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Wayne State University Athletics

2025 Volleyball Roster

Emily Stetz
Emily Stetz
Benjamin Amato
Benjamin Amato
Benjamin Amato
Benjamin Amato
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz

6 Kendyl Andrews

6 Kendyl Andrews

  • Position:
    DS/L
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Flushing, Mich.
  • High School:
    Flushing
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Appeared in 112 of the team's 116 matches and 414 of the squad's 438 total sets over the course of her four seasons as a Warrior ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team twice (2023 and 2024) ... received Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honors for the 2024 campaign as well ... garnered GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week recognition once, which came during the 2023 season ... concluded collegiate career by ranking sixth in program history for total digs (1,321).

2025:  One of eight Warriors to play in all 30 of the team's matches and one of five to appear in all 113 sets ... paced the team, ranked tied-for-third in the GLIAC and tied-for-13th in the NCAA's Midwest Region for total digs with 444 ... her 3.93 digs per set were good for sixth in the league and 16th in the region ... reached 1,000 digs for her career on Sept. 20 at home against Lake Superior State when she finished with 11 ... season high of 25 digs, just three away from her career high set as a junior, came on Sept. 27 at Ferris State and was one of seven matches on the year in which she recorded 20 or more ... tallied double-digit digs in 23 of the 30 matches ... continued to be a valuable asset behind the service line where she racked up 24 aces, fifth on the squad ... season high of four aces, only one off her career high notched as a sophomore, came on Sept. 12 against Dallas Baptist, the first match of Daemen's Wildcat Classic in New York ... that effort was one of six in which she sent home multiple aces ... accomplished that feat three instances among a five-match stretch from Oct. 11 to Oct. 24 ... one of just four Warriors with a double-double on the season (Kayla Dulgar, Paige Giehtbrock, Lauren Essenpreis) as she earned 18 digs and 13 assists on Sept. 6 vs. Winona State as part of the Warrior Invitational, when Wayne State came back from being down two sets to one and won the match ... accounted for a career high 131 assists with the 13 in that Winona State match representing a new personal best ... notched one kill each against Northwood on Sept. 5 as part of the Warrior Invite, and then in back-to-back matches on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 at Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan ... in the three conference tournament matches, accumulated 30 digs, 11 assists and two aces ... competing in the NCAA Tournament against Findlay on Dec. 4, finished with 22 digs and four assists ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

2024:  Received Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... finished her second straight season as the team's every-day libero having played in all 27 of the team's matches and 102 of its 103 total sets ... ranked sixth in the league for digs per set with 3.64 and seventh for total digs with 371 ... those 371 digs included 10 or more in all but four matches, 15+ in eight outings and at least 20 on four occasions ... those four performances were 20 on Sept. 13 vs. Upper Iowa (Parkside's Hampton Inn Invitational), 20 on Nov. 14 at No. 12 Grand Valley State, 23 on Sept. 28 at Lake Superior State and a career-high 28 on Nov. 2 at Davenport ... slotted third on the team from the service line with 25 aces including five matches with more than one and a season-high three in her second outing of the season, Sept. 6 against Northwood in the Warrior Invitational ... aided setter Kayla Dulgar and helped lead the offensive attack with 116 assists, a personal best, including 1.14 per set ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

2023:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... garnered GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after racking up 65 digs and 4.64 per set in Wayne State's four season-opening matches ... one of only two Warriors (Kayla Giroux) to play in all 111 of the team's sets ... appeared in all 29 matches as the team's primary libero ... tallied a team-leading 475 digs, which was fourth in the GLIAC and eighth in program history ... averaged 4.2793 digs per set, which ranked fifth in the league and sixth in school history ... dig totals included 10 matches with 20 or more (three of the final five matches) and a career-high 27 in the season finale against Davenport (11/11) ... finished second on the team in assists with 104 and 0.94 per period ... dished out seven assists in a match three times, including at Davenport (9/29), vs. Ohio Dominican (10/14) and against Northern Michigan (10/20) ... made her mark at the service line with 30 aces, a clip that was good for third on the squad ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

2022:  Appeared in 26 matches, while playing in 88 sets ... had 16 service aces (0.18/set) ... recorded first service ace of WSU career vs. Ursuline (9/2) ... had a season-high six digs and only attempt of the season at Purdue Northwest (9/9) ... recorded an assist vs. Ferris State (9/11) and vs. Grand Valley State (9/24) ... had a season-high two assists as well as two service aces at Michigan Tech (10/8) ... also had two service aces at Wisconsin-Parkside (9/16) ... totaled four digs at Northern Michigan (10/7) ... finished with three digs in back-to-back matches vs. Missouri S&T (10/15) and at Ferris State (10/20) ... had one dig and one service ace at Lake Superior State (11/5) ... Match-By-Match Statistics

High School:  A 2022 graduate of Flushing High School ... was a three-year team captain and a four-time letterwinner for the Raiders and head coach Shawn Andrews ... helped Flushing to a 38-11 record as a freshman en route to a district and regional championship ... squad went 37-13 in 2019 as a sophomore to win a league and district title ... FHS posted a 20-17 record as a junior and added another district championship ... Raiders compiled a 33-11 record in 2021 winning both a league and a district championship ... totaled 4,035 career assists, which ranks first in school history and 10th all-time in MHSAA history ... finished with 303 career aces, which is second in program history and 43rd all-time in the MHSAA ... ranks third in school history with 1,420 career digs ... was a three-time First Team All-Conference and All-Region honoree ... was an Honorable Mention All-State selection in both 2019 and 2020 ... lists a pair of 46-assist performances as her top individual games, plus two 19-dig matches ... also lettered in soccer her first three years at FHS ... played club volleyball for Michigan Elite Mizuno and coaches Mayssa Cook and Vince Muscat ... Cook was the 2008 GLIAC Libero of the Year, while playing for WSU ... carried a 3.5 GPA throughout high school.

Personal:  Full name -- Kendyl G. Andrews ... born on May 7, 2004, in Flint, Mich. ...  daughter of Troy and Shawn Andrews ... has two brothers, Kade and Kole, and one sister, Keatyn ... is majoring in Exercise & Sport Science ... father played football at Michigan Tech in 1997 recording 13 tackles, and mother played basketball at Saginaw Valley State ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Fall 2024.
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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Freshman

    DS/L
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2023Sophomore

    DS/L
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2024Junior

    DS/L
    5'7"
    6
  • 6

    2025Senior

    DS/L
    5'8"
    6