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Kelley Larsen
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05/04/2013 Long Beach State Stuns Waves in AVCA National Championship FinalFrederick, Hill, Dykstra and Caitlin Racich earn AVCA All-American honors, Matthies voted Coach of the Year. 05/04/2013 Waves Advance to AVCA National Championship Title MatchPepperdine bounces back from an 0-2 deficit to beat Florida State 3-2 and move on to the national championship match. 05/03/2013 Waves Top USC 4-1 in AVCA National Championship QuarterfinalsPepperdine fights off the Trojans to advance to the semifinals of the AVCA National Championship. 05/01/2013 Pepperdine Opens AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championship on FridayThe Waves play either North Florida and USC in the quarterfinals on Friday morning. 04/21/2013 Frederick, Hill Win Gold Bracket Championship at USAV Beach Collegiate ChallengeWaves win two of the three brackets today in Hermosa Beach. 05/09/2013 2013 AVCA National Championship - Saturday vs. Long Beach StatePepperdine falls to Long Beach State 3-2 in the national championship finals. Photos by Eric Bouscher 05/08/2013 2013 AVCA National Championship - Saturday vs. Florida StatePepperdine def. Florida State 3-2 in the semifinals of the AVCA National Championship 05/03/2013 2013 AVCA National Championship - Friday vs. USCWaves def. USC 4-1 in the quarterfinals of the AVCA National Championship. Photos by Eric Bouscher CAREER: In two seasons on the indoor squad has appeared in 48 matches and 134 sets ... Averaging 1.24 kills and 1.87 digs ... Won the AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Team Championship in the spring of 2012 while playing in the No. 3 spot in the lineup alongside Stevi Robinson. SAND 2013: Teamed up with Kellie Woolever for a 27-1 record ... Went 20-0 in dual play together from the No. 3 spot in the lineup ... Won the silver bracket pairs championship at the USA Volleyball Collegiate Challenge in Chula Vista with a 22-20, 21-16 triumph over Mallory Kiley and Sarah Wickstrom of Florida State ... Placed second in the silver bracket at the USA Volleyball Collegiate Challenge in Hermosa Beach after suffering their only loss of the season, 23-21, 18-21, 15-11, to Long Beach State's Tyler Jackson and Janisa Johnson ... Held opponents to less than 10 points in a single set eight different times ... Averaged 6.31 kills/set and 1.28 blocks/set ... Chalked 17 kills twice, first versus Camila Rosado and Jessica Gehrke of FIU (3/29) and again vs. Eve Ettinger and Bria Russ USC (4/6) ... Tallied a season-best five blocks against Rosada and Gehrke of FIU (3/29) ... Also had four aces in that match ... Credited with five rejections against Libby Fontanilla and Delainey Aigner-Swesey on March 21 ... Picked up 32 digs versus Ettinger and Russ of USC (4/6) ... Played one match at No. 2 with Lara Dykstra vs. Grand Canyon (3/15) and won. INDOOR 2012: Appeared in all 32 matches as a junior and credited with 23 starts ... Mostly played as a defensive specialist and back row offensive option, but did see time as a front row outside hitter and libero ... Reached double figures in kills on four occasions and double figures in digs six times ... Registered kills-digs double-doubles at San Diego (11/3) and vs. BYU (11/15) ... Hit for a .333 (12-2-30) attack percentage vs. New Mexico State (9/8) ... Averaged 1.12 kills and 1.87 digs as a junior ... Handed out a career-high 13 kills against BYU (11/15) ... Posted a career-high four blocks vs. New Mexico State (9/8) ... Suited up as libero at Saint Mary's (9/27) and picked up a career-record 25 digs ... Totaled 115 kills, 23 assists, seven aces, 193 digs and 12 blocks on the season ... WCC All-Academic Team honorable mention... Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete...Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors. SAND 2012: Partnered with Stevi Robinson ... Pair went 19-6 overall including 15-1 in duals ... Went 4-0 when playing from the No. 4 spot in the lineup and 11-2 while playing No. 3 ... Posted a 15-4 record in two set matches and a 4-2 record in three set matches ... Defeated USC's No. 1 duo of Geena Urango and Sara Shaw, 21-16, 24-22, during the pairs championship of the USC Tournament on March 18 ... Went 2-0 at the AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Team Championship ... Won the No. 4 flight at the USC Tournament on March 17 ... Earned 20 kills in the season opener versus Aurora Newgard and Brittany Tiegs ... Tagged down 19 kills versus USC's Kendal Bateman and Sam Hirschmann (3/17) and teammates Summer Ross and Caitlin Racich (4/7) ... Also picked up 22 digs against Bateman and Hirschmann ... Posted nine blocks versus Delainey Aigner-Swesey and Libby Fontanilla of Long Beach State during the semifinals (4/28) of the AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Team Championship ... Followed that up with eight blocks against Aigner-Swesey/Fontanilla during the finals ... Dished a season-best seven aces versus Kenna Crouse Ashley Maxfeldt of Loyola Marymount (4/14). INDOOR 2011: Suffered a knee injury in the offseason and redshirted her sophomore season. INDOOR 2010: Appeared in 16 matches and 31 sets, including three starts ... Averaged 1.65 kills and 1.35 digs as a freshman ... Nailed down a season-high 10 kills versus both Tulane (8/28) and San Diego (11/18) ... Single-match high in digs also set versus San Diego with nine ... Recorded a .364 (10-2-22) hitting percentage against Tulane (8/28) ... Recorded a season high of three blocks versus San Diego (11/18) ... Came off the bench at San Diego with five kills on nine swings and no errors ... During spring 2011, tied for ninth place in the "gold" bracket of the USA Volleyball Collegiate Challenge, a sand event, with Kelli Branning ... Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors. CLUB: Competed with the East Valley Volleyball Club for two years before playing for the Coast Volleyball Club for another two seasons... Coast Volleyball Club 18s placed fifth at the Junior Olympics. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Christian High School in San Diego, Calif., in 2010 ... Played four years on the varsity squad ... Three-time team captain ... Named the team's MVP during junior and senior seasons ... Earned first team All-CIF Division IV honors as a senior ... First team All-Western League in 2010 and 2008 ... Second team All-Western League in 2009 ... Earned second team All-San Diego County acclaim during senior campaign ... competed on the soccer team as an underclassman ... Given the President's Award for academic achievements. PERSONAL: Born in San Diego, Calif. ... Daughter of Torrey and Carol Larsen ... Has two brothers, Derek and Jake ... Majoring in biology ... Hopes to become a labor and delivery nurse ... Chose Pepperdine "because of its Christian background, the beautiful campus, the location and the volleyball program." FAVORITES: Favorite TV show is the Fresh Prince of Bel Air ... Favorite pro sports team is the San Diego Chargers ... Enjoys going to the beach and being with friends and family ... Favorite thing about volleyball is "the competitiveness and the action" ... Favorite sport other than volleyball is soccer ... Favorite book is Redeeming Love ... Favorite pro volleyball player is Misty May-Treanor. |
 
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