ABILENE—ACU Volleyball and head coach,
Angela Mooney, announced an addition to their 2020 recruiting class with a graduate transfer from ULM. Kate Blasingame will join the Wildcats after graduating in just two years from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The junior will be pursuing her graduate degree in accounting at ACU.
During her two years with the Warhawks, Blasingame was a dominant force on the court totaling 471 kills and 611 digs. She earned a Freshman of the Week honor from the Sun Belt conference which was the first weekly award for their volleyball program since 2014 and the first time a Warhawk had earned a Freshman of the Week honor in the Sun Belt. As a sophomore, she led the team in digs and service aces.
Kate Blasingame | OH | Frisco, Texas | Liberty HS | ULM
High School:
-First team all-district (2015-17)
-District Newcomer of the Year (2015)
-All-Academic team (2015-17)
-Team captain (2016-17)
ULM:
-Career-high digs, single match (26)
-Career-high kills, single match (21)
-Named to three all-tournament teams in two seasons
-Tallied 20 double-doubles, nine as a freshman, 11 as a sophomore
-Helped team earn the straight-set win over ULL for the first time since 1987 (2018)
-Helped team earn first win over an SEC school since 1990 (Mississippi State, 2018)
Coach Mooney on Blasingame: "We are really excited to have Kate join our program next fall. From our very first conversation, she really impressed me. She is a player who will make an immediate impact on the court for us. After two seasons at Louisiana Monroe, not only did she graduate with an accounting degree but she posted great numbers versus some high-level teams. It's my hope she will excel in the same ways here at ACU as a Wildcat. Kate fits the mold perfectly of the players we have and want moving forward here in our program. She is a phenomenal teammate, student and overall person."
