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Kayla Keefer

Class:
Freshman
Position:
F
Height:
5-6
Experience:
HS
Hometown:
Bloomsburg, Pa.
High School:
Central Columbia
Major:
Sport and Recreation Admin

2024 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 16 games, making 12 starts… Recorded a hat trick in her debut game for the Rebels… Became the first freshman since 2017 to record a hat trick and the 20^th Rebel all-time to score three goals in a match… Named SEC Freshman of the Week (8/19), becoming the first Rebel since 2020 to receive the award… Picked up the first assist of her career in the win against Georgia State (8/22)… Scored a last minute goal at Samford giving the Rebels a 2-1 victory on (9/8)… Scored her fifth goal of the season against Oklahoma (10/24)… Led the team with five goals and 12 points on the season… Tallied 35 shots on the year… Logged 860 minutes of action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters at Central Columbia HS under coach Ryan Polly… Two-time district champion, two-time state champion… Two-time All-State, two-time All-Region… 2023 Gatorade Player of the Year… 2023 Pennsylvania Player of the Year… 2023 UWS Young Player of the Year

PERSONAL: Full name is Kayla Nicole Keefer… Born May 6, 2005… Daughter of Kristopher Keefer… Has one sibling… Chose Ole Miss because “it felt like home the second I stepped on campus”