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| Mary Beth O'Brien |
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Printable Career Stats
• Career Summary
Starts her second season in Milwaukee after an all-state career at Appleton Xavier High School.
• 2008 Season Notes
Joined the Panthers after an all-state career at Appleton Xavier High School ... made her collegiate debut Aug. 29 vs. Ole Miss ... had four kills vs. #18 Iowa State later that same day ... made her first college start against Illinois State the next day, tallying her first two collegiate blocks ... had three kills off the bench vs. Bradley Sept. 5 ... added four more kills vs. Eastern Michigan later that same day ... collected seven kills and hit .462 off the bench in a five-game win over SIUE Sept. 6 ... had five kills and a block in a win over UCONN Sept. 12 ... tallied five kills vs. Oregon State Sept. 21 ... totaled four kills vs. Butler Sept. 26 ... had three kills off the bench at Green Bay Oct. 3 ... collected seven kills and two blocks vs. Loyola Oct. 7 ... had seven kills and five digs at Youngstown State Oct. 11 ... came off the bench to collect three kills and two blocks in the league semifinal victory over Butler Nov. 22 ... collected seven kills, four digs and two blocks in the league title match victory over Cleveland State the next day ... had five kills in an NCAA Tournament match at Illinois Dec. 5.
• O'Brien's High School Career
Four-time all-state honoree ... finished her career at Appleton Xavier as the school's all-time leader in kills (1,299), digs (1,267) and aces (183) ... earned all-league honors four times while leading Xavier to a pair of Wisconsin State tournaments ... PrepVolleyball.com named her to the Frosh 59 list as one of the top high school freshman players in the country ... on the club side, helped Fox Cities Elite qualify for three Junior Olympic Championships ... won Junior Olympic All-America honors in 2005.
• O'Brien's Personal File
Daughter of Kevin and Jean ... was on the honor roll all four years of high school ... in choosing to be a special education major, has already volunteered regularly at camps for kids with disabilities.
2008 Season Highs
Kills: 7 - 4 times
Attempts: 24 @ Cleveland St. 11/23
Hitting %: .462 (7-13) vs. SIUE 9/6
Blocks: 2 - 8 times
Digs: 5 vs. Youngstown St. 10/11
Aces: n/a
Assists: 2 vs. Butler 11/22
Career Highs
Kills: same
Attempts: same
Hitting %: same
Blocks: same
Digs: same
Aces: same
Assists: same
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