2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Kayla Dinkins
- Position:
- Middle Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- North Allegheny Senior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
2021: Named to the 2021 All- American Athletic Conference Team, Dinkins claimed a spot on the second team…After shining in her first three years in Uptown, Dinkins put together a senior campaign that was strong both offensively and defensively in the 2021…The Pittsburgh native landed 18th on the AAC blocking list with 85 this season, averaging .79 blocks per set…The middle blocker spent the season climbing the program leader boards…Dinkins was fourth in block assists with 376 and sixth in blocks per set with 1.1 in her career…She was second in total blocks for the Green Wave throughout the season trailing the first place by only seven blocks…Dinkins was third on the team in kills with 263, averaging 2.44 per set…Dinkins, lead the Green Wave hitting .332 on the year which is the seventh-highest in the American Conference…In league play, she was hitting at a clip of .330 with 190 kills and 2.47 kills per set average, while having 62 blocks and averaging .81 per set.
2020: Named to the 2020 Preseason All-Conference team to start the season before finishing her junior year Uptown with a spot on the AAC First Team for the second consecutive season…Named to the AAC weekly honor roll on two occasions (3/15, 3/29)…Saw action in all 20 matches for Tulane while starting in 19…Led the Green Wave with a total of 88 blocks to average 1.16 per set, ranking third in The American…Finished third on Tulane’s roster with 175 kills (2.30 per set) while hitting .255, also adding nine service aces and 23 digs…Tied her career-high with 15 kills against Wichita State (3/13) while hitting .379, recording double-digit kills in 10 matches in the spring…Earned a career-high nine blocks in two matches against Memphis (2/12) and SMU (3/4), totaling five or more blocks in 10 matches…Had a career-high three solo blocks in two matches, at Houston (2/21) and against Memphis (2/12).
2019: As a sophomore was named a first team All-American Athletic Conference selection, while being a second team All-LSWA pick… Finished the season leading the team in blocks with 171, ranking sixth nationally in blocks and 23rd in blocks per set… The total blocks are sixth all-time in a single season at Tulane, while the 154 block assists are tied for the most in a single season in Green Wave history… The 1.35 blocks per set average is tied for 10th all-time at Tulane in a single season… Finished second on the team in kills with 275, averaging 2.17 per set, finishing second on the team in average with a .309 mark… Had 11 matches hitting .400 or better with at least 10 swings, while finishing with 23 matches with four or more blocks… Opened the season hitting .583 with eight kills and four blocks against UTEP… Had 11 kills on a .500 hitting percentage, with a block and assist against UIW… Had 10 kills and seven blocks against Southeastern Louisiana… Had 14 kills and five blocks against Ole Miss… Earned first career double-double with 12 kills and career-high 10 blocks against Southern Miss… Had 10 kills and nine blocks in win against SMU… Set a new career high in kills with 15 at Tulsa to go along with a pair of blocks… Finished a kill shy of her second double-double of the season with nine kills and 10 blocks at Wichita State… Hit .400 with seven kills and six blocks against Cincinnati… Had eight kills and eight blocks against ECU… Hit .556 with 10 kills and a block at UCF… Had 14 kills and six blocks at SMU… Had 11 kills and four blocks in conference tournament against Houston.
2018: Played in 79 sets in 24 matches in her first season with the Green Wave…Totaled 127 kills, averaging 1.61 per set, while hitting .256…Recorded 79 total blocks, earning a career-high eight at home against UConn (11/11)…Earned a career-high 11 kills in postseason play against Charleston (12/8) while hitting .667…Tallied 10+ kills in three matches.
Personal: Majoring in health and wellness with a minor in psychology...Daughter of Darnell and Shayla Dinkins.
