2008: Saw her first collegiate experience in 2008...played in 26 sets in 16 games, providing depth in the middle for the Wildcats. Season: Played in one set at Washington (11/28)... Played in one set at UCLA (11/15)... Appeared in one set at USC (11/14)... Showed up in one set against Cal (11/7)... Appeared in one set against USC (10/19)... Picked up one block against UCLA (10/17)... Registered one kill and three blocks at Cal (10/11)...Had one kill and one block against Stanford (10/10)...Picked up one kill and one block against ASU (10/1)... Played in one set against Washington (9/27)...Appeared in one set at CSU Bakersfield(9/13)... Played in one set against Fresno State (9/13)... Recorded five kills on seven attempts and four blocks against Chicago State (9/12)... Played in two sets against Texas Tech (9/6)... Appeared in one set against Texas State (9/5)... Had a career-high six kills against Gardner-Webb (8/30)... Made collegiate debut against Weber State (8/29).

High School: A three-sport athlete at Ramstein HS (Ramstein Airbase) in Germany... Lettered in volleyball, played center on the basketball team, and ran the 4X4 and the 200m on the track and field team... Earned second-team All-Europe honors... Was a Bronze honor roll recipient... Help lead her team to first-place finishes two-consecutive years.

Club: Played for Epic under Ozhan Bahrembeygui in San Diego, Calif.

Personal: Kaylen A. Bannister was born June 14, 1989, in Redbank, N.J. ... Daughter of Francis and Michelle Bannister... Father played soccer at Marshall and serves in the U.S. Army... Has an older sister Collette, an older brother Sean, and a younger sister Mackenzie... Undecided in area of academic study... Enjoys swimming, traveling, and shopping in her spare time.

Career Stats:

Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE

2008 26 16 14 0.54 10 33 .121 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 .00 0 14 14 0.54 2 0

TOTAL 26 16 14 0.54 10 33 .121 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 .00 0 14 14 0.54 2 0