2 Kyra Staples
2 - Kyra Staples
Height: 5-3
Hometown: Chatham, Ill.
Position: L
Year: Jr.
High School: Sacred Heart-Griffin
Major: Architectural Studies
m 26
k/s 0.02
h % .050
a/s 0.56
b/s 0.00
sa/s 0.62
d/s 4.02
Career Highs

 

Kills: 1; vs. Clark University (10/31/2023) / vs. Amherst College (9/10/2024) / at Babson College (10/8/2024)

Assists: 7; vs. Bridgewater St. (11/2/24)

Service Aces: 6; vs. UMass-Boston (9/15/2023)

Digs: 37; at Salve Regina (9/28/2024)

Points: 6; vs. UMass-Boston (9/15/2023)

2024: Ranked 3rd in NEWMAC in digs per set (5.24).... 8th in NEWMAC in aces per set (0.49).

2023: Played in 21 matches and 72 sets; Led team with 4.68 digs per set on the season (337 total), ranking sixth in the NEWMAC

Before Mount Holyoke: Four-year member of the Sacred Heart-Griffin High School volleyball (2019-2023); AVCA Phenom Watchlist (2021)

Favorite MHC Tradition: Pangy Day

Why Mount Holyoke? I absolutely fell in love with the campus and the team on my visit

Outside of my sports, my favorite things to do at Mount Holyoke are: Spend time with my friends, do crafts, and watch movies.

Recent Games
Oct 25 Bates College L, 3-1
Oct 28 at Smith College W, 3-2
Oct 31 at Keene State L, 3-0
Nov 4 Coast Guard Academy L, 3-0
Nov 6 Elms College W, 3-1
Nov 8 at Wheaton College W, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 26 11
Sets 94 42
Kills 2 0
Kills per set 0.02 0.00
Errors 1 1
Total Attacks 20 7
Total Attacks per set 0.21 0.17
Hitting Percentage .050 -.143
Assists 53 22
Assists per set 0.56 0.52
Service Aces 58 18
Service Errors 49 23
Service Aces per set 0.62 0.43
Receptions 557 269
Reception Errors 25 14
Digs 378 161
Digs per set 4.02 3.83
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 60.0 18.0
Points per set 0.6 0.4
Matches started - -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 at Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 3 2 8 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Aug 30 vs. Eastern Connecticut State L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 2 1 0 24 2 25 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 5 at Amherst College L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 3 1 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 6 vs. Fitchburg State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 1 2 22 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 6 at Hartford W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 1 3 0 27 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 12 vs. Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 3 3 16 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 12 at Vassar College L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 27 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 13 vs. SUNY Delhi W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 7 6 1 10 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 17 UMass Boston L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 2 .500 0 2 4 26 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 20 Simmons University W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Fitchburg State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Emerson College L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 2 0 5 18 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 27 Salve Regina W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 4 2 1 28 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 30 at WPI L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 2 3 23 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 4 at MIT L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 13 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 4 vs. Worcester State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 21 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 7 Clark University W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 5 1 27 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 10 Westfield State University W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 6 3 1 23 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 14 at Wellesley College W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 1 -1.000 2 0 5 34 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 18 Babson College L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 3 1 23 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 21 Springfield College L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 0 1 1 22 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 25 Maine Maritime L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 1 6 3 22 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Oct 25 Bates College L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 5 0 1 24 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 28 at Smith College W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 3 3 3 35 1 15 0 0 0 0 1 3.0
Oct 31 at Keene State L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 2 2 - 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 4 Coast Guard Academy L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 2 22 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 6 Elms College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 1 5 4 17 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Nov 8 at Wheaton College W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 4 2 1 24 3 16 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 11 at Babson College   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at NEWMAC Semifinals   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at NEWMAC Championship   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  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
2023-24 21 72 1 0.01 2 42 -.024 23 0.32 37 0.51 401 27 337 4.68 0 0 0 0.00 38.0 0.5
2024-25 26 91 2 0.02 4 40 -.050 58 0.64 45 0.49 485 27 477 5.24 0 0 0 0.00 47.0 0.5
2025-26 26 94 2 0.02 1 20 .050 53 0.56 58 0.62 557 25 378 4.02 0 0 0 0.00 60.0 0.6
Total 73 257 5 0.02 7 102 -.020 134 0.52 140 0.54 1443 79 1192 4.64 0 0 0 0.00 145.0 0.6
  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 26 94 2 0.02 1 20 .050 53 0.56 58 0.62 557 25 378 4.02 0 0 0 0.00 60.0 0.6
Conference 11 42 0 0.00 1 7 -.143 22 0.52 18 0.43 269 14 161 3.83 0 0 0 0.00 18.0 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 40 2 0.05 0 12 .167 26 0.65 27 0.68 252 9 142 3.55 0 0 0 0.00 29.0 0.7
Away 10 38 0 0.00 1 4 -.250 16 0.42 19 0.50 212 10 165 4.34 0 0 0 0.00 19.0 0.5
Neutral 5 16 0 0.00 0 4 .000 11 0.69 12 0.75 93 6 71 4.44 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.8
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Wins 13 48 0 0.00 1 7 -.143 35 0.73 37 0.77 292 14 179 3.73 0 0 0 0.00 37.0 0.8
Losses 13 46 2 0.04 0 13 .154 18 0.39 21 0.46 265 11 199 4.33 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 0.5
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August 2 7 0 0.00 0 3 .000 4 0.57 4 0.57 32 2 36 5.14 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.6
September 10 35 1 0.03 0 7 .143 18 0.51 23 0.66 218 7 137 3.91 0 0 0 0.00 24.0 0.7
October 11 40 1 0.03 1 7 .000 24 0.60 24 0.60 244 12 165 4.13 0 0 0 0.00 25.0 0.6
November 3 12 0 0.00 0 3 .000 7 0.58 7 0.58 63 4 40 3.33 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.6
Kyra Staples action photo 1
  • Mass.-Boston vs. Mount Holyoke
Kyra Staples action photo 2 Kyra Staples had a match-high 21 digs in Mount Holyoke's 3-0 loss at Keene State on Oct. 31, 2025. (RJB Sports file photo)
  • Mass.-Boston vs. Mount Holyoke
Kyra Staples action photo 3 Kyra Staples had a match-high 13 digs in Mount Holyoke's loss to Springfield on Oct. 21, 2025. (RJB Sports file photo)
  • Mass.-Boston vs. Mount Holyoke
Kyra Staples action photo 4
  • Mass.-Boston vs. Mount Holyoke
Kyra Staples action photo 5
  • Mass.-Boston vs. Mount Holyoke
Kyra Staples action photo 6
  • Mass.-Boston vs. Mount Holyoke