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2 Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell
Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    140
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Joliet, Ill.
  • High School:
    Joliet West
  • Position:
    S
  • Major:
    Special Education
  • HS Achievements:
    2015, 2016 SWSC All-Conf.; 2015, 2016 All-Area; SWSC Academic All-Conf.
  • College Accolades:
    2017 Fontbonne team Newcomer of the Year Award; 50 assists vs. Lakeland on 4/8/17; 53 assists vs. Greenville 3/14/17; 693 assists in 2017; in 2017 set freshman assists and assists/set records for a single season
  • m
    26
  • k/s
    0.39
  • h %
    .245
  • a/s
    7.22
  • b/s
    0.32
  • sa/s
    0.13
  • d/s
    2.33

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Mar 14 Greenville W, 3-2
Mar 18 Olivet W, 3-2
Mar 25 at North Central W, 3-0
Mar 25 vs. Illinois Tech W, 3-0
Apr 7 at Marian (Wis.) W, 3-0
Apr 8 at Lakeland W, 3-2
  Total Conference
Matches 26 19
Sets 96 69
Kills 37 27
Kills per set 0.39 0.39
Errors 10 9
Total Attacks 110 85
Hitting Percentage .245 .212
Assists 693 528
Assists per set 7.22 7.65
Service Aces 12 5
Service Errors 15 12
Service Aces per set 0.13 0.07
Receptions 3 2
Reception Errors 1 1
Digs 224 169
Digs per set 2.33 2.45
Block Solo 6 3
Block Assist 25 21
Block Total 31 24
Blocks per set 0.32 0.35
Block Errors 9 9
Ball Handling Errors 9 7
Points 67.5 45.5
Points per set 0.7 0.7
Matches started 25 18

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 13 Alumni   - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 vs. Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1.000 18 2.0
Jan 20 at Olivet W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 25 1.0
Jan 22 at Thiel W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 7 .000 38 0.5
Jan 22 vs. Medaille L, 3-2 1 5 2 0 5 .400 20 2.0
Jan 28 Loras W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 18 1.0
Jan 29 Benedictine (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 22 1.5
Feb 1 at Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 3 1 6 .333 26 3.0
Feb 3 Marian (Wis.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 2 -.500 33 0.5
Feb 4 Adrian W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 24 2.0
Feb 10 Illinois Tech W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 2 1.000 18 5.0
Feb 10 Lakeland L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 7 -.143 22 1.0
Feb 11 Dominican (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 11 0.0
Feb 17 at MSOE L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 2 .000 19 0.0
Feb 18 at Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 12 1.5
Feb 24 at Loras L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 .000 33 0.0
Feb 25 at Mount Mercy W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 .000 17 2.0
Mar 3 at Wittenberg L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 9 .111 27 3.5
Mar 4 at Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 4 .500 29 3.5
Mar 10 MSOE L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 5 .200 17 4.0
Mar 11 Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 23 3.0
Mar 14 Greenville W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 8 .375 53 4.0
Mar 18 Olivet W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 6 .167 42 2.5
Mar 25 at North Central W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 3 1.000 30 4.0
Mar 25 vs. Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 6 .500 29 9.5
Apr 7 at Marian (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 7 .000 33 5.5
Apr 8 at Lakeland W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 11 .273 54 5.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 13 Alumni   - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 vs. Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 20 at Olivet W, 3-1 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 22 at Thiel W, 3-2 1 5 16 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 22 vs. Medaille L, 3-2 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 28 Loras W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 29 Benedictine (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 1 at Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 Marian (Wis.) W, 3-2 1 5 8 0 1 1 1 0
Feb 4 Adrian W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 10 Illinois Tech W, 3-1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 10 Lakeland L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 11 Dominican (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 at MSOE L, 3-1 1 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 18 at Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 24 at Loras L, 3-1 1 4 13 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 25 at Mount Mercy W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 3 at Wittenberg L, 3-0 1 3 11 1 1 0 2 0
Mar 4 at Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 12 0 1 1 1 2
Mar 10 MSOE L, 3-0 1 3 7 2 0 2 2 1
Mar 11 Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 1 0 1
Mar 14 Greenville W, 3-2 1 5 9 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 18 Olivet W, 3-2 1 5 11 0 3 0 3 0
Mar 25 at North Central W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 25 vs. Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 12 3 3 0 6 0
Apr 7 at Marian (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 5 1 5 0
Apr 8 at Lakeland W, 3-2 1 5 11 0 4 2 4 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Jan 13 Alumni   - - - - - -
Jan 20 vs. Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 0
Jan 20 at Olivet W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 - 0
Jan 22 at Thiel W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0
Jan 22 vs. Medaille L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0
Jan 28 Loras W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 0
Jan 29 Benedictine (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 - 0
Feb 1 at Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Feb 3 Marian (Wis.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 0
Feb 4 Adrian W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 0 0
Feb 10 Illinois Tech W, 3-1 1 4 3 2 0 0
Feb 10 Lakeland L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 Dominican (IL) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 at MSOE L, 3-1 1 4 0 3 0 0
Feb 18 at Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0
Feb 24 at Loras L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 - 0
Feb 25 at Mount Mercy W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0
Mar 3 at Wittenberg L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 1
Mar 4 at Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 0 0
Mar 10 MSOE L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 0 0
Mar 11 Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0
Mar 14 Greenville W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0
Mar 18 Olivet W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 at North Central W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 vs. Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0
Apr 7 at Marian (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0
Apr 8 at Lakeland W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2016-17 26 96 37 0.39 10 110 .245 693 7.22 67.5 0.7
2017-18 26 82 34 0.41 10 104 .231 640 7.80 52.5 0.6
2018-19 29 92 41 0.45 9 106 .302 970 10.54 71.0 0.8
2019-20 16 56 16 0.29 4 50 .240 521 9.30 35.0 0.6
Total 97 326 128 0.39 33 370 .257 2824 8.66 226.0 0.7

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2016-17 26 96 224 2.33 6 25 31 0.32
2017-18 26 82 191 2.33 4 21 25 0.30
2018-19 29 92 233 2.53 7 30 37 0.40
2019-20 16 56 115 2.05 5 22 27 0.48
Total 97 326 763 2.34 22 98 120 0.37

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2016-17 26 96 12 0.13 3 1
2017-18 26 82 4 0.05 4 0
2018-19 29 92 8 0.09 7 2
2019-20 16 56 3 0.05 2 1
Total 97 326 27 0.08 16 4

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 26 96 37 0.39 10 110 .245 693 7.22 67.5 0.7
Conference 19 69 27 0.39 9 85 .212 528 7.65 45.5 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 11 41 13 0.32 4 41 .220 283 6.90 24.5 0.6
Away 12 44 16 0.36 5 56 .196 343 7.80 29.5 0.7
Neutral 3 11 8 0.73 1 13 .538 67 6.09 13.5 1.2
Result                      
Wins 15 59 25 0.42 5 67 .299 458 7.76 47.5 0.8
Losses 11 37 12 0.32 5 43 .163 235 6.35 20.0 0.5
Month                      
January 6 23 5 0.22 0 17 .294 141 6.13 8.0 0.3
February 10 37 7 0.19 4 29 .103 215 5.81 15.0 0.4
March 8 28 20 0.71 4 46 .348 250 8.93 34.0 1.2
April 2 8 5 0.63 2 18 .167 87 10.88 10.5 1.3

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 26 96 224 2.33 6 25 31 0.32
Conference 19 69 169 2.45 3 21 24 0.35
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 41 82 2.00 2 7 9 0.22
Away 12 44 123 2.80 1 15 16 0.36
Neutral 3 11 19 1.73 3 3 6 0.55
Result                
Wins 15 59 130 2.20 3 21 24 0.41
Losses 11 37 94 2.54 3 4 7 0.19
Month                
January 6 23 42 1.83 0 2 2 0.09
February 10 37 84 2.27 0 2 2 0.05
March 8 28 78 2.79 6 12 18 0.64
April 2 8 20 2.50 0 9 9 1.13

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 26 96 12 0.13 3 1
Conference 19 69 5 0.07 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 11 41 6 0.15 1 0
Away 12 44 5 0.11 1 1
Neutral 3 11 1 0.09 1 0
Result            
Wins 15 59 9 0.15 1 0
Losses 11 37 3 0.08 2 1
Month            
January 6 23 2 0.09 0 0
February 10 37 7 0.19 0 0
March 8 28 2 0.07 3 1
April 2 8 1 0.13 0 0

News Mentions

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Six Griffins named to MCVL Academic All-Conference

July 7, 2017

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Men's Volleyball 2017 season highlights

Fontbonnne University men's volleyball improved during conference play this season and tied for third in the West Division in the MCVL with a...

May 2, 2017

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Men's Volleyball stuns Lakeland in season finale

Trailing 2-0, the Griffins won the next three sets to earn their first-ever victory over the Muskies in their four-year rivalry.

April 8, 2017

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Men's Volleyball downed Marian 3-0 to open final weekend of games

April 7, 2017

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Men's Volleyball sweeps IIT & NCC

March 25, 2017

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Stephen Lendy's performance helped elevate Fontbonne over Olivet 3-2

Stephen Lendy recorded a team-high 17 kills, 13 digs and nine aces while libero Zach Rothstein tallied a career-high 20 digs and 42 serve receives...

March 18, 2017

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Griffins edge Greenville on home court in heated battle

O'Connell blasted through his career assist mark, achieving 53 assists in the Griffins 3-2 comeback victory, winning the final three sets. He also...

March 14, 2017

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No. six-ranked Carthage hits .453 as Griffins earn 10th conference loss

March 11, 2017

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No. 14-ranked MSOE prevailed in battle against top digging teams

March 10, 2017

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Griffins fall in first battle of Ohio

Fontbonne men's volleyball fell to Wittenberg Friday night and finish playing in Ohio tomorrow afternoon at MSJ.

March 3, 2017

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Men's Volleyball records tough loss at Loras

TJ Vorva hit a career-high 16 kills in the game, including a game-high .500 hitting percentage.

February 24, 2017

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MSOE hands men's volleyball third straight loss

February 17, 2017

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Men's Volleyball blocks way to comeback victory over Marian

February 3, 2017

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Men's Volleyball takes down Greenville on the road

Smiles all around as men's volleyball defeats their closest MCVL opponent, Greenville College, on the road 3-1.

February 1, 2017