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2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Kaley Buck, WMU Athletics
Roscelle Griffin
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

8 Keona Salesman

8 Keona Salesman

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • High School:
    Bronson
  • Hometown:
    Coldwater, Mich.

Summary

Biography

2024: CSC Academic All-District … Academic All-MAC … Played in all 33 matches, starting six, and appeared in 114 sets … Named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9 … Led WMU with 362 kills and ranked ninth in the MAC at 3.18 kills/set … Notched double-digit kills in each of the first 11 matches of the season and a total of 20 times … Racked up 20 or more kills twice, including a season-high 21 against High Point … Compiled a .240 hitting percentage for the season and hit .248 in MAC play … Totaled 38 blocks and tied for the team lead with 12 solo rejections … Tied career high with four blocks (three solo, one assist) against Buffalo in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament … Followed that up with four block assists the next day in the semifinals against Bowling Green … Chipped in 69 digs, five service aces and five assists.

2023: CSC Academic All-District … All-MAC Second Team … MAC Championship All-Tournament Team … Academic All-MAC … Played in all 34 matches, starting three, and appeared in 113 sets … Four-time MAC West Offensive Player of the Week … Named the MAC Female Scholar Athlete of the Week on Sept. 13 … Selected to the Western Michigan All-Tournament Team … Ranked second on the Broncos and eighth in the MAC with 386 kills … Was also second on the team and 10th in the conference with 3.42 kills/set … Registered double-digit kills 19 times, including a stretch of eight consecutive matches during MAC play … Put down a career-high 23 kills against Mississippi State … Surpassed 1,000 career kills at the collegiate level in the MAC Tournament Championship victory against Bowling Green … Hit .290 for the season, the highest mark among WMU’s outside hitters … Totaled 29 blocks and was third on the team with nine solo rejections … Collected 66 digs, including a season-high five in the win at Ohio.

2022: Academic All-MAC … Played in 26 matches, starting three, and appeared in 70 sets … Tied for third on the Broncos with 198 kills and was fourth with 2.83 kills/set … Tallied double-digit kills eight times, including in seven straight matches to begin conference play … Posted a season-high 21 kills against Bowling Green … Also equaled career-best with four blocks against BGSU … Owned a team-best .273 hitting percentage for the season ... Defensively, pitched in a total of 41 digs (0.59/set) and 13 blocks (0.19/set) … Collected a season-high seven digs against Wright State.

2021 (Ferris State): Helped the Bulldogs to a 27-5 record and a spot in the NCAA Division II Regional Final ... Finished fifth in the GLIAC with 311 kills and 11th in the conference at 2.83 kills/set ... Totaled double-digit kills 12 times, including a season-high 17 twice ... Posted double-digit digs twice, recording a double-double on both occasions ... Notched 15 kills and 10 digs in a win over Grand Valley State ... Tallied 11 kills and 15 digs in the GLIAC Tournament Championship win at Michigan Tech ... Chipped in 41 blocks, including a career-high four in an NCAA Tournament win over Missouri-St. Louis ... Served up 29 aces, including a career-high six in a win over Harding.

2020-21 (Ferris State): Played in all 16 matches and 58 sets during the shortened spring 2021 season ... Tied for second on the team with 124 total kills and averaged 2.14/set ... Posted double-digit kills five times, including a season-high 16 in a sweep of Northwood ... Chipped in 45 digs, 20 total blocks and 16 service aces. 

High School: Helped take Bronson High School to three consecutive state championships ... Set school records for hitting percentage (.380), kills (2,501) and attacks (5,359) ... Three-time All-State selection ... Earned a spot on three Enquirer All-Area teams and four Dream Teams ... Named the 2018 Division 3 Player of the Year ... Top-10 finalist for Miss Michigan Volleyball ... Also earned All-Conference, All-Region and League MVP honors for the Bronson basketball team ... Was All-State and Academic All-State in track and field after placing sixth in the state in the high jump ... Member of the National Honor Society and the Sports Leadership Club.

Personal: Daughter of Angela and Gary Salesman ... Grandfather, Glasford, was a professional cricket player in Jamaica ... Graduated from WMU in December of 2024 with a degree in Biomedical Sciences.
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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    6
  • 8

    2023Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    8
  • 8

    2024Fifth Year

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    8