2016 Men's Volleyball Roster
Kyle Ensing
- Position:
- OPP/OH
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Major:
- Consumer Affairs
- Hometown:
- Valencia, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Valencia HS
2018 AVCA FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2018 NCAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2018 ALL-BIG WEST FIRST TEAM
2018 VOLLEYMOB FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2018 OFF THE BLOCK BRYAN IVIE AWARD WINNER
2017 AVCA SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2017 VOLLEYBALLMAG SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2017 ALL-MPSF FIRST TEAM
2016 ALL-MPSF SECOND TEAM
2016 MPSF ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
2016 OFF THE BLOCK FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2016 MPSF ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2018 (Junior): Earned AVCA First Team All-America honors … Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team … Collected All-Big West First Team accolades … Selected to the VolleyMob All-America First Team … Took home Off the Block’s Bryan Ivie Award for the nation’s best opposite … Finished the year ranked in the top 20 in the nation in hitting percentage (.355 – 14th), points per set (4.34 – 16th), and kills per set (3.55 – 18th) … Ranked in the top 10 in the Big West in hitting percentage (.355 – 3rd), kills per set (3.55 – 6th), points per set (4.34 – 6th), aces per set (0.36 – 6th), and blocks per set (0.85 – 9th) … Became the 22nd player at LBSU to reach the 1,000-career kill mark and ranks 19th all-time at LBSU with 1,059 kills … Recorded a pair of 20-kill efforts both of which came at the NCAA Tournament against Ohio State (5/3) and UCLA (5/5) … Is just one of six LBSU men’s volleyball players to record 20 kills in an NCAA Tournament match and is the second to do so twice … Tallied four service aces in a five-set win over UCLA in the National Championship match (5/5) to rank second all-time at LBSU in the NCAA Tournament single-match record book … Finished the season with 20 10-kill efforts and three double-doubles … Led the Beach in kills three times, digs twice, and blocks on seven occasions … Notched a career-high five aces at Hawaii (4/13) … Hit a season-high .632 (12-0-19) at Loyola Chicago (1/13) … Recorded a season-high 12 digs at Hawaii (4/13) … Posted a season-best six blocks against Hawaii in the Big West Championship match (4/21).
2017 (Sophomore): Named AVCA Second Team All-America ... Earned All-MPSF First-Team honors ... Collected VolleyballMag Second Team All-America honors ... Was second on the team with 350 kills for a 3.37 kills per set average ... Finished the year hitting .335 (350-92-771) with 162 digs (1.56 per set), 85 blocks (0.82 per set), 26 service aces (0.25 per set), and 16 assists (0.15 per set) ... Posted double-figure kills in 21 of 31 matches ... Had a career-high 24 kills to go along with 10 digs for a double-double against Hawaii (Jan. 18) ... Registered another 10-dig performance at BYU (March 24) ... Finished with 15 kills and nine digs against Saint Francis (Pa.) (Jan. 27) ... Posted 14 kills in back-to-back matches against UC Irvine and UC San Diego March 1 and March 3, respectively ... Posted six-straight double-digit kill totals from Jan. 18 to Feb. 4 ... Knocked in 15 kills against Hawai'i in the MPSF Tournament Final (April 22).
2016 (Freshman): Earned second-team All-MPSF recognition ... Named to the MPSF All-Freshman Team and garnered Off the Block Freshman All-America honors ... Played and started 32 matches as a true freshman ... Ranked second on the squad with 354 kills (3.08/set) and 229 digs (1.99/set) ... Also had 23 aces and 79 blocks ... Reached double figures in kills 20 times and finished with five double-doubles ... Registered 16 kills, eight digs and four blocks in his collegiate debut vs. Lindenwood on Jan. 8 ... Came back the following day to notch his first double-double against Quincy (17 kills, 10 digs) ... Totaled 11 kills and a season-high 16 digs at UCLA (Jan. 27) ... Finished with nine kills and 10 digs in back-to-back matches at Cal Baptist (Feb. 10) and at USC (Feb. 12) ... Put down 18 kills on .412 hitting vs. Lewis on March 11 ... Recorded 14 kills and 13 digs at CSUN on March 19 ... Compiled a season-best 27 kills to go along with 10 digs at Pepperdine (March 31) ... Named to the MPSF All-Tournament Team ... Had 13 kills vs. Pepperdine (April 16) and 10 digs vs. UCLA (April 21) ... Final double-double came against BYU in the NCAA Tournament (10 kills, 11 digs).
High School: Prepped at Valencia High School ... As a senior, he led the Vikings to the CIF-Southern Section finals for the first time since 2008 ... Team also advanced to the 2015 CIF Southern California Regionals ... Finished the year with a 32-8 overall record ... Earned All-CIF-SS honors ... Two-time Foothill League MVP ... Named the 2014 All-Santa Clarita Valley Player of the Year and the Daily News All-Area Player of the Year ... Amassed a school-record 561 kills in 2015.
Quick Facts: Helped lead the U.S. Men’s National Team to a bronze medal at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League … Competed with the United States at the U21 World Championships … Earned an international spot competing in the FIVB U21 World Championships in the Czech Republic … During this time, was utilized as one of the team’s primary offensive weapons throughout the tournament … .Helped lead the United States to a 14th place finish … Member of the U.S. Men's Junior National Team that won the 2016 NORCECA U-21 Continental Championships ... Selected to the 2015 Boys' Youth National Team for the FIVB U-19 World Championships ... Helped the USA Select A1 Red Team win gold at the 2013 U.S. High Performance Championships ... Played for Legacy Volleyball Club and Bones Volleyball Club ... Earned all-tournament honors at the 2012 Boys' Junior National Championships ... Featured on the 2015 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list ... Brother, Eric, was a member of the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team from 2014-17.
Major: Consumer Affairs
