10 Kelsey Bickford
10 Kelsey Bickford
Height: 5-10
Year: 2020
Hometown: Somersworth, N.H.
High School: Somersworth
Position: OH
Major: Psychology
m 30
k/s 1.79
h % .095
a/s 0.22
b/s 0.32
sa/s 0.40
d/s 1.79

Accolades:
GNAC Honor Roll: 10/16/2017, 9/16/2018, 9/30/2018

2019: Played in all 30 matches and saw 107 sets as a senior outside hitter…had 13 kills against Curry College on Sept. 7th and four service aces along with 18.5 points in the 3-1 loss…on Sept. 24th had 12 kills vs. Plymouth State in the 3-2 losing effort…had a season high of 14 kills along with 17 points on Oct. 19th when facing Rutgers University (Newark)…on Sept. 22nd earned five service aces and 20 points in the 3-1 win against University of Maine Fort Kent…had six service aces when going against Emmanuel College (Mass.) in the 3-2 conference win on Oct. 12th…and served four more aces on Nov. 2nd vs. Suffolk University in the close 3-2 conference loss along with 15 digs…on Sept 7th against Plattsburgh State tallied 15 digs in the loss…had 14 digs on Oct. 19th vs. Albertus Magnus College in a losing effort…and had another game of 15 digs when going against Eastern Connecticut State on Oct. 20th…Bickford led her team with 43 service aces and ended her career with 893 kills, 84 service aces, and 525 digs.

2018: Played in all 28 matches as well as 96 sets as a junior outside hitter…posted 258 kills on 884 total attempts along with 18 total blocks…set a career high in total digs (153)…ranked fourth in the GNAC in kills, fifth in total points, and second in total attacks…registered 10 kills on 29 total attempts for 21.5 in a victory versus Mitchell on September 15th…shared a season high in kills (16) on September 29th versus Husson, as well as on October 18th versus Framingham State.

2017: Played in all 32 matches and 115 total sets as a sophomore outside hitter…tallied 338 kills on 1209 attempts with 145 digs and 26 total blocks…ranked second in the GNAC in attempts, fourth in kills, and fifth in points (360.5)…shattered the SJC single-season attempts record, as the previous mark – 954 – was held by former teammate Victoria Huntley ’17…also posted the third-highest kills total in team history…recorded double-digit kill totals in 18 different matches…posted 13 kills and seven digs against Maine Maritime on September 2nd…notched a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs versus University of New England that same day…boasted 16 kills on 38 attempts in a sweep over Maine-Presque Isle on September 8th…recorded 17 kills with seven digs in a 3-1 win at Lesley University on September 25th…recorded 30 total kills in losses to Emmanuel College and Salve Regina on October 7th…followed up with 40 kills combined in a GNAC tri-match split versus Rivier University and Albertus Magnus College on October 20th…chipped in with 15 kills and nine digs in a loss to Framingham State on October 21st…notched an impressive double-double with 15 kills and 16 digs along with a pair of aces in a five-set loss at the hands of UNE five days later.

2016: Played in all 25 matches and all 93 sets as a freshman right side hitter...tallied 107 kills, 24 assists, 35 digs and 41 total block...on September 29th against University of Southern Maine had 5 kills and 3 block assists...racked up 13 kills and posted a solid .346 attack rate with a pair of block assists against Suffolk University on October 5th...tallied 7 kills, 1 assist, and 4 block assists against Pratt Institute on October 8th...on October 29th versus Emmanuel College tallied 9 kills, 4 assists, 3 digs, and 2 block assists.

High School: Played three Years of varsity volleyball for Steve Hodsdon at Somersworth High School, making it to the DII championship her senior year...garnered First Team All-State honors her junior year and Second Team accolades as a senior... averaged 10 kills per game...listed on the honor roll through high school...also played basketball and participated in track and field.

Personal: Kelsey Lynn Bickford, born in Somersworth, New Hampshire...daughter of Shane and Darlene Bickford...majoring in Psychology.

Recent Games
Oct 20 at Eastern Conn. St. L, 3-0
Oct 26 Lasell W, 3-0
Oct 26 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 3-0
Nov 2 vs. Simmons L, 3-0
Nov 2 at Suffolk L, 3-2
Nov 5 at Simmons L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 30 12
Sets 107 45
Kills 191 69
Kills per set 1.79 1.53
Errors 118 44
Total Attacks 768 313
Hitting Percentage .095 .080
Assists 24 11
Assists per set 0.22 0.24
Service Aces 43 22
Service Errors 22 7
Service Aces per set 0.40 0.49
Receptions 164 63
Reception Errors 25 7
Digs 192 72
Digs per set 1.79 1.60
Block Solo 15 3
Block Assist 19 14
Block Total 34 17
Blocks per set 0.32 0.38
Block Errors 3 2
Ball Handling Errors 4 2
Points 258.5 101.0
Points per set 2.4 2.2
Matches started 18 6
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 at U. of New England L, 3-0 - 3 7 3 22 .182 1 1 1 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Aug 31 vs. Southern Me. L, 3-0 - 3 6 8 25 -.080 1 0 0 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Aug 31 vs. Maine Maritime L, 3-0 1 3 2 7 18 -.278 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 6 vs. Bates L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 15 .400 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 7 vs. Curry L, 3-1 1 4 13 11 47 .043 0 4 0 0 0 13 1 1 0 2 1 18.5
Sep 7 vs. Plattsburgh L, 3-1 1 4 7 2 28 .179 0 1 0 - 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 7 at Husson L, 3-1 1 4 7 7 26 .000 1 0 2 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 10 at Colby L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 24 .208 2 0 0 10 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Sep 14 at Rivier L, 3-0 1 3 1 3 15 -.133 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 14 vs. Bates L, 3-0 1 3 2 5 24 -.125 0 1 1 8 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 4.0
Sep 19 at Southern Me. L, 3-0 1 2 1 1 6 .000 0 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 21 Colby-Sawyer W, 3-2 - 5 8 5 42 .071 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 9.5
Sep 21 Husson W, 3-1 - 4 10 6 32 .125 0 1 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Sep 22 Me.-Fort Kent W, 3-1 1 4 11 6 30 .167 0 5 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 20.0
Sep 24 Plymouth St. L, 3-2 - 5 12 2 34 .294 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 16.0
Oct 5 Norwich L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 21 .000 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 2 2.0
Oct 5 Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 5 2 12 .250 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Oct 8 New England Col. W, 3-1 - 4 10 5 32 .156 0 1 1 16 0 10 3 1 0 4 0 14.5
Oct 10 U. of New England L, 3-0 - 3 3 2 15 .067 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Oct 12 vs. St. Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-1 1 4 9 3 19 .316 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Oct 12 at Emmanuel (Mass.) W, 3-2 1 5 9 5 34 .118 0 6 1 10 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 16.5
Oct 16 at Regis (Mass.) L, 3-1 - 4 5 3 18 .111 1 1 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Oct 19 vs. Rutgers-Newark L, 3-1 1 4 14 2 39 .308 2 3 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Oct 19 at Albertus Magnus L, 3-1 1 4 11 10 63 .016 2 2 1 13 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Oct 20 at Eastern Conn. St. L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 16 -.063 0 1 0 16 1 15 0 0 1 0 1 1.0
Oct 26 Lasell W, 3-0 - 3 3 4 16 -.063 1 3 2 9 2 8 1 1 0 2 0 7.5
Oct 26 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 19 .105 1 0 0 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 5.0
Nov 2 vs. Simmons L, 3-0 1 3 5 2 26 .115 1 1 1 - 1 7 0 5 1 5 0 8.5
Nov 2 at Suffolk L, 3-2 1 5 8 4 28 .143 3 4 0 5 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Nov 5 at Simmons L, 3-0 1 3 5 5 22 .000 1 0 1 11 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2016-17 25 93 107 1.15 78 389 .075 24 0.26 0 0.00 6 2 35 0.38 5 36 41 0.44 130.0 1.4
2017-18 32 115 337 2.93 227 1209 .091 7 0.06 7 0.06 162 40 145 1.26 7 19 26 0.23 360.5 3.1
2018-19 28 96 258 2.69 128 884 .147 14 0.15 34 0.35 345 66 153 1.59 3 15 18 0.19 302.5 3.2
2019-20 30 107 191 1.79 118 768 .095 24 0.22 43 0.40 164 25 192 1.79 15 19 34 0.32 258.5 2.4
Total 115 411 893 2.17 551 3250 .105 69 0.17 84 0.20 677 133 525 1.28 30 89 119 0.29 1051.5 2.6
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 30 107 191 1.79 118 768 .095 24 0.22 43 0.40 164 25 192 1.79 15 19 34 0.32 258.5 2.4
Conference 12 45 69 1.53 44 313 .080 11 0.24 22 0.49 63 7 72 1.60 3 14 17 0.38 101.0 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 37 67 1.81 35 253 .126 7 0.19 16 0.43 46 4 48 1.30 13 5 18 0.49 98.5 2.7
Away 11 39 60 1.54 43 274 .062 11 0.28 16 0.41 92 13 92 2.36 0 7 7 0.18 79.5 2.0
Neutral 9 31 64 2.06 40 241 .100 6 0.19 11 0.35 26 8 52 1.68 2 7 9 0.29 80.5 2.6
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Wins 8 32 65 2.03 36 217 .134 2 0.06 20 0.63 41 3 38 1.19 8 7 15 0.47 96.5 3.0
Losses 22 75 126 1.68 82 551 .080 22 0.29 23 0.31 123 22 154 2.05 7 12 19 0.25 162.0 2.2
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August 3 9 15 1.67 18 65 -.046 3 0.33 1 0.11 21 1 14 1.56 0 1 1 0.11 16.5 1.8
September 12 44 84 1.91 49 323 .108 7 0.16 15 0.34 38 10 78 1.77 9 4 13 0.30 110.0 2.5
October 12 43 74 1.72 40 304 .112 9 0.21 22 0.51 89 9 72 1.67 6 8 14 0.33 106.0 2.5
November 3 11 18 1.64 11 76 .092 5 0.45 5 0.45 16 5 28 2.55 0 6 6 0.55 26.0 2.4