Printable Career Stats|
• 2011 Season Notes
In her fourth season with the Panthers ... started the season opener at outside hitter ... had nine kills vs. Denver Aug. 27 ... collected 12 kills vs. IPFW Sept. 3 ... had seven kills apiece in matches vs. Green Bay and Loyola to start league play Sept. 16-17 ... came off the bench to tally six kills, including the match-winner, at Green Bay Oct. 15.
• 2010 Season Notes
Appeared in 24 matches and 79 sets ... finished fourth on the team in kills ... collected seven double-figure kill efforts ... started the season opener against Saint Louis, tallying 11 kills ... had nine kills off the bench vs. North Dakota Sept. 2 ... led the way with 14 kills vs. North Dakota State the next day ... collected nine kills vs. Central Michigan Sept. 10 ... had 15 kills against Wisconsin later that same day ... added nine more kills vs. Toledo Sept. 11 ... had 15 kills and six digs in a win at Cleveland State Sept. 24 ... collected 15 kills while hitting .519 in a win over Loyola Oct. 2 ... came off the bench to tally 10 kills vs. Cleveland State Oct. 23 ... had 11 kills while hitting .550 in a three-set sweep of Loyola Oct. 29.
• 2009 Season Notes
Played in 26 matches ... reached double figures in kills four times ... played all three sets in the season opener at #13 Iowa State Aug. 28 ... tallied three kills against Alcorn State Sept. 5 ... had eight kills in a five-set loss to UAB later that same day ... collected five kills and four blocks off the bench against Marquette Sept. 12 ... tallied nine kills in a win at Green Bay Sept. 25 ... had five kills vs. Loyola Oct. 17 ... led the team with 13 kills in a win over Green Bay Oct. 23 ... added five blocks and six digs in the match ... had seven kills at Youngstown State Oct. 31 ... collected 11 kills while hitting .476 in a win over Wright State Nov. 6 ... added 11 more kills in a victory over Cleveland State the next day ... tallied nine kills in a win over Butler Nov. 14 ... had 10 kills in the Horizon League Tournament First Round win over Green Bay Nov. 20 ... collected eight kills in the league tournament title match victory over Cleveland State Nov. 22 ... had seven kills in the NCAA Tournament First Round match with Dayton Dec. 3.
• 2008 Season Notes
Joined the Panthers after an all-state career at Appleton Xavier High School ... made her collegiate debut Aug. 29 vs. Ole Miss ... had four kills vs. #18 Iowa State later that same day ... made her first college start against Illinois State the next day, tallying her first two collegiate blocks ... had three kills off the bench vs. Bradley Sept. 5 ... added four more kills vs. Eastern Michigan later that same day ... collected seven kills and hit .462 off the bench in a five-game win over SIUE Sept. 6 ... had five kills and a block in a win over UCONN Sept. 12 ... tallied five kills vs. Oregon State Sept. 21 ... totaled four kills vs. Butler Sept. 26 ... had three kills off the bench at Green Bay Oct. 3 ... collected seven kills and two blocks vs. Loyola Oct. 7 ... had seven kills and five digs at Youngstown State Oct. 11 ... came off the bench to collect three kills and two blocks in the league semifinal victory over Butler Nov. 22 ... collected seven kills, four digs and two blocks in the league title match victory over Cleveland State the next day ... had five kills in an NCAA Tournament match at Illinois Dec. 5.
• O'Brien's High School Career
Four-time all-state honoree ... finished her career at Appleton Xavier as the school's all-time leader in kills (1,299), digs (1,267) and aces (183) ... earned all-league honors four times while leading Xavier to a pair of Wisconsin State tournaments ... PrepVolleyball.com named her to the Frosh 59 list as one of the top high school freshman players in the country ... on the club side, helped Fox Cities Elite qualify for three Junior Olympic Championships ... won Junior Olympic All-America honors in 2005.
• O'Brien's Personal File
Daughter of Kevin and Jean ... a regular on the Horizon League Honor Roll and a UWM Scholar-Athlete ... was on the honor roll all four years of high school ... volunteered regularly at camps for kids with disabilities.
2010 Season Highs
Kills: 12 vs. IPFW 9/3
Attempts: 33 vs. IPFW 9/3
Hitting %: .500 (6-12) vs. Green Bay 10/15
Blocks: 3 - 2 times
Digs: 6 vs. IPFW 9/3
Aces: n/a
Assists: 2 vs. IPFW 9/3
Career Highs
Kills: 15 - 3 times
Attempts: 48 vs. Green Bay 10/23/09
Hitting %: .550 (11-20) @ Loyola 10/29/10
Blocks: 6 vs. Valparaiso 11/21/09
Digs: same - 2 times
Aces: 1 vs. Marquette 9/12/09
Assists: same - 1 time
