5 Kailey Roche
Kailey Roche
  • Height:
    5'3
  • Hometown:
    Billerica, Mass.
  • Position:
    L
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Billerica
  • Major:
    Biology
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    0.02
  • h %
    -.104
  • a/s
    0.62
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.32
  • d/s
    4.88

Bio

AS A SENIOR...

  • Played in a career-high 25 matches.
  • Set a career-high in digs (395).
  • Became program's all-time leader in digs (1,851).
  • Recorded her 1,000th career dig against Gordon (Sept. 18).
  • Was named MASCAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 20).
  • Placed on MASCAC All-Conference Second Team.
  • Earned a spot on Fall-Winter MASCAC Academic Team.

 AS A JUNIOR...

  • Appeared in 23 matches.
  • Dished out 39 assists.
  • Recorded 298 digs.
  • Finished with three kills.
  • Had 15 contests where she finished with 10 or more digs.

AS A SOPHOMORE...

  • Played in 20 matches.
  • Finished with two kills.
  • Recorded 313 digs highlighted by a career-high 33 vs. Fisher on Sept. 28.
  • Ended up with 27 assists.
  • Finished with 10 or more digs in 14 matches.

AS A FIRST YEAR...

  • Appeared in 21 matches.
  • Recorded a career-high 10 kills.
  • Finished with 258 digs.
  • Dished out a career-high 71 assists.
  • Made collegiate debut on Sept. 3 at Emmanuel (Mass.).
  • Earned first career start on Sept. 14 at Mass. Maritime.

PLAYER PROFILE

What is your major?: Biology

Who is the most influential person in your life?: My Mom

What is your favorite TV show?: One Tree Hill

What is your favorite professional sports team?: Boston Celtics

Who is your favorite professional athlete?: Marcus Smart

What is your favorite food?: Mashed Potatoes

Favorite personal highlight or achievement during your playing career?: Being a Boston Globe All-Scholastic my senior year of high school

Playing Honors/ Scholastic Awards (All-Conference/All-Academic): 2019 and 2020 MVP, 2019 Second Team All-Conference, 2021 First Team All-Conference, Presidential Academic Award  

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 22 at Anna Maria W, 3-1
Oct 25 at MCLA L, 3-1
Oct 29 Bridgewater St. L, 3-1
Nov 5 at Eastern Conn. St. L, 3-0
Nov 8 Mass. Maritime W, 3-1
Nov 11 at Framingham St. L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 25 8
Sets 81 31
Kills 2 0
Kills per set 0.02 0.00
Errors 9 1
Total Attacks 67 23
Total Attacks per set 0.83 0.74
Hitting Percentage -.104 -.043
Assists 50 25
Assists per set 0.62 0.81
Service Total Attempts 297 140
Service Aces 26 9
Service Errors 15 7
Service Aces per set 0.32 0.29
Receptions 583 219
Reception Errors 39 15
Digs 395 154
Digs per set 4.88 4.97
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 28.0 9.0
Points per set 0.3 0.3
Matches started - -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 31 Yeshiva W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 1 1 18 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 5 at Mass.-Boston L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 4 .000 1 4 2 29 3 19 0 0 0 0 1 4.0
Sep 6 vs. Saint Benedict L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 4 -.250 1 0 0 27 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 6 vs. Emerson L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 5 .200 1 1 1 24 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 9 Albertus Magnus W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 4 .000 4 1 1 44 2 16 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 11 Suffolk L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 0 0 1 24 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 13 Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 3 1 0 23 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 13 Lesley W, 3-0 - 1 1 2 4 -.250 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 16 at U. of New England L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 20 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 18 Gordon L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 .000 1 0 0 26 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 20 at Vermont State Johnson W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 4 -.250 2 2 0 17 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 20 at Vermont State Johnson W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 7 -.286 3 1 1 18 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 24 at Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 2 0 16 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 27 Framingham St. L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 4 .000 2 0 0 25 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 1 at Westfield St. L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 2 25 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 7 at Lesley W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 10 at Worcester St. L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 6 .000 3 2 0 31 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 14 Fitchburg St. W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 3 0 1 30 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 18 at Norwich W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 2 0 19 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 22 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 3 1 20 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 25 at MCLA L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 5 1 1 32 2 28 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 29 Bridgewater St. L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 2 0 0 28 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 5 at Eastern Conn. St. L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 2 0 0 24 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 8 Mass. Maritime W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 6 -.167 7 2 2 28 4 25 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 11 at Framingham St. L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 1 1 0 34 3 24 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2022-23 21 73 10 0.14 9 67 .015 71 0.97 44 0.60 314 31 258 3.53 0 1 1 0.01 54.5 0.7
2023-24 20 68 2 0.03 5 50 -.060 27 0.40 19 0.28 408 39 313 4.60 0 0 0 0.00 21.0 0.3
2024-25 23 81 3 0.04 3 64 .000 39 0.48 21 0.26 546 55 298 3.68 0 0 0 0.00 24.0 0.3
2025-26 25 81 2 0.02 9 67 -.104 50 0.62 26 0.32 583 39 395 4.88 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 0.3
Total 89 303 17 0.06 26 248 -.036 187 0.62 110 0.36 1851 164 1264 4.17 0 1 1 0.00 127.5 0.4
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 25 81 2 0.02 9 67 -.104 50 0.62 26 0.32 583 39 395 4.88 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 0.3
Conference 8 31 0 0.00 1 23 -.043 25 0.81 9 0.29 219 15 154 4.97 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 34 1 0.03 3 32 -.063 22 0.65 5 0.15 246 11 176 5.18 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 0.2
Away 13 41 0 0.00 5 26 -.192 26 0.63 20 0.49 286 21 203 4.95 0 0 0 0.00 20.0 0.5
Neutral 2 6 1 0.17 1 9 .000 2 0.33 1 0.17 51 7 16 2.67 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.3
Result Wins 10 30 1 0.03 6 30 -.167 24 0.80 12 0.40 195 8 138 4.60 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.4
Losses 15 51 1 0.02 3 37 -.054 26 0.51 14 0.27 388 31 257 5.04 0 0 0 0.00 15.0 0.3
Month August 1 3 0 0.00 0 1 .000 0 0.00 1 0.33 18 0 5 1.67 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0.3
September 13 41 2 0.05 6 43 -.093 21 0.51 13 0.32 293 18 193 4.71 0 0 0 0.00 15.0 0.4
October 8 27 0 0.00 0 14 .000 19 0.70 9 0.33 186 11 138 5.11 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 0.3
November 3 10 0 0.00 3 9 -.333 10 1.00 3 0.30 86 10 59 5.90 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.3

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