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2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

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10 Kate Lang

10 Kate Lang

  • Position:
    Setter
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Keller, Texas
  • Highschool:
    Keller HS

Summary

Biography

2024 (Senior):
AVCA All-Region (Pacific) Honorable Mention
Big West Setter of the Year
All-Big West First Team
Big West Setter of the Week (Sept 16, Oct. 7, Oct. 28, Nov. 4, Nov. 18)
CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big West
  • Started all 31 matches and played in all 125 sets
  • Started 115 consecutive matches and played in 427 sets from 2021 through the 2024
  • Ranked ninth in the nation and led the Big West with 1,314 total assists
  • Ranked 26th in the nation and led the Big West with 10.51 assists per set
  • Led the Big West in assist average for the third consecutive season
  • Finished third in UH history with 4,544 career assists
  • Became only the third UH setter to surpass 4,000 assists and 1,000 digs in a career (4,544 assists, 1,080 digs)
  • Posted eight matches with at least 50 assists; went over 40 assists in 19 matches
  • Set a career high with 59 assists at UC Riverside (Nov. 7)
  • Recorded double-doubles (assists-digs) in 16 matches to raise her career total to 51
  • Tied her career high with six kills against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 1) and Cal Poly (Nov. 2)
  • Set a career high with five aces against Cal Poly (Oct. 18)
  • Named Big West Setter of the Week five times, raising her career total to 16
  • Named to the Big West Commissioners Honor Roll

2023 (Junior):
All-Big West second team
Big West Setter of the Week (Aug. 29, Sept. 4, Sept. 11, Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 30, Nov. 13, Nov. 20)
Academic All-Big West
  • Among three players to start all 33 matches (Amber Igiede, Kennedi Evans). One of two players to play in all 117 sets (Igiede).
  • Led the Big West with 1,229 total assists and 10.50 assists per set.
  • Directed an attack that led the Big West with 1,627 total kills (13.91 per set).
  • Named Big West Setter of the Week eight times, including each of the first five weeks and the last two weeks of the regular season.
  • Recorded 28 kills and 19 service aces.
  • Led the team with 300 digs (2.56 per set).
  • Recorded 14 double-doubles (assists, digs).
  • Posted a season high 50 assists against Liberty (Sept. 7) and Long Beach State (Nov. 18).
  • Recorded at least 40 assists in 16 matches.
  • Set a career high with 22 digs against UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 13).
  • Twice tied her career high with three aces against Southern California (Aug. 31, Sept. 2).
  • Set a career high with six total blocks against UC Irvine (Nov. 10).
  • Selected to the USA Volleyball Women's National Team Open Program. 
 
2022 (Sophomore):
Big West Setter of the Year
All-Big West First Team
Big West Setter of the Week (Sept. 26, Nov. 7, Nov. 28)
OUTRIGGER Volleyball Challenge  All-Tournament Team
Academic All-Big West
  • Voted Big West Setter of the Year and named to the All-Big West First Team for second-straight season
  • In the inaugural year of the category, was selected BW Setter of the Week three times (9/26/22, 11/7/22, 11/28/22)
  • Started in all 29 matches and appeared in all 107 sets
  • Finished ranked second in the Big West with career-season highs of 1,102 assists and 10.30 assists/set average
  • Improved to record career-season highs of 58 kills, 24 assists, and 42 total blocks
  • Finished season with 224 digs
  • Led UH with eight double-doubles in 2022 and a team career-best 20 double-doubles
  • Dished out a season-high 55 assists twice--at Texas A&M (8/26/22) and at UC Santa Barbara (11/25/22)
  • Put down a career-high six kills at UC Santa Barbara (11/25/22)
  • Fired a career-high three service aces against UC Irvine (10/7/22)
  • Tied career-high with five blocks at UC Davis (10/29/22)

2021 (Freshman):
All-Big West First Team
Big West All-Freshman Team
Academic All-Big West
Big West Freshman of the Week (Sept. 27, Oct. 4)
  • Appeared in 28 matches and 87 sets and starting the last 22 straight matches
  • Finished the season ranked No. 2 in the Big West and No. 45 in the NCAA with 10.36 assists/set
  • Led UH with 901 assists and finished fourth on the team with 233 digs and third with 2.68 digs/set
  • Posted 12 double-doubles in 2021, with her best statistical match coming against Cal State Fullerton (10/3/21) with 51 assists and a career-high 17 digs with two blocks, a service ace and a kill
  • Dished out a career-high 58 assists and recorded a career-high two service aces in a four-set win at UC San Diego (10/8/21)
  • Tallied a career-high 17 digs against Cal State Fullerton (10/3/21)
  • Was in on a career-high five blocks in UH's regular season finale against UC Santa Barbara (11/27/21)

2020: Season canceled by the Big West Conference due to COVID-19, student-athletes will not lose a year of eligibility and maintain their athletic standing for the 2021-22 academic year.

Prep
  • A 2020 graduate of Keller High School (Keller, Texas)
  • Earned four varsity letters in volleyball
  • Recorded a career-high 59 assists in one match
  • In her high school career, dished out over 1,300 career assists
  • Helped lead team to a pair of district titles, regional crown and all-area championship
  • Voted Most Valuable Player for Keller volleyball three times
  • first team all-district, first team academic all-district 2016-18 and was named Most Valuable Player in 2018
  • Named to the Keller Hall of Fame
  • Academically, earned all-District academic honors all four years
  • Was a member of DECA, WWK (student newspaper, Operation Beautiful Environment Club, and Student Council
  • Helped lead her Texas Advantage Volleyball (TAV) Club to two national titles (2017, ’19)
  • Twice named to the National Tournament’s all-tournament team and was named Setter of the Year in 2017 and '18
  • Ranked No. 59 on the Senior Aces list for prep volleyball seniors.
  
Personal
  • Born in Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Majoring in Political Science & Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
  • Parents are Deanna and the late Jeff Lang of Keller, Texas

Career High
  • Kills - 6, three times last vs. Cal Poly (11/2/24)
  • Attacks - 16, Cal Poly (11/2/24)
  • Assists - 59, at UC Riverside (11/7/24)
  • Service Aces – 5, at Cal Poly (10/18/24)
  • Digs – 22, UC Santa Barbara (10/13/23)
  • Total Blocks – 6, UC Irvine (11/10/23)
  • Block Solos - 1, 12 times last vs. CSUN (10/27/24)
  • Block Assists – 6, UC Irvine (11/10/23)
  • Points - 9.5, at UC Davis (10/29/22)
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2020Freshman

    Setter
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2021Freshman

    Setter
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2022Sophomore

    Setter
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2023Junior

    Setter
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2024Senior

    Setter
    5'10"
    10