
McCausland's Career
Highs
Honors and Awards
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.
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown | High School / Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha Moller | JR | DS | 5-2 | Silvis, Ill. | United Township |
| 4 | Kelsay McCausland | JR | MH | 6-0 | Camanche, Iowa | Camanche |
| 5 | Heather McCue | JR | DS | 5-4 | Rock Falls, Ill. | Rock Falls/Sauk Valley C.C. |
| 6 | Breelyn McMahon | SR | RS | 5-7 | Princeton, Ill. | Bureau Valley |
| 7 | Tara Van Zuiden | JR | DS | 5-5 | Albany, Ill. | Fulton |
| 8 | Hanna Bruns | JR | RS | 5-11 | La Porte City, Iowa | Union/Kirkwood C.C. |
| 9 | Beth Wenzel | JR | DS | 5-6 | Cherry, Ill. | Hall |
| 10 | Allison Uceda | JR | OH | 5-9 | Lima, Peru | Florence Nightingale/Indian Hills |
| 12 | Lisa LaMasse | SR | MH | 6-1 | Hanover Park, Ill. | Hoffman Estates/Harper College |
| 13 | Muriel Miller | SO | OH | 5-9 | Wheaton, Ill. | Warrenville South |
| 14 | Liz Gbur | FR | S | 5-6 | Darien, Ill. | Hinsdale South |
| 16 | Rachel Caulkins | SR | RS | 5-10 | Elmwood, Ill. | Elmwood/Knoxville/Illinois Central |
| 18 | Kendra King | SO | OH | 5-10 | Morrison, Ill. | Morrison |
| 20 | Sarah Wenzel | FR | OH | 5-6 | Clinton, Iowa | Clinton |
