Alexia Kuehl

TCU

Nov 13 (Thu)

7 PM

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Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-7
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
St. Johns, Fla.
High School:
Bartram Trail
Major:
Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences (Education Minor)

Awards:

2X Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5, 2022, Aug. 29, 2022)
Colorado Athletics Visibility Award Recipient (Mar. 11, 2023)
Named to the U23 German Women’s National Team (July 29, 2023)

Career Highs:
Kills: 12 vs. Colorado State (9/16/21)
Blocks: 10 at UCLA (10/02/22)
Digs: 3 vs. North Texas (3/19/23)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 474
Blocks: 278
Digs: 55

2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR):

Played in 20 matches, making 51 set appearances
Finished the season with 87.5 points, 70 kills, 29.0 blocks and 14 digs
Recorded two matches with double-figure kills, 10 against North Texas (Aug. 27) and 10 at Utah (Nov. 24)
Reached a season-high five blocks a Wichita State (Sept. 9)

2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR):

Played in all 31 matches, making 114 set appearances
Finished the season with 189 kills, 126 blocks and 16 digs
Had three matches with double-figure kills
Recorded a kill in every match
Had a career-high 10 blocks against Denver (Aug. 27) and again at UCLA (Oct. 2)
Posted a season-high 11 kills against Denver (Aug. 27) and again against Little Rock (Sept. 9)
Scored 256.5 points for the Buffs which averaged 2.25 points per set

FALL 2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE):

Played in 27 matches, making 100 set appearances
Finished the season with 162 kills, 87 blocks and 15 digs
Recorded four matches with double-figure kills
Had career-high 12 kills (0e, 21att, hitting .571) against CSU (Sept. 16) and posted seven blocks
Scored 209.5 points for the Buffs which averaged about 2.10 points per set

SPRING 2021 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN):

Played in 11 matches, making 40 set appearances
Finished the season with 53 kills, 36 blocks and 10 digs
Had a season-high in kills and blocks against Utah (Mar. 19) with eight kills (2e, 13 att, hitting .462) seven blocks
Started out strong against Cal with 10 kills with a .500 hitting percentage in two matches

2019 (FIRST YEAR):

Did not play and utilized a redshirt year.

MAJOR:

Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences (Education Minor)

HIGH SCHOOL:

A 6-6 middle from Bartram High School in St. Augustine, Florida
Was the 92-ranked player in PrepVolleyball.com Top-100 and quoted as 'towers over opponents at the net and dominates offensively and defensively.'
Left Bartram Trail High School as the school record holder in blocks with 235
Also second in all-time kills with 816
As a junior, she put down 306 kills, 107 blocks and hit an incredible .488 in hitting percentage
Finished her career hitting .412 and recording 60 aces
Led her high school to district championships as a sophomore and senior and was named the FHSSA Class 8A District 4 Player of the Year in her final campaign
As a junior, she advanced her team to the Elite 8 in the 8A State Championships
Also has an outstanding serve with a serve percentage of 91 and leading her club team, Jacksonville Juniors Volleyball Academy, in aces

PERSONAL:

Her athleticism comes from both parents. Both her parents competed in collegiate athletics for UNC Charlotte
Her mother, Angela, played for the 49ers volleyball team for four years
Her father, Alex, played basketball for Palm Beach Community College for two years before transferring to UNC-Charlotte. Following his collegiate career, he played professionally in Europe for six years and played for the Germany National Basketball team for two years
Kuehl was recruited by several other teams, including CSU and Washington State