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Personal: Full name is Kayla Jane Palmer...Daughter of David and Melinda Palmer…Has a younger sister Miley.
2025: Appeared in 26 matches, making 23 starts, and played in 86 sets…Finished the season with 11.0 points (0.13 per set) while totaling 399 assists (4.64 per set), 141 digs, and nine service aces…Ranked second on the team in assists per set and finished second on the team in total assists…Recorded a season-high 29 assists in the five-set win over UNCW on Nov. 9…Added 25 or more assists in nine matches during the season…Posted a season-high 13 digs against UNCW on Nov. 9…Tallied three service aces in the five-set match at Radford on Sept. 27…Directed the offense in multiple five-set contests, including wins over Delaware State, Towson, and UNCW.
2024: Appeared in 23 matches, making four starts with 66 sets played…Finished her freshman campaign with totals of 251 assists (3.80/set), 118 digs (1.79/set), 11 service aces, and three double-doubles…Opened the season with a double-double, recording 15 assists and 10 digs against Marshall at the Wildcat Classic…Reached 21 assists in back-to-back contests against N.C. Central and UNCG…Recorded a season-high 22 assists in the team’s win over Southern Mississippi…Notched 20 assists and a season-high 14 digs against Presbyterian…Tallied a season-high two service aces on four occasions.
High School: A three-year captain at Lansing High School where she helped her team win three straight sectional championships from 2021-23…Assisted her team in back-to-back IAC League titles in 2021 and 2022 while being named the IAC MVP both years…Earned Second Team IAC All-Star honors in 2018 followed by two straight IAC First Team selections in 2019 and 2020…Named NYS Volleyball Coaches Association Section IV Player of the Year and the ESPN Ithaca Volleyball Athlete of the Year in 2022…Palmer played club ball at VolleyFX where she was added to the AVCA Phenom list from 2020-22 and appeared on the JVA 2024 Watch List.
Quoting Coach Tendler: "Kayla brings natural leadership skills to the setter position. When you watch her play, you can see her teammates listen and respond to her. She makes good choices in her set selection and anticipates well defensively. It is hard to jump into the setter position as a first-year player, but there is no doubt that Kayla has what it takes to make an impact right away."
