2014 (Redshirt Senior Year): One of three players to compete in all 24 matches … Tied for the team lead with 19 starts and ranked second in sets played at 71 … Led NSU with 39 blocks and 0.55 blocks per set … Hit a team-best .199 and totaled 64 kills, 24 digs, 13 assists and eight service aces … Set her career best with eight kills and also tied her career high with five blocks against Niagara on Sept. 12 … Had five blocks earlier in the year against Tennessee Tech on Sept. 5 … Finished with a career-high six digs with two kills, two service aces and two blocks against UMES on Nov. 7 … Ended her career with six kills and three digs in a win over Delaware State on Nov. 11 … Added seven kills on 11 swings with three blocks and two service aces in a victory against Morgan State on Oct. 24 … Added seven kills on 11 swings again in the next match versus Coppin State on Oct. 26 … Posted a career-best four assists with three kills and three blocks against Duquesne on Sept. 13 … Added five kills, two blocks and two digs in a match against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 20.
2013 (Redshirt Junior Year): Played in 33 sets over the course of 19 matches … Recorded 19 digs, three assists, two kills and one block … Posted a career-best five digs in a 3-1 win at Delaware State on Nov. 10 … Had a combined 11 digs in five straight matches from Aug. 31-Sept. 7.
2012 (Redshirt Sophomore Year): Started one of the 25 matches she played in … Also saw time in 40 sets on the year … Finished the season with 17 kills, 11 blocks, 10 digs, two service aces and two assists … Had her best match against Howard on Oct.7 with career bests of six kills, five blocks and two service aces along with a season-high four digs … Started the next match against VCU at home on Oct. 9 … Totaled three kills and three digs against Hartford on Aug. 25 … Also had three kills at Delaware State on Oct. 12.
2011 (Sophomore Year): Utilized redshirt season after having to sit out the entire year due to injury.
2010 (Freshman Year): Saw playing time in 23 sets and 16 matches overall … Got her lone start of the season against Coastal Carolina Sept. 11 … Had eight kills for the season with a .091 attack percentage … Also added one dig and one block assist … Knocked down two kills in a 3-0 win at Savannah State Oct. 28.
High School: Played varsity volleyball all four years at Sacred Hearts Academy under coach Derwin Tsutsui … Member of the 2006 Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) State Championship team for Division 2 … Also led the team to a runner-up finish at the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) Championship.
Personal: Full name is Kylee Kealohilani Thiim … Born on March 30, 1992 … Daughter of Larry and Maile Tuileta … One of eight siblings … Has two older siblings: Keila Ah Mow and Mabeleen Kuma, and five younger ones: Larry Jr., Kiani, Larson, Larae and Nive Tuileta … Majoring in sociology … Wants to eventually become an events planner … Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … Enjoys photography, watching movies and going to the beach.
CAREER HIGHS |
Kills | 8, vs. Niagara (9-12-14) |
Total Attacks | 16, vs. Niagara (9-12-14) |
Hitting Percentage | .636 (7-0-11), Coppin State (10-26-14) |
Assists | 4, vs. Duquesne (9-13-14) |
Service Aces | 2 (4x), last: UMES (11-7-14) |
Digs | 6, UMES (11-7-14) |
Block Assists | 4 (3x), last: vs. Niagara (9-12-14) |
Total Blocks | 5 (3x), last: vs. Niagara (9-12-14) |
Points | 11.0 (2x), last: vs. Niagara (9-12-14) |