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Michaela Keefe Season 2019
PositionOH
Height6-2
ClassSenior
HometownPacific Palisades, Calif.
In the News
Career Accolades
- Three-time NCAA champion (2016, 2018, 2019)
- Three-time Pac-12 champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
- NCAA Elite 90 Award winner (2018)
- Pac-12 All-Academic first team (2017)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2019)
As a Senior (2019) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Played in six matches, appearing in eight sets
- Averaged 1.25 kills per set
- Season-high four kills against Colorado (Oct. 18)
As a Junior (2018) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions
- NCAA Elite 90 Award winner
- Played in 11 matches, appearing in 16 sets
- Averaged 1.50 kills and 1.75 points per set
- Season-high 11 kills versus Oregon State (Nov. 9)
- Hit a season-best .455 (5-0-11) against West Virginia (Sept. 1)
- Put down a career-high two aces versus Alabama State (Nov. 30) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
As a Sophomore (2017) • Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 All-Academic first team
- Started six matches at outside hitter, appearing in 43 sets
- Career-high 15 kills versus No. 5 Penn State (Sept. 1)
- Career-best four blocks at Texas A&M (Sept. 3)
- Hit .348 with 10 kills and a block in a sweep over Oregon State (Nov. 3)
As a Freshman (2016) • NCAA Champions
- Played in 28 sets as a true freshman before missing the remainder of the season due to injury, earning a medical hardship
- Made her collegiate debut in a win over No. 17 Illinois (Sept. 3)
- Finished with two kills, the firsts of her career, in one set played against No. 20 Purdue (Sept. 9)
- Made her first collegiate start at Saint Mary’s (Sept. 16), finishing with four kills, 10 digs and an ace
- Hit .333 with eight kills and 13 digs in a sweep at Pacific (Sept. 17)
- Notched her first career double-double with a season-high 13 kills and 10 digs at California (Sept. 20)
- Posted a career-high 17 digs in a five-set win at No. 7 Washington (Sept. 28)
USA Volleyball
- 2015 Invitational Select USA Volleyball Holiday Camp in Colorado Springs
Prior to Stanford
- A 2016 graduate of Marymount High School in Los Angeles
- Three-year letterwinner in volleyball
- Three-time league champion, winning the Sunshine League her sophomore year and the Mission League as a junior and senior
- Advanced to CIF quarterfinals during her junior and senior seasons
- Two-time all-league first team
- Recognized twice by PrepVolleyball as one of the top 40 players in the nation
- Four-year letterwinner in basketball, captaining her squad as a senior (2015-2016)
- Four-time MVP for the basketball team, and two-time MVP of the Mission League
- Two-time All-CIF first team as a junior and senior for basketball
- Played club for Sunshine 18 Westside
- Captained her team as a senior
Personal
- Daughter of Adam and Kristin Keefe
- Has a twin sister, Caitlin, and two younger siblings, James and Kerry
- Mother, formerly Kristin Klein, was a four-time AVCA All-American at Stanford (1988-1992) and was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame
- She was also a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team, which competed in Atlanta
- Father played basketball (1988-1991) and volleyball (1988-1990) at Stanford, and is also a member of the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame
- He was the 10th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1992 NBA draft, playing professionally for the Hawks, Jazz, Warriors and overseas in Spain
- Brother, James, joined the Stanford men's basketball team in the fall of 2019
- Grandfather, Robert Klein, was a three-sport athlete at USC, playing for the 1967 national championship football team, and professionally with the Rams and Chargers
- Uncle, Jimmy Klein, played volleyball and football at Stanford (1989-94)
- Uncle, Patrick Klein, played volleyball at Stanford (1996-99), and helped the Cardinal win its first NCAA title
- Born in Salt Lake City
- Full name is Michaela JoAnn Keefe
Career Highs
Statistic | Career High | Opponent | Date |
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Kills | 15 | vs. Penn State | Sept. 1, 2017 |
Attempts | 33 | vs. Penn State | Sept. 1, 2017 |
Hitting Percentage | 1.000 (1-0-1) | vs. Arizona State | Oct. 13, 2019 |
Assists | 1 (4X) | last vs. Texas | Sept. 11, 2018 |
Service Aces | 2 | vs. Alabama State | Nov. 30, 2018 |
Digs | 17 | at Washington | Sept. 28, 2016 |
Blocks | 4 | at Texas A&M | Sept. 3, 2017 |
Women's Volleyball
Elite Honor
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Stanford Sweeps Oregon State
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Stanford Bests Buffs
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Wire to Wire
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Elite Recognition
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One Down
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Strong Finish
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Back on Track
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Card, Cougars Clash Friday
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Opening in D.C.
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Team Academic Honor
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Season in Review
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Card, Gators Clash in KC
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Regional Action on The Farm
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Seven Earn Academic Honors
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NCAAs Start in Maples
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Regular Season Wraps Up
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Mid-Week Matchups
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Pacific Northwest Showdowns
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Fifteen Straight
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Pac-12 Play Continues
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Heading to the Desert
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Back on The Farm
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Road Trip to Los Angeles
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Four-Match Road Swing Ahead
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Devils, 'Cats Next
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New Look, Same Result
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Big Spike Opens Pac-12 Play
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Stanford Comes Up Short
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Cardinal Fights Off Illini
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Cardinal Travels to Illinois
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Stanford Falls to Penn State
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Saturday Sweep
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Card Downs Iowa
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Solid Start
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Stanford Falls on the Palouse
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Cardinal Tops Dawgs
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Dam Destroyed
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Stanford Wins Big Spike
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Cardinal Shuts Down Tigers
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Stanford Sweeps Saint Mary’s
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Stanford Fights Off Cal Poly
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Stanford Falls to Purdue
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Stanford Holds Off Illinois
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Academic Awards
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All-Time Roster
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