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2021 Beach Volleyball

Kirsten Kaiser

  • Hometown Harrington Park, N.J.
  • High School Northern Valley Regional
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Junior

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2021)
Saw action in nine matches for the Lions going 4-5 overall … split time at No. 4 and No. 5 … ended season tied for fourth in career victories at Saint Leo with 17 … played with two different partners throughout the season … opened the year with a 21-15, 21-8 victory over Warner (2/27) at No. 4 with teammate Amber Lake … won a season-best two straight versus Florida Southern (3/31) and State College of Florida (4/10) … took down FSC 21-14, 21-13 at No. 5 with Lake before downing SCF 21-4, 21-16 at No. 4 … played in the No. 5 slot for the Lions at the AVCA Small College Beach Championships dropping a pair of matches to Tampa.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)
Competed in 17 matches, splitting time between No. 4 and No. 5 in the COVID-19 shortened season … went 8-9 overall while playing with four different partners … went 0-1 at No. 4 and 8-8 at No. 5 ... opened and ended the season with two-match win streaks … defeated Warner (2/8) and Lake Sumter (2/8) at No. 5 … closed out the year with victories over Tusculum (3/12) and Palm Beach Atlantic (3/12) … earned additional victories over Webber (2/15), Erskine (3/2) St. Petersburg (3/4) and Mercer (3/7).

AS A FRESHMAN (2019)
Competed in 21 matches, splitting time between No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 while teaming up with both Arlaina Stephenson and Sam Bogdan … went 5-16 overall including 4-9 at No. 3, 1-2 at No. 4 and 0-5 at No. 5 … earned first victory of the season versus UT Martin (3/6), a 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 victory at No. 4 with Bogdan … first win at No. 3 came versus Webber International (3/9) in a come-from-behind 19-21, 21-14, 15-8 victory also with Bogdan … posted back-to-back victories versus Webber (3/9) and Tampa (4/3) for a season-best two-match win streak.

CAREER
Transferred to Saint Leo after two seasons at Erskine College in Due West, S.C…. appeared in 25 matches while starting 19 as a sophomore for the volleyball team… had 1.88 kills per set to rank second on the team… posted 43.0 blocks including four solo to finish third on the squad… appeared in 19 matches with seven starts as a freshman… had 40 kills and 10.0 blocks… prepped at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan with head coach Melissa Landeck… three-year varsity team member… three team league champions… three-time State Sectional Champions… won the State Group III Championship as a sophomore and a senior… Bergen County Champions as a senior… helped team win the Tournament of Champions as a senior… team went undefeated during the 2015 season… named First Team All-League and Second Team All-County as a senior… a two-sport athlete in high school while also competing in track & field… played club volleyball for USAny with head coach Rob Crispi.

PERSONAL
Born on March 17, in Ridgewood, N.J.… daughter of James and Kimberly Kaiser… has two sisters, Nicole and Brielle, and a brother, Dylan… lists her competitiveness as her best asset to the team… favorite athlete is Rob Gronkowski… favorite team is the New England Patriots… chose Saint Leo because of the warm weather, beautiful campus and the beach volleyball program… enjoys traveling, running and playing tennis when off the court.

Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    6'3"
    3
  • 2020Sophomore

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  • 2021Junior

    6'3"