Houston Christian University Athletics

PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

2017 (Redshirt Junior): Davenpor started all 31 matches, appearing in 109 sets … ranked seventh in the Southland with a .310 hitting percentage and sixth in the league with 1.07 blocks per set … totaled 146 kills and 117 total blocks (19 solo) … hit .283, averaged 1.22 kills per set and 1.12 blocks per set in conference play … recorded five blocks or more on nine occasions … hit .668 with a season-high 11 kills and no errors in a five-set win over Jacksonville State (9/2) … hit .529 with 10 kills and one error in a 3-1 win at Louisiana (9/1) … recorded a season-high nine blocks (2 solo) in a five-set win at UT Arlington (9/15)… posted eight blocks in a sweep of Lamar (9/28), tying for the second-most in school history in a three-set match … had seven blocks in a 3-1 win over Abilene Christian (10/14) and in a five-set loss at Incarnate Word (10/28) … named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
 
2016 (Junior): Appeared in four matches and six sets before missing the remainder of the season with an injury … received a medical redshirt … recorded three kills at Rice (8/30) … posted four blocks against North Florida (9/2) … named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.
 
2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 18 sets across 12 matches, making two starts … totaled 17 kills, 16 blocks (one solo, 15 assisted) and two digs … recorded three kills and season-high six blocks assists in start against Prairie View A&M (9/8) … recorded career-high six kills in start at Texas Southern (10/27) … helped team to a runner-up finish in the Southland Conference Tournament.
 
2014 (Freshman): Appeared in 33 sets across 13 matches, making seven starts … totaled 26 blocks (three solo, 23 assisted), 25 kills, four digs and three assists … made college debut and first start in season-opener against Northern Arizona (8/29), totaling three blocks (one solo, two assisted), two kills and one dig across four sets played … recorded season-high five kills in three consecutive matches against Chattanooga (8/30), at Prairie View A&M (9/2) and Weber State (9/5) … also recorded career-high eight block assists against Weber State (9/5).
 
High School: A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Columbus High School under head coach Rhonda Bloodworth in Columbus, Texas … led the Cardinals to a 36-9 record and regional quarterfinal appearance as a senior, hitting .395 and recording 219 kills and 138 total blocks … ended prep campaign hitting .389 with 363 kills and 260 total blocks … played club for TexStar Volleyball under the direction of Milton Koller with HBU teammate Blair Gillard.
 
Personal: Full name is Kayla Nykole Davenport … born Sept. 20, 1995, in Columbus, Texas … daughter of Karl and Nancy Davenport … majoring in biology.