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Jersey Number 9
Marysa Wilkinson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Neb.
- High School:
- Southwest
Awards & Honors
2014 BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team
2014 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/15
2014 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/6
2016 Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team
2016 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2016 NCAA Tournament All-Austin Regional Team
2016 Second Team All-BIG EAST
2016 USC Radisson Classic All-Tournament Team
2016-17 Dean’s List
2017 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2017 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2017 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 8/29
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/3
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/24
2017 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 First Team All-BIG EAST
2017 Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 Husky Invitational Tournament MVP
2017: Senior at Creighton
• First Team All-BIG EAST, First Team All-East Region and AVCA Honorable Mention All-American in 2017.
• First Team All-East Region and Second Team All-BIG EAST in 2016, Wilkinson can play middle blocker or on the right side.
• Has played in 106 wins, most in CU history.
• Third in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage, seventh in blocks per set and 14th in kills per set.
• Husky Invitational MVP (8/26) and BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (8/29) after averaging 2.90 kills and 1.50 blocks per set on .397 hitting to open the season.
• Had 11 kills, 4 blocks and hit .429 in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26).
• Opened her senior year with 13 kills and five blocks on .571 hitting vs. Saint Mary’s (8/25).
• Named to Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team on Sept. 2 after averaging 3.11 kills per set on .390 hitting.
• Owned 14 kills vs. No. 17 Purdue (9/8).
• Hit .321 with 12 kills in sweep of No. 7 Kansas (9/9).
• Finished with 13 kills on .600 hitting vs. Seton Hall (9/29).
• Tied career-high with eight blocks and notched 1,000th career kill in win at St. John’s (9/30).
• Also BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30th and Oct. 24.
• Finished with 10 kills on .833 hitting in sweep at DePaul (10/6).
• Had season-high 15 kills and hit .389 in win vs. Butler (10/13).
• Had 14 kills and hit .700 in 3-0 win vs. Xavier (10/15).
• Notched 14 kills in BIG EAST Championship finals win at Marquette (11/25), earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
• In BIG EAST play, hit .401 to rank second in the league.
• Creighton is 45-1 all-time when she hits .400 or better.
• Owns 1,183 career kills, eighth-most in CU history.
• First in CU career history in matches played, 2nd in sets played, 3rd in starts.
2016: Junior at Creighton
• Started 35-of-36 matches, averaging 2.51 kills and 0.86 blocks per set on .337 hitting.
• Second on the team in blocks per set and in hitting percentage, ranking in the top-12 in the BIG EAST of both categories.
• Second Team All-BIG EAST pick.
• Named First Team All-East Region by the AVCA.
• Voted to the All-Austin Regional Team in the NCAA Tournament.
• Had streak of 68 straight starts snapped on Nov. 20 when she gave way to Amanda Foje on Senior Day.
• Had 10 kills in CU’s season-opener vs. Wichita State (Aug. 27), then added nine kills and five blocks vs. Iowa State (Aug. 28).
• Named to USC Radisson Classic All-Tournament Team after pacing CU in kills (35) and blocks (7) in the event (Sept. 2-3).
• Finished with a career-high 16 kills on .361 hitting at USC (Sept. 3).
• Named to Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team after averaging 2.60 kills and 1.30 blocks per set on .423 hitting (Sept. 16-17).
• Had 12 kills and just one error in 14 swings for a .786 hitting percentage vs. Montana State (Sept. 16) that ranks second-best in CU single-match history while adding a career-high eight blocks.
• Hit .545 and had 14 kills with six blocks in win against DePaul (Sept. 25).
• Had nine kills and seven blocks on .500 hitting in 3-0 win at Butler (Oct. 1).
• Hit .471 with eight kills in 17 errorless swings in 3-0 sweep of Xavier in BIG EAST Championship title match (Nov. 26).
• Slammed a career-high 18 kills on .394 hitting in NCAA Tourney victory over Northern Iowa (Dec. 1).
• Had 15 kills on career-best 40 swings in NCAA Tournament win at No. 4 Kansas (Dec. 2).
• Helped Creighton to first Elite Eight with 16 kills on .368 hitting vs. No. 17 Michigan (Dec. 9).
• In last 27 matches, hit .358 and averaged 2.53 kills and 0.95 blocks per set, as team went 25-2.
• CU is 33-0 all-time when she hits .400 or better.
2015: Sophomore at Creighton
• Started every match in 2015, averaging 2.13 kills and 0.96 blocks per set on .302 hitting.
• Began the fall as the right side hitter before being moved to middle blocker on Sept. 5 prior to the match vs. Kentucky.
• Team started 1-4 with her as a right side hitter, but went 26-5 after moving her to the middle.
• Ranked fourth in BIG EAST play with a .339 hitting percentage and was 10th in the league in hitting percentage for all matches (.302).
• Was also eighth in blocks per set in league play and 21st in points per set.
• Collected double-figure kills in 12 matches.
• Had 14 kills and hit .650 -- both career highs at the time -- in Oct. 3 win at Providence.
• Pounded 13 kills on .429 hitting in 3-2 comeback win over Kansas State (Sept. 20).
• Hit .667 with 13 kills in 18 swings during five-set comeback victory over DePaul (Oct. 9).
• Served up three aces vs. Providence (Oct. 23) after entering the contest with two total aces in the first 55 matches of her career.
• Hit .556 with 11 kills in 18 swings and added five blocks in road win at Georgetown (Nov. 20).
• Put down 13 kills in a four-set win at DePaul (Nov. 7).
• Had six blocks in the first set to set the tone in CU’s 3-0 sweep of Villanova in the 2015 BIG EAST Championship final (Nov. 28).
• Owned 11 kills and had four blocks in NCAA Tournament win over No. 23 North Carolina (Dec. 5) to clinch program’s first Sweet 16 appearance.
2014: Freshman at Creighton
• True freshman who played primarily on the right side but also saw some time in the middle.
• Averaged 1.98 kills and 0.61 blocks per set while starting 23-of-33 matches played.
• Named to BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team.
• Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week twice, earning the honor on Sept. 15 and Oct. 6.
• Reached her season-high of 14 kills on Sept. 13 in a win over Wichita State to seal the Bluejay Invitational title.
• Became first BIG EAST freshman with 10+ kills in a road win at Marquette since 2008, when she hit .364 with 10 kills and six digs on Oct. 4.
• Collected seven kills and four blocks in return to her hometown against No. 9 Nebraska (Sept. 17).
• Had nine kills and four blocks in road win at St. John’s that clinched the BIG EAST regular-season title (Nov. 15).
• Led team in kills for the first time when she had 13 kills on .355 hitting in BIG EAST Championship semifinal win over Xavier (Nov. 28).
• Had nine kills vs. No. 6 USC (Sept. 6), becoming CU’s first true freshman with nine or more kills against a top-10 team since 2004.
• Owned nine kills and six blocks in BIG EAST Championship finals win over Seton Hall (Nov. 29), including consecutive kills to finish off a 26-24 third set.
Southwest High School
• Four-year starter who played middle blocker her first three years of high school before moving to the outside hitter position as a senior.
• First Team All-State pick as a senior by the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star after finishing with 504 kills, 42 blocks and 27 aces while hitting .271.
• Second Team All-State as a sophomore and junior, as well as Honorable Mention All-State as a freshman, by the Lincoln Journal Star.
• Ranked fourth in Class A with 3.9 kills per set and also fourth with a .351 hitting percentage as a junior, finishing with 347 kills and 77 blocks.
• As a sophomore, she led her team with 345 kills, 121 blocks and a .334 hitting percentage.
• Helped team finish 25-9 and No. 3 ranking in the state as a senior.
• Owns school records for single-season kills (504), career kills (1,402) and career blocks (316).
• Also participated in basketball and track as a prep.
Personal
• Born on September 4, 1996.
• Daughter of John and Beth Wilkinson.
• Has two brothers, Dylan (20) and Bryce (16).
• Is a social work and psychology double-major and a business minor.
• Gameday superstitions are black socks with blue jersey and white socks with white jersey, along with using the same headband and have her ponytail braided by teammate Samantha Bohnet.
• Favorite road trip with the team is to New York.
• Her favorite class at Creighton is Infant and Childhood Psychology.
• Dream dinner guests are Beyonce, Ciara, Gabrielle Union and Mariah Carey.
• Favorite color is light blue.
2014 BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team
2014 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/15
2014 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/6
2016 Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team
2016 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2016 NCAA Tournament All-Austin Regional Team
2016 Second Team All-BIG EAST
2016 USC Radisson Classic All-Tournament Team
2016-17 Dean’s List
2017 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2017 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2017 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 8/29
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/3
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/24
2017 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 First Team All-BIG EAST
2017 Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 Husky Invitational Tournament MVP
2017: Senior at Creighton
• First Team All-BIG EAST, First Team All-East Region and AVCA Honorable Mention All-American in 2017.
• First Team All-East Region and Second Team All-BIG EAST in 2016, Wilkinson can play middle blocker or on the right side.
• Has played in 106 wins, most in CU history.
• Third in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage, seventh in blocks per set and 14th in kills per set.
• Husky Invitational MVP (8/26) and BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (8/29) after averaging 2.90 kills and 1.50 blocks per set on .397 hitting to open the season.
• Had 11 kills, 4 blocks and hit .429 in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26).
• Opened her senior year with 13 kills and five blocks on .571 hitting vs. Saint Mary’s (8/25).
• Named to Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team on Sept. 2 after averaging 3.11 kills per set on .390 hitting.
• Owned 14 kills vs. No. 17 Purdue (9/8).
• Hit .321 with 12 kills in sweep of No. 7 Kansas (9/9).
• Finished with 13 kills on .600 hitting vs. Seton Hall (9/29).
• Tied career-high with eight blocks and notched 1,000th career kill in win at St. John’s (9/30).
• Also BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30th and Oct. 24.
• Finished with 10 kills on .833 hitting in sweep at DePaul (10/6).
• Had season-high 15 kills and hit .389 in win vs. Butler (10/13).
• Had 14 kills and hit .700 in 3-0 win vs. Xavier (10/15).
• Notched 14 kills in BIG EAST Championship finals win at Marquette (11/25), earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
• In BIG EAST play, hit .401 to rank second in the league.
• Creighton is 45-1 all-time when she hits .400 or better.
• Owns 1,183 career kills, eighth-most in CU history.
• First in CU career history in matches played, 2nd in sets played, 3rd in starts.
2016: Junior at Creighton
• Started 35-of-36 matches, averaging 2.51 kills and 0.86 blocks per set on .337 hitting.
• Second on the team in blocks per set and in hitting percentage, ranking in the top-12 in the BIG EAST of both categories.
• Second Team All-BIG EAST pick.
• Named First Team All-East Region by the AVCA.
• Voted to the All-Austin Regional Team in the NCAA Tournament.
• Had streak of 68 straight starts snapped on Nov. 20 when she gave way to Amanda Foje on Senior Day.
• Had 10 kills in CU’s season-opener vs. Wichita State (Aug. 27), then added nine kills and five blocks vs. Iowa State (Aug. 28).
• Named to USC Radisson Classic All-Tournament Team after pacing CU in kills (35) and blocks (7) in the event (Sept. 2-3).
• Finished with a career-high 16 kills on .361 hitting at USC (Sept. 3).
• Named to Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team after averaging 2.60 kills and 1.30 blocks per set on .423 hitting (Sept. 16-17).
• Had 12 kills and just one error in 14 swings for a .786 hitting percentage vs. Montana State (Sept. 16) that ranks second-best in CU single-match history while adding a career-high eight blocks.
• Hit .545 and had 14 kills with six blocks in win against DePaul (Sept. 25).
• Had nine kills and seven blocks on .500 hitting in 3-0 win at Butler (Oct. 1).
• Hit .471 with eight kills in 17 errorless swings in 3-0 sweep of Xavier in BIG EAST Championship title match (Nov. 26).
• Slammed a career-high 18 kills on .394 hitting in NCAA Tourney victory over Northern Iowa (Dec. 1).
• Had 15 kills on career-best 40 swings in NCAA Tournament win at No. 4 Kansas (Dec. 2).
• Helped Creighton to first Elite Eight with 16 kills on .368 hitting vs. No. 17 Michigan (Dec. 9).
• In last 27 matches, hit .358 and averaged 2.53 kills and 0.95 blocks per set, as team went 25-2.
• CU is 33-0 all-time when she hits .400 or better.
2015: Sophomore at Creighton
• Started every match in 2015, averaging 2.13 kills and 0.96 blocks per set on .302 hitting.
• Began the fall as the right side hitter before being moved to middle blocker on Sept. 5 prior to the match vs. Kentucky.
• Team started 1-4 with her as a right side hitter, but went 26-5 after moving her to the middle.
• Ranked fourth in BIG EAST play with a .339 hitting percentage and was 10th in the league in hitting percentage for all matches (.302).
• Was also eighth in blocks per set in league play and 21st in points per set.
• Collected double-figure kills in 12 matches.
• Had 14 kills and hit .650 -- both career highs at the time -- in Oct. 3 win at Providence.
• Pounded 13 kills on .429 hitting in 3-2 comeback win over Kansas State (Sept. 20).
• Hit .667 with 13 kills in 18 swings during five-set comeback victory over DePaul (Oct. 9).
• Served up three aces vs. Providence (Oct. 23) after entering the contest with two total aces in the first 55 matches of her career.
• Hit .556 with 11 kills in 18 swings and added five blocks in road win at Georgetown (Nov. 20).
• Put down 13 kills in a four-set win at DePaul (Nov. 7).
• Had six blocks in the first set to set the tone in CU’s 3-0 sweep of Villanova in the 2015 BIG EAST Championship final (Nov. 28).
• Owned 11 kills and had four blocks in NCAA Tournament win over No. 23 North Carolina (Dec. 5) to clinch program’s first Sweet 16 appearance.
2014: Freshman at Creighton
• True freshman who played primarily on the right side but also saw some time in the middle.
• Averaged 1.98 kills and 0.61 blocks per set while starting 23-of-33 matches played.
• Named to BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team.
• Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week twice, earning the honor on Sept. 15 and Oct. 6.
• Reached her season-high of 14 kills on Sept. 13 in a win over Wichita State to seal the Bluejay Invitational title.
• Became first BIG EAST freshman with 10+ kills in a road win at Marquette since 2008, when she hit .364 with 10 kills and six digs on Oct. 4.
• Collected seven kills and four blocks in return to her hometown against No. 9 Nebraska (Sept. 17).
• Had nine kills and four blocks in road win at St. John’s that clinched the BIG EAST regular-season title (Nov. 15).
• Led team in kills for the first time when she had 13 kills on .355 hitting in BIG EAST Championship semifinal win over Xavier (Nov. 28).
• Had nine kills vs. No. 6 USC (Sept. 6), becoming CU’s first true freshman with nine or more kills against a top-10 team since 2004.
• Owned nine kills and six blocks in BIG EAST Championship finals win over Seton Hall (Nov. 29), including consecutive kills to finish off a 26-24 third set.
Southwest High School
• Four-year starter who played middle blocker her first three years of high school before moving to the outside hitter position as a senior.
• First Team All-State pick as a senior by the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star after finishing with 504 kills, 42 blocks and 27 aces while hitting .271.
• Second Team All-State as a sophomore and junior, as well as Honorable Mention All-State as a freshman, by the Lincoln Journal Star.
• Ranked fourth in Class A with 3.9 kills per set and also fourth with a .351 hitting percentage as a junior, finishing with 347 kills and 77 blocks.
• As a sophomore, she led her team with 345 kills, 121 blocks and a .334 hitting percentage.
• Helped team finish 25-9 and No. 3 ranking in the state as a senior.
• Owns school records for single-season kills (504), career kills (1,402) and career blocks (316).
• Also participated in basketball and track as a prep.
Personal
• Born on September 4, 1996.
• Daughter of John and Beth Wilkinson.
• Has two brothers, Dylan (20) and Bryce (16).
• Is a social work and psychology double-major and a business minor.
• Gameday superstitions are black socks with blue jersey and white socks with white jersey, along with using the same headband and have her ponytail braided by teammate Samantha Bohnet.
• Favorite road trip with the team is to New York.
• Her favorite class at Creighton is Infant and Childhood Psychology.
• Dream dinner guests are Beyonce, Ciara, Gabrielle Union and Mariah Carey.
• Favorite color is light blue.
Creighton Volleyball vs Northern Iowa NCAA Volleyball Second Round Press Conference
Saturday, December 06
Creighton Volleyball vs Northern Colorado NCAA Volleyball First Round Press Conference 12:4:25
Friday, December 05
Utah Volleyball Press Conference - 12/4/25
Friday, December 05
Northern Iowa Volleyball Press Conference - 12/4/25
Friday, December 05
