Kennedy Eschenberg - W Volleyball

Kennedy Eschenberg

Middle Blocker 24

Class

Graduate

Hometown

Bountiful,

Utah

Last School

Bountiful High School

Roster Years

2016-2021

Personal

High School

Club

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2017

Named the WCC Freshman of the Year
Added to the All-WCC Freshman Team
Collected 11 kills from a .550 clip and two solo blocks vs. UTRGV (8/25)
Added seven blocks vs. SLU (8/25)
Had eight kills and three blocks vs. BSU (8/31)
Contributed five kills and four blocks vs. UH (8/7)
Collected four kills and six blocks vs. UVU (9/16)
Added five blocks vs. USF (9/23)
Had a career-high nine blocks vs. PEP (9/26)
Contributed seven blocks and four kills vs. USD (9/30)
Collected nine kills and six blocks vs. SMC (10/5)
Added eight kills and two blocks vs. LMU (10/21)
Had seven kills and six blocks vs. USD (10/27)
Contributed 10 kills and nine blocks vs. SMC (11/4)
Collected five kills, three blocks and three digs vs. AU (12/1)
Added seven blocks and four kills vs. Kentucky (12/8)

Sophmore Year 2018

Helped the Cougars to a 31-2 record, the WCC title, an NCAA Final Four appearance and a No. 4 final ranking
AVCA All-America honorable mention
Pacific South All-Region honorable mention
WCC All-Academic Team
Ranked No. 31 in the nation in blocks per set (1.31) and No. 47 in total blocks (140)
Regular starter, playing in 107 sets with 205 kills, a .345 hitting percentage and 141 blocks (15 solo)
Picked up a career-high 13 kills vs. Duke (8/25)
Had a career-high 11 blocks vs. Saint Mary's (9/22)
Had seven kills (.500) and four blocks vs. Utah in the NCAA Second Round (12/1)
Added 11 kills and seven blocks vs. Florida in the Sweet 16 (12/7)

Junior Year 2019

AVCA Pacific South Region honorable mention
All-WCC First Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team
WCC All-Academic Team
Cougar Club Memorial Award winner at the Y Awards
Started every match and played every set, totaling 195 kills on .353 hitting with six assists, 18 digs, and 134 blocks
Became the 17th BYU player all-time to reach 400 career blocks, ending the season with 425
Had 13 kills and five blocks in a win at Wichita State (9/12)
Had a season-high nine blocks against LMU (10/1) and at LMU (10/24)
Hit .800, tied for the second-highest hitting percentage in a four-set match in BYU rally scoring era history and seventh-highest overall in the rally scoring era, against Gonzaga (11/23) with eight kills and no errors on 10 attacks while adding four blocks
Played on the U.S. Collegiate National Team that participated in the World University Games in Italy during Summer 2019

Senior Year 2020

AVCA All-America Third Team
AVCA Pacific South All-Region
All-WCC First Team
CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team
WCC All-Academic First Team
Three-time WCC Defensive Player of the Week
Led BYU to a 17-2 season, the WCC title, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and No. 15 final ranking
Started 16 matches and appeared in 52 sets
Ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division I with an average of 1.58 blocks per set and No. 10 nationally with a .435 hitting percentage.
Totaled 135 kills and only 18 errors in 269 attempts while leading the team with 82 blocks
Recorded double-digit kills in eight matches, including a season-high 12 kills against San Diego (3/20)
Recorded a season-high eight blocks five times

Graduate Year 2021

Played in all 32 matches and 107 sets
Led the team with 136 blocks. Offensively, she tallied 208 kills and a .424 hitting percentage.
AVCA All-America honorable mention
VolleyballMag.com All-America honorable mention
2021 Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American
2021 NCAA Women's Volleyball Academic All-America First Team
AVCA Pacific South All-Region
All-WCC First Team
No. 4 in program history (rally-scoring) for career total blocks
No. 1 in program history (rally-scoring) for career solo blocks
WCC Defensive Player of the Week (10/4)
Had a season-high kill count of 12 against Utah (9/16)
Achieved a .778 clip on seven kills against Gonzaga (10/9)
Had a career-high of four solo blocks against San Francisco (10/2)
Had seven block assists against San Francisco (10/28)