24 Kennedy Mayo
Kennedy Mayo
  • Height:
    6'2"
  • Year:
    2026
  • Hometown:
    Long Branch, N.J.
  • High School:
    Saint John Vianney
  • Position:
    MB
  • Major:
    Political Science/Psychology
  • Pronunciation:
    KENN-uh-DEE MAY-oh
  • m
    24
  • k/s
    1.74
  • h %
    .202
  • a/s
    0.00
  • b/s
    0.53
  • sa/s
    0.04
  • d/s
    0.36

Bio

2022:
  • Saw action in 24 games as a first year for the Blue
  • Finished with 141 kills, and team-leading 43 total blocks (eight solo)
  • Earned career high 15 kills in 3-2 win over Keene State on Sept. 22
  • Had five total blocks against Regis on Oct. 19
Before Wellesley:
  • Attended Saint John Vianney High School, graduated in 2022
  • Was a one sport athlete in volleyball and three-year starter
  • Was captain of the volleyball team from 2019-2022
  • Was awarded First team - B North Division
  • Was awarded Second team - All Shore Conference
  • Was awarded Second team - All State Non-Public
  • Monmouth County All-Star Team selection
  • New Jersey Top 50 All-Star Team selection
  • New Jersey Top 100 Blocker
  • Guided team to a B North Championship Title every year since 2018
  • Guided team to a Shore Conference Championship Title in 2022
  • 4-Year club player and captain on Princeton Volleyball Club. All National Level
  • Guided Princeton Volleyball Club 17-1s team to a 2021 Nationals Win
Personal:
  • Daughter of Wesley and Yvette Judy Mayo
  • Father played football and baseball at Northeastern University from 1979-1984
  • Born on the Jersey Shore in Long Branch, N.J.
  • Only Child
  • Loves meditation and mindfulness, fashion design and sewing, and spending summers on Martha’s Vineyard
Why Wellesley?
  • Chose to attend Wellesley because of its diverse community, academic excellence and opportunities, competitive volleyball team, and the chance to be part of the most powerful women’s network on earth!

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 18 at Smith L, 3-0
Oct 19 Regis (Mass.) L, 3-2
Oct 20 Salve Regina L, 3-1
Oct 25 Clark W, 3-2
Oct 27 at Brandeis L, 3-0
Oct 29 WPI L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 24 9
Sets 81 33
Kills 141 52
Kills per set 1.74 1.58
Errors 65 29
Total Attacks 377 146
Hitting Percentage .202 .158
Assists 0 0
Assists per set 0.00 0.00
Service Aces 3 1
Service Errors 8 1
Service Aces per set 0.04 0.03
Receptions 5 1
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 29 10
Digs per set 0.36 0.30
Block Solo 8 2
Block Assist 35 12
Block Total 43 14
Blocks per set 0.53 0.42
Block Errors 6 3
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 169.5 61.0
Points per set 2.1 1.8
Matches started 13 6
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 2 vs. Suffolk L, 3-0 - 1 1 1 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Sep 3 vs. Me.-Presque Isle W, 3-1 1 2 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 3 at Eastern Nazarene L, 3-1 - 3 3 1 7 .286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 7 Norwich W, 3-0 - 3 4 2 10 .200 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 6.0
Sep 10 at Rivier L, 3-0 - 3 2 1 7 .143 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3.0
Sep 10 vs. Castleton W, 3-0 - 2 7 2 14 .357 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 8.0
Sep 13 Babson L, 3-1 - 4 6 2 13 .308 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Sep 17 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 3 2 8 .125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Sep 20 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 1 3 5 -.400 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 2.0
Sep 22 Keene St. W, 3-2 - 5 15 4 31 .355 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 16.5
Sep 24 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 - 3 6 2 12 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6.5
Sep 27 Emerson L, 2-0 - 3 2 4 13 -.154 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 29 New England Col. W, 3-0 - 3 11 1 20 .500 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 13.0
Oct 1 at Mount Holyoke L, 3-2 1 5 8 2 24 .250 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Oct 4 at Wheaton L, 3-0 - 3 7 2 18 .278 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 8.5
Oct 8 Westfield St. W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 20 .350 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 12.5
Oct 11 Coast Guard L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Roger Williams W, 3-2 1 5 11 5 35 .171 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 4 1 13.0
Oct 15 vs. Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 3-0 1 3 4 2 17 .118 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 18 at Smith L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 13 .231 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 8.5
Oct 19 Regis (Mass.) L, 3-2 1 5 6 4 21 .095 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 4 0 5 0 9.0
Oct 20 Salve Regina L, 3-1 1 4 7 4 24 .125 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 10.0
Oct 25 Clark W, 3-2 1 5 12 8 27 .148 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Oct 27 at Brandeis L, 3-0 1 3 2 4 9 -.222 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 29 WPI L, 3-1 1 4 7 3 25 .160 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2022-23 24 81 141 1.74 65 377 .202 0 0.00 3 0.04 5 1 29 0.36 8 35 43 0.53 169.5 2.1
2023-24 12 45 68 1.51 34 186 .183 1 0.02 0 0.00 1 1 18 0.40 8 16 24 0.53 84.0 1.9
Total 36 126 209 1.66 99 563 .195 1 0.01 3 0.02 6 2 47 0.37 16 51 67 0.53 253.5 2.0
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 24 81 141 1.74 65 377 .202 0 0.00 3 0.04 5 1 29 0.36 8 35 43 0.53 169.5 2.1
Conference 9 33 52 1.58 29 146 .158 0 0.00 1 0.03 1 0 10 0.30 2 12 14 0.42 61.0 1.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 42 86 2.05 37 216 .227 0 0.00 2 0.05 3 0 16 0.38 6 18 24 0.57 103.0 2.5
Away 9 31 43 1.39 23 126 .159 0 0.00 1 0.03 1 0 11 0.35 1 15 16 0.52 52.5 1.7
Neutral 4 8 12 1.50 5 35 .200 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1 2 0.25 1 2 3 0.38 14.0 1.8
Result Wins 8 28 70 2.50 25 159 .283 0 0.00 1 0.04 3 0 14 0.50 5 10 15 0.54 81.0 2.9
Losses 16 53 71 1.34 40 218 .142 0 0.00 2 0.04 2 1 15 0.28 3 25 28 0.53 88.5 1.7
Month September 13 38 61 1.61 25 144 .250 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0 11 0.29 4 14 18 0.47 72.0 1.9
October 11 43 80 1.86 40 233 .172 0 0.00 3 0.07 2 1 18 0.42 4 21 25 0.58 97.5 2.3