Kayla Dondero

1 Kayla Dondero

Height:

6-1
Hometown:

Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Position:

S
Year:

So.
High School:

Mountain Vista HS
Major:

Allied Health
Instagram:

kayla.dondero1
TikTok:

@kayla_dondero
NIL:

https://nil.inflcr.com/kayla-dondero

m

33
k/s

0.03
h %

-.033
a/s

5.81
b/s

0.02
sa/s

0.17
d/s

1.88

Bio

Honors and Awards

2025 CSC Academic All-District Team.
2025 NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team.

As a Sophomore

Played in all 33 matches and 117 sets during the 2025 season, making 31 starts for a Tampa team that finished 32-1 overall and 20-0 in Sunshine State Conference play.
Helped lead Tampa to an undefeated SSC regular season, NCAA South Regional title, and NCAA Division II national semifinal appearance.
Ranked sixth in the SSC and 168th nationally in assists per set (5.81).
Ranked seventh nationally and sixth in the SSC in total assists (680).
Finished with 220 digs, 20 service aces, and a .904 serve percentage during the season.
Recorded double-digit assists in 31 matches during the season.
Posted 20-or-more assists in 20 matches.
Opened the season with 14 assists and two digs in a sweep of Lander (Sept. 5).
Recorded 23 assists and two service aces vs. Findlay (Sept. 6).
Tallied 29 assists and 14 digs against West Florida (Sept. 20).
Registered 29 assists in a five-set victory over Barry (Oct. 18).
Recorded 29 assists and 13 digs in a five-set road win at Embry-Riddle (Oct. 24).
Posted a season-high 35 assists against Embry-Riddle (Nov. 22).
Tallied 26 assists in the NCAA South Regional win over West Florida (Dec. 5).
Registered 25 assists in the NCAA National Semifinal victory over Ferris State (Dec. 11).
Recorded a season-high 16 digs against Embry-Riddle (Nov. 22).
Tallied double-digit digs in eight matches during the season.
Posted three service aces in a road victory at Lynn (Nov. 15).
Recorded at least one service ace in 15 matches during the year.
Helped Tampa rank among the nation’s leaders in assists per set (12.45), hitting percentage (.302), and winning percentage (.970).

As a Freshman

Played in 26 matches, starting 17 of them, and appeared in 26 sets.
Recorded 97 assists, ranking second on the team with 3.73 per set.
Registered 26 digs, averaging 1.00 per set.
Recorded 19 assists at Florida Tech (Oct. 25).
Tallied 9 assists vs East Central (Sep. 14).
Registered 5 assists vs New Haven (Sep. 7).
Delivered 4 assists vs Hillsdale (Sep. 7).
Posted 4 assists vs Anderson (SC) (Sep. 13).

High School

Attended Mountain Vista High School.
Lettered four years under coach Doug Shafer.
Named First Team All-Conference three times.
2023 All-State Honorable Mention.
Four-year Colorado All-State Volleyball Tournament participant.

Personal

Awarded Magna Cum Laude.
Four-year Academic letter winner.
Two-time Academic All-State.
Volunteered in the community in clubs to sponsor high school and feeder school events.
Also participated in food drives, read to younger students, hosted blood drives, and helped incoming freshmen adjust to high school.
Member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society.
Played club for Elevation 18 Peak under Scott Nugent.
Was team captain and named to the 2022 USA Volleyball Nationals All-Tournament team.
Allied health major.
Daughter of Darren and Kristina Dondero.
Has a younger sister, Lynsey.
Birthdate: 11/15/2005.

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Matches	33	20
Sets	117	73
Kills	3	3
Kills per set	0.03	0.04
Errors	4	1
Total Attacks	30	19
Total Attacks per set	0.26	0.26
Hitting Percentage	-.033	.105
Assists	680	434
Assists per set	5.81	5.95
Service Total Attempts	448	277
Service Aces	20	11
Service Errors	43	24
Service Aces per set	0.17	0.15
Receptions	4	2
Reception Errors	1	0
Digs	220	133
Digs per set	1.88	1.82
Block Solo	2	0
Block Assist	0	0
Block Total	2	0
Blocks per set	0.02	0.00
Block Errors	0	0
Ball Handling Errors	3	1
Points	25.0	14.0
Points per set	0.2	0.2
Matches started	-	-

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Nov 22	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 3-1
Dec 4	#8 Spring Hill	W, 3-0
Dec 5	#4 West Florida	W, 3-1
Dec 6	#2 Barry	W, 3-0
Dec 11	vs. #8 Ferris State	W, 3-2
Dec 12	vs. #4 MSU Denver	L, 3-0

Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date	Opponent	Score	ms	s	k	e	ta	pct	a	pts
Aug 30	Eckerd		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 5	Lander	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	1	.000	14	1.0
Sep 6	Emmanuel (Ga.)	W, 3-0	-	2	0	1	1	-1.000	9	1.0
Sep 6	#24 Findlay	W, 3-1	-	4	0	0	1	.000	23	2.0
Sep 12	vs. Cal State East Bay	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	0	-	20	0.0
Sep 12	at #23 San Francisco State	W, 3-1	-	4	0	1	1	-1.000	13	1.0
Sep 13	vs. Menlo	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	3	.000	16	2.0
Sep 19	Valdosta State	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	1	.000	12	0.0
Sep 20	#19 West Florida	W, 3-1	-	4	0	0	1	.000	29	0.0
Sep 23	Saint Leo	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	0	-	22	0.0
Sep 27	at Florida Southern	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	0	-	21	0.0
Oct 3	at Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 3-1	-	4	0	1	2	-.500	19	1.0
Oct 4	at Nova Southeastern	W, 3-1	-	4	0	0	0	-	26	0.0
Oct 10	Eckerd	W, 3-2	-	5	0	0	2	.000	23	1.0
Oct 11	Rollins	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	0	-	9	1.0
Oct 17	#8 Lynn	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	1	.000	19	0.0
Oct 18	#3 Barry	W, 3-2	-	5	0	0	1	.000	29	0.0
Oct 21	Florida Southern	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	0	-	21	0.0
Oct 24	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 3-2	-	5	0	0	0	-	29	1.0
Oct 25	at Florida Tech	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	1	.000	19	1.0
Oct 31	Nova Southeastern	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	0	-	22	1.0
Nov 1	Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	0	-	17	0.0
Nov 7	at Rollins	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	0	-	19	0.0
Nov 8	at Eckerd	W, 3-1	-	4	0	0	2	.000	23	0.0
Nov 14	at #4 Barry	W, 3-2	-	5	1	0	2	.500	29	1.0
Nov 15	at #19 Lynn	W, 3-2	-	5	1	0	5	.200	21	4.0
Nov 18	at Saint Leo	W, 3-0	-	2	0	0	0	-	8	1.0
Nov 21	Florida Tech	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	1	.000	23	1.0
Nov 22	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 3-1	-	4	1	0	2	.500	35	1.0
Dec 4	#8 Spring Hill	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	1	.000	18	2.0
Dec 5	#4 West Florida	W, 3-1	-	4	0	0	0	-	26	0.0
Dec 6	#2 Barry	W, 3-0	-	3	0	0	0	-	22	1.0
Dec 11	vs. #8 Ferris State	W, 3-2	-	5	0	1	1	-1.000	25	1.0
Dec 12	vs. #4 MSU Denver	L, 3-0	-	3	0	0	0	-	19	0.0

Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date	Opponent	Score	ms	s	digs	bs	ba	be	tot	bhe
Aug 30	Eckerd		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 5	Lander	W, 3-0	-	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 6	Emmanuel (Ga.)	W, 3-0	-	2	9	0	0	0	0	1
Sep 6	#24 Findlay	W, 3-1	-	4	5	0	0	0	0	1
Sep 12	vs. Cal State East Bay	W, 3-0	-	3	7	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 12	at #23 San Francisco State	W, 3-1	-	4	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 13	vs. Menlo	W, 3-0	-	3	11	1	0	0	1	0
Sep 19	Valdosta State	W, 3-0	-	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 20	#19 West Florida	W, 3-1	-	4	14	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 23	Saint Leo	W, 3-0	-	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 27	at Florida Southern	W, 3-0	-	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 3	at Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 3-1	-	4	3	0	0	0	0	1
Oct 4	at Nova Southeastern	W, 3-1	-	4	9	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 10	Eckerd	W, 3-2	-	5	9	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 11	Rollins	W, 3-0	-	3	7	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 17	#8 Lynn	W, 3-0	-	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 18	#3 Barry	W, 3-2	-	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 21	Florida Southern	W, 3-0	-	3	7	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 24	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 3-2	-	5	13	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 25	at Florida Tech	W, 3-0	-	3	6	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 31	Nova Southeastern	W, 3-0	-	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 1	Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 3-0	-	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 7	at Rollins	W, 3-0	-	3	7	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 8	at Eckerd	W, 3-1	-	4	6	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 14	at #4 Barry	W, 3-2	-	5	7	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 15	at #19 Lynn	W, 3-2	-	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 18	at Saint Leo	W, 3-0	-	2	6	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 21	Florida Tech	W, 3-0	-	3	5	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 22	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 3-1	-	4	16	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 4	#8 Spring Hill	W, 3-0	-	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 5	#4 West Florida	W, 3-1	-	4	9	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 6	#2 Barry	W, 3-0	-	3	8	1	0	0	1	0
Dec 11	vs. #8 Ferris State	W, 3-2	-	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 12	vs. #4 MSU Denver	L, 3-0	-	3	5	0	0	0	0	0

Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date	Opponent	Score	ms	s	ta	sa	se	r	re
Aug 30	Eckerd		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 5	Lander	W, 3-0	-	3	13	1	3	0	0
Sep 6	Emmanuel (Ga.)	W, 3-0	-	2	13	1	1	0	0
Sep 6	#24 Findlay	W, 3-1	-	4	13	2	2	0	0
Sep 12	vs. Cal State East Bay	W, 3-0	-	3	11	0	1	0	0
Sep 12	at #23 San Francisco State	W, 3-1	-	4	14	1	0	1	1
Sep 13	vs. Menlo	W, 3-0	-	3	10	1	2	1	0
Sep 19	Valdosta State	W, 3-0	-	3	9	0	2	0	0
Sep 20	#19 West Florida	W, 3-1	-	4	16	0	1	0	0
Sep 23	Saint Leo	W, 3-0	-	3	10	0	1	0	0
Sep 27	at Florida Southern	W, 3-0	-	3	9	0	1	0	0
Oct 3	at Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 3-1	-	4	16	1	0	0	0
Oct 4	at Nova Southeastern	W, 3-1	-	4	11	0	1	0	0
Oct 10	Eckerd	W, 3-2	-	5	16	1	2	0	0
Oct 11	Rollins	W, 3-0	-	3	13	1	1	0	0
Oct 17	#8 Lynn	W, 3-0	-	3	13	0	2	0	0
Oct 18	#3 Barry	W, 3-2	-	5	14	0	1	0	0
Oct 21	Florida Southern	W, 3-0	-	3	10	0	2	0	0
Oct 24	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 3-2	-	5	24	1	0	0	0
Oct 25	at Florida Tech	W, 3-0	-	3	13	1	1	0	0
Oct 31	Nova Southeastern	W, 3-0	-	3	12	1	1	0	0
Nov 1	Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 3-0	-	3	10	0	2	0	0
Nov 7	at Rollins	W, 3-0	-	3	14	0	0	0	0
Nov 8	at Eckerd	W, 3-1	-	4	15	0	1	0	0
Nov 14	at #4 Barry	W, 3-2	-	5	21	0	1	0	0
Nov 15	at #19 Lynn	W, 3-2	-	5	19	3	1	1	0
Nov 18	at Saint Leo	W, 3-0	-	2	14	1	1	0	0
Nov 21	Florida Tech	W, 3-0	-	3	9	1	2	0	0
Nov 22	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 3-1	-	4	14	0	3	1	0
Dec 4	#8 Spring Hill	W, 3-0	-	3	10	2	0	0	0
Dec 5	#4 West Florida	W, 3-1	-	4	22	0	2	0	0
Dec 6	#2 Barry	W, 3-0	-	3	15	0	1	0	0
Dec 11	vs. #8 Ferris State	W, 3-2	-	5	15	1	2	0	0
Dec 12	vs. #4 MSU Denver	L, 3-0	-	3	10	0	2	0	0

Career Stats - Offense
Statistic	m	s	k	k/s	e	ta	ta/s	pct	a	a/s	pts	pts/s
2024-25	17	26	0	0.00	2	5	0.19	-.400	97	3.73	1.0	0.0
2025-26	33	117	3	0.03	4	30	0.26	-.033	680	5.81	25.0	0.2
Total	50	143	3	0.02	6	35	0.24	-.086	777	5.43	26.0	0.2

Career Stats - Defense
Statistic	m	s	digs	d/s	bs	tot	b/s
2024-25	17	26	26	1.00	0	0	0.00
2025-26	33	117	220	1.88	2	2	0.02
Total	50	143	246	1.72	2	2	0.01

Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic	m	s	ta	sa	sa/s	se	r	re
2024-25	17	26	71	1	0.04	10	1	0
2025-26	33	117	448	20	0.17	43	4	1
Total	50	143	519	21	0.15	53	5	1

Split Stats - Offense
Statistic	m	s	k	k/s	e	ta	ta/s	pct	a	a/s	pts	pts/s
Event
Total	33	117	3	0.03	4	30	0.26	-.033	680	5.81	25.0	0.2
Conference	20	73	3	0.04	1	19	0.26	.105	434	5.95	14.0	0.2
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	18	61	1	0.02	1	13	0.21	.000	373	6.11	12.0	0.2
Away	11	42	2	0.05	2	13	0.31	.000	227	5.40	10.0	0.2
Neutral	4	14	0	0.00	1	4	0.29	-.250	80	5.71	3.0	0.2
Result
Wins	32	114	3	0.03	4	30	0.26	-.033	661	5.80	25.0	0.2
Losses	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	-	19	6.33	0.0	0.0
Month
September	10	32	0	0.00	2	9	0.28	-.222	179	5.59	7.0	0.2
October	10	38	0	0.00	1	7	0.18	-.143	216	5.68	6.0	0.2
November	8	29	3	0.10	0	12	0.41	.250	175	6.03	8.0	0.3
December	5	18	0	0.00	1	2	0.11	-.500	110	6.11	4.0	0.2

Split Stats - Defense
Statistic	m	s	digs	d/s	bs	ba	tot	b/s
Event
Total	33	117	220	1.88	2	0	2	0.02
Conference	20	73	133	1.82	0	0	0	0.00
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	18	61	122	2.00	1	0	1	0.02
Away	11	42	70	1.67	0	0	0	0.00
Neutral	4	14	28	2.00	1	0	1	0.07
Result
Wins	32	114	215	1.89	2	0	2	0.02
Losses	1	3	5	1.67	0	0	0	0.00
Month
September	10	32	68	2.13	1	0	1	0.03
October	10	38	68	1.79	0	0	0	0.00
November	8	29	55	1.90	0	0	0	0.00
December	5	18	29	1.61	1	0	1	0.06

Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic	m	s	ta	sa	sa/s	se	r	re
Event
Total	33	117	448	20	0.17	43	4	1
Conference	20	73	277	11	0.15	24	2	0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	18	61	232	10	0.16	29	1	0
Away	11	42	170	8	0.19	7	2	1
Neutral	4	14	46	2	0.14	7	1	0
Result
Wins	32	114	438	20	0.18	41	4	1
Losses	1	3	10	0	0.00	2	0	0
Month
September	10	32	118	6	0.19	14	2	1
October	10	38	142	6	0.16	11	0	0
November	8	29	116	5	0.17	11	2	0
December	5	18	72	3	0.17	7	0	0