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2018 Women's Volleyball

2 Kristin Kirwan

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Park Ridge, N.J.
  • High School Immaculate Heart Academy
  • Position OH
  • Major Nursing

Biography

  • Four-year letterwinner who has earned All-Landmark Conference honors in all four of her seasons in the program
  • Two-time AVCA All-Region honoree who earned AVCA All-American Honorable Mention accolades as a junior
  • Finished her career ranked first in kills (1,823), attack attempts (4,797), 11th in digs (1,224), 14th blocks assists (152), 18th in attack percentage (.225), and 20th in total blocks (175) in Scranton history
  • Also broke the Landmark Conference record for career kills during her senior year

Senior Year (2018)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Team captain who earned AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention and First Team All-Landmark Conference accolades while playing in 35 matches and 128 sets
  • Led the Royals and Landmark Conference with 442 kills on 1,272 total attacks
  • Also picked up 316 digs, 27 total blocks, and 21 assists
  • Named to Scranton Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • Became Scranton's all-time leader in career kills in a win over Frostburg on October 6 at the Rowan Quad
  • Picked up her 1,000th career dig in a five-set loss to Cabrini at the Neumann Knights Invitational on September 14 to become just the eighth player in program history with at least 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs
  • Broke the Landmark Conference all-time kills record in a win over Moravian on October 17
  • Had 16 double-doubles on the year
  • Among Scranton single-season records, ranked third all-time in attack attempts and fifth in kills

Junior Year (2017)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Played in 37 matches and appeared in 126 sets
  • Collected AVCA All-American Honorable Mention and AVCA All-Region First Team honors
  • Earned All-Landmark Conference First Team laurels for the third-consecutive year
  • Led team with 501 kills on 1,269 total attack attempts for a .247 hitting percentage while averaging 3.98 kills per set
  • Ranked second on the team with 359 digs to average 2.85 digs per set
  • Totaled 61.0 blocks including five solo blocks while dishing out 21 assists and serving up 21 aces
  • Put down a season-high 27 kills in a four-set win at Geneseo on October 24 and had at least 20 kills in five matches
  • Racked up 15 double-doubes on the season
  • In program history, posted Scranton single-season rankings of: 2nd in kills (501); 3rd in attack attempts (1,269); and 25th in block assists (56)

Sophomore Year (2016)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Smashed single season program records for total kills (558) and attack attempts (1504), on her way to earning All-Landmark honors for the second-straight season
  • Also had 444 digs, the 14th highest mark in a season in program history
  • Played in all 38 matches on the year for the Royals, logging playing time in 137 sets
  • Averaged four kills per set, going over 20 kills in a match nine different times throughout the year
  • Had her best match on the attack at Penn State Berks on Oct. 18, hitting .520 (15 kills in 25 attempts with just two errors)
  • Posted 27 kills on four separate occasions throughout the season: Sept. 3 vs. Wheaton, Sept. 16 vs. Averett, and Oct. 29 at Brockport
  • Went into double-figures in 24 of the 38 matches Scranton played in on the year, recording a career-best 24 digs in back-to-back matches at SUNY-Oneonta (Sept. 28) and vs. Catholic (Oct. 1)
  • Up front, posted 55.0 blocks for the year, including five total blocks vs. Averett on Sept. 17 and vs. Allegheny on Oct. 29  

Freshman Year (2015)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Recorded a banner first season in her career at Scranton in 2015, leading the team in kills at the end of the season with 322 (2.98 per set)
  • Also hit .286 for the year, also a team-high. Mark was the 15th highest in a season in program history
  • Played in all 37 matches on the year for the Royals, logging playing time in 108 sets
  • Hit double-digits in kills in 14 matches
  • Best match on the attack came vs. Roanoke on Oct. 9, as she slammed home 21 kills
  • Had her best hitting match at MIT on Sept. 11, ending the night hitting .588 (10 kills on 17 attacks)
  • Also notched 32 total blocks for the year (five of which were solos). Added five service aces and five assists, as well

Awards & Honors

  • AVCA All-American Honorable Mention (2017)
  • AVCA All-Region First Team (2017)
  • AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention (2018)
  • All-Landmark Conference Selection (First Team, 2015; Second Team, 2016; First Team, 2017; First Team, 2018)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Sept. 28, 2015; Oct. 9, 2018)
  • Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week (Sept. 28, 2015, Oct. 4, 2015; Sept. 5, 2017; Oct. 9, 2017; Oct. 30, 2017; Oct. 15, 2018; Oct. 22, 2018)
  • Most Outstanding Player of 2017 University of Scranton Invitational
  • Scranton Invitational All-Tournament Team (2017, 2018)
  • MVP of 2017 Kean Cougar Classic
  • All-Tournament Team at 2017 Leopard Invitational at the University of La Verne
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018)

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2015Freshman

    MH
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2016Sophomore

    MH
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2017Junior

    OH
    5'10"
    2
  • 2
    C

    2018Senior

    OH
    5'10"
    2
    C
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