2012 Volleyball Roster
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Holford, Kelly
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Jersey Number 3
Kelly Holford
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
Bio
Holford Features
» Senior Quartet Gets A Final Home Performance (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 29, 2012)
» Q & A With Kelly Holford (GoHuskies.com; Sept. 24, 2010)
2012 (As A Senior)
Played in eight matches and 18 sets her senior year, mostly as a serving specialist ... appeared in 2 sets in the 3-0 win at Washington State (11/23) ... had a season-best 9 digs in the 3-1 setback to Arizona State on 11/21 ... played all 3 sets in the win over Oregon State on Senior Night (11/17), digging 3 balls ... came in as a serving specialist late in the match at No. 7 USC (10/26) winning 2 points on her serve ... checked in as libero in the third set against Seattle (9/6), with 1 dig and 1 assist ... got her first career start at libero in the 3-0 win at Rice on 9/1, posting 6 digs and helping UW hit .439 with solid passing, plus a career-high 3 assists ... appeared in 2 sets in the opener against Boise State (8/24), recording 2 digs, then had 4 digs and 2 aces in one set as the libero on 8/25 against Gonzaga.
2011 (As A Junior)
Appeared in 23 matches and 59 total sets, and saw her first career action at libero in several matches ... averaged 1.56 digs per set for the season, and upped that to 2.11 digs per set in conference matches, fourth on the team ... set a career-high with 13 digs on Oct. 8 vs. Utah ... got double figures again on Nov. 12 vs. California, getting 10 digs in just two sets ... had four more matches with six or more digs ... 11 aces on the year, with season-high two aces on Aug. 27 at Long Beach State, Sept. 9 vs. Fresno State, and Sept. 25 at ASU ... made just four reception errors on the season, averaging 0.07 per set after averaging 0.20 her sophomore season ... had a season-high of two assists on three occasions, at Arizona (Sept. 23), at USC (Nov. 5), and vs. Cal (Nov. 12).
2010 (As A Sophomore)
One of five Huskies to appear in all 113 sets during the season, becoming a valuable back row player and one of the top servers on the team ... her 25 aces tied for second-most on the squad and ranked just out of the Top-10 in the Pac-10 ... significantly upped her totals across the board from her first season, as her 220 digs (1.95 digs/set) ranked fourth on the team ... added 13 assists on the year ... strong all-around match in UW's NCAA Round of 16 win over No. 3 Nebraska, collecting seven digs, two assists, and a service ace ... had a career-best 12 digs on three different occasions, including back-to-back matches at UCLA and USC on Oct. 29 and 30 ... also had 12 digs on Nov. 13 vs. Stanford ... recorded double figure digs in three more matches ... career-best three aces on Sept. 4 at Boise State ... had two aces in six more matches and led or shared the team lead for aces in 11 matches ... garnered Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.
2009 (As A Freshman)
Played in 48 sets and 15 matches her first year ... used in a serving specialist role with 143 serve attempts ... recorded 33 digs and 0.69 digs per set for the season ... had a career-high 7 digs against Stanford on Nov. 6 ... averaged 0.02 service aces per set ... finished the season with 6 assists, averaging 0.12 per set ... had her first service ace against Cal on Nov. 7.
In High School
Lettered all four years and captained Los Alamitos in 2008 ... won Division-I California State Championship during freshman and sophomore years ... league champs all four years of her career ... as a senior, was named Sunset League Most Valuable Player as well as a C.I.F. Division-I First Team selection ... played four years for the TCA club based in Newport Beach, Calif. coached by Neil Mason ... competed in the USA Junior Olympics every year from 2005-08, winning the national championship in 2008 with TCA in the 18-open division ... also placed 3rd in the 18-open at Junior Olympics in 2007 and 5th in 17-open in 2006 ... won the 16-open national title at 2005 USA Junior Olympics Beach Championships.
Personal
Born in Long Beach, Calif. to Kim and Bill Holford ... has one older brother, Alex, who played volleyball at Cal State Northridge ... cousin Zach Scott is a defender for the Seattle Sounders MLS franchise ... contemplating journalism career.
» Senior Quartet Gets A Final Home Performance (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 29, 2012)
» Q & A With Kelly Holford (GoHuskies.com; Sept. 24, 2010)
2012 (As A Senior)
Played in eight matches and 18 sets her senior year, mostly as a serving specialist ... appeared in 2 sets in the 3-0 win at Washington State (11/23) ... had a season-best 9 digs in the 3-1 setback to Arizona State on 11/21 ... played all 3 sets in the win over Oregon State on Senior Night (11/17), digging 3 balls ... came in as a serving specialist late in the match at No. 7 USC (10/26) winning 2 points on her serve ... checked in as libero in the third set against Seattle (9/6), with 1 dig and 1 assist ... got her first career start at libero in the 3-0 win at Rice on 9/1, posting 6 digs and helping UW hit .439 with solid passing, plus a career-high 3 assists ... appeared in 2 sets in the opener against Boise State (8/24), recording 2 digs, then had 4 digs and 2 aces in one set as the libero on 8/25 against Gonzaga.
2011 (As A Junior)
Appeared in 23 matches and 59 total sets, and saw her first career action at libero in several matches ... averaged 1.56 digs per set for the season, and upped that to 2.11 digs per set in conference matches, fourth on the team ... set a career-high with 13 digs on Oct. 8 vs. Utah ... got double figures again on Nov. 12 vs. California, getting 10 digs in just two sets ... had four more matches with six or more digs ... 11 aces on the year, with season-high two aces on Aug. 27 at Long Beach State, Sept. 9 vs. Fresno State, and Sept. 25 at ASU ... made just four reception errors on the season, averaging 0.07 per set after averaging 0.20 her sophomore season ... had a season-high of two assists on three occasions, at Arizona (Sept. 23), at USC (Nov. 5), and vs. Cal (Nov. 12).
2010 (As A Sophomore)
One of five Huskies to appear in all 113 sets during the season, becoming a valuable back row player and one of the top servers on the team ... her 25 aces tied for second-most on the squad and ranked just out of the Top-10 in the Pac-10 ... significantly upped her totals across the board from her first season, as her 220 digs (1.95 digs/set) ranked fourth on the team ... added 13 assists on the year ... strong all-around match in UW's NCAA Round of 16 win over No. 3 Nebraska, collecting seven digs, two assists, and a service ace ... had a career-best 12 digs on three different occasions, including back-to-back matches at UCLA and USC on Oct. 29 and 30 ... also had 12 digs on Nov. 13 vs. Stanford ... recorded double figure digs in three more matches ... career-best three aces on Sept. 4 at Boise State ... had two aces in six more matches and led or shared the team lead for aces in 11 matches ... garnered Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.
2009 (As A Freshman)
Played in 48 sets and 15 matches her first year ... used in a serving specialist role with 143 serve attempts ... recorded 33 digs and 0.69 digs per set for the season ... had a career-high 7 digs against Stanford on Nov. 6 ... averaged 0.02 service aces per set ... finished the season with 6 assists, averaging 0.12 per set ... had her first service ace against Cal on Nov. 7.
In High School
Lettered all four years and captained Los Alamitos in 2008 ... won Division-I California State Championship during freshman and sophomore years ... league champs all four years of her career ... as a senior, was named Sunset League Most Valuable Player as well as a C.I.F. Division-I First Team selection ... played four years for the TCA club based in Newport Beach, Calif. coached by Neil Mason ... competed in the USA Junior Olympics every year from 2005-08, winning the national championship in 2008 with TCA in the 18-open division ... also placed 3rd in the 18-open at Junior Olympics in 2007 and 5th in 17-open in 2006 ... won the 16-open national title at 2005 USA Junior Olympics Beach Championships.
Personal
Born in Long Beach, Calif. to Kim and Bill Holford ... has one older brother, Alex, who played volleyball at Cal State Northridge ... cousin Zach Scott is a defender for the Seattle Sounders MLS franchise ... contemplating journalism career.
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