Tallahassee Alumni: Keira Mathis

On Nov. 22, Gulf Coast State College’s (GCSC) volleyball season came to an end after winning the third place game in the NJCAA Division II women’s volleyball championship. The Lady Commodores finished the season with an overall record of 32-5 and a conference record of 19-1. Leon High School alum Keira Mathis played a pivotal role in the Commodores’ success, delivering a standout freshman season that earned her Second Team All-Sun-Lakes Conference recognition.

Keira Mathis was the starting libero for the Commodores finishing the season with 501 digs. Mathis had 6 matches with 20 or more digs including her best performance against Pensacola State College on Sep. 16 where she set her season high of 27 digs in a single match. She accumulated 71 digs during the NJCAA tournament while having 22 digs in the third-place match against Cowley County Community College.

During their match against Cowley County Community College, the Commodores won the first two sets in commanding fashion with set scores of 25-19 and 25-17. Cowley made a comeback winning two sets in a row forcing a fifth set with a third set score of 25-23 and a fourth set score of 25-20. The fifth set went into extra points as Gulf Coast State College won the match with a fifth set score of 17-15.

During her high school career at Leon, Mathis played three years on varsity and played 200 sets. She recorded 571 digs through her three years at Leon and 59 aces from the service line.