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Volleyball - Louisiana

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VOLLEYBALL

Kate Baker

Setter
ST. MARY'S DOMINICAN HS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

1232

Assists

401

Digs

202

Kills

70

Service Aces
“Kate is so dangerous from everywhere on the court. She also understands the game mentally at such a high level, it really distinguishes her from the competition.”
Kasey Laird-Dennies
Head Coach - head coach of Cabrini High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-8 senior setter led St. Mary’s to a 48-2 record and the Division I state championship this past season. Baker amassed 1,232 assists along with 401 digs, 202 kills, 70 service aces and 42 blocks while posting a kill percentage of .470 and a hitting percentage of .379. A two-time Division I state tournament MVP, Baker is also a two-time Division I Player of the Year and a 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association Second Team All-American selection. She concluded her prep volleyball career with 3,973 assists, 1,565 digs and 842 kills.

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Academic Achievement

Baker has maintained a weighted 4.36 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play beach volleyball on scholarship at Louisiana State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Mu Alpha Theta mathematics society as well as the National English and National Art honor societies, Baker has volunteered locally as part of multiple fundraising campaigns to benefit the Henry Aucion Foundation, which supports pediatric heart patients and their families.