2014 - Played in all 115 sets of the season, recording 31 starts … posted a .329 hitting percentage on 234 kills (234-64-516), which ranked third on the team … her .329 clip ranks as the fourth-best hitting percentage in a single season in school history and ranked fifth in the MVC … had nine matches in double-digit kills including a season-high 16 at Robert Morris … hit a season-high and best single game clip of the season with an .833 (15-0-18) against North Carolina A&T in the Holiday Inn Classic … second on the team in blocks with 73.0 total including 25 solo … notched a season-high six blocks twice (vs. Southern Utah and at Loyola) … added 41 digs including six against Missouri State … compiled 283.0 total points.
2013 – Played in all 120 sets of the season, totaling 30 starts … posted 201 kills in 521 attempts, team high .271 attack percentage, four assists, eight service aces, 52 digs, team high 91 blocks (21 solo, 70 assists), and scored 265.0 points … posted season game highs of .560 attack percentage, 15 kills, 30 attempts, and 18 points (vs. Chicago State), and 10 blocks (at SIU Edwardsville).
2012 – Played in all 108 sets of the season, totaling 28 starts … posted 115 kills in 354 attempts, .136 attack percentage, two set assists, one service ace, 34 digs, 58 blocks (15 solo, 43 assist), and 152.5 points during season … had season game highs of .538 attack percentage (vs. Eastern Illinois), 13 kills (vs. Bradley), 23 attempts (vs. Drake), four digs (vs. Southern Illinois), and seven blocks (vs. Missouri State).
2011 – Played in 35 sets, making eight starts … had 24 kills (0.69 kills per set) in 84 attempts (0.94 attack percentage), one set assist, eight digs, 15 blocks (four solo and 11 assists), and 33.5 points … had game highs of five kills and 6.5 points against Western Illinois (9/3), 14 attack attempts against SIU Edwardsville (9/4), two digs twice against Chicago State (8/26) and Creighton (10/28), and three blocks against Coppin State (8/27).
BEFORE ISU – Played at Lawrence Central High School, lettering in volleyball three years, basketball three years, and track & field two years … named Volleyball All-County Honorable Mention and Volleyball All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2010 … named Athlete of Character in 2010 and 2011 … named Volleyball Offensive Player of Year in 2009 and 2010 … volleyball team captain in 2010 … most blocked shots in basketball 2009-2010 … basketball team captain 2010-2011 … played on Team Indiana Volleyball Club (17-1 in 2010 and 18-2 in 2011).
PERSONAL – Kyla LaShya Thomas was born on Mar. 6, 1993, in Indianapolis, Ind., the daughter of Veronica Belew and Walter Thomas, Jr.
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