Biography
2020-21 (Senior): Vivens was an All-Southland Conference Second Team selection…was one of two Huskies to start all 19 matches and appear in all 70 sets…ranked 10th in the conference with 2.67 kills per set…totaled 188 kills and 221 digs (3.16 per set)…became the sixth member of HBU’s 1,000 Kill-1,000 Dig Club…recorded eight double-doubles and five in the last six matches…posted double-digit kills 11 times, including each of the last seven matches, and double-digit digs 13 times…had a season-high 16 kills twice, both times at Stephen F. Austin, recorded 15 digs on Sept. 12 and 12 digs on March 27 against the Ladyjacks…had 11 kills and a season-high 17 digs in a five-set win at Nicholls (2/18)…had 15 kills and 14 digs in a win over Central Arkansas (3/13)...named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Junior): Earned All-Southland Conference Second Team honors…appeared in all matches, including 30 starts, and tied for the team lead with 117 sets played…ranked fourth in the conference with 394 kills and 3.37 per set and 10th in digs with 440 and 3.76 per set…was the only non-defense-specific player to rank among the top 10 in digs…in conference play, ranked fifth in the league with 3.71 kills per set and ninth with 3.90 digs per set… recorded a league-leading 22 double-doubles, including each of the last seven matches and nine of the last 10…posted double-digit kills 25 times, including the last 18 matches, and double-digit digs 25 times, including seven with 20 or more…recorded the second 20-20 match of her career, the only HBU player in the rally-scoring era to achieve the feat multiple times, with 22 kills and 21 digs at McNeese (10/12)…had 20 kills and 13 digs against Central Arkansas (11/7)…had a season-high 23 digs and four blocks with 13 kills at Sam Houston (10/10)…had 15 kills and 22 digs in the regular-season finale at New Orleans (11/16), then followed with 16 kills and 13 digs against Northwestern State (11/22) at the Southland Conference Tournament…hit .484 with 16 kills and only one error against Bethune-Cookman (8/30).
2018 (Sophomore): Was an All-Southland Conference First Team selection and was named to the Southland All-Tournament Team … appeared in all 32 matches, including 31 starts, and 124 sets … led the conference with 445 kills, the 10th-most in a single season in HBU history … ranked third in the league with 3.59 kills per set … hit .171 and also had 396 digs, 33 aces and 60 blocks … led the conference with 24 double-doubles, finishing the season with seven straight, and only the third 20-20 match in HBU history … recorded 20 or more kills four times and 20 or more digs twice … posted 24 kills and 24 digs at Abilene Christian (10/9) … recorded a career-high 25 kills, tied for the second-most in a single match in the league last year and tied for fourth in HBU history, at Northwestern State (11/1) … had 20 kills and 16 digs against Sam Houston State (10/27) and 20 kills and 10 digs at Southeastern Louisiana (11/3) … had 17 kills and 24 digs at UT Rio Grande Valley (9/15) … in the Southland Conference Tournament, had 19 kills and 19 digs in the first round against Abilene Christian (11/16) and 14 kills and 13 digs in the semifinal against Stephen F. Austin (11/17) … named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 16 matches and 30 sets … totaled 52 kills, 25 digs and 17 blocks, averaging 1.73 kills, 0.83 digs and 0.57 blocks per set … recorded a career-high 10 kills and tied her career-high with three blocks at Incarnate Word (10/28) … had eight kills against Arizona State (9/16) … posted five kills and a career-high seven digs at Prairie View A&M (10/18) … had five kills and three blocks against UTSA (9/8).
High School: Was a four-year starter for coach Jaqueline Barrientes at Warren High School in San Antonio … recorded 2,164 kills and 1,728 digs for her career … posted 624 kills, 559 digs, 46 blocks and 361 aces as a senior … had 714 kills, 606 digs, 64 blocks and 289 aces as a junior … as a sophomore, recorded 452 kills, 247 digs, 40 blocks and 196 aces … had 374 kills, 316 digs and 39 blocks as a freshman … named one of the top hitters in the area as a sophomore and junior and was invited to play in the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star Game … was the MVP of the Northside Tournament three times as a sophomore, junior and senior … unanimous selection as freshman newcomer of the year … earned academic all-district honors as a freshman and senior … played club volleyball for Alamo Juniors for coach Monica Gonzalez … was also a standout on the basketball court and as a shot putter on the track and field team.
Personal: Full name is Mikayla Jewell June Vivens … daughter of Michael and Kellee Vivens … has one brother, Trevon … majoring in education.
