2023 Volleyball Roster
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Roster
Litzau, Kayce
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Jersey Number 5
Kayce Litzau
- Position:
- Setter
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Greendale, Wis.
- High School:
- Greendale
- Previous College:
- Wichita State
- Major:
- Postbaccalaureate Study w/Engineering Leadership Certificate
Bio
2021 All-AAC Second Team
An experienced setter with 100 matches played at Wichita State and more than 3,000 career joined Washington for her final year of eligibility in 2023 … Litzau helped turn around a Shockers squad that was 9-19 her freshman year to winning records of 19-10 in 2021 and 18-13 in 2022.
2023 (As A Fifth-Year Senior)
Appeared in 85 sets and 27 matches in her one season as a Dawg, playing in both a 6-2 setting rotation and also seeing action as a serving specialist ... second on the team with 176 assists and was fifth on the squad with 18 aces ... got a kill on her only swing in her Senior Night match vs. WSU (11/24) ... in win over Arizona (11/22) had 2 assists, 1 ace, and 1 dig ... led team in assists with 18 in road loss at Colorado (11/19) ... dished out 17 assists with 12 digs for a double-double plus 2 kills and 1 ace in 3-2 win at Utah (11/17) ... played 2 sets and had 11 assists in 1-3 setback vs. UCLA (11/12) ... 12 assists and 6 digs against USC on 11/10 ... in a 6-2 rotation had 16 assists and 9 digs in the 1-3 result at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) ... fired 2 aces in 3-2 win over Utah (10/15) ... a pair of aces in the four-set loss at No. 6 Oregon (9/29) ... led UW to a 3-1 win over St Mary's (9/16) with 44 assists and 14 digs for a double-double plus 2 aces and 3 kills ... 8 assists and 2 blocks in loss to Pepperdine (9/15) ... fired 3 aces in 3-2 win over UNLV (9/8) ... tallied 11 assists and 4 digs in home-opening win over Memphis (9/7) ... tied career-high with 5 aces in the 3-1 win at SE Louisiana (8/25), adding 12 assists and 5 digs ... in the season-opener vs. UTEP (8/25) had 14 assists, 9 digs, and an ace.
2022 (Fourth-Year Junior At Wichita State)
Moved into the top ten in Shockers history with 3,052 career assists ... finished the season 33rd nationally and second in the conference with 1,209 assists, averaging 9.99 per set ... one of two Shockers to start all 31 matches and play in all 121 sets … recorded at least 20 assists in every match … had five matches with 50 or more assists, highlighted by a season-high 55 twice (vs. Tulsa on 10/12 and at Memphis on 11/25) ... averaged 2.44 digs per set, third on the squad ... matched a career-high with 19 digs in the regular season finale at Memphis ... most-efficient season to date attacking, hitting .220 with 0.63 kills per set ... recorded 21 service aces … season-highs in aces (4) and blocks (6) at Wright State (9/17) ... named to AD Honor Roll in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 ... named to AAC All-Academic Team.
2021 (Third-Year Sophomore At Wichita State)
Named Second Team All-Conference in the American Athletic Conference after breakout campaign as a six-rotation setter for the first time ... played in 27 matches and 109 sets ... led the AAC with 10.18 assists per set, totaling 1110 for the season (36th nationally) ... led all AAC setters in conference play in both blocks per set (0.60) and digs per set (2.64) ... had eight matches of 50 or more assists, including a career-best 61 in win at SMU (10/10) ... finished second in the conference with .375 set percentage ... had six matches of five or more kills, highlighted by seven vs. Cincinnati (10/17), the same match she set a career high with 19 digs ... totaled career-best seven blocks vs. Tulsa (11/10) ... named to the AD Honor Roll in both Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 ... named to AAC All-Academic Team.
2020-21 (Sophomore At Wichita State)
Shortened season played in spring due to Covid-19 … played in all 17 matches, including 66 sets, as one of two setters in a 6-2 rotation ... tallied a team-high 375 assists (5.68/set) to go along with a team-best 20 service aces (0.30/set) ... also had 118 digs (1.79/set) ... had a then-career-high 36 assists vs. Memphis (3/4) ... tallied a career-high five service aces and 12 digs at Missouri State (1/24) ... posted three double-doubles [22 assists, 12 digs at Missouri State (1/24); 18 assists, 11 digs at Tulsa (2/11); 36 assists, 10 digs vs. Memphis (3/4)] ... ranked 10th in the AAC in service aces per set (0.30).
2019 (Freshman At Wichita State)
Played in 25 matches and 70 sets ... compiled 358 assists -- second-most on the team -- to go along with eight kills, 12 service aces, 105 digs, two block solos and six block assists ... averaged 5.11 assists, 1.50 digs, 0.17 service aces, and 0.11 kills and blocks per set … had a season-best 32 assists against SMU (11/8) … posted first-career double-double with 25 assists and 11 digs vs. Tulsa (11/15) ... two service aces in four different matches ... tallied two block solos against Memphis (11/10) ... had a season-best three block assists at Temple (10/27) ... selected to the AD's honor roll.
High School and Personal: Daughter of Steve and Kathy Litzau … mother, Kathy, played volleyball at Notre Dame and sister, Lauren, played volleyball at Minnesota … a four-year letterwinner and starter, and three-year team captain for head coach Kelly Schmidt at Greendale High School … AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and first team all-state honoree as a senior … Second team all-state accolades as a junior … All-State honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore … Three-time first team all-conference … during prep career had 2,635 assists, 828 kills, 753 digs, 241 aces and 148 blocks … helped her team advance to state all four years of her high school career after the team had not advanced to state the previous 36 years … played club for the Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club starting at nine years old … in 2017, club team placed third at AAU Nationals.
An experienced setter with 100 matches played at Wichita State and more than 3,000 career joined Washington for her final year of eligibility in 2023 … Litzau helped turn around a Shockers squad that was 9-19 her freshman year to winning records of 19-10 in 2021 and 18-13 in 2022.
2023 (As A Fifth-Year Senior)
Appeared in 85 sets and 27 matches in her one season as a Dawg, playing in both a 6-2 setting rotation and also seeing action as a serving specialist ... second on the team with 176 assists and was fifth on the squad with 18 aces ... got a kill on her only swing in her Senior Night match vs. WSU (11/24) ... in win over Arizona (11/22) had 2 assists, 1 ace, and 1 dig ... led team in assists with 18 in road loss at Colorado (11/19) ... dished out 17 assists with 12 digs for a double-double plus 2 kills and 1 ace in 3-2 win at Utah (11/17) ... played 2 sets and had 11 assists in 1-3 setback vs. UCLA (11/12) ... 12 assists and 6 digs against USC on 11/10 ... in a 6-2 rotation had 16 assists and 9 digs in the 1-3 result at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) ... fired 2 aces in 3-2 win over Utah (10/15) ... a pair of aces in the four-set loss at No. 6 Oregon (9/29) ... led UW to a 3-1 win over St Mary's (9/16) with 44 assists and 14 digs for a double-double plus 2 aces and 3 kills ... 8 assists and 2 blocks in loss to Pepperdine (9/15) ... fired 3 aces in 3-2 win over UNLV (9/8) ... tallied 11 assists and 4 digs in home-opening win over Memphis (9/7) ... tied career-high with 5 aces in the 3-1 win at SE Louisiana (8/25), adding 12 assists and 5 digs ... in the season-opener vs. UTEP (8/25) had 14 assists, 9 digs, and an ace.
2022 (Fourth-Year Junior At Wichita State)
Moved into the top ten in Shockers history with 3,052 career assists ... finished the season 33rd nationally and second in the conference with 1,209 assists, averaging 9.99 per set ... one of two Shockers to start all 31 matches and play in all 121 sets … recorded at least 20 assists in every match … had five matches with 50 or more assists, highlighted by a season-high 55 twice (vs. Tulsa on 10/12 and at Memphis on 11/25) ... averaged 2.44 digs per set, third on the squad ... matched a career-high with 19 digs in the regular season finale at Memphis ... most-efficient season to date attacking, hitting .220 with 0.63 kills per set ... recorded 21 service aces … season-highs in aces (4) and blocks (6) at Wright State (9/17) ... named to AD Honor Roll in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 ... named to AAC All-Academic Team.
2021 (Third-Year Sophomore At Wichita State)
Named Second Team All-Conference in the American Athletic Conference after breakout campaign as a six-rotation setter for the first time ... played in 27 matches and 109 sets ... led the AAC with 10.18 assists per set, totaling 1110 for the season (36th nationally) ... led all AAC setters in conference play in both blocks per set (0.60) and digs per set (2.64) ... had eight matches of 50 or more assists, including a career-best 61 in win at SMU (10/10) ... finished second in the conference with .375 set percentage ... had six matches of five or more kills, highlighted by seven vs. Cincinnati (10/17), the same match she set a career high with 19 digs ... totaled career-best seven blocks vs. Tulsa (11/10) ... named to the AD Honor Roll in both Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 ... named to AAC All-Academic Team.
2020-21 (Sophomore At Wichita State)
Shortened season played in spring due to Covid-19 … played in all 17 matches, including 66 sets, as one of two setters in a 6-2 rotation ... tallied a team-high 375 assists (5.68/set) to go along with a team-best 20 service aces (0.30/set) ... also had 118 digs (1.79/set) ... had a then-career-high 36 assists vs. Memphis (3/4) ... tallied a career-high five service aces and 12 digs at Missouri State (1/24) ... posted three double-doubles [22 assists, 12 digs at Missouri State (1/24); 18 assists, 11 digs at Tulsa (2/11); 36 assists, 10 digs vs. Memphis (3/4)] ... ranked 10th in the AAC in service aces per set (0.30).
2019 (Freshman At Wichita State)
Played in 25 matches and 70 sets ... compiled 358 assists -- second-most on the team -- to go along with eight kills, 12 service aces, 105 digs, two block solos and six block assists ... averaged 5.11 assists, 1.50 digs, 0.17 service aces, and 0.11 kills and blocks per set … had a season-best 32 assists against SMU (11/8) … posted first-career double-double with 25 assists and 11 digs vs. Tulsa (11/15) ... two service aces in four different matches ... tallied two block solos against Memphis (11/10) ... had a season-best three block assists at Temple (10/27) ... selected to the AD's honor roll.
High School and Personal: Daughter of Steve and Kathy Litzau … mother, Kathy, played volleyball at Notre Dame and sister, Lauren, played volleyball at Minnesota … a four-year letterwinner and starter, and three-year team captain for head coach Kelly Schmidt at Greendale High School … AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and first team all-state honoree as a senior … Second team all-state accolades as a junior … All-State honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore … Three-time first team all-conference … during prep career had 2,635 assists, 828 kills, 753 digs, 241 aces and 148 blocks … helped her team advance to state all four years of her high school career after the team had not advanced to state the previous 36 years … played club for the Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club starting at nine years old … in 2017, club team placed third at AAU Nationals.
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