Methodist University Athletics

Career Highs
Kills - 2 (Sept. 10, 2022 at Rhodes)*
Points - 9.0 (Aug. 20, 2024 vs. Roanoke)
Total Blocks - 1 (Apr. 2, 2021 at Baldwin Wallace)*
Aces - 8 (Aug. 20, 2024 vs. Roanoke)
Assists - 11 (Sept. 9, 2023 vs. Randolph)
Digs - 47 (Sept. 28, 2022 vs. Anderson (Ind.))*
*Career Highs that occurred while playing at Wilmington

Athletic Awards
USA South Libero of the Year (2023)
USA South Second Team All-Conference (2023, 2024)

Academic Awards
MU Scholar-Athlete (2023-24)
USA South Academic All-Conference (2023-24, 2024-25)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
MU Senior Scholar-Athlete (2024-25)

2024: Appeared in all 29 matches, playing in all 105 sets… Recorded three kills and 25 service aces for 28 points… Registered 593 digs and 98 assists as well… Recorded double-digit digs in all 29 matches, including four with 30+ digs… Notched a season-high 34 digs against Greensboro… Recorded her 2,000th career dig on Sept. 21 at Meredith… Registered at least one service ace in 14 matches, including two with 3+ aces… Recorded a career-high eight service aces versus Roanoke College… Registered 2+ assists in 26 matches, including five with 6+ assists… Tallied a season-high eight assists against Greensboro.

2023: Appeared in all 26 matches, playing in all 103 sets in her first year as a Monarch… Recorded two kills and 39 service aces for 41 points… Registered 624 digs, an MU single-season record, and 112 assists as well… her 6.06 digs per set was the 9th-best mark in all of Division III… Recorded double-digit digs in 25 matches, including six with 30+ digs… Notched a season-high 35 digs against N.C. Wesleyan and at Greensboro… Led the team in service aces… Registered at least one service ace in 23 matches, including three with 3+ aces… Recorded a season-high five service aces versus Randolph… Registered 2+ assists in 25 matches, including seven with 6+ assists… Tallied a career-high 11 assists versus Randolph College… Posted one double-double.

Previous School: Attended Wilmington College and was a member of the Quakers women's volleyball team for three seasons… A two-time All-Conference selection: Honorable Mention in 2021 & Second-Team in 2022… Appeared in 67 matches… Recorded 1,128 digs (5.17 digs per set)… Set the single-game & single-season records for digs… In 2022, her 6.20 digs per set was the 7th-best mark in all of Division III.

High School: A four-year starter on the volleyball team… A three-time All-Conference honoree… An All-District and All-State player… A three-year starter on the girls' soccer team as well.

Club team: Rockwood Thunder Volleyball

Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Matthew O'Brien… sister, Paige, played field hockey and women's soccer at Westminster College (Mo.) for two seasons… Blake is double majoring in exercise science and Spanish.