2008 Season
One of the team’s two primary outside hitters, Kirby played in 32 matches, including 26 starts despite being a freshman...finished with averages of 2.13 kills, 2.12 digs, 0.30 aces and 0.37 blocks per set...among team leaders, those averages ranked her first in aces, third in kills and fourth in digs...the 0.30 aces per set were also the fourth best mark in the Big Sky Conference...accounted for 287.5 points during the year, the fourth best mark on the team...had six double-doubles, tied for the 15th best mark in the Big Sky...against conference competition, she bumped her averages to 2.38 kills and 2.47 digs per set...had 10 matches with double figures in kills, including a season-high 17 against Montana...had eight matches with double figures in digs, including a season-high 20 at Portland State...finished with 12 kills and 14 digs in the Big Sky Tournament quarterfinals against Northern Colorado...one of eight Hornets named to the Big Sky All-Academic team.

High School
A 2008 graduate of Yuba City High School...was the 2008 class valedictorian with a 4.67 gpa...played four years of varsity volleyball...a three-time first team all-league selection, she led the Honkers to Tri-County Conference championships in 2006 and 2007, and a combined 30-0 league mark over that span...the team went to the playoffs all four years, including a Sac Joaquin Div. I section runner-up finish in 2005...as a senior, she was the league MVP, all-area and team MVP after averaging a league-best 4.6 kills per set to go along with a .501 hitting percentage...selected for the Optimist Team as well in 2007...also named the league MVP and the Appeal Democrat Player of the Year as a sophomore.
 
Personal
Born March 27, 1990...parents are Alan and Karen Kirby...an undeclared major...spent six years playing for the North Valley Junior Club team.