2013 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Malika O'Brien
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-1
• Started and played in all 28 matches as a sophomore• Reaped consecutive All-PacWest second-team award
• Moved up to second and sixth in career blocks per set (1.45) and blocks (296) in Lancers history
• Led the team in blocks with 151 (113 assists, 38 solo), which ranks sixth in the program's single-season record books
• Averaged 1.42 blocks a set, which ranks seventh in the program's single-season history
• Finished second on the team with 376 points (3.55 per set)
• Recorded the second-most kills on the team with 257 (2.42 per set)
• Contributed 25 service aces
• Tied program's record of total blocks in a single match, which she already held, with a 15-block performance against Dixie State on Nov. 2nd
• Named All-PacWest Defender of the Week on Sept. 23rd
2012
• 2012 All-PacWest second team
• 2012 NCCAA second team All-American
• Started and played through every match as a freshman
• Led PacWest with 1.48 blocks per set
• Posted 145 blocks for the Lancers with 29 solo
• Was third on the team with 222 kills
• By having over 100 attempts, her .289 hitting percentage was best on the team
HIGH SCHOOL
• Played volleyball and soccer at Alta Loma High, graduating in 2012
• Named All-Baseline League second team as a junior
• Named All-Baseline League first team as a senior
• Named All-Valley third team as a senior
• Was the Alta Loma High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2012
OTHER
• Born Jan. 21, 1994 to Catherine O'Brien in San Marcos, Calif.
• Has one older brother and one older sister
• Her mother, Catherine played basketball for Notre Dame
• Her brother, JJ, plays basketball for San Diego State
• Majoring in kinesiology
