| Height: | 5-10 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Harrisburg, N.C. |
| High School: | Hickory Ridge HS |
| Position: | MB / OH |
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-USA South Second Team East Division (2019)
-CoSIDA Academic All-District District 5 (2019)
JUNIOR (2019): Put together an outstanding season for the Spirits and finished it ranked in the top-five of 11 major statistical categories including kills (271—1st), kills / set (2.66—1st), solo blocks (27—1st), assisted blocks (66—1st), total blocks (93—1st), blocks / set (0.91—1st), digs (297—2nd), digs / set (2.91—2nd), total attacks (726—2nd), attack percentage (.216—2nd) and service aces (28—4th) … notched her first of 12 double doubles on the season in the opener against Wilson (Aug. 30), finishing with 13 digs, 10 kills … came through with 12 kills and 12 digs against Delaware Valley (Aug. 31), while posting a .474 attack percentage, while posting six blocks (five assisted blocks) … emerged with 15 digs against Eastern Mennonite (Aug. 31) and 14 digs against Brevard (Sept. 6) … closed out a match against Guilford (Sept. 14) with 14 digs, 13 kills and five assisted blocks … followed that with 11 kills, 10 digs, eight blocks (seven assisted) in the home opener against Piedmont International (Sept. 17) … finished off a clash with Mary Baldwin (Sept. 28) with 14 kills, 14 digs and three blocks … topped off a tri-match on Sept. 28 with 13 kills, 10 digs, three blocks and a .440 attack percentage at William Peace … enjoyed her single-match season-high in digs (21) at N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 5), while adding five blocks along the way … capped off a clash with Greensboro (Oct. 5) by emerging with 12 kills, 10 digs, seven total blocks (four solo) while posting a .286 attack percentage … recorded double-digit kills in seven of her final eight matches of the season, beginning with 11 kills, 14 digs and three total blocks against Averett (Oct. 22) … followed with 13 digs and 12 kills, while posting a .333 attack percentage … emerged with 12 digs, 12 kills, four blocks and a .357 attack percentage at Greensboro (Oct. 26) … came through with 15 digs, 10 kills and seven blocks (five assisted) in the first match of November against Meredith (Nov. 1) … posted the final double-double of the season (14 digs / 12 kills), while finishing with seven blocks and a .429 attack percentage at Emory & Henry (Nov. 3) … tied her single-match season-high in kills (14) against Greensboro (Nov. 5) in the opening round of the USA South Conference tournament.
SOPHOMORE (2018): Finished among the top-five among team leaders in kills (153—3rd), kills / set (1.56—3rd), service aces (32—1st), solo blocks (19—1st), assisted blocks (61—1st), total blocks (80—1st) and blocks / set (0.82—1st) … began the campaign with seven total blocks, three digs and two kills against Lynchburg (Aug. 31) … assisted on seven blocks while contributing seven kills versus Lynchburg (Sept. 7) … contributed eight kills and emerged with five blocks (four solo) against Averett (Sept. 25) … slammed home 10 kills, finishing with a .692 attack percentage, while finishing with 10 digs at Greensboro (Sept. 29) … added nine kills and a .333 attack percentage against William Peace (Oct. 13) … key in helping the Spirits down N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 20) with 11 kills … key on defensive with 12 digs to help Salem defeat Greensboro (Oct. 20) … added 13 digs and eight kills at Pfeiffer (Oct. 24) … a defensive juggernaut with 14 digs to go along with six kills against Methodist (Oct. 30).
FIRST YEAR (2017): Ranked among the top-five on the team in eight statistical categories including kills (234—3rd), kills / set (1.90—3rd), solo blocks (21—1st), assisted blocks (80—1st), total blocks (101—1st), blocks / set (0.82), service aces (40—3rd) and service aces / set (0.33—3rd) … opened the campaign with eight kills (.438 attack percentage) … came through with eight kills and a .583 attack percentage along with three digs and two assisted blocks in her collegiate debut against Mary Baldwin (Sept. 2) … eclipsed double figure kills (10) for the first time against Brevard (Sept. 13), adding six digs and four assisted blocks … slammed home 10 kills (.385 attack percentage) in a clash with Methodist (Sept. 21) … instrumental in a four-set win over Ferrum (Sept. 22) with 13 kills (.478 attack percentage), four digs and two total blocks … responsible for 10 kills (.348 attack percentage), five digs and four total blocks … came through with 12 kills and 11 digs while contributing four total blocks in a four-set match with William Peace (Oct. 7) … slammed home 11 kills (.588 attack percentage), four digs and four total blocks in a four-set win over N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 14) … had a pair of nine-kill outings against Guilford (Oct. 18) and Greensboro (Oct. 28).
PREP: Graduated from Hickory Ridge High School in 2017.
PERSONAL: Kathryn Annette O’Connell … daughter of Anne and Brian O’Connell … born Nov. 5, 1998 … has one sibling, Alex … member of National Honor Society and Beta Club … graduated with honors after being named to A honor roll … served as a Beta Club officer … member of French Club.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | at Greensboro | W, 3-1 |
| Oct 30 | Pfeiffer | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 1 | Meredith | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Sewanee | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 3 | at Emory & Henry | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Greensboro | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 28 | 16 | ||
| Sets | 102 | 57 | ||
| Kills | 271 | 162 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.66 | 2.84 | ||
| Errors | 114 | 70 | ||
| Total Attacks | 726 | 428 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .216 | .215 | ||
| Assists | 17 | 7 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.17 | 0.12 | ||
| Service Aces | 28 | 17 | ||
| Service Errors | 23 | 14 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.27 | 0.30 | ||
| Receptions | 432 | 245 | ||
| Reception Errors | 38 | 23 | ||
| Digs | 297 | 169 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.91 | 2.96 | ||
| Block Solo | 27 | 22 | ||
| Block Assist | 66 | 33 | ||
| Block Total | 93 | 55 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.91 | 0.96 | ||
| Block Errors | 5 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 359.0 | 217.5 | ||
| Points per set | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| Matches started | 22 | 15 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Wilson | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 12 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Aug 30 | at Bridgewater (Va.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Delaware Valley | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 3 | 19 | .474 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Aug 31 | at East. Mennonite | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 5 | 36 | .083 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 6 | at Brevard | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 | .120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 13 | vs. William Peace | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 3 | 24 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Maryville (Tenn.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -.050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 14 | at Guilford | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 13 | 7 | 37 | .162 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Sep 17 | Piedmont International | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 31 | .258 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16.5 |
| Sep 25 | at Methodist | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 7 | 28 | .107 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Sep 28 | Mary Baldwin | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 32 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Sep 28 | William Peace | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 25 | .440 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Oct 1 | at Averett | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 30 | .133 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 5 | at N.C. Wesleyan | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | .077 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Greensboro | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 28 | .286 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Oct 8 | at Pfeiffer | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 27 | .185 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 10 | at Meredith | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 23 | .174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oct 16 | Methodist | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Mary Baldwin | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 20 | .250 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 19 | at William Peace | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 22 | Averett | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 36 | .139 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. N.C. Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 27 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Oct 26 | at Greensboro | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 28 | .357 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Oct 30 | Pfeiffer | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 31 | .226 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Nov 1 | Meredith | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 24 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Sewanee | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | -.053 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Nov 3 | at Emory & Henry | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 21 | .429 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Greensboro | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 39 | .282 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 33 | 123 | 234 | 1.90 | 70 | 582 | .282 | 8 | 0.07 | 40 | 0.33 | 108 | 16 | 123 | 1.00 | 21 | 80 | 101 | 0.82 | 335.0 | 2.7 |
| 2018-19 | 29 | 98 | 153 | 1.56 | 56 | 430 | .226 | 18 | 0.18 | 32 | 0.33 | 30 | 4 | 119 | 1.21 | 19 | 61 | 80 | 0.82 | 234.5 | 2.4 |
| 2019-20 | 28 | 102 | 271 | 2.66 | 114 | 726 | .216 | 17 | 0.17 | 28 | 0.27 | 432 | 38 | 297 | 2.91 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 0.91 | 359.0 | 3.5 |
| 2020-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 90 | 323 | 658 | 2.04 | 240 | 1738 | .241 | 43 | 0.13 | 100 | 0.31 | 570 | 58 | 539 | 1.67 | 67 | 207 | 274 | 0.85 | 928.5 | 2.9 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28 | 102 | 271 | 2.66 | 114 | 726 | .216 | 17 | 0.17 | 28 | 0.27 | 432 | 38 | 297 | 2.91 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 0.91 | 359.0 | 3.5 |
| Conference | 16 | 57 | 162 | 2.84 | 70 | 428 | .215 | 7 | 0.12 | 17 | 0.30 | 245 | 23 | 169 | 2.96 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 0.96 | 217.5 | 3.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 7 | 27 | 77 | 2.85 | 29 | 200 | .240 | 6 | 0.22 | 6 | 0.22 | 123 | 6 | 81 | 3.00 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 1.26 | 106.5 | 3.9 |
| Away | 12 | 45 | 112 | 2.49 | 56 | 318 | .176 | 8 | 0.18 | 15 | 0.33 | 179 | 21 | 132 | 2.93 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 0.76 | 147.5 | 3.3 |
| Neutral | 9 | 30 | 82 | 2.73 | 29 | 208 | .255 | 3 | 0.10 | 7 | 0.23 | 130 | 11 | 84 | 2.80 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 0.83 | 105.0 | 3.5 |
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| Wins | 14 | 50 | 148 | 2.96 | 53 | 353 | .269 | 9 | 0.18 | 20 | 0.40 | 184 | 17 | 163 | 3.26 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 1.16 | 206.0 | 4.1 |
| Losses | 14 | 52 | 123 | 2.37 | 61 | 373 | .166 | 8 | 0.15 | 8 | 0.15 | 248 | 21 | 134 | 2.58 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 0.67 | 153.0 | 2.9 |
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| August | 4 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 11 | 82 | .317 | 1 | 0.07 | 5 | 0.36 | 64 | 4 | 50 | 3.57 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.71 | 48.0 | 3.4 |
| September | 8 | 30 | 81 | 2.70 | 39 | 222 | .189 | 6 | 0.20 | 6 | 0.20 | 107 | 8 | 82 | 2.73 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 0.80 | 101.5 | 3.4 |
| October | 12 | 42 | 115 | 2.74 | 51 | 319 | .201 | 5 | 0.12 | 14 | 0.33 | 178 | 17 | 124 | 2.95 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 0.95 | 157.0 | 3.7 |
| November | 4 | 16 | 38 | 2.38 | 13 | 103 | .243 | 5 | 0.31 | 3 | 0.19 | 83 | 9 | 41 | 2.56 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1.19 | 52.5 | 3.3 |
