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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

2012 UNK Volleyball Roster

6 Molly O'Brien

  • Position Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Chemistry
  • High School St. James Academy
  • Hometown Overland Park, KS

Biography

CAREER NOTES
133 digs, 33 aces and nine assists

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... one of the team's top servers ... also played in the back row ... appeared in 123 of a possible 127 sets ... 23 aces, 94 digs and five assists ... six matches with two plus aces ... had season-best three vs. NW Oklahoma ... had two in NCAA win over SW Minnesota ... in back-to-back wins over NW Oklahoma and Henderson State, had dig totals of 13 and 11
AS A FRESHMAN (2011)
Reserve in the backrow ... played in 32 sets ... 39 digs, 10 aces and four assists ... one of five Lopers to have a double digit ace total ... three aces in 16 attempts in a five-set win at UNO ... had six digs in the match as well ... two aces, in 14 attempts, at N.M. Highlands ... season-high nine digs in win over Hastings ... total came in two sets

HIGH SCHOOL
In 2010, helped Thunder win a third straight Class 4A state title ... team went 44-1 and was ranked No. 1 nationally by prepvolleyball.com ... as a senior, hit .414 with 241 digs, 107 kills, 67 blocks and 48 aces ... ranked fourth in school history in block assists and solo blocks ... academic all-state ... also state track qualifier in the long and triple jumps

PERSONAL
Daughter of Tim & Melinda ... grandfather, James Cadle, played basketball at Colorado

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2011-12Freshman

    Outside Hitter/Libero
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2012-13Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'8"
    6