Freshman (2008):
Fine rookie season that saw her play in 40 of the team's 41 matches and total 145 games played ... Selected to the All-UAA Second Team ... Emerged as a defensive standout and topped the club with a 3.92 digs per game average, good for sixth place among UAA players ... Her total of 568 digs ranked second on Emory's seasonal chart while her per-game average in that department placed her third ... Was named the UAA Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 17) following her play in the NCAA Regionals ... In Emory's NCAA opener vs. Colorado College (Nov. 14), she paced the Eagles with 17 digs before posting a personal best of 31 the next evening vs. No. 13-ranked Southwestern that tied the school's second-highest match total ... Tied teammate Kelsey Krzyston for match-high honors with 27 digs vs. Ohio Northern (Nov. 21) in the national semifinals ... Chalked up double-figure digs in 33 matches ... Team-high 21 digs and contributed three service aces vs. Washington University (Nov. 8) in the UAA Championship match ... 13 matches of two or more aces ... Led all players with 23 digs in a 3-1 victory over No. 5-ranked Trinity (Sept. 26) ... Seven performances of 20 or more digs ... Selected to the Christopher Newport Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Emory National Invitational All-Tournament Team pick.

Prior to Emory
High School: Four-year member of the volleyball team while at Friendswood High School ... Played for Jerry Linch ...Played a key role in her team's drive to a 4A finals berth in the state tournament as a senior and a semifinalist bid her junior year ... Was selected by the Texas Sportswriters Association as the 4A All-State Libero in 2006 ... Captured first-team all-district honors in 2006 & 2007 ... Second Team All-Galveston County on two occasions and was an honorable mention pick as the Defensive Player of the year as chosen by the Texas Girls Coaches Association ... In 2007, she was chosen as district MVP ... Academic All-State her senior year ... Also competed in tennis ... Played club volleyball for AVA under the tutelage of Mike McCrary.

Personal: Born Jan. 5, 1990 ... Took home first-place honors in the Botany category at the 2006 Galveston County Science and Engineering Fair.

Stats

 Brannan O'Neill's Career-High Dig Matches

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"It feels more like Emory chose me. There was not a single door that wasn't opened as wide as possible to allow me to come here, and to blend this opportunity with the people I met in making my decision solidified it all. Emory is undoubtedly the place for me."