2014 Volleyball Roster
McGee, Kiara
vs
Southeastern Louisiana
Sep 18 (Thu)
6:00 PM
Jersey Number 4
Kiara McGee
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Taft
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
Bio
HONORS
2017
2017 (SENIOR)
Received A&M’s Best Offensive award after leading the team and ranking seventh in the SEC with 3.42 kills per set in SEC matches only…Also led the team and was ninth in the SEC with 3.77 points per set in conference matches…For the full season, was second on the team with 273 total kills and 301.5 total points, as well as 3.29 kills and 3.63 points per set…Appeared in 24 of 25 matches and 83 of 88 sets and made 20 starts…Recorded a team-leading 18 double-figure kill performances, having closed out the season with double-digit kills in eight of the final nine matches…Took or tied for team-high honors in kills in a team-best 13 matches…Also took or tied for team-high honors in points in 13 matches, ranking second on the team…Tied for second on the team with four double-doubles…Her 17 points against South Carolina were the most by an A&M player in a three-set match in 2017, and her 15 kills against the Gamecocks tied for the most kills in a three-set match…Named the tournament’s best attacker at the Texas A&M Invitational and was named to Wisconsin’s HotelRed Invitational all-tournament team…Ended her career with 967 total kills.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Named PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American after leading A&M with 334 kills and 3.15 kills per set for the full season…Played in all but two sets and started 27 of 30 matches and hit .224…Tallied a team-high 365.5 points and was second on the team with 3.45 points per set for the full season…In SEC matches only, hit .243 and led A&M with 214 total kills and 3.24 kills per set…Led A&M with 232.5 total points and was second on the team with 3.52 points per set in SEC matches only…Led or tied for the team lead in kills in 13 matches, tying for the team high…Was second on the team with 18 double-digit kill performances, including in four of the last five matches…Her career-high 21 kills against then-No. 16 Florida State was the most kills by an A&M player in all matches in 2016.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 30 of 31 matches, starting 26…Earned AVCA All-South Region Honorable Mention and received the Aggies’ Most Improved Player award…Made the first start of her career against Minnesota in the second match of the season and responded with 13 kills and 14 digs to record the first double-double of her career…Also had a career-high four aces against the Gophers, the most aces by a Texas A&M player in a five-set match in 2015…Became a necessary mainstay in the starting lineup after senior and third-year starting outside hitter Angela Lowak went down with a near season-ending knee injury at Florida State on Sept. 18…The sophomore quickly progressed and developed into a go-to player at the outside hitter position…Finished the season ranked second among the starters with 2.96 kills and 3.26 points per set for the full season…In conference matches only was second on the team and 14th in the SEC with 3.46 points per set…Also was second on the team with 3.18 kills per set in league play…Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 26 after averaging 5.33 points per set and taking match-high honors with 13 kills while hitting a career-high .476 in a three-set sweep against LSU on Oct. 21…Finished the season having posted double-figure kills in 15 matches, including a career-high 20 kills in a five-set victory against New Mexico State on Sept. 6 that secured her position on the Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team…Led or tied for the team high in kills in nine matches, including a crucial 19-kill performance in the Aggies’ 3-2, first-ever victory against then-No. 14 Florida on Nov. 22 at Reed Arena…Also tied her career high with five blocks and finished with 21.5 points against the Gators to help Texas A&M win its 12th consecutive match and maintain its one-game lead atop the SEC standings.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 22 matches and 39 sets and averaged 1.49 kills and 1.64 points per set while hitting .211 for the full season…Became the team’s first outside hitter off the bench…Played in two of three sets at No. 13 Kentucky on Oct. 5 and had a career-high nine kills while hitting .273…Was a key contributor off the bench in A&M’s comeback 3-2 win vs. VCU, posting eight kills while hitting .316, and also recording two aces to finish with a career-high 10.0 points over the final three sets…Had a career-high three blocks in the NCAA first round match against No. 22 Arizona State.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four-year starter for coach Tracie Bendele at Taft High School…Saw action at opposite, middle and outside hitter…Capped her prep career by leading the Raiders to back-to-back playoff appearances following the school’s 10-year absence from postseason play…Was a unanimous selection on the 2013 All-District 27-5A first team…Also was named to the 2013 San Antonio Express-News All-Area Super Team and was selected to play in the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) all-star match…Was a member of the TGCA academic all-district second team as a senior…Was named to the all-district first team as a junior after making the second team as a sophomore…Also lettered in basketball and track…Played club volleyball for San Antonio Force from 2010-14 and was coached by Jaime Blair…Was named to the 2013 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championship 17 American Gold Division all-tournament team…Most memorable moment of prep career is helping Taft reach the playoffs for the first time in 10 years.
PERSONAL
Kiara Ashli McGee is the daughter of Kevin McGee and Tracy Woodcox…Is the youngest of four children…Is the first person from her family to attend Texas A&M…Her dad played basketball at Oral Roberts (1980-84), and her oldest brother, Calvin Haynes, was a four-year letterwinner (2008-11) in basketball at Oregon State…Began playing volleyball when she was 12 years old…Made official recruiting visits to Georgia Tech and Texas A&M…Wears No. 4 because 22 was taken and 2+2=4…Most memorable moment of Texas A&M athletic career is winning the SEC championship in 2015…Hobbies include reading, getting her nails done, doing hair and working out …Has volunteered for The Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation in which Aggies assist residents within the community, as well as at Texas A&M’s annual Residence Hall Move-In Assistance Day, helping new and returning Aggies move into their dorms…Was one of 11 volleyball players who went on a service mission to Haiti in May 2016…Majoring in sport management with a minor in business…Will get her Aggie Ring in September and is slated to graduate in May…Career ambition is to be a lawyer…Born March 25, 1996, in Panama City, Panama.
MCGEE UP CLOSE
Favorites:
2017
- Texas A&M Best Offensive Award
- Best Attacker, Texas A&M Invitational
- All-Tournament Team, HotelRed Invitational
- PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American
- AVCA All-South Region Honorable Mention
- Texas A&M Most Improved Player
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/26)
- Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 (SENIOR)
Received A&M’s Best Offensive award after leading the team and ranking seventh in the SEC with 3.42 kills per set in SEC matches only…Also led the team and was ninth in the SEC with 3.77 points per set in conference matches…For the full season, was second on the team with 273 total kills and 301.5 total points, as well as 3.29 kills and 3.63 points per set…Appeared in 24 of 25 matches and 83 of 88 sets and made 20 starts…Recorded a team-leading 18 double-figure kill performances, having closed out the season with double-digit kills in eight of the final nine matches…Took or tied for team-high honors in kills in a team-best 13 matches…Also took or tied for team-high honors in points in 13 matches, ranking second on the team…Tied for second on the team with four double-doubles…Her 17 points against South Carolina were the most by an A&M player in a three-set match in 2017, and her 15 kills against the Gamecocks tied for the most kills in a three-set match…Named the tournament’s best attacker at the Texas A&M Invitational and was named to Wisconsin’s HotelRed Invitational all-tournament team…Ended her career with 967 total kills.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Named PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American after leading A&M with 334 kills and 3.15 kills per set for the full season…Played in all but two sets and started 27 of 30 matches and hit .224…Tallied a team-high 365.5 points and was second on the team with 3.45 points per set for the full season…In SEC matches only, hit .243 and led A&M with 214 total kills and 3.24 kills per set…Led A&M with 232.5 total points and was second on the team with 3.52 points per set in SEC matches only…Led or tied for the team lead in kills in 13 matches, tying for the team high…Was second on the team with 18 double-digit kill performances, including in four of the last five matches…Her career-high 21 kills against then-No. 16 Florida State was the most kills by an A&M player in all matches in 2016.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 30 of 31 matches, starting 26…Earned AVCA All-South Region Honorable Mention and received the Aggies’ Most Improved Player award…Made the first start of her career against Minnesota in the second match of the season and responded with 13 kills and 14 digs to record the first double-double of her career…Also had a career-high four aces against the Gophers, the most aces by a Texas A&M player in a five-set match in 2015…Became a necessary mainstay in the starting lineup after senior and third-year starting outside hitter Angela Lowak went down with a near season-ending knee injury at Florida State on Sept. 18…The sophomore quickly progressed and developed into a go-to player at the outside hitter position…Finished the season ranked second among the starters with 2.96 kills and 3.26 points per set for the full season…In conference matches only was second on the team and 14th in the SEC with 3.46 points per set…Also was second on the team with 3.18 kills per set in league play…Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 26 after averaging 5.33 points per set and taking match-high honors with 13 kills while hitting a career-high .476 in a three-set sweep against LSU on Oct. 21…Finished the season having posted double-figure kills in 15 matches, including a career-high 20 kills in a five-set victory against New Mexico State on Sept. 6 that secured her position on the Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team…Led or tied for the team high in kills in nine matches, including a crucial 19-kill performance in the Aggies’ 3-2, first-ever victory against then-No. 14 Florida on Nov. 22 at Reed Arena…Also tied her career high with five blocks and finished with 21.5 points against the Gators to help Texas A&M win its 12th consecutive match and maintain its one-game lead atop the SEC standings.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 22 matches and 39 sets and averaged 1.49 kills and 1.64 points per set while hitting .211 for the full season…Became the team’s first outside hitter off the bench…Played in two of three sets at No. 13 Kentucky on Oct. 5 and had a career-high nine kills while hitting .273…Was a key contributor off the bench in A&M’s comeback 3-2 win vs. VCU, posting eight kills while hitting .316, and also recording two aces to finish with a career-high 10.0 points over the final three sets…Had a career-high three blocks in the NCAA first round match against No. 22 Arizona State.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four-year starter for coach Tracie Bendele at Taft High School…Saw action at opposite, middle and outside hitter…Capped her prep career by leading the Raiders to back-to-back playoff appearances following the school’s 10-year absence from postseason play…Was a unanimous selection on the 2013 All-District 27-5A first team…Also was named to the 2013 San Antonio Express-News All-Area Super Team and was selected to play in the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) all-star match…Was a member of the TGCA academic all-district second team as a senior…Was named to the all-district first team as a junior after making the second team as a sophomore…Also lettered in basketball and track…Played club volleyball for San Antonio Force from 2010-14 and was coached by Jaime Blair…Was named to the 2013 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championship 17 American Gold Division all-tournament team…Most memorable moment of prep career is helping Taft reach the playoffs for the first time in 10 years.
PERSONAL
Kiara Ashli McGee is the daughter of Kevin McGee and Tracy Woodcox…Is the youngest of four children…Is the first person from her family to attend Texas A&M…Her dad played basketball at Oral Roberts (1980-84), and her oldest brother, Calvin Haynes, was a four-year letterwinner (2008-11) in basketball at Oregon State…Began playing volleyball when she was 12 years old…Made official recruiting visits to Georgia Tech and Texas A&M…Wears No. 4 because 22 was taken and 2+2=4…Most memorable moment of Texas A&M athletic career is winning the SEC championship in 2015…Hobbies include reading, getting her nails done, doing hair and working out …Has volunteered for The Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation in which Aggies assist residents within the community, as well as at Texas A&M’s annual Residence Hall Move-In Assistance Day, helping new and returning Aggies move into their dorms…Was one of 11 volleyball players who went on a service mission to Haiti in May 2016…Majoring in sport management with a minor in business…Will get her Aggie Ring in September and is slated to graduate in May…Career ambition is to be a lawyer…Born March 25, 1996, in Panama City, Panama.
MCGEE UP CLOSE
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Sports Law
- Favorite quote: "walk by faith"
- Favorite volleyball player of all time: Jordan Larson
- Favorite athlete (any sport): LeBron James
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Boston Celtics
- Favorite social media site: Snapchat
- Favorite type of music: Rap/ Trap/ R&B
- Favorite food: Seafood
- Favorite binge watching TV show: Shameless
- Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird
- Favorite movie: Love & Basketball
- Favorite Disney character: Kiara from Lion King or Moana
- Favorite animal: Dog
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: Blocks
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Basketball
- Favorite thing about A&M: The friends I've made
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Aggie Ring??
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Int’l Players Anthem- UGK
- Favorite place to go: Nail shop
- Favorite Corbelli quote (Laurie and/or John): "I'm not asking you to jump off a diving board 20 feet in the air, I'm asking you to pass the ball to target."-Laurie Corbelli
- My nickname is: Kee
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Strong
- One word to describe me away from the court: Individualistic
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: Dad
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Earning an Aggie Ring
- The Aggie volleyball player I most idolized while growing up: Angela Lowak
- The person I would most like to meet: Drake
- People have told me that I look like (name of celebrity): Gabrielle Union
- The song title that best describes me: Young Dumb & Broke- Khalid
- Best pump-up song: March Madness by Future
- Languages (other than English) that I speak fluently are: Sarcasm
- Early bird or night owl: Night owl
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: WAGS
- Few people know that I: Dance!
- My best non-athletic talent(s): Cooking and doing hair
- My pet peeve: Smacking
- My superstitions: Writing on my wrist before games
- If I had a million dollars, I would: Graduate college and invest it so i wouldn't have to work
- Three things on my bucket list are:
- Skydive over Dubai
- See the Egyptian pyramids in Africa
- Do something I'll be remembered for
- Being at A&M has taught me: How to be independent
- Best piece of advice for your freshmen teammates: Work and compete hard because nothing is given to you at this level
- After I graduate, I plan to: Hopefully continue to play volleyball
- My dream job is: Something that involves helping other people or pro sports
- I am most thankful for: My family and friends
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Ellie...not because she's funny, but because she's not.
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Haley
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Wow, can we put ourselves? lol
- Teammate most likely to become president: Amy Houser
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- America’s Next Top Model: Blake
- The Amazing Race: Amy Nettles
- Big Brother: Gabby
- Cake Wars: Hollann
- Chopped: Me
- Fear Factor: Ellie
- Flip or Flop: Maddie
- The Voice: Gabby
- Wipeout: Houser
Highlights: Texas A&M vs TCU
Wednesday, September 10
Utah State Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Saturday, September 06
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Utah State 1
Friday, September 05
Utah Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Thursday, September 04
