| Height: | 5-4 |
| Year: | Fr. |
| Hometown: | Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
| Position: | L |
| Previous School: | Stewarts Creek HS |
| Club Team: | MidTN |
2020-21 (Freshman): Young played in all 16 of Tech’s matches, appearing in all 61 sets overall… led the Golden Eagles and ranked sixth in the OVC with 243 digs… paced Tech and ranked ninth in the league with 3.98 digs per set… finished second on the purple and gold with 32 assists and fourth with 16 service aces… made her collegiate debut with 15 digs and a pair of assists at Austin Peay (Feb. 7)… ripped off a season-high 34 digs at Murray State (Mar. 22)… racked up season-highs of four service aces and five assists against Belmont (Mar. 28)… averaged 5.00 digs per set in four matches… tallied 20 or more digs four times, including back-to-back matches at Murray State (Mar. 22) and against Belmont (Mar. 28).
High School: Young was a four-year letterwinner as a libero for head coach Mary Dayton at Stewarts Creek High School in Smyrna, Tenn.… named All-District Defensive MVP as a senior… collected All-Conference and All-Region accolades as a junior, leading her team to its first-ever Region Tournament appearance… earned All-Tournament Team honors twice… took home All-Region Honorable Mention honors in 2016… finished her career as a member of the 2,000-dig club, racking up 2,147 in four seasons… as a senior, tallied 477 digs and 57 service aces with a 91.2 serve percentage… produced a career-high 676 digs as a junior… ripped off 506 digs and 82 aces as a sophomore and 488 digs and 32 aces as a freshman… honored as Rutherford County Athlete of the Week as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of William and Kelly Young... born May 15, 2002 in Nashville, Tenn.… full name is McKenna Shea Young... mother, Kelly, played volleyball at Green Bay for one season… father, William, played baseball at Lipscomb for two seasons.
Academic: Majoring in psychology… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once… received the OVC Academic Medal of Honor once.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | at UT Martin | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 5 | Eastern Illinois | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 6 | Eastern Illinois | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 12 | at Belmont | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 13 | at Belmont | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Austin Peay | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 18 | ||
| Sets | 114 | 72 | ||
| Kills | 2 | 2 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.02 | 0.03 | ||
| Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total Attacks | 7 | 6 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .143 | .167 | ||
| Assists | 86 | 57 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.75 | 0.79 | ||
| Service Aces | 36 | 22 | ||
| Service Errors | 40 | 21 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.32 | 0.31 | ||
| Receptions | 615 | 394 | ||
| Reception Errors | 19 | 13 | ||
| Digs | 448 | 289 | ||
| Digs per set | 3.93 | 4.01 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 1 | 1 | ||
| Block Total | 1 | 1 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 38.5 | 24.5 | ||
| Points per set | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Matches started | - | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 | at Lipscomb | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 27 | vs. The Citadel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 27 | at Auburn | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Aug 28 | vs. Jackson State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 3 | South Alabama | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 3 | Valparaiso | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 4 | UNC Asheville | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 10 | at Chattanooga | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Troy | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Virginia Tech | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Western Carolina | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Houston | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 18 | at Alabama | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 24 | at SIUE | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 25 | at SIUE | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 1 | Tennessee State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 2 | Tennessee State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 6 | Morehead State | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 8 | Austin Peay | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 9 | Austin Peay | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 15 | at Murray State | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Oct 16 | at Murray State | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 22 | Southeast Missouri | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 23 | Southeast Missouri | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 27 | at Morehead State | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 29 | at UT Martin | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Oct 30 | at UT Martin | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 5 | Eastern Illinois | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nov 6 | Eastern Illinois | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 12 | at Belmont | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Nov 13 | at Belmont | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Austin Peay | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 16 | 61 | 3 | 0.05 | 1 | 9 | .222 | 32 | 0.52 | 16 | 0.26 | 368 | 14 | 243 | 3.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.0 | 0.3 |
| 2021-22 | 30 | 114 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 86 | 0.75 | 36 | 0.32 | 615 | 19 | 448 | 3.93 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 38.5 | 0.3 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | 118 | 2 | 0.02 | 3 | 24 | -.042 | 101 | 0.86 | 34 | 0.29 | 684 | 39 | 431 | 3.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.0 | 0.3 |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 114 | 5 | 0.04 | 2 | 20 | .150 | 85 | 0.75 | 26 | 0.23 | 549 | 28 | 437 | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.0 | 0.3 |
| Total | 107 | 407 | 12 | 0.03 | 7 | 60 | .083 | 304 | 0.75 | 112 | 0.28 | 2216 | 100 | 1559 | 3.83 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 124.5 | 0.3 |
| 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 | 30 | 114 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 86 | 0.75 | 36 | 0.32 | 615 | 19 | 448 | 3.93 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 38.5 | 0.3 |
| Conference | 18 | 72 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 57 | 0.79 | 22 | 0.31 | 394 | 13 | 289 | 4.01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 24.5 | 0.3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 12 | 49 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 35 | 0.71 | 19 | 0.39 | 271 | 4 | 207 | 4.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.0 | 0.4 |
| Away | 12 | 45 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 38 | 0.84 | 13 | 0.29 | 237 | 10 | 158 | 3.51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 13.5 | 0.3 |
| Neutral | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 0.65 | 4 | 0.20 | 107 | 5 | 83 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
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| Wins | 16 | 64 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 52 | 0.81 | 29 | 0.45 | 310 | 10 | 244 | 3.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.0 | 0.5 |
| Losses | 14 | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 34 | 0.68 | 7 | 0.14 | 305 | 9 | 204 | 4.08 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 7.5 | 0.1 |
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| August | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1.00 | 4 | 0.57 | 25 | 1 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| September | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 26 | 0.67 | 12 | 0.31 | 199 | 6 | 143 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 0.3 |
| October | 12 | 47 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 3 | .667 | 34 | 0.72 | 12 | 0.26 | 281 | 9 | 204 | 4.34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 14.5 | 0.3 |
| November | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 19 | 0.90 | 8 | 0.38 | 110 | 3 | 68 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
