Haley O'Brien
19 Haley O'Brien
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Milton, Mass.
  • High School:
    Milton
  • Position:
    MB/OPP
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    1.54
  • h %
    .224
  • a/s
    0.04
  • b/s
    0.88
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.12

Bio

2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 31 of 32 matches and 97 sets … Recorded 1.54 kills and a team-leading 0.88 blocks per set … Blocks per set total ranked seventh in the NEC … Tallied 1.08 blocks per set in conference play, good for third in the NEC … Hit .224 for the season and .280 in conference contests … Three matches of 10+ kills with a season-high 11 at FGCU … 15 matches of 3+ blocks … Recorded five or more blocks in three straight matches from 10/15-25 … Season-high six blocks vs. Fairleigh Dickinson and at Sacred Heart … Team was 7-3 when O’Brien tallied at least four blocks.

2018 (Freshman)
NEC Academic Honor Roll recipient … Appeared in 32 matches and 112 sets … Recorded 1.72 kills per set on a .195 hitting percentage along with 0.66 blocks per set and 21 digs … Six matches of 10+ kills and five matches of 5+ blocks … Recorded nine kills and six blocks in her collegiate debut against Central Michigan (Aug. 25) … 10-kill performances in back-to-back matches against Marist (Aug. 31) and Fordham (Sept. 1) … Six blocks in the win at Hartford (Sept. 25) … Recorded 12 kills in a sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson (Oct. 6) … Career-high 16 kills in a five-set victory at Robert Morris (Oct. 20) … Collected 11 kills and eight digs in the NEC Semifinal win over Central Connecticut (Nov. 16).

Before Bryant
Four-year letterwinner at Milton High School … Sectional D2 finalists in 2017 … Two-time all-state honoree (2016, 2017) and three time Bay State League All-Star (2015, 2016, 2017) … Also played one year of basketball and lacrosse … Played her club volleyball for SMASH Volleyball Club.

Personal
Daughter of Jacqueline and Greg O'Brien ... Has one brother, Matthew.

Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 
16, at Robert Morris, 10/20/18
Assists: 1, 8x, last at Central Connecticut, 11/15/19
Aces: --
Digs: 3, vs. Saint Francis U, 9/21/18
Blocks: 8, vs. Central Connecticut, 11/16/18

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 26 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Robert Morris L, 3-1
Nov 2 at Saint Francis U W, 3-1
Nov 8 LIU L, 3-2
Nov 15 at Central Connecticut L, 3-1
Nov 16 at Sacred Heart L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 31 16
Sets 97 51
Kills 149 83
Kills per set 1.54 1.63
Errors 70 32
Total Attacks 352 182
Hitting Percentage .224 .280
Assists 4 2
Assists per set 0.04 0.04
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 9 5
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 12 9
Digs per set 0.12 0.18
Block Solo 8 7
Block Assist 77 48
Block Total 85 55
Blocks per set 0.88 1.08
Block Errors 3 2
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 195.5 114.0
Points per set 2.0 2.2
Matches started 22 13
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 vs. San Diego State L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 9 .222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3.0
Aug 31 at FGCU L, 3-0 - 3 11 2 18 .500 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 12.5
Aug 31 vs. Akron L, 3-1 - 4 6 2 16 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
Sep 3 at New Hampshire L, 3-0 - 2 0 3 4 -.750 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 6 North Dakota W, 3-0 1 3 7 4 14 .214 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Sep 7 Villanova L, 3-0 1 3 1 4 9 -.333 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2.0
Sep 7 Marist W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 16 .438 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Sep 10 Providence W, 3-1 1 4 10 5 19 .263 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 11.5
Sep 13 vs. Kent State W, 3-2 - 5 7 0 17 .412 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 9.0
Sep 14 vs. Binghamton W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 11 .091 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Sep 14 at Army West Point L, 3-0 1 3 1 3 6 -.333 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Sep 17 Brown L, 3-0 1 3 2 4 11 -.182 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 5 0 5.0
Sep 20 vs. Boston College L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 12 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Sep 21 vs. UAlbany L, 3-0 1 2 1 2 3 -.333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 21 at Rhode Island L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Hartford L, 3-0 - 2 2 1 5 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 27 at FDU W, 3-0 1 3 7 4 14 .214 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7.5
Sep 28 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-2 - 3 4 4 13 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 6.5
Oct 1 at Merrimack W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 15 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 11.5
Oct 4 Robert Morris L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 9 .333 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Oct 5 Saint Francis U W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 13 .615 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 10.5
Oct 11 Merrimack W, 3-0 1 3 2 3 6 -.167 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 4.0
Oct 12 Sacred Heart L, 3-0 1 2 2 2 6 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 3.5
Oct 15 Central Connecticut W, 3-2 1 5 8 3 13 .385 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5 0 10.5
Oct 19 at LIU W, 3-1 1 4 6 3 12 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 5 0 9.0
Oct 25 FDU W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 11 .455 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 6 0 8.5
Oct 26 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 13 .385 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 9.0
Nov 1 at Robert Morris L, 3-1 1 2 2 2 5 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 3.5
Nov 2 at Saint Francis U W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 8 LIU L, 3-2 1 5 5 2 15 .200 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 7.0
Nov 15 at Central Connecticut L, 3-1 1 4 10 3 23 .304 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 11.5
Nov 16 at Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 4 5 1 13 .308 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6 0 8.0
  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
2019-20 31 97 149 1.54 70 352 .224 4 0.04 0 0.00 9 0 12 0.12 8 77 85 0.88 195.5 2.0
2020-21 8 22 34 1.55 16 82 .220 1 0.05 0 0.00 1 0 4 0.18 4 19 23 1.05 47.5 2.2
2021-22 32 114 186 1.63 75 409 .271 7 0.06 0 0.00 20 0 33 0.29 23 77 100 0.88 247.5 2.2
2022-23 30 97 139 1.43 72 343 .195 5 0.05 0 0.00 13 2 24 0.25 9 84 93 0.96 190.0 2.0
Total 101 330 508 1.54 233 1186 .232 17 0.05 0 0.00 43 2 73 0.22 44 257 301 0.91 680.5 2.1
    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
Event Total 31 97 149 1.54 70 352 .224 4 0.04 0 0.00 9 0 12 0.12 8 77 85 0.88 195.5 2.0
Conference 16 51 83 1.63 32 182 .280 2 0.04 0 0.00 5 0 9 0.18 7 48 55 1.08 114.0 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 14 45 71 1.58 32 160 .244 2 0.04 0 0.00 4 0 9 0.20 5 38 43 0.96 95.0 2.1
Away 11 32 55 1.72 28 124 .218 1 0.03 0 0.00 5 0 2 0.06 3 27 30 0.94 71.5 2.2
Neutral 6 20 23 1.15 10 68 .191 1 0.05 0 0.00 0 0 1 0.05 0 12 12 0.60 29.0 1.4
Result Wins 15 49 92 1.88 35 188 .303 1 0.02 0 0.00 4 0 5 0.10 6 43 49 1.00 119.5 2.4
Losses 16 48 57 1.19 35 164 .134 3 0.06 0 0.00 5 0 7 0.15 2 34 36 0.75 76.0 1.6
Month August 3 10 19 1.90 4 43 .349 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0 2 0.20 0 8 8 0.80 23.0 2.3
September 14 42 58 1.38 42 154 .104 2 0.05 0 0.00 5 0 1 0.02 1 27 28 0.67 72.5 1.7
October 9 29 50 1.72 16 98 .347 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0 6 0.21 6 28 34 1.17 70.0 2.4
November 5 16 22 1.38 8 57 .246 2 0.13 0 0.00 0 0 3 0.19 1 14 15 0.94 30.0 1.9

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