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Katy Beals
Katy Beals

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Austin, Texas

High School:
Lake Travis

Height:
5-11

Position:
S

Experience:
1V

06/18/2013

Dawgs Abroad: First Match & Vienna Recap

Washington will spend two more days in Maribor with two more matches to come.

04/15/2013

Huskies Straight To Work In Spring Opener

Washington will practice through early June with scrimmages at Portland State.

12/07/2012

Huskers Hold Home Court, UW Falls In Sweet-16

Washington falls to 6-1 in NCAA round of 16 matches under Coach McLaughlin.

12/04/2012

Huskies Return To Regionals; Meet Huskers Again

Washington is in the NCAA round of 16 for the seventh time in the past 10 years.

12/01/2012

Dawgs Keep Dancing With Thrilling 3-2 Win

Washington advances to the Round of 16 for the seventh time in 10 years.

12/02/2012

UW vs. Hawaii - NCAA 2nd Round

The Huskies hold off Hawaii in five sets to advance to the Sweet 16.

11/18/2012

UW vs. Oregon State

Washington defeats the Beavers, 3-0, on Senior Night.

09/27/2012

UW vs. UCLA

Washington battles back to beat No. 4 UCLA in five.

09/19/2012

UW vs. Washington State

The Huskies top the Cougars, 3-1, in the Pac-12 opener.

08/25/2012

UW vs. Boise State

Washington tops the Broncos in the 2012 season opener.

Beals Features
» Spike 101 With Katy Beals (GoHuskies.com; Sept. 9, 2012)

2012 (As A Freshman)
A fixture in the lineup during her first year, appearing in 116 of 117 possible sets, and leading the team in assists with 665 (5.73 per set) ... was third on the team with 25 aces and fourth with 153 digs, splitting time at setter in a 6-2 rotation with Jenni Nogueras ... led the team in assists in 19 matches, and led in aces in eight matches ... had a team-high 16 assists in the round of 16 defeat to Nebraska (12/7) ... team-leading 29 assists in 3-2 win over Hawaii (12/1) as the Dawgs advanced to the NCAA round of 16 ... helped the Huskies hit .347 in NCAA first round win over Central Arkansas (11/30) with 19 assists ... had 20 assists, 5 digs in road sweep of WSU (11/23) ... hit 30 assists again in 3-1 loss to Arizona State (11/21) ... in sweep of Oregon State (11/17), had 12 assists and 1 ace ... set a season-high 34 assists in the 3-2 win over No. 4 Oregon (11/16) plus 5 digs ... a double-double at No. 1 Stanford (11/8) with 22 assists and 10 digs plus an ace ... recorded 31 assists in the five set win at Cal (11/7) ... had 20 assists and 6 digs in comeback 3-2 win over Utah (11/4) ... 14 assists, 3 digs and an ace in sweep of Colorado (11/2) ... led the way with 30 assists as UW hit .280 in defeat at No. 6 UCLA (10/28) ... at No. 7 USC (10/26) had 25 assists, 9 digs and a kill ... tallied 11 assists, 5 digs and 1 kill in win over Cal on 10/21 ... first career double-double vs. No. 2 Stanford (10/19), with 21 assists and a season-best 15 digs ... team-high 25 assists and 3 service aces in loss at No. 5 Oregon ... 8 digs plus 20 assists in win at Oregon State on 10/12 ... notched 20 assists, 1 ace in sweep at Colorado (10/7) ... posted 29 assists and 6 digs as UW hit .361 at Utah on 10/5 ... had team-high 14 assists and served 2 aces and dug 5 balls in win over No. 3 USC (9/28) ... led the team with 31 assists, her first 30+ assist match, in 3-2 win over No. 4 UCLA (9/26), adding 7 digs, as team hit .292 ... 28 assists and matched season-high with 4 aces and 7 digs in win at Arizona (9/22) ... in Arizona win, served up 3 aces in a row to give UW a 20-19 lead in the second set which UW would win ... posted 23 assists at home in win over Washington State (9/18) and raising digs season-high to 7 plus a pair of aces ... 15 assists in road win at Portland (9/11) ... led the team with 20 assists in win over Long Beach State (9/7) as UW hit .361 ... had season-high 4 aces against Seattle (9/6) and also led team with 15 assists and 5 digs ... played all 9 sets in the Tiger Classic which the Huskies won with a 3-0 record, averaging 5.56 assists/set and helping the offense click at a .334 mark, including a .439 percentage against Rice (9/1) as she dished a season-high 23 assists ... made her Husky debut in the Northwest Challenge, splitting time at setter often in a 6-2 rotation ... during Northwest Challenge averaged 5.12 assists per set, appearing in 8 sets, with highs of 17 assists and 2 aces against Gonzaga (8/25).

High School and Personal
Born in Seattle, Washington but lived in the city for just a year ... parents are Andrea and Bob Beals ... has one younger sister, Erin, and one younger brother, Ryan ... her father, Bob, attended Washington State University and played rugby ... one of the top setter recruits in the nation, she led her Lake Travis High School team to a perfect 50-0 record in 2011, taking the Texas Class 4A state title for the second year in a row ... Lake Travis finished ranked as the No. 1 team nationally by PrepVolleyball.com in 2011, and the No. 2 team by the Xcellent 25 rankings as well as the Powerade Fab 50 ... the 50-0 squad lost just one set out of 128 played ... ranked the No. 22 prospect nationally in the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces, and ranked third among setters ... named to the 2012 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 ... earned Under Armour All-America First Team honors from the AVCA ... picked up ESPN HS First Team All-America honors in 2011, one of 15 players to earn the top honor ... also one of 12 players named a First Team All-American by MaxPreps.com ... an ESPN Rise Top-25 Player to Watch in 2010 ... Lone Star Volleyball.com Setter of the Year in 2011 ... played club for the Austin Juniors for five years under coach Glen Lietzke ... with Austin Juniors, placed in the top five at the Junior Nationals each year from 2008-2012, with a National Championship in 2011 in the 17 Open division ... was named to the All-Tournament Team at 2011 Junior Nationals ... lettered one year in track in 2010 ... interested in pre-med coursework.

Career Statistics

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