2010 Women's Volleyball
Brianne Wille
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- OH/MB
- Hometown:
- Metamora, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Illinois Central College
- High School:
- Metamora Township
Kent State Awards & Honors
GETTING TO KNOW BRIANNE |
Greatest volleyball memory: Becoming a national junior college All-America selection. |
Pre-match rituals: None. |
Person that I admire the most: My grandma. |
Place I have always wanted to visit: Hawaii. |
The one thing that creeps me out the mostis: Snakes. |
Favorite sport other than volleyball: Track & field. |
When I was 11 years old, I started playing volleyballbecause: My older sister played. |
I wear my jersey number because: My favorite number, No. 8, was taken by a teammate. |
Achievement I am most proud of: Becoming a national junior college All-America. |
THIS OR THAT? New York or Los Angeles Breakfast orDinnerย Television or Internet Dine-in or Take out Day or Night Hot dogs or Hamburgers Summer or Winter Ice cream or Frozen yogurt Mild or Spicy Flying or Driving |
โขLetterwinner: 2008
2010 Fifth-Year Senior Season Highlights
โขHas competed in two matches, appearing in twosets.ย
2009 Season
โขRedshirted.ย
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2008 Junior Season Highlights
โขStarted seven of the 26 matches she played in, appearingin 77 sets.
โขTotaled a season-high seven block assists at Ball State(10/17).
โขTallied a season-best nine kills against Cleveland State(11/29).
Prior to Kent State
โขTransferred from Division II Illinois Central College.
โขEnjoyed a strong sophomore campaign for the Cougars in2007, earning National Junior College Athletic AssociationAll-America First Team selection.
โขNamed Region XXIV Player of the Year after a 2007 seasonin which she led the squad in kills (.582), hitting percentage(.388) and blocks (119).
โขTotaled 20 or more kills in 10 matches and hit .500 orhigher in 11 matches in 2007.ย
โขLed the Cougars in kills (426) and blocks (163) as afreshman in 2006.
โขHelped lead Metamora Township High School to the 2005Mid-Illini Conference and regional titles during senior seasonunder head coach Carla Banman.
โขEarned team MVP honors in '05 and was selected asMid-Illini Best Net Player as a junior and senior.
โขHelped guide the Redbirds to regional and sectionalchampionships and a Sweet 16 qualification in 2004.
โขRecipient of the Athletic Academic Award as a junior andsenior and was a four-year honor roll honoree.
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Personal
โขBorn Aug. 26, 1988.
โขDaughter of Dale and Mary Wille. Siblings are Samantha,Lindsey and Alexandra.
โขMajoring in nutrition and dietetics.
โขNickname is โBri.โ
โขLast named is pronounced โWillie.โ
Career Match Highs (Division I)
Kills: 9 (Cleveland State, 11/29/08)
Attack Attempts: 22 (Northern Illinois,10/25/08)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12kills): --
Set Assists: 5 (at Colgate, 8/29/08)
Service Aces: 4 (at Ball State, 10/17/08)
Digs: 3 (Northern Illinois, 10/25/08)
Solo Blocks: 1 (twice, last time: WesternMichigan, 10/24/08)
Block Assists: 7 (at Ball State, 10/17/08)
Total Blocks: 7 (at Ball State, 10/17/08)
Points: 13.5 (at Ball State, 10/17/08)
Career Season Highs (Division I)
Kills: 79 (2008)
Attack Attempts: 225 (2008)
Hitting Percentage: .204 (2008)
Set Assists: 8 (2008)
Service Aces: 7 (2008)
Digs: 16 (2008)
Solo Blocks: 2 (2008)
Block Assists: 39 (2008)
Total Blocks: 41 (2008)
Points: 107.5 (2008)
