Career Notes Entering 2020 Season:
• Played in 60 of a possible 94 matches over her career
• Saw action in 149 of a possible 261 sets over her career
• 2019 MAC Volleyball Championship Most Valuable Player
• Two-Time Academic All-MAC (2018 & 2019)
• MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2019)
• Smashed a career-high 21 kills versus Buffalo (Nov. 2, 2019)
• Hit a career-best .438 (16-2-32) vs Ohio, 11/22/19
• Collected a career-best six digs at IUPUI (Sept. 5)
• Scored double-digit kills in 12 career matches
 


2019 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … named the Most Valuable Player of the MAC Volleyball Championship after leading the Ball State offense with a 3.00 kills-per-set average over the tournament, while hitting an impressive .365 (39-4-96) ... Academic All-MAC ... MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 18) ... played in 21 matches, seeing action in 60 of a possible 126 sets ... ranked sixth on the squad with 153 kills ... smashed a career-high 21 kills versus Buffalo (Nov. 2) ... registered 19 kills in the regular season finale versus Central Michigan (Nov. 16) ... scored double-figure kills in nine matches, including eight of the last 10 ... credited with 16 kills in the MAC Volleyball Championship quarterfinal victory over Ohio (Nov. 22), while adding 11 in the semifinal win over Miami (Nov. 23) and 12 in the championship match victory at Bowling Green (Nov. 24) ... hit .197 on the year, including a mark of .200-or-better in 10 matches … hit a career-best .438 (16-2-32) in the sweep at Ohio (Oct. 18) ... scored 22 digs on the year, including a season-high four on four occasions ... also credited with 20 blocks on the year, including a career-high five in the win over CMU

2018 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... played in 20 matches, earning two starts ... saw action in 49 of a possible 120 sets ... scored 73 kills on the year, including a season-best 12 at Northern Illinois (Sept. 22) ... earned at least one kill in 16 matches, with five-or-more in six outings ... hit a season-best .333 (5-1-12) versus Grambling (Aug. 31) and tied the mark at NIU at .333 (12-3-27) ... credited with 16 total blocks on the year, including a season-high four blocks (one solo and three assists) at Western Michigan (Sept. 21) ... secured 24 digs over the course of the season, including a season-best four digs in back-to-back matches versus La Salle (Sept. 15) and at WMU.


2017 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 19 matches … saw action in 40 of a possible 118 sets … scored 71 kills on the season, including a season-high 17 to guide the team to a 3-1 victory over Bowling Green (Oct. 20) … smashed 10 kills in the five-set win over Duquesne (Sept. 15), while also connecting for a season-best .308 (10-2-26) attack percentage … registered at least one kill in 14 matches, with five-or-more on six occasions … secured a career-high six digs at IUPUI (Sept. 5) … recorded at least one dig in eight matches … scored five blocks on the year, including a season-high two blocks at Toledo (Sept. 28).
 

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in volleyball at Morgan Township High School for coach Amy Bolen ... claimed first team all-state and first team All-Porter Country Conference honors after helping guide Morgan Township to a 26-8 record her senior season ... three-time career all-conference honoree ... smashed 479 kills, hit .356, secured 111 digs, tallied 90 blocks and served up 57 aces as a senior ... named the team's MVP once, was a two-time Defensive Award winner and picked up the program's Hitting Award once ... helped guide the Cherokees to a 93-37 record over her four-year career, as well as back-to-back sectional champions as a junior and senior ... finished her high school career with 1,233 kills, 562 blocks, 303 digs and 117 aces.

PERSONAL: Maintains a 3.708 grade point average as an exercise science major ... born March 3, 1999 in Valparaiso, Ind. ... daughter of Mark and Kelly Holder ... has two brothers, Mark and Keagen ... full name is Kia Jay Holder.