting 29 matches during the season ... led the team with 521 assists and 4.78 assists per set, while tying as the leader for service aces with 25 (0.23 per set) ... accounted for 207 digs (1.90 per set) and picked up seven kills ... recorded five double-doubles during the campaign (10+ assists and 10+ digs), posting 10 or more assists in all but two matches ... reached 20+ assists in 10 separate matches during the season, while hitting the 10+ dig mark in five matches ... provided 20 assists in season opener against Western Colorado (9/1) ... notched a double-double (14 assists and 10 digs) in sweep of West Alabama (9/2) ... collected a career-best 17 digs, along with 25 assists, during a four-set match against UTexas Permian Basin (9/8) ... tallied 13 assists and 15 digs during a sweep of Minnesota-Crookston (9/9) ... supplied 21 assists and 10 digs during a win over Western N.M. (9/14) ... posted 24 assists in the Greyhounds 3-1 win over Midwestern State (9/16) ... credited with a season-high 28 assists against UT Permian Basin, along with 12 digs (10/13) ... registered 20 assists in a 3-0 sweep of Cameron (10/27) ... served a season-best three service aces against No. 5 West Texas A&M, adding 14 assists and eight digs (10/28) ... produced 24 assists during a five-set match with Wayland Baptist (10/31) ... totaled 20 assists against Lubbock Christian (11/8) ... contributed 25 assists to the Greyhounds season-ending five-set victory over Western N.M. (11/10) ... named to the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District team.
2022 (Eastern New Mexico): Made 18 appearances during the season, including 13 starts for a total of 53 sets played ... compiled 272 assists during the season, leading the Greyhounds with 5.13 assists per set ... recorded 116 digs during the season (2.19 per set) and finished with 12 service aces ... collected five matches with a double-double (10+ assists and 10+ digs) ... posted double-digit assists in 13 games, including the final 10 matches of the season, along with 20+ assists on six occasions ... secured 10+ digs in seven games ... had her best game of the season against St. Edward's (10/1) leading the team to a 3-1 victory with 28 assists, 15 digs and three service aces (all season highs) ... received Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition both semesters.
High School: A 2022 graduate of Cibola High School ... played for head coach Christina Norton and the Cougars, where she was a three-year varsity letterwinner and four-year academic letterwinner ... received Honorable Mention All-District accolades in her final season ... garnered Senior All-Academic Team and District All-Academic Team honors in 2021 ... helped lead team to the New Mexico State Tournament every season including an appearance in the semifinals ... was a four-year member of the Honor Roll and graduated among the top three in her class ... at the club level, played for ARVC.
Personal: Full name -- Kayla N. Ison ... born on July 26, 2004, in Albuquerque, N.M. ... daughter of Aaron and Kimberly Ison ... has a younger brother, Tyler ... is majoring in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2024.
