Tarleton State University Athletics

Senior (2021):
Played in all 29 matches and 105 of 108 total sets … Became the third player in program history to record 2,500 career assists in win over UIW (9/22) … Led the team in assists for a third straight season with 670, which was also good for seventh best in the WAC … Recorded 30 plus assists in six matches … Finished sixth in the WAC with 6.39 assists per set … Led the team with 27 service aces … Had 12 double-doubles with assists and digs … Season-high 45 assists and career-high 18 digs vs. California Baptist (10/8) … Finished second on the team with 243 digs … Academic All-WAC honoree.
 
Junior (2020):
Played in all 24 matches and 89 sets for the Texans in the 2020 season which was delayed to the spring due to Covid 19 … Led the team with 719 assists, ranking 6^th among WAC opponents in assists per set with 8.08 … Had 10 double-doubles with assists and digs … Had double-digit assists in all 24 matches … Had 13 matches with at least 30 digs … had a season high 45 assists against Grand Canyon on Jan. 26 … She recorded 210 digs on the season, second highest on the team … Had a season high 16 digs against TCU on Mar. 20.
 
Sophomore (2019):
Played in all 34 matches and 131 sets for the Texans … Helped Tarleton advance to the NCAA Division II regional tournament for the sixth consecutive season … Led the team with 878 assists … Recorded double-digit assists in 32 matches … Had 11 matches with at least 30 assists, including five 40-assist performances and a season high 52 against West Texas A&M on Nov. 21 … Recorded 10 double-doubles with assists and digs … Had 287 total digs, including a season-high 22 against Texas Woman’s on Nov. 12 … Twice named the LSC Setter of the Week.
 
Freshman (2018):
Played in all 37 matches and a team-leading 129 sets as a true freshman for Tarleton ... Was a part of Tarleton’s winningest season in program history, going 32-5 ... Won the Lone Star Conference regular season championship ... Won the first NCAA South Central regional championship in school history ... Was second on the team with 591 assists and had 4.58 assists per set ... Recorded 35 double-digit assists games and had nine 20-assist games ... Recorded a career-high 26 assists against Texas A&M-Commerce ... Had 37 service aces, which was third on the team ... Defensively, had 186 digs on the season ... Recorded her first double-double with 13 digs and 23 assists vs. Texas Woman’s ... Named LSC Setter of the Week on Sept. 11.
 
Southmoore High School:
Lettered four years and was a team captain for head coach Janet Brannon … Sabercat Player of the Year in 2017 … Team MVP in 2016 … Heather Harkness All-Tournament … Broken Arrow All-Tournament … Played in the All-State All-Star Game in July … Member of National Honor Society … Played nine years of club volleyball for Oklahoma Charge.
 
Personal:
Is a 2018 graduate of Southmoore HS in Moore, Oklahoma … Daughter of Jay and Janet Brannon and Tammy Mendez … Has seven siblings: Derek, Nick, Alex, Kody, Tanner, Amy, and Megan … Brother, Derek, played football for Oklahoma Christian … Brother, Nick, played volleyball at King University and Linden University … Sister, Amy, played volleyball at King University … Majoring in education … Born March 17 … Full name is Kayla Rae Brannon.