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AT ILLINOIS
2002:
Started all 29 matches at middle blocker • Led the Illini in total blocks with 107 • Ranked 11th in the Big Ten in conference matches only with 1.13 blocks per game • Tallied a career-high 12 blocks vs. Indiana (Nov. 30), which ranks fourth in school history for blocks in a match • Hit .271 on the season while hitting .291 in league play • Registered a career-high 16 kills on .583 hitting in win over Wisconsin (Sept. 28) • Reached double figures in kills eight times • Hit a career-high .682 with 15 kills and no errors in 22 attempts vs. Purdue (Nov. 6) • Averaged 1.83 kills per game • Third on the team with 23 service aces • Academic All-Big Ten • Earned third Varsity "I" award.
2001:
Played in 10 matches on the year, including eight Big Ten contests • Saw most extensive playing time at Minnesota (Oct. 6), playing in three games while racking up a season-high three kills on six attempts for an attack percentage of .333 • Also added two digs and one block against the Gophers • Hit .267 on the season, tallying six kills and two errors in 15 swings • George Huff Award winner • Earned second Varsity "I" award.
2000:
Competed in 29 of 31 matches as a freshman • Amassed 43 kills and 36 blocks on the season • Recorded a season-high eight kills in a season-high 19 swings against Northern Illinois on Sept. 6 • Also had a season-high seven blocks against Northern Illinois • Hit .500 against Southern Mississippi (seven kills, zero errors in 14 swings) on Sept. 1 • Registered four digs against Wisconsin (Oct. 21) • Tallied five block assists on three occasions during the season • Earned first Varsity "I" award.
High School
Named First-Team All-American by Volleyball Magazine • Played on four state championship teams at Assumption • First-Team all-state and MVP of state tournament in 1999 and 1996 • Kentucky High School Player of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year in 1999 • All-Tournament Team at Nike Challenge in 1999 • Played on four AAU championship teams, earning AAU All-American honors all four years • Had 21 kills and 28 blocks in a match where her team defeated the European National Team.
Personal
Parents are Charles and Theresa O'Bryan • Majoring in biology with plans to pursue a doctoral degree in pharmacy • Played at Assumption under Head Coach Ron Kordes, the father of Illinois Assistant Coach Anne Kordes • National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society member • Lists her biggest thrill in sports as being on the Assumption High School National Championship team in 1996.
Shelly O'Bryan By The Numbers
Overall Statistics
Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE
2000 29 70 43 28 149 .101 11 0 0 1 12 3 33 36 1 1
2001 10 14 6 2 15 .267 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0
2002 29 106 194 70 458 .271 1 23 35 0 60 10 97 107 11 1
Totals 68 190 243 100 622 .230 12 23 38 1 74 13 131 144 12 2
Shelly O'Bryan's Career Highs
K: 16 vs. Wisconsin (9/28/02) E: 6 vs. Penn State (11/9/02) TA: 27 vs. Wisconsin (11/15/02) PCT: .682 vs. Purdue (11/6/02) A: 2, four times; last vs. Michigan (9/29/00) SA: 4 vs. Purdue (10/2/02) SE: 3, twice; vs. Alabama-Birmingham (8/30/02) & vs. Connecticut (9/14/02) DIG: 5 vs. Penn State (10/4/02) BS: 2, twice; vs. Northern Illinois (9/6/00) & vs. Connecticut (9/14/02) BA: 12 vs. Indiana (11/30/02) TB: 12 vs. Indiana (11/30/02)
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