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Jersey Number 17
Kara McGhee
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Clark HS
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
• 2022 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
• 2022 AVCA All-Southwest Region First Team
• 2022 All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
• 2022 Baylor Classic MVP
• 2022 Baylor Invitational Best Defender
• 2022 Preseason All-Big 12
• Two-time 2022 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11, Nov. 22)
• 2020 AVCA Southwest All-Region Honorable Mention
• 2020 All-Big 12 First Team
• Two-time 2020 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, Nov. 3)
• 2019 U.S. Collegiate National Team member
• 2019 All-Big 12 (second team)
• 2019 All-Big 12 Rookie Team (unanimous)
• Two-time 2019 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
• Two-time 2019 Big 12 Rookie of the Week
2022 (Senior):
Her fourth and senior season with BU ... Named Preseason All-Big 12 ... Started at middle blocker for all 32 matches and saw action in all 117 sets … Remained top-5 in the Big 12 and the NCAA for her attacking percentage all season long ... Finished with 282 kills for the season and 686 kills in her career … 174 blocks for the season and 529 in her career … Fifth most career blocks in BU History … 1.44 Blocks/set, fourth highest BPS in BU history … Tied career-high for total attacks with 30 at Texas Tech () … Laid down a career-high 16 kills at Texas Tech … Best Defender, Baylor Invitational … MVP of the Baylor Classic … Two time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (10/11, 11/27) … Unanimous All-Big 12 First team … Named AVCA All-Southwest Region First Team ... AVCA All-America Honorable Mention.
2021 (Junior):
Her third season with the Bears ... Finishing with 76 sets played over 23 matches at middle blocker ... Had 1.17 blocks per set on the season, ranking 70th in the NCAA and fifth in the Big 12 Conference ... Led the team in blocks with 89 on the season, a career-high ... With her defensive prowess, she helped BU finish 57th in team blocks overall and fourth in the Big 12 (266), as well as 23rd nationally in blocks per set and third in the conference (2.58) ... Tallied 74 kills at 0.97 kills per set and 181 attacks ... Put up nine blocks against Kansas for a season-high (10/14) ... Had a season-high 11 kills against WVU (10/23) ... Led the team outright in blocks for six matches on the season.
2020 (Sophomore):
Started in all 27 matches for the Bears in 2020-21 at middle blocker…AVCA Southwest All-Region Honorable Mention…All-Big 12 First Team selection…Ranked third in the nation with 127.0 blocks (1.25 per set)…Led all qualifying Bears with .301 hitting percentage…Posted six double-digit kill performances and recorded two outings with double-digit blocks…Hit above .300 in 12 matches…Opened the season with double-digit kills in four of first five matches… Led the Bears hitting .857, a season-high, against TCU on Oct. 3…Recorded a career-high 14 kills vs Oklahoma on Oct. 8…Named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27 after tallying 14 blocks (2.33 per set) in two matches at Iowa State, including a previous career-high 11 on Oct. 24…Became the first Bear to collect at least 10 rejections in a single match since Shelly Fanning did so vs. Hawaii on Nov. 29, 2018…Her 11 blocks is one shy of BU’s all-time record for a three-set match…Earned back-to-back Big 12 defensive weekly honors on Nov. 3 after posting 14 blocks (2.00 per set) in two victories over West Virginia…Set new career-best with 12 rejections on Nov. 20 in four-set match vs. Kansas State…Also posted first-career double-double versus the Wildcats with 10 kills…Recorded final double-digit kill outing at Texas State on March 10.
2019 (Freshman):
Became the first Baylor freshman since 2004 to lead the team in total blocks (139)…Her 1.35 blocks per set average led all freshmen in the Big 12…Her 139 total blocks were also second-most in the conference to earn her All-Big 12 Second Team and unanimous All-Big 12 Rookie Team honors…Earned four weekly honors by the league…Two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and two-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week…Started in all 31 matches…Big 12 Champion and NCAA National Semifinalist team member…Helped BU achieve its first No. 1 AVCA national ranking for six weeks and the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament…Totaled three double-digit kill matches in the middle…Had a season-high nine blocks against Texas Tech on Oct. 19 and West Virginia on Oct. 26…Posted season-best 11 kills on three occasions, including a 11-kill, .500 efficiency match against No. 13 Hawai’i on Sept. 22, an 11-kill, .391 performance against West Virginia on Oct. 26 and 11-kill, .563 match at Kansas State on Nov. 23…Led the team in blocks in 20 matches…Hit .500 or better in seven matches, including a season-high .900 against Texas State (9k-0e-10a)…Surpassed 100 career kills as a Bear at Texas Tech on Nov. 9...Early spring enrollee and participated in spring practice with the team...Earned spot on U.S. Collegiate National Team in March, becoming the fifth Bear in the last seven years to earn a spot on the national squad.
High School:
Played volleyball at Clark High School…Highest ranked recruit in program history at No. 6 by PrepVolleyball.com…AVCA Under Armour First Team All-American after stellar senior season…VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 selection…Averaged 4.20 kills in the middle in final year…Hit a career mark of .464 for the Cougars…Regional finalists with 47-4 record…Won district title with 18-0 undefeated record…District 28-6A Most Valuable Player…Second Team Academic All-District…Also won Offensive MVP as a junior…Also participated in track and field, FCA, Special Olympics, creative writing and mentorship.
Personal:
Daughter of Steve and Christine McGhee … Has two siblings, Luke and Elise … Elise is a OH/OPP for BU, two years behind her sister ... Uncle played for the Denver Broncos … Brother Luke played basketball at Texas A&M … Majoring in communication.
• 2022 AVCA All-Southwest Region First Team
• 2022 All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
• 2022 Baylor Classic MVP
• 2022 Baylor Invitational Best Defender
• 2022 Preseason All-Big 12
• Two-time 2022 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11, Nov. 22)
• 2020 AVCA Southwest All-Region Honorable Mention
• 2020 All-Big 12 First Team
• Two-time 2020 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, Nov. 3)
• 2019 U.S. Collegiate National Team member
• 2019 All-Big 12 (second team)
• 2019 All-Big 12 Rookie Team (unanimous)
• Two-time 2019 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
• Two-time 2019 Big 12 Rookie of the Week
2022 (Senior):
Her fourth and senior season with BU ... Named Preseason All-Big 12 ... Started at middle blocker for all 32 matches and saw action in all 117 sets … Remained top-5 in the Big 12 and the NCAA for her attacking percentage all season long ... Finished with 282 kills for the season and 686 kills in her career … 174 blocks for the season and 529 in her career … Fifth most career blocks in BU History … 1.44 Blocks/set, fourth highest BPS in BU history … Tied career-high for total attacks with 30 at Texas Tech () … Laid down a career-high 16 kills at Texas Tech … Best Defender, Baylor Invitational … MVP of the Baylor Classic … Two time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (10/11, 11/27) … Unanimous All-Big 12 First team … Named AVCA All-Southwest Region First Team ... AVCA All-America Honorable Mention.
2021 (Junior):
Her third season with the Bears ... Finishing with 76 sets played over 23 matches at middle blocker ... Had 1.17 blocks per set on the season, ranking 70th in the NCAA and fifth in the Big 12 Conference ... Led the team in blocks with 89 on the season, a career-high ... With her defensive prowess, she helped BU finish 57th in team blocks overall and fourth in the Big 12 (266), as well as 23rd nationally in blocks per set and third in the conference (2.58) ... Tallied 74 kills at 0.97 kills per set and 181 attacks ... Put up nine blocks against Kansas for a season-high (10/14) ... Had a season-high 11 kills against WVU (10/23) ... Led the team outright in blocks for six matches on the season.
2020 (Sophomore):
Started in all 27 matches for the Bears in 2020-21 at middle blocker…AVCA Southwest All-Region Honorable Mention…All-Big 12 First Team selection…Ranked third in the nation with 127.0 blocks (1.25 per set)…Led all qualifying Bears with .301 hitting percentage…Posted six double-digit kill performances and recorded two outings with double-digit blocks…Hit above .300 in 12 matches…Opened the season with double-digit kills in four of first five matches… Led the Bears hitting .857, a season-high, against TCU on Oct. 3…Recorded a career-high 14 kills vs Oklahoma on Oct. 8…Named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27 after tallying 14 blocks (2.33 per set) in two matches at Iowa State, including a previous career-high 11 on Oct. 24…Became the first Bear to collect at least 10 rejections in a single match since Shelly Fanning did so vs. Hawaii on Nov. 29, 2018…Her 11 blocks is one shy of BU’s all-time record for a three-set match…Earned back-to-back Big 12 defensive weekly honors on Nov. 3 after posting 14 blocks (2.00 per set) in two victories over West Virginia…Set new career-best with 12 rejections on Nov. 20 in four-set match vs. Kansas State…Also posted first-career double-double versus the Wildcats with 10 kills…Recorded final double-digit kill outing at Texas State on March 10.
2019 (Freshman):
Became the first Baylor freshman since 2004 to lead the team in total blocks (139)…Her 1.35 blocks per set average led all freshmen in the Big 12…Her 139 total blocks were also second-most in the conference to earn her All-Big 12 Second Team and unanimous All-Big 12 Rookie Team honors…Earned four weekly honors by the league…Two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and two-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week…Started in all 31 matches…Big 12 Champion and NCAA National Semifinalist team member…Helped BU achieve its first No. 1 AVCA national ranking for six weeks and the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament…Totaled three double-digit kill matches in the middle…Had a season-high nine blocks against Texas Tech on Oct. 19 and West Virginia on Oct. 26…Posted season-best 11 kills on three occasions, including a 11-kill, .500 efficiency match against No. 13 Hawai’i on Sept. 22, an 11-kill, .391 performance against West Virginia on Oct. 26 and 11-kill, .563 match at Kansas State on Nov. 23…Led the team in blocks in 20 matches…Hit .500 or better in seven matches, including a season-high .900 against Texas State (9k-0e-10a)…Surpassed 100 career kills as a Bear at Texas Tech on Nov. 9...Early spring enrollee and participated in spring practice with the team...Earned spot on U.S. Collegiate National Team in March, becoming the fifth Bear in the last seven years to earn a spot on the national squad.
High School:
Played volleyball at Clark High School…Highest ranked recruit in program history at No. 6 by PrepVolleyball.com…AVCA Under Armour First Team All-American after stellar senior season…VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 selection…Averaged 4.20 kills in the middle in final year…Hit a career mark of .464 for the Cougars…Regional finalists with 47-4 record…Won district title with 18-0 undefeated record…District 28-6A Most Valuable Player…Second Team Academic All-District…Also won Offensive MVP as a junior…Also participated in track and field, FCA, Special Olympics, creative writing and mentorship.
Personal:
Daughter of Steve and Christine McGhee … Has two siblings, Luke and Elise … Elise is a OH/OPP for BU, two years behind her sister ... Uncle played for the Denver Broncos … Brother Luke played basketball at Texas A&M … Majoring in communication.
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