Katie Lougeay

UCF

Oct 2 (Thu)

7 PM

Photo by: Tyler Davis

The Buffs celebrate their careers prior to the match on senior day

Photo by: Lilah Micou, CU Athletics

Photo by: Tyler Davis

Photo by: Serena Archer/CUBuffs

Photo by: Scott Arnold, ProMotion Ltd.

Position:
Defensive Specialist/Libero
Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Encinitas, Calif.
High School:
La Costa Canyon
Major:
Finance (Global Business Certificate)

Awards:

3X Pac-12 All-Academic Team (2022, 2021, 2020)

Career Highs:
Digs: 18 at California (11/4/22)
Assists: 7 vs Stanford (10/7/22)
Service Aces: 3 at Arizona (11/23/22)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Digs: 583
Assists: 121
Service Aces: 53

2022 (SENIOR):

Played in all 31 matches, making 114 set appearances
Recorded double-digit digs in all but seven matches
Finished the season with 382 digs, 85 assists and 29 service aces

2021 (JUNIOR):

Played in six matches, making seven set appearances
Recorded a pair of digs and two assists

2020 (SOPHOMORE):

Played in all but one match, making starts at libero
Had five-straight matches with double-digit digs
Finished the season with 119 digs and 14 aces

2019 (FIRST YEAR):

Played in the final 14 matches after sitting out the first half due to injury
Recorded an ace and three digs at Stanford in her first match
Had three matches with double-digit digs
Finished the season with 80 digs and 10 aces

MAJOR:

Business

PREP:

Defensive specialist and libero from La Costa Canyon High School in California
Helped lead her team to three league championships as a freshman, sophomore and junior
Her team won the CIF Championships in 2015
Her team was the runner up in the Open CIF Championships in 2016
As a junior she recorded 116 kills with a .350 kill percentage and a .151 hitting percentage
She played for Wave Volleyball Club, one of the premier junior programs in the nation
Her team competed in the Junior Olympic National Championship for six straight seasons

PERSONAL:

Kathleen Lindsey Lougeay is the daughter of Stace and Suzanne Lougeay
Both of her parents played volleyball for UC-Santa Barbara
Has two younger siblings, including her younger sister Alex who plays volleyball for Stanford
Was also recruited by Pepperdine, Princeton, Arizona, UC-Irvine and Cal

Mahoney on Lougeay
"Katie has played the majority of her career as an outside hitter and has taken that all-around game and aggressive mentality with her into the libero position.," said Mahoney. "She has one of the most natural passing platforms I have seen and the size and range to be an elite defender."