2025 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Kayla Burbage
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Clayton, N.C.
- High School:
- Clayton HS
- Prev School:
- Missouri
Graduate Student - 2025
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Appeared in 25 matches while making 23 starts in her final collegiate season
- Tallied career-highs in aces, aces/set, and blocks/set
- Recorded eight kills on a .350 clip, three digs, and three blocks as a starter against South Dakota State (8/29/25)
- Accumulated six blocks (one solo, five assisted), six digs, three kills, and two aces in a start against Vanderbilt (8/31/25)
- Registered a season-high nine kills with a .316 hitting percentage and a block at Notre Dame (9/5/25)
- Had three kills, three blocks, three digs, two aces, and an assist at #3 Louisville (9/7/25)
- Bagged four blocks, along with three kills and two assists, against Miami (9/13/25)
- Logged four blocks, four kills, two digs, and an ace in a road sweep at Illinois State (9/14/25)
- Accumulated six kills, four blocks (season-high two solo stuffs), and three digs in the Illini’s home opener vs. Iowa State (9/20/25)
- Totaled four blocks and three kills against Eastern Illinois (9/21/25)
- Recorded eights kills with a season-high .889 hitting percentage along with three kills in the win against Oregon (9/26/25)
- Had a season-high 11 kills, along with six blocks, and three digs in the win over Michigan State (10/5/25)
- Secured a season-high seven blocks in the Illini's win at Maryland (10/10/25)
- Tallied four kills and five blocks at Rutgers (10/11/25)
- Recorded nine kills, five blocks, five digs, and an ace at Ohio State (10/17/25)
- Amassed four kills, four blocks, three digs, and an ace in a road sweep over Northwestern (10/19/25)
- Finished with five blocks against Iowa (11/2/25)
- Tallied four kills, one dig, and two blocks against Northwestern (11/28/25)
Senior - 2024
- Did not play
Junior - 2023
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in all 30 matches, making 19 starts
- Second on the team with 2.10 kills per set
- Third on the team with 223 total kills
- Posted 14 kills and a block at Northern Illinois (8/26/23)
- Recorded 10 kills and hit .300 against Valparaiso (8/29/23)
- Tallied 13 kills and a pair of blocks against Wichita State (9/1/22)
- Paced the squad with 14 kills, logging a .290 hitting clip while adding three digs against Illinois State (9/3/23)
- Posted 12 kills and a .500 hitting percentage while adding a pair of digs and a block against UIC (9/5/23)
- Recorded three kills and a pair of digs at Notre Dame (9/7/23)
- Posted seven kills and a block against Oklahoma (9/8/23)
- In her first start of the season, tallied six kills and a block at Bradley (9/12/23)
- Paced the squad with 18 kills while logging a block and a dig against USC (9/14/23)
- Recorded three blocks and five kills against UCF (9/15/23)
- Tallied six kills and a pair of blocks at Indiana (9/20/23)
- Logged seven kills, two blocks and two digs against Michigan State (9/24/23)
- Paced the squad with eight kills while adding a pair of digs and a block against #15 Penn State (9/29/23)
- Tallied 10 kills and three blocks against Iowa (9/30/23)
- Recorded seven kills and a .412 hitting percentage at #19 Purdue (10/4/23)
- Posted four kills and a block against Rutgers (10/15/23)
- Amassed 10 kills and a pair of blocks at Maryland (10/20/23)
- Tallied six kills, four digs and a block at Rutgers (10/22/23)
- Recorded eight kills, three blocks and a pair of assists against Indiana (10/25/23)
- Logged seven kills and five blocks against #16 Purdue (10/28/23)
- Posted seven kills. a .538 hitting percentage amd three blocks against Northwestern (11/1/23)
- Amassed three kills, a block and a dig at #2 Wisconsin (11/4/23)
- Registered five kills while hitting .333 and adding a block at Iowa (11/10/23)
- Tallied eight kills and a pair of blocks at #1 Nebraska (11/12/23)
- Recorded 11 kills, two blocks and a pair of digs against Ohio State (11/15/23)
- Posted five kills and three blocks while adding an assist and a dig against Michigan (11/18/23)
- Logged four blocks and a pair of kills at Minnesota (11/24/23)
- Amassed seven kills, a pair of blocks and a pair of digs at Northwestern (11/25/23)
Sophomore - 2022
- Ole Miss Invite All-Tournament Team
- Played in all 30 matches, making 23 starts
- Posted double-digit kills on nine different occasions
- Amassed a season-high 11 kills against Georgia Tech (8/27/22), against Rutgers (10/12/22), and at Rutgers (10/30/22)
- Tallied a season-high six total blocks and six block assists against Eastern Illinois (9/14)
- Posted a season-best 12 digs against Wisconsin (11/3/22)
- Recorded a service ace in four games at Minnesota (10/15/22), at Ohio State (10/19/22), against Purdue (9/30/22) and against Maryland (9/23/22)
- Tallied a pair of assists against Purdue (9/30/22) and at Rutgers (10/30/22)
Freshman - 2021 // at Missouri
- Started 24 of the 28 matches she saw action in and played in 99 sets as a freshman at Missouri
- Led the Tigers with 87 total blocks, including 15 solo blocks and 72 block assists
- Ranked third on the team with 211 kills on a .271 hitting percentage
- Registered eight double-digit kill outings, including a career-high 19 kills on a .375 hitting percentage against Tennessee (11/24/21)
- Posted five matches with five or more blocks, including a career-high nine stuffs against South Carolina (10/1/21)
High School/Club
- No. 145 overall recruit in PrepVolleyball's Class of 2021 rankings
- 2020 PrepVolleyball Senior Aces recipient
- 2020 JVA All-National Team
- 2019 AVCA Phenom Watch List
- 2019 PrepVolleyball Top 50 Juniors
- 2019 North Carolina Offensive Player of the Year
- 2019 and 2018 all-conference accolades
- In 2019 junior campaign, tallied 275 kills on .379 hitting and 48 total blocks (15 solo blocks)
- Shined academically, earning 2019 and 2018 academic all-conference honors
- Competed for NC Volleyball Academy 17 Diamond club
Illini Swim & Dive | Volleyball Crossover
Thursday, May 01
Illini Volleyball | Fallon Signing Day
Thursday, May 01
Illini Volleyball | Questions with Kayla
Monday, February 24
Illini Volleyball | Kayla Burbage is Back!
Thursday, January 30
