Kayleigh Hames joined the Pepperdine women’s volleyball coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach for the 2023 season.
Hames graduated from Pepperdine in 2023 after a strong four seasons with the blue and orange. While with the Waves, she served as an outside hitter early in her career before moving to the back row to compete as a defensive specialist.
Hames played in 47 matches, while starting in 16. She averaged 1.60 digs and 0.90 kills per set, while adding four double-doubles in kills and digs, six matches with double-figure kills and 10 with double-figure digs. She marked a career-high 14 kills twice, with the last being against Cal Baptist in September 2019. She also tabbed a career-best 14 digs on three occasions, most recently at Santa Clara in April 2021.
Hames earned WCC All-Academic honorable mention acclaim in 2020, was a four-time Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete and a WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘bronze’ honoree.
Here is her complete players bio:
AWARDS:
WCC All-Academic honorable mention – 2020
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘bronze’ honors – 2020, 21, 22, 23
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2020, 21, 22, 23
PEPPERDINE CAREER: Has played in 47 matches and 166 total sets after two years with the Waves … Has started in 16 matches … Posted 0.90 kills and 1.60 digs per set … Throughout her career, has posted four double-doubles in kills-digs, had six matches with double-figure kills and 10 matches with double-figure digs … Marked a career-best 14 kills twice, with the last being against Cal Baptist (9/5/19) … Marked a career-high two aces twice, the last against #6-ranked Baylor on the road (2/28/21) … Posted a career-best 14 digs thrice, with the last at Santa Clara (4/3/21).
PEPPERDINE 2022: One of five Waves to appear in all 30 matches for the squad … Started 20 matches and appeared in 110 sets … Tallied 239 digs with 2.17/ set and had a season-high of 17 digs against San Francisco (10/29) ... Posted 21 assists and delivered 21 services aces … Tabbed 12 matches with double-figure digs … Had a season-high three services aces on two occasions, against San Francisco (10/29) and Portland (11/22).
PEPPERDINE 2021: Appeared in 12 matches and 20 sets for the Waves … Tallied 17 digs with .85 digs/set and a season-best of three against both Gonzaga (10/21) and Portland (10/23) ... Posted nine kills, with five against Gonzaga (10/21) ... Delivered four service aces, with two against BYU (10/16).
PEPPERDINE 2020: One of six Waves to play in all 81 sets of the 21 total matches, including nine starts … Amassed 0.48 kills and 1.49 digs per set throughout the season … Posted 289 total serve receptions with on 15 errors for a 0.948 reception percentage … Led the squad in aces twice and blocks once … Tabbed double-figure digs on four occasions … Had a season-best 14 digs, seven kills and three blocks at Santa Clara (4/3) … Had a season-high two aces against #6 Baylor (2/28). *The 2020 season was played in the Spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PEPPERDINE 2019: Played in 26 matches with seven starts in her true-freshman campaign … In 85 sets played, she averaged 1.29 kills/set on a .182 hitting percentage … She amassed 1.71 digs/set and 0.11 blocks/set en route to 1.39 points/set … Posted 110 kills with 50 errors on 330 total swings, while adding 145 digs, 9.0 total blocks, four aces and 10 assists … On the back line, she totaled 337 reception attempts with only 13 receiving errors for a .961 success rate … Posted four double-doubles with kills and digs, had six double-figure kill matches and five double-figure dig matches … Led the Waves in kills, hitting percentage and digs one time each … Marked a season-best 14 kills twice, with the last being against Cal Baptist on Sep. 5 … Posted a season-best .385 (7-2-13) hitting output against BYU on Oct. 26 … Had a season-high 14 digs twice, with the last being against North Texas on Aug. 30.
CLUB/USA: Played for K2 Volleyball Club for 10 years … Named to Fab 50 Lists … Earned a spot on the JVA All-American National Team for 15’s through 18’s action … Competed at the AAU All-American 18’s Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Webb School of Knoxville in Knoxville, Tenn. in 2019 … Lettered four years as an outside hitter under head coach Christine Hames at Webb School … Named Knox Volleyball Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year … Ranked #43 on AVCA Senior Aces list in her senior campaign and to the AVCA Phenom List all four years of high school… UnderArmour All-American … Earned All-District, All-Region and All-State honors all four years at Webb … Named 2018 District, Region and State MVP … Earned 2018 5Star Preps Volleyball Co-Player of the Year … Named to Junior Volleyball Association All-National Team in her junior season … Earned MaxPreps Freshman of the Year honors … Helped Webb to four-consecutive State Championships … In her career, posted 2,540 kills, 3.45 kills/set and 2.58 pass rating – all of which set career records for the program … Added 1,381 digs and 310 service aces throughout her career.
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration … Born in San Diego to Jason Hames and Christine Hames … Parents are both volleyball coaches, with her mother Christine coaching at Webb School … Has two siblings, Nicklin and Eli … Sister Nicklin is a AVCA All-American setter for Nebraska, the 2018 NCAA Runner-Up … Has career aspirations of playing for the Australian National Team … Her mother played volleyball at Oregon State and for the Australian National Team … Lists her mother as her biggest sports hero, because “she moved all the way to America to play volleyball and after tearing her ACL, never quit and kept going.”
FAVORITES: Kelsey Robinson (pro athlete) … Miami Dophins (pro team) … Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (book) … Step Brothers (movie) … The Office (TV show) … Post Malone (musical artist) … hotdogs (food) … baseball (sport other than vb).
