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Career Match Highs
Kills: 23 vs. Eckerd (10/18/2013)
Attacks: 59 vs. North Alabama (10/26/2013)
Attack Pct.: .571 vs. Albany State (9/10/2013)
Digs: 16 vs. North Alabama (9/21/2013)
Service Aces: 3 vs. Florida Southern (10/18/2013)
Blocks: 4 (2x), last vs. West Alabama (10/29/2013)

IN 2013 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 33 matches in 2013 while starting 32 of those contests... One of the top two hitters in the Gulf South Conference with 424 kills on the season and an average of 3.45 kills per set... Added 46 assists, 20 service aces, and 278 digs... Served as a defensive presence at the net with 27 blocks on the year, four of which were solo blocks... Put up top performance of the year against Albany State on 9/10/13 when she swung 21 times for 14 kills and just two errors (.571)... Earned GSC Offensive Player of the Week honors for her efforts in early November...

PRIOR TO VALDOSTA STATE: Led Hillsborough to a Suncoast Conference Championship and a Gulf District Championship in 2012… HCC finished the season as State Runner-Ups and finished ranked seventh in the nation… Named First Team All-Conference… selected to the Florida Community College Activities Association All-State Tournament Team… Received FCCAA All-State honors… Named Suncoast Conference Player of the Year in 2012… Earned Second Team All-American honors… Received HCC Lady Hawk Award and was named the HCC Female Athlete of the Year… Led Seminole High School as a captain and team MVP during senior season.

KIRKWOOD'S QUOTE ON VSU: "I chose Valdosta State because I fell in love with the campus and how nice everyone was. It felt like the right fit for a place to finish my volleyball career!"