2018 (W) Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Kelsey O'Connell
- Position:
- Middle Blocker/Right Side Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Marian
Bio
Awards & Honors
2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2015-16 Dean’s List
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 Dean’s List
2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2017-18 Dean’s List
2018: Senior at Creighton
• One of four seniors on the 2018 team, she played as a middle blocker and right side hitter in her Bluejay career.
• Tied season-high with two kills on .400 hitting in first start of the season vs. Providence on Senior Night (Nov. 17).
• Played one set against Northern Iowa (Aug. 24), but did not record any stats.
• Posted first two kills of the season vs. DePaul (Sept. 21).
• Recorded a dig and a block against Butler (Oct. 20).
• Contributed a dig in road victory at DePaul (Oct. 27).
• Collected second block of the season on Nov. 3 at Seton Hall.
• Had one kill vs. Providence (Nov. 16).
• Talented videographer who has produced team’s year-end highlight video each of the past two seasons.
• Will graduate in 3.5 years in December (Journalism, Advertising and News).
2017: Junior at Creighton
• Owned eight kills, two blocks, two digs and one ace while playing in 15 sets over the course of 11 matches off the bench.
• Made 2017 debut in a 3-0 victory vs. Pitt (Aug. 26).
• Had two kills, two digs, two blocks and first career ace against Belmont (Sept. 8).
• Had a kill in her only swing during sweeps over both Seton Hall (Sept. 29) and St. John’s (Sept. 30).
• Put down a pair of kills vs. DePaul (Oct. 6).
2016: Sophomore at Creighton
• Appeared in 10 sets over eight matches, producing four kills and one dig for the season.
• Made her season debut vs. Chattanooga (Sept. 10), earning three attack attempts.
• Earned her first kill of the fall and played two sets vs. Montana State (Sept. 16).
• Earned the kill on match point in 3-0 win at Georgetown (Oct. 8).
• Had one kill in 3-0 wins over St. John’s (Oct. 14) and Butler (Nov. 4).
• Earned first dig of 2016 on Nov. 11 vs. Providence in 3-0 sweep during her final appearance of the fall.
2015: Freshman at Creighton
• Played in 19 matches, including three starts, and finished with 24 kills, 19 blocks and eight digs overall.
• All three starts came against teams that finished the season in the top-25 (Illinois, USC, Louisville).
• Put down a career-high five kills vs. Villanova on Sept. 27.
• Finished with two kills, two digs and a block during a win over Providence (Oct. 23).
• Delivered three kills and three blocks in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Oct. 31).
• Collected two kills and a block at DePaul (Nov. 7).
• Helped CU come back from down 0-2 at Georgetown with a block on set point to end the third frame (Nov. 20).
• Opened her career with four blocks vs. Miami (Ohio), the second-most blocks in a debut in Creighton history.
• Made her NCAA Tournament debut vs. No. 23 Coastal Carolina (Dec. 4), checking in with the score tied at 24-all late in the first set.
• Named to Creighton’s Dean’s List and to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Marian High School
• Helped Marian to back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior.
• Named First Team All-State in Class A as a junior by the Lincoln Journal Star and Second Team All-State in Class A by the Omaha World-Herald.
• As a junior, had 321 kills on .368 hitting with 52 aces.
• Hit .380 with 171 kills and 37 blocks as a senior, when she was named Second Team All-State by the Omaha World-Herald and landed a spot on the 2014 AVCA Under Armour Watch List.
• Had 10 kills and five blocks in 2014 state title match win against previously undefeated Papillion-La Vista, the nation’s seventh-ranked team.
• Had 20 kills in the state title match as a junior to help the Crusaders to their first state title since 2009.
• Earned a pair of All-Metro honors from the Omaha World-Herald her final two seasons.
• Coached at Marian by Rochelle Rohlfs.
• Picked up six letters in high school, with four in volleyball and two in track and field.
• Won 2014 Omaha Westside Kiwanis Achievement Award.
• Played in the Nebraska Coaches All-Star Game, helping her team to a five-set victory with 16 kills.
• Academically as a sophomore, won a district award on National History Day for a 10-minute video she produced about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Also won Scholastic Honorable Mention Awards for oil painting and self portrait in pencil.
• Attended the same high school as former teammates Ashley Jansen and Kate Elman and current teammate Brittany Witt.
• Mother played volleyball at Tulsa.
Personal
• Birthday is January 12.
• Daughter of Chris and Sandi O’Connell.
• Has one brother, Ryan.
• Is a journalism, advertising and news major.
• Favorite vacation spot is Colorado.
• Lists her favorite professor at Creighton as Carol Zuegner.
• Favorite snack is watermelon.
• Best volleyball memories are beating Kansas in the 2016 NCAA Tournament and winning the state tournament in high school.
• Dream dinner guests are Ansel Adams and Peter McKinnon.
• Stayed busy during the summer as a coach with Premier Volleyball, serving as a media developer for Educate Uganda and working in the Creighton Athletic Marketing Department.
• Says Creighton has been her dream school since she was little.
• Favorite author is J.K. Rowling.
• Lists Kelsey Robinson and Jordan Larson as her sports heroes.
• Talented photographer and videographer who put together team’s 2016 and 2017 year-end highlight video.
• Celebrity crush is Chris Pratt.
2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2015-16 Dean’s List
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 Dean’s List
2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2017-18 Dean’s List
2018: Senior at Creighton
• One of four seniors on the 2018 team, she played as a middle blocker and right side hitter in her Bluejay career.
• Tied season-high with two kills on .400 hitting in first start of the season vs. Providence on Senior Night (Nov. 17).
• Played one set against Northern Iowa (Aug. 24), but did not record any stats.
• Posted first two kills of the season vs. DePaul (Sept. 21).
• Recorded a dig and a block against Butler (Oct. 20).
• Contributed a dig in road victory at DePaul (Oct. 27).
• Collected second block of the season on Nov. 3 at Seton Hall.
• Had one kill vs. Providence (Nov. 16).
• Talented videographer who has produced team’s year-end highlight video each of the past two seasons.
• Will graduate in 3.5 years in December (Journalism, Advertising and News).
2017: Junior at Creighton
• Owned eight kills, two blocks, two digs and one ace while playing in 15 sets over the course of 11 matches off the bench.
• Made 2017 debut in a 3-0 victory vs. Pitt (Aug. 26).
• Had two kills, two digs, two blocks and first career ace against Belmont (Sept. 8).
• Had a kill in her only swing during sweeps over both Seton Hall (Sept. 29) and St. John’s (Sept. 30).
• Put down a pair of kills vs. DePaul (Oct. 6).
2016: Sophomore at Creighton
• Appeared in 10 sets over eight matches, producing four kills and one dig for the season.
• Made her season debut vs. Chattanooga (Sept. 10), earning three attack attempts.
• Earned her first kill of the fall and played two sets vs. Montana State (Sept. 16).
• Earned the kill on match point in 3-0 win at Georgetown (Oct. 8).
• Had one kill in 3-0 wins over St. John’s (Oct. 14) and Butler (Nov. 4).
• Earned first dig of 2016 on Nov. 11 vs. Providence in 3-0 sweep during her final appearance of the fall.
2015: Freshman at Creighton
• Played in 19 matches, including three starts, and finished with 24 kills, 19 blocks and eight digs overall.
• All three starts came against teams that finished the season in the top-25 (Illinois, USC, Louisville).
• Put down a career-high five kills vs. Villanova on Sept. 27.
• Finished with two kills, two digs and a block during a win over Providence (Oct. 23).
• Delivered three kills and three blocks in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Oct. 31).
• Collected two kills and a block at DePaul (Nov. 7).
• Helped CU come back from down 0-2 at Georgetown with a block on set point to end the third frame (Nov. 20).
• Opened her career with four blocks vs. Miami (Ohio), the second-most blocks in a debut in Creighton history.
• Made her NCAA Tournament debut vs. No. 23 Coastal Carolina (Dec. 4), checking in with the score tied at 24-all late in the first set.
• Named to Creighton’s Dean’s List and to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Marian High School
• Helped Marian to back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior.
• Named First Team All-State in Class A as a junior by the Lincoln Journal Star and Second Team All-State in Class A by the Omaha World-Herald.
• As a junior, had 321 kills on .368 hitting with 52 aces.
• Hit .380 with 171 kills and 37 blocks as a senior, when she was named Second Team All-State by the Omaha World-Herald and landed a spot on the 2014 AVCA Under Armour Watch List.
• Had 10 kills and five blocks in 2014 state title match win against previously undefeated Papillion-La Vista, the nation’s seventh-ranked team.
• Had 20 kills in the state title match as a junior to help the Crusaders to their first state title since 2009.
• Earned a pair of All-Metro honors from the Omaha World-Herald her final two seasons.
• Coached at Marian by Rochelle Rohlfs.
• Picked up six letters in high school, with four in volleyball and two in track and field.
• Won 2014 Omaha Westside Kiwanis Achievement Award.
• Played in the Nebraska Coaches All-Star Game, helping her team to a five-set victory with 16 kills.
• Academically as a sophomore, won a district award on National History Day for a 10-minute video she produced about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Also won Scholastic Honorable Mention Awards for oil painting and self portrait in pencil.
• Attended the same high school as former teammates Ashley Jansen and Kate Elman and current teammate Brittany Witt.
• Mother played volleyball at Tulsa.
Personal
• Birthday is January 12.
• Daughter of Chris and Sandi O’Connell.
• Has one brother, Ryan.
• Is a journalism, advertising and news major.
• Favorite vacation spot is Colorado.
• Lists her favorite professor at Creighton as Carol Zuegner.
• Favorite snack is watermelon.
• Best volleyball memories are beating Kansas in the 2016 NCAA Tournament and winning the state tournament in high school.
• Dream dinner guests are Ansel Adams and Peter McKinnon.
• Stayed busy during the summer as a coach with Premier Volleyball, serving as a media developer for Educate Uganda and working in the Creighton Athletic Marketing Department.
• Says Creighton has been her dream school since she was little.
• Favorite author is J.K. Rowling.
• Lists Kelsey Robinson and Jordan Larson as her sports heroes.
• Talented photographer and videographer who put together team’s 2016 and 2017 year-end highlight video.
• Celebrity crush is Chris Pratt.
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