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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Volleyball - Louisiana

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VOLLEYBALL

Kate Baker

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

Peak Performance

957

Assists

357

Digs

33

Blocks

64

Service Aces
“This season, Kate had to not only lead by example, but she also had to be the voice. She truly had to put herself way outside of her comfort zone to take over this role. She was able to embrace the role and lead her team all the way to the top.”
Jessica Chatellier
Head Coach - head coach of St. Mary’s Dominican
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 junior setter led St. Mary’s to a 31-2 record and the Division I state championship this past season. Baker compiled 957 assists, 357 digs, 173 kills, 64 service aces and 33 blocks while posting a kill percentage of .464 and a hitting percentage of .367. The 2020 Division I state tournament MVP, Baker is a two-time Division I First Team All-State selection and the 2020 Louisiana Volleyball Coaches Association’s Division I Player of the Year. She concluded her junior year with 2,741 assists, 1,164 digs and 640 kills in her prep volleyball career.

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Academic Achievement

Baker has maintained a weighted 4.37 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play beach volleyball on scholarship at Louisiana State University beginning in the fall of 2022.

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Exemplary Character

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