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Bronco volleyball signs transfer
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Ki Eveland from Grand Rapids, Mich., has signed financial aid papers to transfer to Boise State for the sport of volleyball. She will join the Broncos in August 2005 as a sophomore. Boise State volleyball Head Coach Scott Sandel announced the transfer Friday.
Ki Eveland is a 5-10 setter. She played in 42 of Kentucky’s 112 games as a freshman in 2004 and averaged 11.69 assists and 0.95 kills in those games. At East Kentwood HS, she was a two-time all-state, all-region and all-conference selection.
“Ki is a great addition to the Broncos. She will provide experience, leadership, and competitive personality to our team. Coming out of the 2004 season, I felt that we needed to upgrade our setting position to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Ki gives us a good athlete with a high volleyball I.Q.,” Boise State Head Coach Scott Sandel commented.
Mandy Klein and Melissa Kimich signed national-letters-of-intent this past November and will also join the Broncos this coming August.
Mandy Klein is a senior at Timberline High School. At 5-11, Klein has played outside hitter at Timberline this past year, however, will move to her original position of setter at Boise State. She helped lead her prep volleyball team to a district championship and a second place finish at the 2004 state tournament. In 2003, when she was a junior, the team finished third in the state. Klein is also an excellent pitcher, and helped the Timberline softball team to a third place state finish in both 2004 and 2003.
“Mandy is a very good volleyball player who had to play the outside hitting position in high school and club. We recruited her to come in and compete for the starting setting position,” Sandel said. “It’s great for our program to have a local player become a Bronco, and I’m excited about her opportunity to play in her home town.”
Melissa Kimich (Montgomery, Texas) is a sophomore at Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Texas. She is a former JC teammate of Bronco junior outside hitter Telia Peterson. Kimich is a 6-1 middle blocker. Blinn was ranked sixth in the nation among NJCAA teams last fall. Kimich ranked in the top 20 in blocks in the NJCAA national statistical rankings. She also averaged over three kills per game. She graduated from Montgomery High School.
”Melissa will come in and compete for a starting middle blocking position. She is hard working and will bring a little more Texas grit to our team.” Sandel added, “She will reunite with Telia Peterson which should help us maintain the continuity we established this season.”
The Broncos finished 2004 with a 17-12 overall record, its best win-loss mark in six years, and had two playeres named to the All-WAC team.
Courtesy of Broncosports.com