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2026 Volleyball Roster

STEVEN AICINENA

19 Kierra Freeman

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Millennium
  • Hometown Goodyear, Ariz.

Biography

Awards:
  • UTPB Edgardo Madrid & Associates Women's Student-Athlete of the Month (November 2025)
2025 (Sophomore):
Played in all 27 matches, led the team with 26 starts, and saw action in 90 sets... Totaled 705 assists and averaged 7.83 assists per set... Also led the team with 34 service aces, 10 more than the next closest player... Was second on the team with 249 digs... Also finished with 71.5 points, 29 kills and 16 blocks... Had double-digit assists in all 27 matches, and made 20-plus assists in all but seven matches... Had 30-plus assists in nine matches and 40-plus assists in five matches... Had 20-plus assists for 10 straight matches (Sept. 12-Oct. 7)... Also had 20-plus assists in each of the final seven matches of the season (Oct. 28-Nov. 15)... Set a new career-high in assists five times during the season, including a career-high 51 assists vs. Eastern New Mexico (Nov. 1)... Led the Falcons with 12 double-doubles (assists & digs)... Had at least two service aces in a match 10 times and at least three aces in six matches during the season, including a career-high four aces vs. Stanislaus State (Sept. 13)... Had two blocks in four matches on the season... Was on double-double pace with eight assists and eight digs in the first set of the season and finished with a then career-high 36 assists to go along with a career-high of 18 digs in the season opener vs. Adams State (Sept. 5)... Dished out a then career-best 41 assists and added eight digs and three aces in a 3-2 comeback win vs. Asuza Pacific (Sept. 12), and had six assists, one kill and one ace in the deciding fifth set...  Dished out 11 assists in the first set and finished with 21 assists, 13 digs and three aces at Vanguard (Sept. 13)... One day after notching 41 assists, this time Freeman dished out another then career-high of 42 assists and added 15 digs for her second double-double of the day vs. Stanislaus State (Sept. 13). She was also responsible for four of UTPB's seven service aces in the match and had accumulated 10 aces over a three-match span... Recorded her third double-double in a row with 22 assists and 12 digs at Oklahoma Christian (Sept. 18) at the LSC Challenge... Totaled 21 assists, nine digs and and three aces vs. Lubbock Christian (Sept. 19) at the LSC Challenge, her fourth time in five matches with at least three aces...  Surpassed her then career-high in assists for the fourth time on the season with 43 assists while also adding 16 digs for her fifth double-double of the year to help UTPB win its conference opener, 3-1, vs. St. Edward's (Sept. 26). Freeman recorded an assist on the final point in all three of UTPB's set wins against the Hilltoppers and dished out the assist on each of the last five points of the match for UTPB... Totaled 36 assists and nine digs vs. St. Mary's (Sept. 27)... Notched a double-double with 21 assists and 13 digs while also adding three aces in a big 3-0 sweep at Oklahoma Christian (Oct. 4). It was her sixth double-double of the year and was her second match in a row during the weekend (both wins) dishing out 21 assists... Finished with 29 assists and 12 digs and had three aces for the second match in a row at Western New Mexico (Oct. 7)... Had 38 assists and 10 digs in a 3-0 home win over UT Dallas (Oct. 11)... Totaled 34 assists, 10 digs and two blocks in a big 3-0 road win at Dallas Baptist (Oct. 24), and accounted for the assist on all 13 of UTPB's kills in the first set, including on each of UTPB's five kills during the deciding 8-0 run to win the first set... All three UTPB setters recorded double-digit assists, led by Freeman with 20 assists and seven digs in a 3-1 win at Sul Ross State (Oct. 28)... Totaled a career-high 51 assists, added 12 digs, and scored on four setter dumps in the opening set and showed her aggressiveness from the opening serve, totaling 12 attack attempts on the match in the team's big 3-2 home win over Eastern New Mexico...  Recorded another double-double with 24 assists and 12 digs at first-place Lubbock Christian (Nov. 7)...  Reached 40-plus assists (42) for the fifth time on the season, totaled 15 assists in the second set alone, and finished off the match with an assist on the final point in a 3-0 home win over Texas A&M International (Nov. 14)... In the season-finale, Freeman recorded her team-leading 12th double-double of the season with 23 assists and 15 digs in a 3-1 Senior Day win over Texas A&M-Kingsville (Nov. 15)... Named UTPB's Edgardo Madrid and Associates Women's Student-Athlete of the Month for November. She averaged 9.00 assists per set (162 total assists) during the month while setting her career-high of 51 assists in a 3-2 comeback victory over Eastern New Mexico University on the first day of the month. She also pitched in 2.72 digs per set (49 total digs) during that stretch and had at least one service ace (5 total aces) in four of the team's five matches during the month. She had 42 assists in a 3-0 win vs. Texas A&M International to start the final weekend of the season, which was the third-most assists in a three-set match in the Lone Star Conference this season. Freeman had 20-plus assists in all five matches during the final month and totaled three-double-doubles.

2024 (Freshman):
Played in 30 sets over 15 matches as a true freshman... Had 117 assists and added 28 digs... Had double-digit assists in four matches, including a season-high 23 assists in a 3-1 win over Western New Mexico (Oct. 19)... Named to the Fall 2024 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

High School:
2023 5A Honorable Mention.

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2024Freshman

    Setter
    5'8"
    19
  • 19

    2025Sophomore

    Setter
    5'8"
    19
  • 19

    2026Junior

    Setter
    5'8"
    19