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Kelly Holford
Kelly Holford

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Long Beach, Calif.

High School:
Los Alamitos

Height:
5-9

Position:
DS/L

Experience:
2V

11/12/2011

No. 5 Bears Outlast No. 11 Huskies, 3-1

Washington fought back from a 14-7 deficit to force a fourth set.

11/04/2011

Rowland Not Enough As No. 1 UCLA Tops Huskies

Washington misses set point opportunities in the first and third sets.

10/21/2011

Big Husky Block Turns Back Beavers

Washington sets a record for blocks in a three-set match with 17.5.

10/15/2011

Huskies Fall Short At Stanford

Washington drops consecutive matches for the first time this season.

10/08/2011

No. 3 Huskies Handle Utes In Three

Huskies head to California and Stanford next week for two Top-10 showdowns.

KELLY HOLFORD PHOTO GALLERY

2010 (As a Sophomore)
One of five Huskies to appear in all 113 sets during the season, becoming a valuable back row player and one of the top servers on the team ... her 25 aces tied for second-most on the squad and ranked just out of the Top-10 in the Pac-10 ... significantly upped her totals across the board from her first season, as her 220 digs (1.95 digs/set) ranked fourth on the team ... added 13 assists on the year ... strong all-around match in UW's NCAA Round of 16 win over No. 3 Nebraska, collecting seven digs, two assists, and a service ace ... had a career-best 12 digs on three different occasions, including back-to-back matches at UCLA and USC on Oct. 29 and 30 ... also had 12 digs on Nov. 13 vs. Stanford ... recorded double figure digs in three more matches ... career-best three aces on Sept. 4 at Boise State ... had two aces in six more matches and led or shared the team lead for aces in 11 matches ... garnered Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.

2009 (As a Freshman)
Played in 48 sets and 15 matches her first year ... used in a serving specialist role with 143 serve attempts ... recorded 33 digs and 0.69 digs per set for the season ... had a career-high 7 digs against Stanford on Nov. 6 ... averaged 0.02 service aces per set ... finished the season with 6 assists, averaging 0.12 per set ... had her first service ace against Cal on Nov. 7.

In High School
Lettered all four years and captained Los Alamitos in 2008 ... won Division-I California State Championship during freshman and sophomore years ... league champs all four years of her career ... as a senior, was named Sunset League Most Valuable Player as well as a C.I.F. Division-I First Team selection ... played four years for the TCA club based in Newport Beach, Calif. coached by Neil Mason ... competed in the USA Junior Olympics every year from 2005-08, winning the national championship in 2008 with TCA in the 18-open division ... also placed 3rd in the 18-open at Junior Olympics in 2007 and 5th in 17-open in 2006 ... won the 16-open national title at 2005 USA Junior Olympics Beach Championships.

Personal
Born in Long Beach, Calif. to Kim and Bill Holford ... has one older brother, Alex, who played volleyball at Cal State Northridge ... cousin Zach Scott is a defender for the Seattle Sounders MLS franchise ... contemplating journalism career.

Career Statistics

Go Huskies!