11 Kealy Kiviniemi
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Neb.
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- Position:
- RS
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- Previous School(s):
- Washburn/Bellevue West HS
Honors and Awards:
- 2024, First team AVCA All-American
- 2024, First team NAIA All-American
- 2024, AVCA North Central Region Player of the Year
- 2024, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2024, First team Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2024, CSC Academic all-District
- 2024, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2024, NSAA Player of the Year
- 2024, NSAA Offensive Player of the Year
- 2024, First team all-NSAA
- 2024, NSAA Attacker of the Week (Sept. 16, Oct. 7, Oct. 28, Nov. 4)
- 2023, Third team NAIA All-American
- 2023, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2023, First team all-NSAA
- 2023, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2023, NSAA Attacker of the Week (Sept. 25, Oct. 30)
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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |