2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 12
Kaleigh Oates
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Downingtown, Pa.
- High School:
- Villa Maria Academy
- Position:
- MB
Bio
As a Senior in 2019:
- Named to MAAC All-Academic Team
- Named to All-MAAC Second Team
- Played in 30 matches, starting in 29
- Second on the team with 225 kills
- Had a team-best .373 hitting percentage
- Tallied 78 total blocks, which was the most on the team
- Had a season-high 16 kills vs. NJIT (9/6)
- Recorded six total blocks vs. Saint Peter’s (11/9)
- MAAC All-Academic Team
- Team Co-Captain
- Appeared in all 30 matches and started in seven
- Among the team leaders in blocks with 37.0
- Tallied season highs in kills (14) and points (15) vs. Siena (11/04)
- MAAC All-Academic Team
- Moved to middle hitter from the outside and thrived in her new role
- Had 154 kills on the year with a .240 hitting percentage, while adding 59 blocks
- Had 17 kills in a huge five-set win at Rider (11/4) that got the Bobcats back in playoff contention
- Had 16 kills in 26 attempts with no errors against Manhattan (10/22)
- Had seven kills with no errors in the MAAC Tournament against Iona.
- Appeared in eight matches
- Tallied 10 kills on the year, with a high of three at Manhattan (10/22)
- Attended Villa Maria Academy, where she played volleyball
- First player in the 22 year history of Villa Maria to reach 1000 kills (finishing with 1,235)
- AACA All-Conference, All-Main Line, and all-district selection all four years, while helping her team to four straight AACA titles
- Earned all-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Helped Villa Maria to a District 1 championship and a PIAA Class AA state semifinalist appearance as a senior
- Played club volleyball with Synergy Volleyball Club and East Coast Power Volleyball Club, earning two USAV Girls Junior national appearances with Synergy and one with East Coast Power
- Majoring in Advertising & Integrated Communications with a minor in management
- Daughter of Kirk and Kathy Oates
- Has a younger brother named Sean
- Earned U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award
- Went on a service trip to Costa Rica her senior year of high school
- Organized several charity nights to benefit causes such as the Malala Fund, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, and the Travis Marion Foundation
- Student Council Executive at Villa Maria as a senior
- Lists Intro to Politics as the most interesting course she has taken at Quinnipiac ("Taking this course while the United States election was taking place was incredibly interesting and allowed for lots of group discussion. I learned a lot about the way our government works and was able to see its processes in real time.")
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
Volleyball vs Marist
Sunday, November 10
Volleyball vs Siena
Saturday, November 09
Volleyball vs. Fairfield
Sunday, November 03
