2020 Women's Volleyball Roster
McDaniel, Kristen
vs
Coastal Carolina
Sep 14 (Sun)
4pm
Pack Volleyball Then and Now. Former Players Compare Uniforms and Gear
Friday, September 12
Pack Volleyball Then and Now. Coaches Discuss Gear and Uniforms
Monday, September 08
Pack Volleyball Then and Now. Advice for a First Year Head Coach
Thursday, August 28
Pack Volleyball Then & Now, Player Recruiting
Tuesday, August 12
Jersey Number 5
Kristen McDaniel
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mililani, Hawaii
- High School:
- 'Iolani
- Height:
- 5-9
Bio
Honors / Awards
Ranks sixth in the program’s rally scoring era with 1,641 assists
Ranks eighth in the program’s rally scoring era with 6.56 assists/set
K-State Invitational All-Tournament Team
2023 -- Graduate Season
2022 -- Senior Season
2021 - Junior Season
2020 - Sophomore Season
2019 - Freshman Season
High School/Prep Career
Ranks sixth in the program’s rally scoring era with 1,641 assists
Ranks eighth in the program’s rally scoring era with 6.56 assists/set
K-State Invitational All-Tournament Team
2023 -- Graduate Season
- Started all 29 matches and 109 sets
- Finished the season with 689 assists to average 6.32 per set
- Tallied a career, season high 35 service aces
- Recorded a career high four aces against Syracuse (11/5/23)
- Finished the season with 225 digs, 42.5 points, seven kills, and one block
2022 -- Senior Season
- Played in all 29 matches and appeared in 100 sets
- Finished the season with 546 assists to average 5.46 per set
- Marked 2000 assists on her career against Boston College (10/16/22)
- Ended the season with 10 kills and 195 digs
2021 - Junior Season
- Played in 26 matches despite a midseason injury
- Led the team in assists (811) and service aces (22)
- Finished second on the team in digs (246) and digs/set (2.70)
- Was ninth in the ACC in assists/set with 8.91
- Helped the team average 12.83 assists/set, good enough for third in the ACC
- Posted 40 or more assists in six matches
- Paced the team with 10 double-doubles on the season
- Racked up a career-high 60 assists and 11 digs in the win against Notre Dame (11/7)
- Recorded three services aces against Texas Tech (8/28), Duke (10/24) and Notre Dame (11/7)
- Tallied a career-high 22 digs against Texas Tech (8/28)
- Had 10 or more digs in 11 matches
2020 - Sophomore Season
- Took over the primary setter position for NC State, starting all 17 matches and ranking fourth in the ACC with 602 assists
- Averaged 9.87 assists per set, which ranked fifth in the ACC and top-75 nationally
- Opened the season with five-straight matches were she bested her career-high assists, ultimately recording a personal-best 50 against Virginia (10/23)
- Tied her personal-best of 50 assists at Wake Forest (3/14)
- Also set a career-high digs against Duke (9/26) with 21
- Ranked second among the team with 178 digs, 2.92 per set
- Had a career-high three blocks on three separate occasions
- Registered a personal-best four kills in four different appearances
2019 - Freshman Season
- Finished the season second on the team with 228 assists
- Also played as a defensive specialist, tallying 128 digs
- Opened her collegiate career with 22 assists against Kansas State, the most assists for an NC State setter in their collegiate debut since Aug. 24, 2007
- Had a career-high 13 digs against Georgia Tech (11/3)
High School/Prep Career
- Led 'Iolani to a 28-6 overall record and a state championship this season, tallying 931 assists, averaging 10 assists per set to go along with 217 digs and 87 kills
- Named an Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) First Team All-Conference selection as a senior and a second team selection as a junior
- Named Max Preps/AVCA Player of the Week as a junior
- Selected to the Hawaii All-Tournament Team at the stat championship in 2018 and 2017
- Tabbed the Spectrum OC16 ILH Impact Player of the Year as a senior and secured the Quarterfinals Impact Player Award as a junior
- Named to the Fab 15 list by Hawaii Prep World, as one of the top recruits in the state
- Older brother, Matthew, played college baseball at San Diego State and Quincy University