Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  Returning 2-year letterwinner.....Missed the 2024 season with an injury....Conference Carolinas Fall Academic All-Conference Team 2024....Played in 26 matches in 2023 and made seven starts....Averaged 1.75 digs per set and posted a .940 serve reception percentage....Three matches with double-figure digs....Appeared in 17 matches as a freshman and started three times....Averaged 1.22 kills and 1.56 digs per set....Registered a .181 hitting percentage and a .914 reception percentage....Season-high 10 kills vs Carson-Newman (9-3-22)....Three matches with double-figure digs....When she came to camp over the 2021 summer, we knew we had something special......Always a bonus to have local talent join your program....Unbelievably coachable and can take feedback and immediately put it into play.....Sees the court extremely well and has so many options to score, it will frustrate the defense and give them something they haven’t seen in our gym.....Ball control is equally impressive.....Her potential is very easy to see and we are excited to see where her collegiate career takes her....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring), 2024 (spring, fall), 2025 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring), 2024 (fall), 2025 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born in Huntingdon, PA
• Graduate of Carolina Forest High School, where she played for coach Connor Cooper
• As a senior, recorded 321 kills, 175 digs, and 82 service aces
• Garnered All-State honors and was named her region’s Player of the Year
• Helped lead the Panthers to a 25-5 record and an appearance in the third round of the AAAAA state tournament
• Selected to the 2021 Border Battle All-Tournament Team
• Named All-State and Region 6-AAAAA Player of the Year as a junior in 2020
• Four-year letterwinner
• Career totals consist of 725 kills, 452 digs, and 180 service aces
• Played club volleyball for Coast United 17.
• United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award
• Most Athletic 
• Female Athlete of the Year
• Named a junior scholar
• Graduated magna cum laude 
• Nickname is Kay 

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Lawyer 
• How you got your nickname:  From my family
• Favorite Superhero:  Batman
• Favorite Athlete:  Anna DeBeer
• Favorite Sports Team:  South Carolina Gamecocks
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:  One Tree Hill 
• Favorite Food: Mac and cheese
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere with a beach
• Favorite Musical Artist:  Zac Brown Band
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The pretty campus
• Favorite Off-Court Activity: Going to the beach
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Win the championship 
• Why you first chose your sport: Loved it when I was a kid
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport:  Dealing with mistakes
• Do you have any siblings who have played/are playing sports in college? Yes, sister Hailey Clayworth is entering her second year at Newberry College playing volleyball
• Interesting Notes: Earning All-Region; All-Region Player of the Year, All-State, Border Battle All-Tournament Team, Most Athletic; Female Athlete of the Year; United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award accolades