SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024-25: Kayla was a second team All-SUNYAC honoree...Skated in all 26 games for the Red Dragons...Finished the season with 20 points on five goals and a team-high 15 assists...Led the team with 19 blocked shots...Registered at least one point in 13-of-26 games...Scored two goals and added two assists in an 8-1 road win at Manhattanville...Tallied three assists in an 8-0 home win over Chatham...Scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-0 home victory over Buffalo State...Contributed two assists in a 5-0 home win over Potsdam...Netted a goal in a 2-0 home win over Plattsburgh...Provided a goal in a 4-1 road win at Buffalo State...Added an assist in a 3-0 road win at Manhattanville...Assisted in a 6-1 road win at Potsdam...Tallied an assist in a 3-0 road win at Elmira...Registered an assist in a 4-1 road win at Morrisville...Recorded an assist in a 5-2 home victory over Morrisville...Added an assist in a 1-1 tie against Potsdam...Chipped in an assist in a 5-5 tie at Arcadia...Chosen as the SUNYAC Athlete of the Week on Nov. 4.

2023-24: Kayla was named the SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year...Played in 26 games...Recorded 20 points on five goals and 15 assists...Registered at least one point in 14 games...Scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-1 victory at Buffalo State...Had a goal and an assist in a 7-0 victory at Morrisville...Provided two assists in a 3-0 home victory over Morrisville...Tallied two assists in a 3-1 victory at Canton...Scored in wins at Stevenson and home against Buffalo State...Netted Cortland's goal at Oswego.

2022-23: Kayla saw the ice in 22 games...Totaled 10 points on four goals and six assists...Tallied a goal and two assists in a 14-0 win at Hilbert...Netted a goal in a 3-0 home victory versus Wesleyan...Scored goals in 5-0 and 4-3 home wins versus Potsdam...Registered two assists in a 6-0 home victory versus Canton...Assisted on the game winner in a 4-1 victory at Potsdam...Assisted on Cortland's goal at Plattsburgh.

High School: A 2022 graduate of Lewiston-Porter...Three-year member of the hockey team...Team captain...Earned first team and second team All-WNY honors...Three-year starter in soccer...Four-year starter in lacrosse...Earned first team and second team all-league honors...Scored 100 career goals...Team captain.

Other: Greatest sports thrill in college was assisting the game-tying goal and defeating Plattsburgh to win the SUNYAC Finals...Daughter of Jodi and William Persinger...Has one sibling Emma.