Senior outside hitter Kayla Fitterer was a 2012 Second Team All-Southeastern Conference selection as announced by the conference office Monday. Fitterer paced the 2012 Crimson Tide with 362 kills (3.73 kps) to lead the squad in kills for the third straight season, en route to the second All-SEC selection of her career.
Fitterer’s 3.73 kills per set for the season ranked fifth in the SEC, while her 3.84 kills per set during conference matches also ranked fifth. Fitterer posted a .254 hitting percentage for the season and added 197 digs, averaging 2.03 digs per set, to rank third on the team in both categories in 2012.
Playing in 26-of-32 matches this season, Fitterer reached double-digits in kills 21 times and had 20 or more kills four times, including a season-high 26 against South Carolina on Nov. 16, and against at Missouri on Nov. 23, to close out the season and her career.
In addition to leading the team in kills and points with 392.5 (4.04 pps), Fitterer posted a team-high eight double-doubles, all coming in kills and digs, to finish her time at the University with 33 career double-doubles.
Fitterer wrapped up her career with 1,351 kills to finish seventh all-time on the Alabama. With 1,079 attempts this year, Fitterer finished her career with the Tide with 4,137 total attempts with the second most attempts in school history.
As a Second Team All-SEC selection as a sophomore, Fitterer led the 2010 Tide with 403 kills, to average 3.73 kills per set to finish third in the SEC. In 2011 Fitterer had 405 kills to average 4.01 kills per set to rank third in the conference and 46th nationally as a junior.