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2025 Volleyball Roster

6 Katie Galligan

  • Position Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Elkhorn South HS
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.

Biography

2024 Junior
Played in 32 matches and 124 sets, taking over the libero jersey for the final 10 matches of the season...set a new career high with 370 digs, leading the team with 2.98 digs per set...averaged 4.97 digs per set in her 10 matches as libero, including 42 total digs in the Shockers run to the American Athletic Conference championship...had four consecutive matches with 20 or more digs, including a career-high 27 against Tulsa on November 3...produced a .952 reception percentage, best among Wichita State's primary passers...ended the season with 19 service aces to just 18 errors...had three matches with multiple aces...averaged 0.42 assists per set, more than triple her career average entering the season...established a new career high with six assists against North Texas on November 15...recorded her first three career kills (10/20 at East Carolina, 11/3 vs. Tulsa, 11/22 vs. Tulsa)...named to AD Honor Roll in the fall of 2024 and spring of 2025.

2023 Sophomore
Played 32 matches and 101 sets, including a pair of late-season starts at libero...piled up 172 digs, ranking sixth on the team with an average of 1.70 per set...led the Shockers in reception percentage for a second consecutive season at .962, including a reception error percentage of just 1.0% in American Athletic Conference play...shined in Wichita State's run to the NIVC championship, notching a career-high 20 digs against Tulsa on December 1 and a career-best four assists against Arkansas State on November 30...reached double-digit digs six times over a nine-match stretch from November 3-December 1...recorded seven service aces on the season, including two in a straights sets win over South Florida on October 8...named to AD Honor Roll in the spring and fall, finishing with a 4.0 GPA in the spring semester...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

2022 Freshman
Played in 28 matches and 88 sets, earning three starts as a true freshman...finished sixth on the team with 118 digs, averaging 1.34 sets...led all qualified Shockers with a .967 reception percentage...contributed 14 assists and eight service aces...dropped in a season-best three aces in a road win at Cincinnati on Oct. 14...sparked third set comeback at Tulane with 7-0 run at the service line, picking up two aces...dished out three assists on the road at nationally ranked Houston on Oct. 21...notched first career double-digit dig performance with 11 in road victory at Tulsa on Nov. 16...named to AD Honor Roll in the fall semester, finishing with a 4.0 GPA...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

High School
A three-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Elkhorn South High School in Omaha, Neb…a 2021 Under Armour All-American and two-time Honorable Mention All-Conference selection…helped Elkhorn South to the program's first-ever state championship in 2020, claiming the Class A crown after a 30-1 season...totaled 946 digs in her career, averaging 3.3 per set while also recording 56 aces…averaged 4.1 digs per set as a senior...excelled in the classroom; named to the Honor Roll all four years as well as winning the Elkhorn Excellence Award...named to 2021 AVCA Best and Brightest First Team.

Personal
Daughter of Tim and Mary Galligan…has two sisters, Sarah and Izzie, and a twin brother, Andrew...sister, Sarah, is a defensive specialist/libero at Omaha…born March 30...majoring in Health Science at WSU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Freshman

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'9" 135 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'9" 135 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2024Junior

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'9" 135 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2025Senior

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'9" 0 lbs
    6