University of South Alabama Athletics

NORTHERN ILLINOIS
2021 Spring (Junior):  Led NIU in hitting percentage (.283), and ranked second on the team in kills per set (2.54) and blocks per set (0.90) ... Posted double-digit kills in four consecutive matches from Feb. 4-12 ... Recorded 15 kills, five digs and three blocks at Central Michigan (Feb. 4) ... Tallied a season-high 17 kills with a .364 hitting percentage against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 12) ... Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 23 after averaging 1.50 blocks per set in a series sweep at Ball State (Feb. 18-19) ... Finished with a .480 hitting percentage and 14 kills and five blocks at Buffalo (March 12) ... Also totaled 14 kills at Kent State (March 20) ... Academic All-MAC selection.

2019 (Junior):  Played in all 110 sets and recorded 294 kills for an average of 2.67 kills per set, five assists, seven service aces, 39 digs, 13 solo blocks, 51 block-assists and 64 total blocks for an average of 0.58 blocks per set ... Led NIU in kills per set ... Posted a .417 hitting percentage with a career-high 21 kills and three blocks against UC Riverside (Aug. 31) ... Totaled 18 kills and .455 hitting percentage against Niagara (Sept. 13) ... Tied her career high with 21 kills at Bowling Green (Nov. 16) ... Academic All-MAC selection.

2018 (Sophomore):  Appeared in all 32 matches, and played in 110 sets ... Posted a .571 hitting percentage with eight kills against Northern Kentucky (Sept. 1) ... Recorded 11 kills against Georgia Tech (Sept. 7) ... Posted seven blocks against Central Michigan (Oct. 6).

2017 (Freshman):  Started 14 matches and played in 68 sets ... Tallied a season-high eight kills with a .500 hitting percentage against Dayton (Aug. 25) ... Recorded seven kills and season-high six blocks against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 1).

High School:  Lettered in volleyball four years and soccer two years at Piper HS in Kansas City, Kan. ... Named class 4A second-team all-state in 2016 ... Helped PHS to a sub-state championship in 2013 ... Four-time Kaw Valley all-conference selection ... Selected to play in te MOKAN Small School All-Star game.

Personal:  Full name is Kennedy Leigh Wallace ... Born Jan. 19, 1999, in Kansas City, Kan. ... The second of three children to Marcus and Kendall Wallace ... Has an older sister, Marissa, and one younger brother, Marcus ... Father, Marcus Sr., ran track at Prairie View A&M ... Brother, Marcus Jr., competed in pole vault at Pittsburgh State ... Grandfather, Rufus R. “Freight Train” Jones, was a professional wrestler for over 20 years ... Working on a master’s degree in business administration.