University of South Alabama Athletics

SOUTH ALABAMA                                                                            
2017 (Junior):  Appeared in 13 matches with five starts ... Recorded 28 kills, two service aces, 12 digs and nine block assists in 30 sets played ... Tied her career high of nine kills at Tulane (Aug. 26) and later in the year against Georgia State (Sept. 29) ... Also recorded a career-best .318 hitting percentage against GSU, along with a season-high three digs and two block assists.

2016 (Sophomore):  Appeared in 12 matches with one start ... Recorded 14 kills, one assist and 22 digs ... Posted a season-high five kills in four sets against Texas-Arlington (Sept. 23) ... Recorded a career-high eight digs in five sets at Appalachian State (Nov. 11).

2015 (Freshman):  Played in 21 matches as a true freshman and competed in 50 sets … Recorded 26 kills, 43 digs and six blocks  … Notched a career high nine kills off the bench at Southern Mississippi (Sept. 29), while also posting three total blocks – two solo and one assists … Had four kills against both Alabama State (Sept. 22) and at Georgia Southern (Sept. 26) … Carded 15 digs in her last two matches – seven at Texas-Arlington (Nov. 15) and eight vs. Texas State (Nov. 20).

HENDRICKSON HIGH SCHOOL    
Lettered three seasons at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, Texas, under head coach Carrie Sulak … Recorded 799 kills, 397 digs, 84 blocks and 69 aces according to MaxPreps.com … Posted 415 kills for a 3.3 kills per set average and hit .253 during her senior campaign … Also added 275 digs, 50 blocks and 42 service aces that same season … Was a first-team University Interscholastic League all-district 16-6A … Helped lead Hawks to third round of playoffs and finish with a 34-8 overall record and a 14-0 conference mark during the 2014 campaign … Recorded 20 double-digit kill matches, including a season-best 20 in a 3-1 victory over Copperas Cove … Had 21 digs in that same match to go along with three blocks … The 20-kill, 21-dig performance was one of her seven double-doubles on the year … Also carded a season-high 22 digs against Round Rock as a senior … Finished her junior season with 184 kills, 20 blocks and 73 digs, while Hendrickson finished with a 26-10 mark … As a sophomore, posted 200 kills and hit .248 and guided the Hawks to a 29-13 and 11-3 in league play … Played five years at the club level for Austin Performance … Her 18U club team finished third at the Lonestar Classic and ninth at the Mid East Qualifier … Austin Performance also earned a bid to compete at the 2015 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. … During the summer following her junior campaign, her Austin Performance 17 Eclectic finished fifth at USA Volleyball Junior National Championships and as a sophomore, they finished third at the event.

PERSONAL    
Katelyn Karole Lochner … Born in Austin, Texas … Daughter of Tim and Gina Lochner … Oldest of two children in her family … Has a younger sister, Brooklyn … Uncle (Kurtis Koop) played college football for four years – three seasons at Texas A&M-Kingsville and one season at Texas A&M … Aunt (Jill Koop) played volleyball two seasons at Mary Hardin Baylor … Lists favorite movie as “Step Brothers” … Lists favorite book as “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini … Favorite professional sports team is the San Antonio Spurs … Favorite musical artist is Lee Brice … Favorite food is chicken parmigiana … Lived in Japan for a year when she was four years old … Was a competitive cheerleader for four years and competed at both the state and national levels … Wants to go into physical therapy school after completing her undergrad degree … Majoring in health sciences.