#4 Kelsay McCausland
Kelsay McCausland Image
Height: 6-0
Class: JR
Position: MH
Hometown: Camanche, Iowa
High School/Previous: Camanche
 

McCausland's Career Highs

  • Kills - 20, vs. Viterbo University (9/27/07)
  • Aces - 5, three times vs. Robert Morris College (9/4/09), Trinity Christian College (9/5/09) and Clarke College (11/2/09)
  • Digs - 11, twice vs. Coe College (9/20/08) and Webster University (10/25/08)
  • Blocks - 9, vs. Clarke College (11/03/08)

 

Honors and Awards

  • AVCA Honorable Mention All-Midwest Region Team (2009)
  • First Team All-MCC (2009)
  • Jimmy John's Athlete of the Month (October 2009)
  • 1,000-Career Kill Club (10/16/09)
  • Mt. Mercy Mustang Invitational All-Tournament Team (2009)
  • Viterbo Oktoberfest All-Tournament Team (2009)
  • Saints Invitational All-Tournament Team (2009)
  • Clarke Invitational All-Tournament Team (2009)
  • MCC Hitter of the Week (9/29/09)
  • MCC Player of the Week (11/9/09)
  • Team Captain (2009)
  • Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2009)
  • Honorable Mention All-MCC (2007, 2008)
  • Academic All-MCC (2008, 2009)

2009 (Junior): Earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-Midwest Region Team honors…Garnered First-Team All-MCC accolades…Named to Ashford, Clarke College, Mt. Mercy College, and Viterbo University All-Tournament Teams…Honored by the MCC as the Hitter of the Week (Sept. 29) and MCC Player of the Week (Nov. 9)…Named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete for her studies off the court…Also selected Academic All-MCC for second year in a row…Pounded down her 1,000th career kill on the opening serve against the University of Dubuque (Oct. 16), ranking third overall in school history…Named team captain…Recorded team highs of 376 kills and 115 total blocks in 144 games…Served up a personal-best five aces in back-to-back days against Robert Morris College (Sept. 4) and Trinity Christian College (Sept. 5)…Tallied double-digit kill totals on 17 occasions…Posted a .288 hitting percentage after making 909 total attempts…Led the MCC in services aces with 71 while also ranking in the top 10 in hitting percentage, kills, and blocks.

2008 (Sophomore): Became an Honorable Mention All-MCC selection for the second consecutive year...Academic All-MCC honoree…Appeared in 159 out of a possible 163 games…Ranked third on the team with 350 kills…Showed off defensive prowess in matches against Coe College (Sept. 20) and Webster University (Oct. 25) with a season-high 11 digs…Racked up 99 blocks, 27 solo and 72 assisted…Averaged 0.72 digs per game and recorded double-digit kill totals on 15 occasions.

2007 (Freshman): Ripped 355 kills in just 41 matches, good for a 2.25 average per game…Recorded 41 solo blocks and assisted on 84 other rejected attack attempts…Averaged over half a dig per game playing on the frontline…Pounded out what is still a career high total in kills with 20 against Viterbo University (Sept. 27).

Prior to Ashford: Two-time First-Team All-Conference pick while at neighboring Camanche High School…Collected Honorable Mention All-State honors in senior campaign…Selected as the Clinton Herald and Big East Conference Player of the Year as a senior…Earned First-Team All-Area accolades as a senior and was a second-team honoree in her junior year…Coached by Mark Cremer and Katrina House.

Personal: Born Kelsay Lynn McCausland on Sept. 10, 1988…Daughter of Guy and Shelley McCausland…Has two sisters, Lindsay and Katelyn, and a brother, Brett...Chose Ashford over Wartburg College, Coe College and Iowa State University.

Major: Computer Graphic Design and Public Relations and Marketing.

2009 Volleyball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownHigh School / Previous
1Samantha MollerJRDS5-2Silvis, Ill.United Township
4Kelsay McCauslandJRMH6-0Camanche, IowaCamanche
5Heather McCueJRDS5-4Rock Falls, Ill.Rock Falls/Sauk Valley C.C.
6Breelyn McMahonSRRS5-7Princeton, Ill.Bureau Valley
7Tara Van ZuidenJRDS5-5Albany, Ill.Fulton
8Hanna BrunsJRRS5-11La Porte City, IowaUnion/Kirkwood C.C.
9Beth WenzelJRDS5-6Cherry, Ill.Hall
10Allison UcedaJROH5-9Lima, PeruFlorence Nightingale/Indian Hills
12Lisa LaMasseSRMH6-1Hanover Park, Ill.Hoffman Estates/Harper College
13Muriel MillerSOOH5-9Wheaton, Ill.Warrenville South
14Liz GburFRS5-6Darien, Ill.Hinsdale South
16Rachel CaulkinsSRRS5-10Elmwood, Ill.Elmwood/Knoxville/Illinois Central
18Kendra KingSOOH5-10Morrison, Ill.Morrison
20Sarah WenzelFROH5-6Clinton, IowaClinton
Micah Cewe - Head Coach - 5th season
Jason Anderson - Assistant Coach - 3rd season
Amber Griswold - Student Assistant - 1st season
Jenny Buelow - Student Assistant - 1st season