2019 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Ty Lukes
- Position:
- MH
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
Ends Kansas City career ranked No. 1 on the career charts in hitting percentage (.384).
2019 (Kansas City): 2019 All-WAC Second Team selection... Played in all 111 sets with 29 starts... Ranked fifth in the conference in attack percentage (.338), eighth in block solos (12), 11th in block assists (83), 15th in blocks average (0.86), 19th in total kills (260) and 20th in kills average (2.34)... Ranked in the top 100 in the NCAA in hitting percentage (No. 96)... The hitting percentage (.338) was fifth-best on the KC single-season chart... Named WAC Player of the Week (Sept. 29)... Ranked third on the team with 313.5 total points and 2.82 points per set average... Went over 10 kills in 12 of her matches... Season-high 16 kills against Austin Peay (9/14)... In season-opener against Kansas (8/30), finished with 15 kills, a .417 hitting clip and five block assists... Had 10 contests in which she maintained at least a .400 hitting clip, including season-high .615 mark against CSU Bakersfield (9/26)... Starting with Valparaiso on Sept. 20th, Lukes went over .400 in four-straight matches... Posted season-high eight blocks, all solo, to add to 14 kills against CSU Bakersfield (10/24).
2018 (Kansas City):Â Ranked second in school history with a .420 hitting percentage for the 2018 year....Recorded 25 blocks on the year which is good for eighth in school history in a single season.... Tabbed 122 block assists for the 2018 campaign and sits third and school history.... Currently ranks eighth all-time for kills per set (3.03) for an individual career in school history... Led the WAC in hitting percentage (.420) for the 2018 season.... Finished second in blocks per set (1.26) among WAC qualified players... Named to the 2018 AVCA All-Midwest Region team.... Nominated for two WAC Player of the Week awards in 2018... Earned a First Team All-WAC selection for her play during the conference regular season.
Background: In her final season as a Scottie, Lukes led the team in kills (430) and blocks (141) while starting in all 38 matches and playing 134 total sets. She also ranked third on the team in offensive and defensive stats during conference play, tallying 101 kills and 41 blocks. Lukes is no stranger to accolades, as she took home first-team all-conference, all-district and all-region honors in 2016.
Personal: Born April 3 in Homestead, Florida … Daughter of Theresa Lukes … Has four siblings: Destiny, Eviana, Brian and Desiree,
