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Career Accolades

  • NCAA champion (2019)
  • Three-time Pac-12 champion (2019, 2022, 2023)
  • Two-time AVCA Pacific North Region Player of the Year (2022, 2023)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year (2022, 2023)
  • AVCA All-America first team (2022)
  • AVCA All-America second team (2021)
  • VolleyballMag.com All-America first team (2022)
  • VolleyballMag.com All-America second team (2021)
  • VolleyballMag.com Freshman All-America honorable mention (2019)
  • Three-time AVCA All-Pacific North Region (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • Three-time All-Pac-12 Conference (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention (2019)
  • All-Pac-12 Freshman Team (2019)
  • Five-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12, 2022, Nov. 7, 2022, Sept. 4, 2023, Oct. 2, 2023, Nov. 20, 2023)
  • Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 23, 2023)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (2019)
  • Four-time Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Honda Award finalist (2022)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District first team (2021)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)

As a Fifth Year (2023) • Pac-12 Champions

  • AVCA Pacific North Region Player of the Year
  • Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • AVCA All-Pacific North Region
  • All-Pac-12 Conference
  • Three-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 20)
  • Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 23)
  • Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference

As a Senior (2022) • Pac-12 Champions

  • AVCA Pacific North Region Player of the Year
  • Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • AVCA All-America first team
  • VolleyballMag.com All-America first team
  • AVCA All-Pacific North Region
  • NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team
  • All-Pac-12 Conference
  • Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference
  • Two-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12, Nov. 7)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Started all 32 matches at opposite
  • Led the team with 4.51 kills on .319 hitting, 0.37 aces, 1.30 digs and 5.37 points per set
    • Ninth nationally in points per set and 11th in kills per set
    • Ranked second in the Pac-12 in kills and points per set, and sixth in aces per set
  • Notched double-digit kills in 31 straight matches
  • Reached the 20-kill plateau on nine occasions
  • Recorded a double-double with 20 kills and 10 digs against No. 20 Penn State (Sept. 9)
  • Career-best six aces versus Washington State (Oct. 2)
  • Registered a career-high 24 kills three times, including twice in the NCAA Tournament
    • at USC (Nov. 9), vs. LSU (Dec. 3), vs. No. 3 San Diego (Dec. 10)
  • Hit a career-best .737 (14-0-9) versus USC (Oct. 23)
  • Averaged 5.87 kills on .432 hitting, 1.07 blocks and 6.47 points per set in four NCAA Tournament matches
  • Became the 21st player in program history to register 1,000 career kills
    • Did so at USC (Nov. 9)

As a Junior (2021)

  • AVCA All-America second team
  • VolleyballMag.com All-America second team
  • AVCA All-Pacific North Region
  • All-Pac-12 Conference
  • Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Played in 27 of 30 matches at opposite
  • Second on the team and sixth in the Pac-12 with 3.85 kills per set
  • Second on the team and fourth in the conference with 4.66 points per set
  • Tenth in the Pac-12 with a .339 attack percentage
  • Notched three double-doubles
  • Career-high eight blocks versus No. 19 UCLA (Sept. 26) and No. 17 Utah (Oct. 14)
  • Season-best four aces at Oregon State (Oct. 8)

As a Sophomore (2020-21)

  • Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Played in six matches, appearing in 23 sets
  • Averaged 3.65 kills, 2.00 digs and 4.13 points per set
    • Ranked fourth in the Pac-12 in kills per set and sixth in points per set
  • Recorded two double-doubles
  • Career-high 16 digs at Cal (Feb. 12)
    • Also matched her season-best with four blocks against the Golden Bears

As a Freshman (2019) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

  • VolleyballMag.com Freshman All-America honorable mention
  • All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention
  • All-Pac-12 Freshman Team
  • Three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Sept. 23, Oct. 7, Oct. 14)
  • Played in 23 matches, appearing in 66 sets
  • Averaged 2.52 kills on .223 hitting and 2.76 points per set
  • Recorded double-digit kills in nine matches
  • Season-high 23 kills at USC (Oct. 27)
  • Hit a season-best .625 (11-1-16) versus Arizona State (Oct. 13)

USA Volleyball

  • Selected to the U.S. Collegiate National Team (2022)
  • Competed for the U.S. Junior National Team at the FIVB Women's U20 World Championship in Aguascalientes, Mexico in 2019
  • Member of the U.S. Youth National Team (2016-17)
  • Won a silver medal at the NORCECA U18 Youth Continental Championship in Puerto Rico in 2016
  • Finished eighth at the FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship in Argentina in 2017

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2019 graduate of Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, Calif.
  • Captained her team from 2016-18
  • Won four league championships
  • Under Armour All-American, team captain and MVP
  • VolleyballMag.com No. 2 on Fab 50 list
  • PrepVolleyball No. 3 Senior Ace 
  • 2018 Sunset League MVP
  • 2018 Daily Pilot Dream Team Player of the Year
  • Four-time Daily Pilot Dream Team
  • 2018 First Team All-CIF SS Division II
  • 2017 PrepVolleyball All-American
  • 2017 Pacific Coast League Co-MVP
  • 2017 First Team All-State
  • 2017 First Team All-CIF SS Division I
  • 2017 First Team All-Orange County
  • First Team All-Pacific Coast League in 2016 and Second Team in 2015
  • 2018 Sunset League All-Academic Team
  • 2017 Orange County Athletic Directors Association Athlete of Character Award
  • Played for Laguna Beach Volleyball Club
    • Captained her team in 2018 and 2019

Personal 

  • Daughter of Harry 'Kip' and Kathy Kipp
    • Father played basketball at the University of Delaware
  • Has three older siblings, Kasey, Conley and Stephen
    • Kasey played women's volleyball at UC Santa Barbara and Conley played women's volleyball at Washington State
  • Full name is Kendall Elizabeth Kipp  
Career Highs
StatisticCareer HighOpponentDate
Kills24 (3X)last vs. San DiegoDec. 10, 2022
Attempts54vs. San DiegoDec. 10, 2022
Hitting Percentage.737 (14-0-19)vs. USCOct. 25, 2022
Assists3at ColoradoOct. 7, 2022
Service Aces8vs. ArizonaOct. 1, 2023
Digs16at CaliforniaFeb. 12, 2021
Blocks8 (3X)last at Oregon StateOct. 20, 2023