Alabama Volleyball Adds Three Senior Transfers for 2024 Team
6/26/2024 11:26:00 AM | Volleyball
Kayla Keshock, Natalie Repetti and Paris Thompson will join the Crimson Tide this fall
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama volleyball will add some veteran experience to its lineup this fall with the addition of three senior transfers in Kayla Keshock, Natalie Repetti and Paris Thompson.
Keshock (setter) and Repetti (libero) are fifth-year seniors from Samford and UC San Diego, respectively, beginning their volleyball careers in 2020-21 while Paris Thompson (outside hitter) arrives in Tuscaloosa after three seasons at Notre Dame.
KAYLA KESHOCK (FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR – SETTER – SAMFORD - SPANISH FORT, ALA.)
·      Starting setter for Samford, leading the team in assists in 2021 (988) and 2022 (961)
·      Ranked second in the Southern Conference in assists-per-set in 2021 (10.40) and fifth in 2022 (8.36)
·      Led the SoCon with 53 aces (0.46/set) her junior season
·      In-state product who was an honorable mention AVCA Under Armour All-American as a senior at Spanish Fort High School, leading the team to a pair of state titles in 2018 and 2019
NATALIE REPETTI (FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR – LIBERO – UC SAN DIEGO - CYPRESS, CALIF.)
·    Led UC San Diego with 401 digs in 2023
·      Had double-digit digs in 21 matches last year, including a season-best 30 vs. Kent State (Aug. 26, 2023)
·      Fall Big West All-Academic Team
·      2020 graduate of Cypress High School in Cypress, Calif., where she was a four-year varsity starter and was also on the soccer and track and field teams
PARIS THOMPSON (SENIOR – OUTSIDE HITTER – NOTRE DAME - FORT MYERS, FLA.)
·      Appeared in a career-best 23 matches as a sophomore in 2022
·      Had a career-high 20 kills and .310 hitting percentage in a win over Syracuse (Oct. 7, 2022)
·      A graduate of Fort Myers High School, she was named Florida's Miss Volleyball in 2020 and was an AVCA Preseason Second Team All-American
·      Named Lee County's Volleyball Player of the Decade by the Fort Myers News-Press
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