2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics

4 Kaelan Temple

  • Position Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Lamar
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Major Biology

Biography

Honors
•  XULA Athletic Director's Honor Roll in 2016
•  Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2016
•  Second-team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar in 2015-16
•  Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Honor Roll three times

Briefly
•  Fourth year at XULA
•  3-year letterwinner — the only one on this year's team
•  Seeks to become the eighth Gold Nugget to be a member of four GCAC regular-season and tournament championship teams
•  She and Sarah Pitts-Groce are only 2017 team members to have lettered more than one year

2016 (Junior)
•  Recorded 17 kills, nine aces and 123 digs in her most productive XULA season
•  Ranked sixth on the team in digs and fifth with seven matches of 10-or-more digs
•  Had five kills apiece on back-to-back days in GCAC home victories against Talladega and Edward Waters
•  Against Talladega she celebrated her birthday with five kills on five swings and scored all but one of the Gold Nuggets' final six points in a 25-19, 25-18, 25-22 victory
•  Team co-captain
•  Helped XULA win GCAC regular-season and tournament championships and qualify for NAIA National Championship

2015 (Sophomore)
•  Played in 12 matches and contributed five kills, three aces and 32 digs
•  Helped XULA win GCAC regular-season and tournament championships and qualify for NAIA National Championship

2014 (Freshman)
•  Ranked sixth on team with 11 aces
•  Also produced 15 kills and 24 digs
•  Helped XULA win GCAC regular-season and tournament championships and qualify for NAIA National Championship

High School
•  Started as a junior and a senior
•  Competed two years in track and field in the 200- and 400-meter dashes
•  Made the honor roll multiple times

Personal
•  Off the court she has served XULA as a sophomore class senator and a school ambassador and mentor
•  Cousin of former LSU men's basketball standouts Collis Temple Jr., Collis Temple III and Garrett Temple
•  Another cousin, Meghan Temple, was a 3-year starter in women's basketball for XULA city rival Loyola (senior in 2016-17)
•  Helped rebuild her grandmother's church in Galveston, Texas, after a hurricane
•  Has worked in a soup kitchen

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2014Freshman

    OH/DS
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2015Sophomore

    OH/DS
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2016Junior

    Outside Hitter / Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2017Senior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    4