Bio


#3 - Kira Giles

#3 - Kira Giles

Class:
Jr.
Height/Weight:
5-10
   
Hometown:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Position:
S
   
High School:
Glenlawn
   

2007: Became the all-time leader for assists per game as she is averaging 10.80 assists/gm through two seasons of play… Also ranks sixth all-time with 1,793 career assists after adding 924 in 2007… Started all 25 matches she played during the season, for 84 total games… Averaged 11.00 assists/gm, which ranked third in the America East Conference… Also ranked in the top ten in the conference with 3.32 digs/gm (eighth), which was the second-best mark on the team… Was second on the team with 29 service aces… Recorded 13 double-doubles on the season, including ending the season with a string of five straight… Set a new career-high with 68 assists against Albany and also recorded two other 50+ assists performances… Named the conference Setter of the Week on two different occasions… Named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

 

2006:  Recorded 869 assists in her debut season, good for ninth on all-time in a career and averaged 10.60 apg, which ranked third in the America East… Also recorded a .273 hitting percentage, the highest on the team among players with at least 100 attacks and ranked third in digs per game with 2.62 in addition to recording eight double-doubles during the season… Started 20 of 24 matches played on the year, playing a total of 82 games… Tallied five 50-plus assist performances including 60-assist and 54-assist performances during the America East Tournament versus Binghamton and Albany… In the title match against Albany, also added 13 digs for a total of 215 on the season… An America East All-Conference First Team and All-Rookie team selection.

High School:  A setter out of Winnipeg, Canada, having started on the varsity team since her sophomore year at the Glenlawn Collegiate Institute… That season earned Varsity Player of the Year and quickly drew attention in the province, earning Tournament MVP honors and Tournament All-Star honors twice while being voted to the Provincial All-Star team… Named to the All-Manitoba team her senior year and made the provincial finals in 2004… Also a member of the Big Sand Volleyball Club team since fifth grade, earning Provincial All-Star accolades the last two years… Helped lead her team to the National 18-Under title in 2005 and named to the All-Canadian All-Star team as a setter… Also won the national title in 2003... A four-year honor roll student.

Personal:  The youngest of four children to Fred and Sandy Giles… Father played hockey at the University of Winnipeg… Older siblings include Shauna, Warren and Tara… Born on November 7, 1988.