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9 Kayla Burbage

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Clayton, N.C.
  • High School Clayton HS
  • Prev School Missouri
  • Instagram kaylaburbage
  • Twitter kayla_burbage

Biography

NIL Opportunities

Graduate StudentĀ - 2025

  • Recorded eight kills on a .350 clip, three digs, and three blocks as a starter against South Dakota State (8/29/25)
  • Accumulated six blocks (one solo, five assisted), six digs, three kills, and two aces in a start against Vanderbilt (8/31/25)

Senior - 2024

  • Did not play

Junior - 2023

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in all 30 matches, making 19 starts
  • Second on the team with 2.10 kills per set
  • Third on the team with 223 total kills
  • Posted 14 kills and aĀ blockĀ at Northern Illinois (8/26/23)
  • Recorded 10 kills and hit .300 againstĀ Valparaiso (8/29/23)
  • Tallied 13 kills and a pair of blocksĀ against Wichita State (9/1/22)
  • Paced the squad with 14 kills, logging a .290 hitting clip while adding three digs against Illinois State (9/3/23)
  • Posted 12 kills and a .500 hitting percentage while adding a pair of digs and a block against UIC (9/5/23)
  • Recorded three kills and a pair of digsĀ at Notre Dame (9/7/23)
  • Posted seven kills and a blockĀ against Oklahoma (9/8/23)
  • InĀ her first start of the season, tallied six kills and a blockĀ at Bradley (9/12/23)
  • Paced the squad with 18 kills while logging a block and a dig againstĀ USC (9/14/23)
  • Recorded three blocks and five kills against UCF (9/15/23)
  • Tallied six kills and a pair of blocks at Indiana (9/20/23)
  • Logged seven kills, two blocks and two digsĀ against Michigan State (9/24/23)
  • Paced the squad with eight kills while adding a pair of digs and a block against #15 Penn State (9/29/23)
  • Tallied 10 kills and three blocks against Iowa (9/30/23)
  • Recorded seven kills and a .412 hitting percentageĀ at #19 Purdue (10/4/23)
  • Posted four kills and a blockĀ against Rutgers (10/15/23)
  • Amassed 10 kills and a pair of blocksĀ at Maryland (10/20/23)
  • TalliedĀ six kills, four digs and a blockĀ at Rutgers (10/22/23)
  • Recorded eight kills, three blocks and a pair of assists against Indiana (10/25/23)
  • Logged seven kills and five blocks against #16 Purdue (10/28/23)
  • Posted seven kills.Ā a .538 hitting percentage amd three blocksĀ against Northwestern (11/1/23)
  • Amassed three kills, a block and a digĀ at #2 Wisconsin (11/4/23)
  • Registered five kills while hitting .333 and adding a blockĀ at Iowa (11/10/23)
  • Tallied eight kills and a pair of blocksĀ at #1 Nebraska (11/12/23)
  • Recorded 11 kills, two blocks and a pair of digsĀ against Ohio State (11/15/23)
  • Posted five kills and three blocks while adding an assist and a digĀ against Michigan (11/18/23)
  • Logged four blocks and a pair of kills at Minnesota (11/24/23)
  • Amassed seven kills, a pair of blocks and a pair of digs at Northwestern (11/25/23)

SophomoreĀ - 2022

  • Ole Miss Invite All-Tournament Team
  • Played in all 30 matches, making 23 starts
  • Posted double-digit kills on nine different occasions
  • Amassed a season-high 11 kills against Georgia Tech (8/27/22), against Rutgers (10/12/22), and at Rutgers (10/30/22)
  • Tallied a season-high six total blocks and six block assists against Eastern Illinois (9/14)
  • Posted a season-best 12 digs against Wisconsin (11/3/22)
  • Recorded a service ace in four games at Minnesota (10/15/22), at Ohio State (10/19/22), against Purdue (9/30/22) and against Maryland (9/23/22)
  • Tallied a pair of assists against Purdue (9/30/22) and at Rutgers (10/30/22)


Freshman - 2021 // at Missouri

  • Started 24 of the 28 matches she saw action in and played in 99 sets as a freshman at Missouri
  • Led the Tigers with 87 total blocks, including 15 solo blocks and 72 block assists
  • Ranked third on the team with 211 kills on a .271 hitting percentage
  • Registered eight double-digit kill outings, including a career-high 19 kills on a .375 hitting percentage against Tennessee (11/24/21)
  • Posted five matches with five or more blocks, including a career-high nine stuffs against South Carolina (10/1/21)

High School/Club

  • No. 145 overall recruit in PrepVolleyball's Class of 2021 rankings
  • 2020 PrepVolleyball Senior Aces recipient
  • 2020 JVA All-National Team
  • 2019 AVCA Phenom Watch List
  • 2019 PrepVolleyball Top 50 Juniors
  • 2019 North Carolina Offensive Player of the Year
  • 2019 and 2018 all-conference accolades
  • In 2019 junior campaign, tallied 275 kills on .379 hitting and 48 total blocks (15 solo blocks)
  • Shined academically, earning 2019 and 2018 academic all-conference honors
  • Competed for NC Volleyball Academy 17 Diamond club

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2022Sophomore

    Opposite/Outside Hitter
    6'4"
    9
  • 9

    2023Junior

    Opposite/Outside Hitter
    6'4"
    9
  • 9

    2024Senior

    Opposite/Outside Hitter
    6'4"
    9
  • 9

    2025Graduate Student

    Middle Blocker
    6'4"
    9