2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Akeo, Kamalani
Jersey Number 3
Kamalani Akeo
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Kamehameha HS
- Hometown:
- Kapolei, Hawaii
Bio
Career Highlights
ACC Setter of the Year (2016)
2x AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team (2016, 2017)
All-ACC First Team (2017)
All-ACC Second Team (2016)
AS A SENIOR (2018)
Part of the Panthers’ first outright ACC Championship, the second consecutive title for the program … Helped the team to its third appearance in as many years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating Iona in the opening round at Petersen Events Center before falling to Michigan in the second round … Moved up to third place all-time in the Pitt record book, reaching 3,956 career assists … Led the Panthers with 760 season assists, averaging 6.67 per set … Contributed to the team’s ACC-leading mark of 13.78 assists per set, ranking fifth in the nation … One of three Panthers to play in every set … Led Pitt in assists in all but eight matches … Posted a season-high 39 assists in three sets against Dayton … Served a season-high three aces at NC State … Tied for second on the team with five double-doubles, all with assists/digs … Dug a season-high 12 balls against Dayton … Named to the Preseason All-ACC Team … Earned a spot on the Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team.
AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC Championship, claiming the title after defeating Virginia to end the regular season … Helped the team to their second appearance in two years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State … Voted to the AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team for the second year in a row … Named to the All-ACC Volleyball First Team for the second year… Awarded First National Bank Weekly Honors during the week of Nov. 10…Led the team in assists with 1,258, good for second in the ACC and 35th in the NCAA … Finished the season with 10.75 assists per set, landing her at first in the ACC … Kicked off the season with a 36-assist game on 40 attempts for a percentage of .900 … Notched 58 assists and 14 digs against Saint Mary’s…Tallied 47 kills against WKU … Tallied a season high 60 assists to go along with five digs in a win against Syracuse … Landed 44 assists to go along with six digs against Boston College … Collected 42 assists in a sweeping victory over Virginia … Logged 55 assists in a win at Florida State … Notched 51 assists and nine digs in a late season win over Duke … Ended with 90 total assists in the NCAA Tournament, 44 coming in a victory over VCU and 46 coming in the team’s loss to No. 1 Penn State.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
Part of the first Pitt volleyball team to reach the NCAA Tournament in 12 years and the first to advance to the second round in 13 years ... Voted to the AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team ... Named ACC Setter of the Year ... Recognized as a Second Team All-ACC talent ... Was ACC Player of the Week during the week of Nov. 21 ... Identified as a First National Bank Athlete of the Week during the week of Oct. 24 ... Achieved All-Tournament recognition during the Kennesaw State Invitational tournament ... Finished the season with 1,379 total assists, the eighth-best single-season mark in program history ... Currently is ninth all-time in assists with 1,938 only two years into her career ... Recorded 41 assists and nine digs against No. 23 Dayton in Pitt’s NCAA Tournament win ... Notched 51 assists and seven digs in a win over Syracuse ... Put up 54 assists along with 11 digs in a win against Georgia Tech ... Put up a season-high 57 assists against North Carolina State ... Recorded 53 assists against No. 15 ranked Florida State ... Posted 109 assists throughout the Panther Challenge ... Tallied 54 assists and 17 digs in the Panthers’ win over No. 22 Michigan ... Logged two double-doubles and recorded three games with 50 or more assists during a three-game home stretch against American, Michigan and Western Kentucky.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Finished the Nebraska Invite with 48 assists and 23 digs ... Tallied 46 assists and 10 digs throughout the Pitt/Duquesne Invitational ... Notched 59 assists and 11 digs in the Michigan Challenge ... Recorded her first career double-double with 25 assists and 11 digs against Bowling Green, both of which are career-highs ... Posted 21 assists and three digs against Lehigh ... Tallied 17 assists and seven digs versus George Washington ... Notched 17 assists and four digs against NC State ... Recorded 17 assists and eight digs against North Carolina ... Registered 14 assists and five digs at Virginia Tech ... Tallied 23 assists and three digs at Virginia ... Recorded 18 assists and seven digs at Syracuse ... Rounded out the four-game road trip with 21 assists and six digs at Boston College ... Notched 25 assists and seven digs in the match with Georgia Tech ... Finished with 15 assist and four digs against Clemson ... Against Florida State, recorded 20 assists and eight digs ... Recorded 17 assists and five digs against North Carolina ... Tallied 16 assists and three digs against NC State to finish off the weekend ... Contributed 26 assists and eight digs in the matchup against Syracuse.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year varsity player at Kamehameha High School ... As a junior, helped team to a Hawaii Division I State Championship ... Became a Hawaii Division I state runner-up as a senior ... Won Interscholastic League of Honolulu championships in both her junior and senior seasons ... Played club for Imi Ikes (2013-2014) and Team Piko (2011-2012) ... Finished first in Junior Nationals with Team Piko in 2011.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Les and Cherie Akeo ... Has four siblings, Thomas, Lester, Lesli and Lexis.
ACC Setter of the Year (2016)
2x AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team (2016, 2017)
All-ACC First Team (2017)
All-ACC Second Team (2016)
AS A SENIOR (2018)
Part of the Panthers’ first outright ACC Championship, the second consecutive title for the program … Helped the team to its third appearance in as many years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating Iona in the opening round at Petersen Events Center before falling to Michigan in the second round … Moved up to third place all-time in the Pitt record book, reaching 3,956 career assists … Led the Panthers with 760 season assists, averaging 6.67 per set … Contributed to the team’s ACC-leading mark of 13.78 assists per set, ranking fifth in the nation … One of three Panthers to play in every set … Led Pitt in assists in all but eight matches … Posted a season-high 39 assists in three sets against Dayton … Served a season-high three aces at NC State … Tied for second on the team with five double-doubles, all with assists/digs … Dug a season-high 12 balls against Dayton … Named to the Preseason All-ACC Team … Earned a spot on the Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team.
AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Part of the first volleyball team to win an ACC Championship, claiming the title after defeating Virginia to end the regular season … Helped the team to their second appearance in two years at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU in the opening round, before falling to No. 1 Penn State … Voted to the AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team for the second year in a row … Named to the All-ACC Volleyball First Team for the second year… Awarded First National Bank Weekly Honors during the week of Nov. 10…Led the team in assists with 1,258, good for second in the ACC and 35th in the NCAA … Finished the season with 10.75 assists per set, landing her at first in the ACC … Kicked off the season with a 36-assist game on 40 attempts for a percentage of .900 … Notched 58 assists and 14 digs against Saint Mary’s…Tallied 47 kills against WKU … Tallied a season high 60 assists to go along with five digs in a win against Syracuse … Landed 44 assists to go along with six digs against Boston College … Collected 42 assists in a sweeping victory over Virginia … Logged 55 assists in a win at Florida State … Notched 51 assists and nine digs in a late season win over Duke … Ended with 90 total assists in the NCAA Tournament, 44 coming in a victory over VCU and 46 coming in the team’s loss to No. 1 Penn State.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
Part of the first Pitt volleyball team to reach the NCAA Tournament in 12 years and the first to advance to the second round in 13 years ... Voted to the AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team ... Named ACC Setter of the Year ... Recognized as a Second Team All-ACC talent ... Was ACC Player of the Week during the week of Nov. 21 ... Identified as a First National Bank Athlete of the Week during the week of Oct. 24 ... Achieved All-Tournament recognition during the Kennesaw State Invitational tournament ... Finished the season with 1,379 total assists, the eighth-best single-season mark in program history ... Currently is ninth all-time in assists with 1,938 only two years into her career ... Recorded 41 assists and nine digs against No. 23 Dayton in Pitt’s NCAA Tournament win ... Notched 51 assists and seven digs in a win over Syracuse ... Put up 54 assists along with 11 digs in a win against Georgia Tech ... Put up a season-high 57 assists against North Carolina State ... Recorded 53 assists against No. 15 ranked Florida State ... Posted 109 assists throughout the Panther Challenge ... Tallied 54 assists and 17 digs in the Panthers’ win over No. 22 Michigan ... Logged two double-doubles and recorded three games with 50 or more assists during a three-game home stretch against American, Michigan and Western Kentucky.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Finished the Nebraska Invite with 48 assists and 23 digs ... Tallied 46 assists and 10 digs throughout the Pitt/Duquesne Invitational ... Notched 59 assists and 11 digs in the Michigan Challenge ... Recorded her first career double-double with 25 assists and 11 digs against Bowling Green, both of which are career-highs ... Posted 21 assists and three digs against Lehigh ... Tallied 17 assists and seven digs versus George Washington ... Notched 17 assists and four digs against NC State ... Recorded 17 assists and eight digs against North Carolina ... Registered 14 assists and five digs at Virginia Tech ... Tallied 23 assists and three digs at Virginia ... Recorded 18 assists and seven digs at Syracuse ... Rounded out the four-game road trip with 21 assists and six digs at Boston College ... Notched 25 assists and seven digs in the match with Georgia Tech ... Finished with 15 assist and four digs against Clemson ... Against Florida State, recorded 20 assists and eight digs ... Recorded 17 assists and five digs against North Carolina ... Tallied 16 assists and three digs against NC State to finish off the weekend ... Contributed 26 assists and eight digs in the matchup against Syracuse.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year varsity player at Kamehameha High School ... As a junior, helped team to a Hawaii Division I State Championship ... Became a Hawaii Division I state runner-up as a senior ... Won Interscholastic League of Honolulu championships in both her junior and senior seasons ... Played club for Imi Ikes (2013-2014) and Team Piko (2011-2012) ... Finished first in Junior Nationals with Team Piko in 2011.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Les and Cherie Akeo ... Has four siblings, Thomas, Lester, Lesli and Lexis.
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