Texas Tech University Athletics
2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Brooke Kanas
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- New Braunfels, Texas
2022
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team & MVP
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
- Buffs Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- All-Big 12 Preseason Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- All-Big 12 Second Teamย
- All-Big 12 Freshman Team
- Big 12 Rookie of the Week (9/22, 10/26)
FIFTH-YEAR SEASON (2022)
Played in all 29 matches, starting in 28 of them for the Red Raiders โฆ Ranked third on the team in kills, kills per set, points and points per set, while leading the team in blocks โฆ Also led the team with a .305 hitting percentage and was the only Red Raider to post a hitting clip over .300 (minimum of 100 attacks) and record over one block per set (1.01) โฆ Tallied 11 double-digit kill performances and led the team in blocks 14 times โฆ Moved up in the Texas Tech record book as she ranks in the top-10 for three different categories โ She is now third all-time with 136 career matches played, fifth in kills with 1,112 career slams, 10th all-time with 330 career blocks and 11th with a .261 career hitting clip โฆ Collected her second career All-Big 12 Second Team award after finishing the season with 243 kills, 2.21 k/s, a .305 hitting percentage, five aces, 41 digs, 111.0 blocks, 1.01 b/s and 307.0 points.
SENIOR SEASON (2021)
Moved from the right side to the middle for her senior season where she played in 29 of 30 matches โฆ led the Red Raiders in blocks (114.0) and blocks per set (1.08) which ranked 10thย in the Big 12 โฆ most blocks by a Red Raider since 2018 โฆ her 20 solo blocks led all Red Raiders and most from a Red Raider since 2016 โฆ registered fourth most kills (199) and points (269.0) on the team โฆย ย tallied double-digit kills in five matches โฆ posted five or more blocks in nine matches with a career-high eight at West Virginia (11/19) โฆ tallied 34 kills on a .615 hitting clip with 14 blocks at the Buffs Invitational, earning All-Tournament Team honors โฆ twice posted a season-high 14 kills, first against Colorado (9/10) and again versus Iowa State (10/7) โฆ finished the season with 199 kills, 1.88 k/s, 269.0 points, 2.54 pts/s, .319 hitting percentage, three service aces, 15 digs, 114.0 blocks and 1.08 blk/s.ย
JUNIOR SEASON (2020)*
Continued to be one of the key contributors for the Red Raiders appearing in 20 matches with 13 starts on the season โฆ third on the team with 166 kills and 186.5 points โฆ finished fourth on the squad with 34 blocks โฆ recorded double-digit kills 10 times, second most on the team โฆ posted a season-high 17 kills in a five-set win over No. 13 Iowa State (10/3) โฆ tallied 16 kills on a .423 hitting clip against No. 2 Baylor (10/16) โฆ moved to middle blocker for the spring season โฆ recorded 11 kills in a five-set win over Houston (2/26/21) โฆ put up 10 kills on a season-high .643 hitting clip at Tarleton State (3/11/21) โฆ recorded a career-best six blocks in the season finale at SMU (3/20/21) โฆ earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors.
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*2020 season extended into Spring 2021 due to COVID 19 postponing fall championships, 2020 fall season was Big 12 only, with non-conference played in the spring
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Made nine starts and 29 appearances in her second season with the Red Raiders โฆ finished third on the team with 255 kills (2.48 per set) and 247 points (2.67 per set) and fifth overall with 37 total blocks โฆ produced 11 double-digit kill matches โฆ posted a season-high 19 kills twice, the first against Lehigh on Aug. 31 and the second in a tense, five-set victory at TCU on Nov. 23 โฆ posted a career-high hitting percentage after hitting .607 against Lehigh on opening weekend โฆ matched her career-high of four digs three separate times against Pacific (9/13), UNLV (9/13) and Oklahoma (11/13) โฆ collected two assists over the course of the season, one against Pacific (9/13) and Baylor (11/9) โฆ threw up solo blocks against Kansas (11/6) and Lehigh (8/31) โฆ posted a stellar outing against Northwestern, where she tallied 11 kills, two digs and one block assists against the Wildcats โฆ blasted 15 kills and went up for five block assists in Techโs five-set victory at West Virginia (11/16) โฆ collected 13 kills and tallied three total blocks in the Red Raidersโ key victory against Kansas at home on Nov. 6 โฆ powered 14 kills on 24 attacks against Huston (9/20) โฆ made six starts and appeared in all 16 Big 12 Conference matches โฆ rolled through Big 12 play with 137 kills and 21 total blocks โฆ produced 10-kill matches against Northern Illinois (9/9), UIW (9/21), Texas (9/28 and 10/30) and Oklahoma (11/13) โฆ finished the season hitting .221 โฆ named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team and Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
Burst onto the scene as one of the Big 12โs top freshmen โฆ one of six freshmen named to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team and one of four to receive All Big 12 First or Second Team honors โฆ twice named Big 12 Rookie of the Week (ROTW) โฆ earned her first ROTW award after leading all Big 12 freshmen with a .356 hitting percentage and a combined 31 kills as Tech upended No. 19 Baylor and topped West Virginia to open conference play โฆ named ROTW for a second time following another 31 kill week, securing 18 at West Virginia and 13 on .478 hitting in a sweep of TCU โฆ led the Red Raiders in kills during Big 12 play with 202 on .251 hitting โฆ averaged a team-high 3.37 kills per set during Big 12 play โฆ ranked second on the team in kills with 249, finishing with 2.93 kills per set on the year โฆ ranked fourth on the team with a .241 hitting percentage for the year โฆ finished the year with 34 total blocks โฆ third on the team with 266.5 points โฆ led the team in kills seven times โฆ posted 14 double-digit kill efforts, including 13 during Big 12 play โฆ had three of Techโs top four offensive outings for the season with four matches of 18 kills or more โฆ had the teamโs highest kill total for a single match with 23 in Techโs win over Kansas State (Oct. 3) โฆ later recorded 19 kills against Oklahoma (Nov. 7) and 18 at West Virginia (Oct. 24).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Named a Senior Ace (Top 250 recruit) by PrepVolleyball.com โฆ 2017 Under Armour All-American Watch List ... Lettered all four years at Canyon High School โฆ Two-time All-State First Team selection her junior and senior years by the Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches (TAVC) โฆ Class 6A All-State First Team โฆ 2015 and 2016 District 27-6A First Team โฆ Named Second Team All-District as a freshman โฆ a dual-sport athlete that earned three letters in track & field โฆ played club for Alamo VB โฆ Academic All-District in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
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PERSONAL
Born Oct. 29, 1999 to Joe and Sharon Kanas โฆ father was a pitcher in the New York Mets organization (1973-1977) โฆ has two older brothers in Justin (28) and Derek (26) โฆ Justin played baseball at Texas Lutheran while Derek played baseball at Incarnate Word.
