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Newcomer expected to step in as main libero … veteran looked to for leadership and tenacity … 2009: Averaged 4.06 digs, 0.23 aces per set for Laramie County (Wyo.) … 447 digs, 30 assists and 25 aces … all-tournament NJCAA Region IX Tournament … team captain … 2008: All-tournament Region IX Tournament … team most valuable player, freshman of year … team captain … High school: Wyoming Coaches Association all-state as senior … Southern Wyoming Athletics Conference defensive player of year … honorable-mention all-conference as junior … coached by Kerry Will … lettered four times in volleyball and twice in golf … four-time honor roll student … National Junior Honor Society … Personal: Majoring in nursing … daughter of Scott and Tina Bates … also recruited by Black Hills State (S.D.), East Tennessee State and Morgan State … born May 10, 1990 in Cheyenne, Wyo.

More on Kayli:

Personal goal this year, athletic or not: earn a 4.0 while earning volleyball awards at the same time

Reading I would recommend: “Angels and Demons” by Dan Brown

Career Plans: become a nurse practitioner

Last movie I saw more than once at a theater: Date Night, Stepbrothers

Reason I picked OCU: I loved the area, the school, the coach and the team. This school has a great nursing program.