Georgia Southern University Athletics

Honors and Awards
2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2016 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 12
2013 SoCon All-Tournament
2013 Bash in the Boro All-Tournament
2013 Georgia Southern Volleyball Tournament MVP

Senior (2016): Played in 124 sets and led the team with 336 kills • Ranked fifth in the country and first in the Sun Belt in triple-doubles with six • Recorded double-digit kills in 16 matches and had 20 or more twice • Had 20-plus assists in 13 matches and double-digit digs eight times • Posted 23 kills, 31 assists, 25 digs and seven blocks at Louisiana (9/24).

Junior (2015): Started all 29 matches • Played in 104 sets and averaged 1.46 kills, 2.07 digs and .76 blocks per set • Hit .208 and logged 2.05 points per set • Collected nine double-doubles and five included double-figure kills • Had 40-plus assists in four matches, including a season-high 46 at Georgia State (11/7) • Had a season-high of 22 digs to go with 42 assists against ULM (9/19) • Notched a season-high 11 kills vs. Stetson • Tallied 17 assists, nine kills and nine digs vs. Bethune-Cookman • Collected 24 assists, 10 kills and eight digs vs. Kennesaw State • Had 26 assists, 10 kills and eight digs vs. South Alabama (9/26).

Redshirt (2014): Played in six matches before an injury sidelined her for the rest of the season • Received a medical redshirt • Had 39 kills, 30 digs and 13 blocks • Posted 17 kills vs. Oklahoma (8/29) • Had 17 digs vs. Idaho (8/30).

Sophomore (2013): Fourth on the team with a .269 hitting percentage and third on the squad with 2.67 kills per set • Ranked third on the squad in blocks with 0.64 per set • Played in all 34 matches with 33 starts and tied for the team lead with 121 sets played • Reached double-figure kills in 17 matches • Had season highs of 15 kills against North Dakota State, Appalachian State (10/18), The Citadel (11/5) and Western Carolina (11/15) • Tallied 13 kills in the SoCon championship match against Samford; hit .545 against the Bulldogs • Posted a season-high seven blocks vs. Arkansas State.

Before Georgia Southern: Played in 116 of 123 sets as a freshman at Middle Tennessee State in 2012 • Fourth on the team with 226 kills, fourth on the team with 1.95 kills per set and hit .207 • Second on the squad with 66 blocks and fifth on the team in assists with 28.
 
Prep: Four-year letterwinner for coach Bryan Jones at Pope High School • The Georgia Player of the Year in 2011 • Named all-state in 2010 and 2011 • Earned all-county honors each year and a three-time all-area player • Pope was ranked in the top-10 in the nation in both 2010 and 2011 • Helped lead Pope to three consecutive state titles in Georgia from 2009-11 • Named to academic honor roll all four years.
 
Personal: Born Katherine Elizabeth Bange Dec. 4, 1993, in Marietta, Ga. • The daughter of Michael and Sherry Bange • Has two brothers, Joel and Quintin.
 
Major: Exercise science