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Kealy Kiviniemi

11 Kealy Kiviniemi

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Bellevue, Neb.
  • Position:
    RS
  • Previous School(s):
    Washburn/Bellevue West HS
m 37
k/s 3.36
h % .353
a/s 0.07
b/s 0.53
sa/s 0.00
d/s 0.54

Honors and Awards:

2024 Season (Junior): Earned first-team NAIA and AVCA All-American honors ... Named the NSAA Player of the Year and NSAA Offensive Player of the Year ... Named the AVCA North Central Region Player of the Year ... Led the team and the NSAA with 450 kills and was second with 3.36 kills per set and a .353 hitting percentage ... Earned first-team all-NSAA honors for the second straight season ... Third on the team with 71 total blocks ... Named the NSAA Attacker of the Week four times ... Registered double-digit kills in 29 matches, including 17 straight matches ... Pounded a career-high 22 kills on .568 hitting in the Bruins' four-set win over Valley City State ... Earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and NSAA Scholar-Athlete honors ... Named to the CSC Academic all-District team.  

2023 Season (Sophomore): Earned first-team all-NSAA and all-North Central Region honors during her first season with the Bruins ... Led the Bruins with 380 kills and was second with a .287 attacking efficiency ... Fourth on the team with 68 total blocks ... Named the NSAA Attacker of the Week on two occasions (Sept. 25, Oct. 30) ... Recorded double-figure kill totals in 25 matches, including 16 straight from Sept. 20 through Nov. 10 ... Recorded a season-high 16 kills in BU's five-set loss to fifth-ranked Viterbo on Sept. 20. 

At Washburn: Played in all 32 matches and made 14 starts ... earned All-MIAA second team honors and was named to the MIAA All-Tournament Team ... finished her freshman campaign third on the team in kills with 247 (2.27 kills per set) and made 66 blocks ... had eight double-figure kill matches with a season-high 20 kills coming in the five-set victory at Pittsburg State (Oct. 1) where she finished the contest with a sizzling .500 attacking percentage.

High School: Team captain and four-year letterwinner under coach Christina Krajicek at Bellevue West High School ... Let Bellevue West in hitting percentage and kills in three of her four varsity seasons ... Finished her high school career with 1,137 kills, 753 digs, 215 blocks, and 123 aces ... Played club volleyball at Premier Nebraska, where her teams qualified for Nationals all eight years. 

Personal: Daughter of Don and Kristy Kiviniemi ... Father, Don, was a member of Bellevue University's 1995 National Championship baseball team ... Born on Feb. 19, 2004 ... Majoring in Elementary Education. 

Recent Games
Nov 23 (RV) Texas Wesleyan W, 3-1
Dec 4 vs. #22 Marian W, 3-0
Dec 6 vs. #13 Providence (Mont.) L, 3-0
Dec 7 vs. #2 Concordia (Neb.) W, 3-2
Dec 9 vs. #8 Corban W, 3-0
Dec 10 vs. #3 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 37 10
Sets 134 37
Kills 450 144
Kills per set 3.36 3.89
Errors 91 28
Total Attacks 1016 305
Total Attacks per set 7.58 8.24
Hitting Percentage .353 .380
Assists 10 5
Assists per set 0.07 0.14
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 16 5
Reception Errors 1 1
Digs 73 35
Digs per set 0.54 0.95
Block Solo 8 1
Block Assist 63 21
Block Total 71 22
Blocks per set 0.53 0.59
Block Errors 5 2
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 489.5 155.5
Points per set 3.7 4.2
Matches started 36 10
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 16 vs. #12 Corban W, 3-0 1 3 13 5 26 .308 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Aug 16 at #10 Southern Oregon L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 17 .235 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Aug 17 vs. Simpson (Calif.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 14 .357 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 8.0
Aug 23 (RV) Benedictine (Kan.) W, 3-1 1 4 10 3 31 .226 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 0 13.5
Aug 24 Lindsey Wilson W, 3-1 1 4 11 1 26 .385 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 12.5
Aug 24 #13 Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 7 1 15 .400 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Aug 30 at Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 16 .625 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Aug 30 vs. #4 Concordia (Neb.) W, 3-0 1 3 13 4 28 .321 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 14.5
Aug 31 vs. Mount Mercy W, 3-1 1 4 12 3 33 .273 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Sep 4 at Peru State W, 3-1 1 4 16 0 27 .593 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 16.0
Sep 13 vs. #14 Park (Mo.) W, 3-1 1 4 15 3 37 .324 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Sep 14 vs. Judson W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 22 .273 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Sep 14 at St. Ambrose W, 3-1 1 4 14 5 32 .281 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 16.5
Sep 17 at Dordt W, 3-1 1 4 14 1 29 .448 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 5 0 16.5
Sep 20 (RV) Dakota State W, 3-2 1 5 19 7 49 .245 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 20.0
Sep 21 (RV) Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 15 .533 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Sep 27 at #3 Jamestown L, 3-0 1 3 10 3 20 .350 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Sep 28 at Dickinson State W, 3-2 1 5 20 4 39 .410 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.0
Oct 1 at Hastings W, 3-2 1 5 19 2 36 .472 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 20.5
Oct 3 (RV) Valley City State W, 3-1 1 4 22 1 37 .568 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 24.0
Oct 4 Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 23 .348 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 12.5
Oct 11 (RV) Ottawa (Kan.) W, 3-1 1 4 14 5 37 .243 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 16.0
Oct 11 (RV) Columbia (Mo.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 17 .588 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Oct 12 (RV) Carroll W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 26 .462 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Oct 17 at (RV) Dakota State W, 3-2 1 5 18 5 38 .342 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 18.0
Oct 25 Dickinson State W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 24 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 11.5
Oct 26 #2 Jamestown W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 19 .632 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 4 0 14.0
Nov 1 at Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 32 .281 1 0 0 2 0 8 0 4 0 4 0 13.0
Nov 2 at Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 24 .417 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 11.5
Nov 15 Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 18 .500 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Nov 16 (RV) Dakota State W, 3-0 1 3 14 3 32 .344 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Nov 23 (RV) Texas Wesleyan W, 3-1 1 4 16 2 35 .400 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 5 0 19.0
Dec 4 vs. #22 Marian W, 3-0 1 3 11 4 31 .226 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12.0
Dec 6 vs. #13 Providence (Mont.) L, 3-0 1 3 8 4 28 .143 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Dec 7 vs. #2 Concordia (Neb.) W, 3-2 1 5 12 4 33 .242 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Dec 9 vs. #8 Corban W, 3-0 - 3 8 3 24 .208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Dec 10 vs. #3 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-2 1 5 7 2 26 .192 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.5
  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
2023-24 36 126 380 3.02 106 954 .287 7 0.06 0 0.00 13 0 88 0.70 8 60 68 0.54 418.0 3.3
2024-25 37 134 450 3.36 91 1016 .353 10 0.07 0 0.00 16 1 73 0.54 8 63 71 0.53 489.5 3.7
Total 73 260 830 3.19 197 1970 .321 17 0.07 0 0.00 29 1 161 0.62 16 123 139 0.53 907.5 3.5
  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
Total 37 134 450 3.36 91 1016 .353 10 0.07 0 0.00 16 1 73 0.54 8 63 71 0.53 489.5 3.7
Conference 10 37 144 3.89 28 305 .380 5 0.14 0 0.00 5 1 35 0.95 1 21 22 0.59 155.5 4.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 15 53 187 3.53 30 404 .389 2 0.04 0 0.00 7 0 21 0.40 3 36 39 0.74 208.0 3.9
Away 11 42 148 3.52 24 310 .400 6 0.14 0 0.00 5 1 35 0.83 3 16 19 0.45 159.0 3.8
Neutral 11 39 115 2.95 37 302 .258 2 0.05 0 0.00 4 0 17 0.44 2 11 13 0.33 122.5 3.1
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Wins 32 117 413 3.53 80 910 .366 9 0.08 0 0.00 15 1 66 0.56 7 56 63 0.54 448.0 3.8
Losses 5 17 37 2.18 11 106 .245 1 0.06 0 0.00 1 0 7 0.41 1 7 8 0.47 41.5 2.4
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August 9 30 88 2.93 20 206 .330 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 8 0.27 1 18 19 0.63 98.0 3.3
September 9 35 126 3.60 27 270 .367 5 0.14 0 0.00 4 0 22 0.63 2 11 13 0.37 133.5 3.8
October 9 34 128 3.76 18 257 .428 1 0.03 0 0.00 5 1 19 0.56 2 20 22 0.65 140.0 4.1
November 5 16 62 3.88 9 141 .376 2 0.13 0 0.00 4 0 17 1.06 1 11 12 0.75 68.5 4.3
December 5 19 46 2.42 17 142 .204 2 0.11 0 0.00 1 0 7 0.37 2 3 5 0.26 49.5 2.6