Phekran Kong

The undefeated Cardinals celebrate Regional Championships

Team picture for team advancing to Regionals

Celebrate in locker room after fifth set win

The team reacts to their being named Top Four NCAA Seed

Reese Robins and Phekran Kong block Nebraska

Phekran Kong graphic for being named to US CNT

Phekran Kong and Reese Robins celebrate at the net

Phekran Kong and Aiko Jones block North Carolina

Phekran Kong and Aiko Jones roof Penn State

Phekran Kong hits the ball during the game against Washington State at L&N Arena on August 26, 2023.

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Aiko Jones, Anna DeBeer and Phekran Kong shake hands with the Brazilian National U21 Team

Anna DeBeer and PK Kong Block Athletes Unlimited

Team photo after punching ticket to Final Four

Volleyball sweeps Purdue to go to the Sweet Sixteen

Louisville team cheers at selection show

Cardinals celebrate on court in Tallahassee

The 2021 Volleyball Team Celebrates with the ACC trophy

Cardinals cheer their seed announcement at the NCAA Pairings Show

The Cardinals bench throw their L’s up for match point during game two against Syracuse.

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-4
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Sioux Falls, SD
High School:
Washington

2023 : Phekran was named to the AVCA All-East Region team and was named to the All-Pitt Region in 2023. She appeared in 111 sets with 203 kills, hitting 319. She 19 digs and led the team in blocking with 117, averaging 1.05 per set. She had 12 matches where she hit better than .400. She hit .600 at Pitt in the regional final with 13 kills one error on 20 swings. She had a block in every match she played in with a season-high 9 versus Wright state in the NCAA first round and eight at Pitt in the NCAA Regional final when she had eight assists. She had a season-best 13 kills at Georgia Tech (13-3-26 to hit .385). She was invited to the USA Volleyball Women’s National Team Open Program that trained in Colorado Springs in February of 2024.

2022: Phekran (PK) played 82 sets and recorded 103 kills hitting .303 and 106 blocks to earn 165.0 points for the Cardinals. She earned a career-high nine kills against Virginia and the season-high for the Cards with 11 blocks against Pittsburgh in the NCAA Tournament. PK was extremely efficient, achieving a .500 or better hitting percentage four different times: (.857 vs. Boston College 6-0-7), (.571 vs. Virginia 9-1-14), (.500 vs. Notre Dame 1-0-2), (.625 vs. Samford 5-0-8). She helped the Cards to the National Championship, playing in every set in the Tournament run. PK earned her career-high 11.5 points in the five-set match against Pitt.
NCAA Tournament Stats: 30 K, .294 HP, 5 D, 27 Blks, 44.5 points; 5 K, .625 HP, 2 D, 2 Blks vs. Samford; 7 K, .267 HP, 1 D, 6 Blks vs. Purdue; 7 K, .467 HP, 1 D, 5 D vs. Baylor; 5 K, .182 HP, 1 D, 1 Blk vs. Oregon; 5 K, .333 HP, 11 Blks vs. Pitt; 1 K, -.286 HP, 2 Blks vs. Texas

2020: PK did not play in 2020.

Prep: Phekran (PEG-gron) Kong, a 6-3 middle blocker from Sioux Falls, S.D. where she played for Coach Kelly Schroeder at Washington High School and for Coach Mark McCloskey at Pentagon Volleyball Club. At Pentagon, she was on the 2018 Ultra Ankle Watch List. For her high school as a junior, she recorded 118 blocks and 296 kills last season for the Class AA runner-up. This year she recorded 211 kills with 82 service aces and 72 total blocks en route to a third place finish. She was named First Team All-Metro Conference, and Second Team All-Metro Conference and was named to the Second Team All-State squad.

Personal: Major is communications. Born Dec. 30, 2001.