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KSU Athletics/Kyle Hess
KSU Athletics/Kyle Hess

16 Liesl Engelbrecht

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Northview HS
  • Hometown Duluth, Ga.

Biography

HONORS
2018

ASUN First Team All-Conference
ASUN All-Academic Team
ASUN Fall Winner For Life
ASUN Defensive Player of the Week (11/12/18)

2017
AVCA South All-Region Team
ASUN All-Tournament Team
ASUN First Team All-Conference
ASUN Defensive Player of the Week (11/6/17)
ASUN Player of the Week (10/23/17)

2016
ASUN Second Team All-Conference
ASUN Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 14)
Georgia Challenge All-Tournament Team

As a Senior (2018)
Appeared in all 31 matches making 29 starts ... the Owls all-time leader in blocks (367), she finished the year with 121 blocks ... the third Owl in history to record over 100 blocks in a single-season ... averaged 1.05 blocks per set, one of five Owls all-time to average over one block per set ... logged 10 blocks in two games, tying the single-game record for block assists in a match ... earned her first career double-double with 12 kills and 10 blocks against Lipscomb (Nov. 6) ... just the second Owls in history to record a double-double with blocks and kills ... finished the year with 263 total kills, hitting .304 ... tallied 45 digs, including a career-high seven at Florida A&M (Sept. 14) ... 11 aces and four assists ... named first team all-conference for the second straight season ... earned ASUN All-Academic Team accolades.

As a Junior (2017)
Collected various honors over the course of the season including AVCA South All-Region Team, ASUN All-Tournament Team, ASUN First Team All-Conference, and also earned ASUN Defensive Player of the Week during the week of Nov. 6 and ASUN Player of the Week on the week of Oct. 23… Was the first Kennesaw State player to be named to the AVCA All-Region Team... Led the team in blocks with 91 and third on the team in kills with 195… Also led the team in hitting percentage with .335… Recorded 7 service aces and 40 digs.

As a Sophomore (2016)
Named to the ASUN Second Team All-Conference Team in her sophomore season… Had a career-high 233 kills and averaged 2.27 per set with a team-high.338 hitting percentage … Collected double-digit kills in 10 matches with her season-high 14 kills at Auburn... Led the ASUN with a .377 hitting percentage during conference play in which she had 225 kills … Led the team with a career-high 94 blocks averaging 0.87 blocks per set … Her 94 total blocks were second most in a season in program history … Was named ASUN Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14 after combining for 12 blocks vs North Florida and Jacksonville … Named to the Georgia Challenge All-Tournament Team... Played in all 29 matches this season.

As a Freshman (2015)
Finished second on the team with 61.0 blocks… In conference matches, she finished with 42.0 blocks and averaged 1.02 per set… The 1.02 blocks per set was fourth best in the conference during league play… She had 10 blocks in the conference opener against USC Upstate and seven blocks against Georgia Tech… She also finished the season with 94 kills averaging 1.22 kills per set.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Named All-Area Offensive Player of the Year during her senior season at Northview High School.
 
PERSONAL
The 6’4” middle blocker is originally from South Africa… Her parents are Andries and Corene… She is majoring in psychology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2015Freshman

    MB
    6'4"
    16
  • 16

    2016Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'4"
    16
  • 16

    2017Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'4"
    16
  • 16

    2018Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'4"
    16