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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

9 Claire O'Neil

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Carmichael, Calif.
  • Highschool Rio Americano

Biography

2021: Appeared in 24 matches and 59 sets as a senior… Finished with 76 kills and 30 blocks… Tallied four kills on six attacks over two sets at VCU (9/24)… Added seven kills, a career-high five digs, and three blocks the next day at Davidson (9/25)… Posted five kills with no errors on 10 attacks (.500) with three blocks and a dig in three sets of a win over Duquesne (10/30)… Racked up a season-high 13 kills, hitting .321, with a pair of blocks over five sets of a tough loss to Saint Louis (11/5)… Notched five digs, four kills, and three blocks against VCU (11/6)… Enjoyed a season-high five blocks to go with five kills and a dig in a sweep of Rhode Island (11/12)… Was big for the Rams at the A-10 Championship, averaging seven kills while playing every set, posting back-to-back eight-kill efforts in the quarterfinal and semifinal, and five in the championship (11/19-21)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2020*: Appeared in two matches and four sets, making one start, as a junior… Came off the bench for a kill in the final set of a loss against Rhode Island (3/24)… Started and posted three kills and three blocks, one solo, in the regular season finale at Rhode Island (3/28)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019: Appeared in five matches and 12 sets as a sophomore… Tallied 15 kills, 11 blocks, and three aces… Made season debut with two blocks and a kill in one set against Norfolk State (9/6)… Hit .571 with five kills and two blocks over two sets at Radford (9/7)… Notched a season-high seven kills at a .333 clip with four blocks in a win at Dartmouth (9/14)… Recorded four digs, three aces, two blocks, and two kills over four frames at Manhattan (9/18)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2018: Appeared in 23 matches, making 18 starts, as a freshman… Led the team with a .236 attack percentage with the fourth-most kills, 116, and the third-most total blocks, 65, and solo blocks, four… Made her collegiate debut with five kills and two blocks against Eastern Michigan (8/24)… Exploded for a season-high 15 kills in her second match of the year, adding four blocks, four digs, and three aces in a four-set win over Central Connecticut State, then added nine kills, four more blocks, and an ace against St. John’s (8/25)… Block five attempts with six kills and three more aces against Charlotte (8/31)… Went off for a season-high nine blocks, second-most by a Ram this season, with six kills, two digs, and an ace in a win over Eastern Kentucky (9/7)… Tallied eight kills on 14 attempts with three blocks against Cal State Fullerton (9/8)… Helped the Rams to a win at George Washington with seven kills and no errors on 16 attempts with four blocks, three digs, and an ace (10/6)… Notched her first solo block at La Salle, adding seven kills (10/26)… Wrapped her season up with two solo blocks among seven total with five kills in a win over George Mason (11/10)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Was a four-year letterwinner at Rio Americano High School for head coach John Grix... Two-year captain as an upperclassman, she was an All-League and All-Region All-Star as a senior... Earned a Coach's award as a sophomore and a Leadership award as a senior... At the club level, has competed with Northern California Volleyball Club (NCVC), where she helped qualify for the Girls Junior National Championship each of her four years... Off the court, has earned an Academic Excellence award in AP Language & Composition and plans to attend the Gabelli School to major in business marketing.  

Major: Business Administration.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Karen... Has two older sisters, Lauren and Caitlyn. 
 
SEASON HIGHS
Kills: 13, vs. Saint Louis (11/5/21)
Assists: 1, vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (9/3/21)
Digs: 5, 3x, last vs. Davidson (11/7/21)
Service Aces: N/A
Blocks: 3, 3x, last vs. VCU (11/6/21)
 
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 15, vs. CCSU (8/25/18)
Assists: 2, vs. Bryant (9/1/18)
Digs: 5, 3x, last vs. Davidson (11/7/21)
Service Aces: 3, 3x, last at Manhattan (9/18/19)
Blocks: 9, vs. Eastern Kentucky (9/7/18)

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2018Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2019Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2020Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2021Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    9