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Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    So.
  • 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
    0.41
  • h %
    .231
  • a/s
    7.80
  • b/s
    0.30
  • sa/s
    0.05
  • d/s
    2.33

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Mar 29 vs. Hunter L, 3-1
Mar 30 at New Jersey City W, 3-0
Mar 31 at Cairn W, 3-0
Mar 31 Lehman W, 3-0
Apr 6 Loras L, 3-2
Apr 7 Augustana (IL) L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 26 9
Sets 82 30
Kills 34 13
Kills per set 0.41 0.43
Errors 10 3
Total Attacks 104 38
Hitting Percentage .231 .263
Assists 640 229
Assists per set 7.80 7.63
Service Aces 4 1
Service Errors 8 2
Service Aces per set 0.05 0.03
Receptions 4 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 191 68
Digs per set 2.33 2.27
Block Solo 4 1
Block Assist 21 5
Block Total 25 6
Blocks per set 0.30 0.20
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 52.5 17.5
Points per set 0.6 0.6
Matches started 16 6

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 19 Alumni   - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 vs. Adrian W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 12 1.5
Jan 27 at Olivet W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 14 0.0
Feb 2 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 2 1 1 2 .000 17 1.0
Feb 2 at Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 4 .500 23 2.0
Feb 3 at Lakeland L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 28 0.0
Feb 10 at Illinois Tech L, 3-1 - 4 3 0 5 .600 25 5.0
Feb 10 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 2 1 1 3 .000 15 2.0
Feb 16 Adrian W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 2 .500 31 2.0
Feb 17 Olivet W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 24 0.0
Feb 20 Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 .000 28 0.0
Mar 2 at #12 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 13 0.0
Mar 3 at Wittenberg W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 5 .200 22 2.0
Mar 3 vs. Hiram W, 3-2 1 4 0 1 10 -.100 26 2.0
Mar 6 at Missouri Baptist W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 at Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 5 2 8 .375 33 6.0
Mar 9 Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 22 4.5
Mar 23 at #2 Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 6 .500 24 3.5
Mar 24 at North Central L, 3-1 1 4 4 1 8 .375 38 4.5
Mar 27 at Alvernia W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 4 -.250 27 1.0
Mar 28 at Widener W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Mar 29 at Misericordia W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 25 1.0
Mar 29 vs. Hunter L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 5 .600 46 4.5
Mar 30 at New Jersey City W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 .667 29 2.0
Mar 31 at Cairn W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 6 .167 29 1.5
Mar 31 Lehman W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 .000 35 1.0
Apr 6 Loras L, 3-2 - 5 1 1 8 .000 40 1.5
Apr 7 Augustana (IL) L, 3-1 - 2 3 0 4 .750 9 4.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 19 Alumni   - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 vs. Adrian W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 27 at Olivet W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 at Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 at Lakeland L, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 at Illinois Tech L, 3-1 - 4 9 1 2 0 3 0
Feb 10 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 Adrian W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 Olivet W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 at #12 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 3 at Wittenberg W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 3 vs. Hiram W, 3-2 1 4 5 1 2 0 3 0
Mar 6 at Missouri Baptist W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 at Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 9 Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 1 0 2 0
Mar 23 at #2 Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 1 1 1 0
Mar 24 at North Central L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 27 at Alvernia W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 28 at Widener W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 29 at Misericordia W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 0 2 1
Mar 29 vs. Hunter L, 3-1 1 4 9 0 3 0 3 0
Mar 30 at New Jersey City W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 at Cairn W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 31 Lehman W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 6 Loras L, 3-2 - 5 9 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 7 Augustana (IL) L, 3-1 - 2 10 0 2 0 2 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Jan 19 Alumni   - - - - - -
Jan 26 vs. Adrian W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 - 0
Jan 27 at Olivet W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Feb 2 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 2 0 1 1 0
Feb 2 at Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 at Lakeland L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 - 0
Feb 10 at Illinois Tech L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 2 1 1 0 0
Feb 16 Adrian W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 0 0
Feb 17 Olivet W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 0
Feb 20 Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 at #12 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 3 at Wittenberg W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 3 vs. Hiram W, 3-2 1 4 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 at Missouri Baptist W, 3-2 - - - - - -
Mar 6 at Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 1 0
Mar 9 Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Mar 10 Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0
Mar 23 at #2 Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 24 at North Central L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 at Alvernia W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 at Widener W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Mar 29 at Misericordia W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 29 vs. Hunter L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Mar 30 at New Jersey City W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 0
Mar 31 at Cairn W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Lehman W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Apr 6 Loras L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 0
Apr 7 Augustana (IL) L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 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
2020-21 21 73 31 0.42 7 90 .267 818 11.21 51.5 0.7
2021-22 27 86 30 0.35 8 98 .224 945 10.99 55.5 0.6
Total 145 485 189 0.39 48 558 .253 4587 9.46 333.0 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
2020-21 21 73 144 1.97 3 23 26 0.36
2021-22 27 86 197 2.29 10 27 37 0.43
Total 145 485 1104 2.28 35 148 183 0.38

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
2020-21 21 73 6 0.08 2 0
2021-22 27 86 2 0.02 6 0
Total 145 485 35 0.07 24 4

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 26 82 34 0.41 10 104 .231 640 7.80 52.5 0.6
Conference 9 30 13 0.43 3 38 .263 229 7.63 17.5 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 23 7 0.30 2 29 .172 189 8.22 13.0 0.6
Away 14 44 21 0.48 5 53 .302 335 7.61 28.5 0.6
Neutral 5 15 6 0.40 3 22 .136 116 7.73 11.0 0.7
Result                      
Wins 18 53 17 0.32 8 67 .134 417 7.87 29.5 0.6
Losses 8 29 17 0.59 2 37 .405 223 7.69 23.0 0.8
Month                      
January 2 6 1 0.17 0 3 .333 26 4.33 1.5 0.3
February 8 24 8 0.33 3 22 .227 191 7.96 12.0 0.5
March 14 45 21 0.47 6 67 .224 374 8.31 33.5 0.7
April 2 7 4 0.57 1 12 .250 49 7.00 5.5 0.8

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 26 82 191 2.33 4 21 25 0.30
Conference 9 30 68 2.27 1 5 6 0.20
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 23 55 2.39 1 6 7 0.30
Away 14 44 104 2.36 2 9 11 0.25
Neutral 5 15 32 2.13 1 6 7 0.47
Result                
Wins 18 53 123 2.32 3 11 14 0.26
Losses 8 29 68 2.34 1 10 11 0.38
Month                
January 2 6 14 2.33 0 1 1 0.17
February 8 24 46 1.92 1 2 3 0.13
March 14 45 112 2.49 3 15 18 0.40
April 2 7 19 2.71 0 3 3 0.43

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 26 82 4 0.05 4 0
Conference 9 30 1 0.03 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 23 2 0.09 1 0
Away 14 44 1 0.02 2 0
Neutral 5 15 1 0.07 1 0
Result            
Wins 18 53 4 0.08 3 0
Losses 8 29 0 0.00 1 0
Month            
January 2 6 0 0.00 - 0
February 8 24 2 0.08 1 0
March 14 45 2 0.04 2 0
April 2 7 0 0.00 1 0

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