Holly Bonde

Holly Bonde competes against Florida State

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Holly Bonde and Sydney Bolding vs. Texas Tech - 2021

Photo by: K-State Athletics

K-State’s Holly Bonde and Sydney Bolding compete against Ohio at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas on September 9, 2021.

Photo by: Scott D. Weaver / K-State Athletics

Holly Bonde & Kayley Hollywood vs. Colgate - 2021

Photo by: Scott Weaver

Position:
Opposite/Outside Hitter
Height:
6-2
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Minooka Community
Hometown:
Minooka, Ill.

Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2020)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2021)

2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 21 matches (85 sets) during the 2020 season ... One of three players to appear in all 85 sets ... Tallied 143 kills (1.68 per set), 55 digs (0.65 per set), 46 blocks (0.58 per set) and five aces ... Reached double-digit kills five times with a season-high 13 coming in the season opener against Iowa State on September 25 ... Season-high 14 digs in a five-set win over TCU on November 14 ... Season-best five blocks came in a five-set win at West Virginia on October 2 ... Third on the team in total points with 174 ... In conference play, averaged 1.61 kills per set while hitting .178 with 37 blocks and 49 digs.

2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 74 sets (24 matches) in her first season on the court, recording 120 kills (1.62 per set), 65 digs (0.88 per set) and a hitting percentage of .174 ... Started seven matches, including three of the final four matches of the season at outside hitter ... Reached double-digit kills twice, as she put down a season-high 13 kills in three sets against Dayton on Sept. 13 ... Picked up 12 kills in the season finale at Texas Tech (Nov. 30) and hit .417 ... Twelve times tallied five or more kills ... Registered a season-best 16 digs in a three-set loss to Texas Tech on Oct. 2 ... Finished the season with 26 block assists, with a season-high four coming against TCU (Nov. 2) and at Texas Tech (Nov. 30) ... Seven matches with multiple blocks, with five coming in the season's final seven matches ... In conference play, ended with 73 kills in 53 sets (1.38 per set) at a .160 clip ... Added 21 blocks, 48 digs and two aces during Big 12 action.

2018 (Freshman)
Did not appear in a match (redshirt).

High School
Attended Minooka Community High School in Minooka, Illinois ... Led her squad to back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Illinois High School Association State Tournament after becoming sectional, regional and super-sectional champions ... All-State Honorable Mention ... Selected Plainfield North All-Tournament, all-area and all-conference ... Averaged over 3.00 kills per set while hitting over .450 her senior season ... Accumulated over 600 kills, 470 digs, 330 blocks and 60 aces in her career ... Member of National Honors Society.

Personal
Parents are Sven and Pam Bonde ... Has two sisters, Heather and Heidi, and one brother, Sven ... Credits her parents as being the biggest influence in her life ... Open option major.