Missouri State

Erin O'Connor was a consistent contributor as a junior, starting 32 of the Bears' 33 matches, but will be looked to in a more terminating role as a senior this season . . . As a junior (2005): O'Connor had splashes of greatness as a junior, being named to the MVC All-Tournament Team and was the only Bear to be named to the Aquafina Invitational All-Tournament team for her play at Florida . . . She contributed 25 kills, 21 digs and nine total blocks in the Bears' two matches in the conference tournament . . . She increased her numbers of digs by 111 over her sophomore year, for a total of 311 on the season . . . She had 364 total kills with a hitting percentage of .180 . . . O'Connor She had a season-high 21 kills against 15th-ranked UC-Santa Barabara . . . She had 14 kills and 21 digs against Arkansas (9/9) . . . She averaged 3.22 kills and 2.75 digs per game and had 18 double-digit kill matches . . . As a sophomore (2004): O'Connor saw action in all 33 matches with 29 starts, and played in 111 of 120 games in 2004 . . . She was selected as a member of the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational All-Tournament Team, registering a career-high 24 kills to go along with seven digs and three blocks in the championship match win over Fresno State (9/4) . . . She was second on the team in both kills and kills per game on the season, with 356 total kills and 3.21 kills per game in 2004 . . . O'Conner led the Bears in kills 12 times on the season . . . She recorded15 digs in a close match at Arkansas (11/16) and added 13 kills and four blocks . . . She was also impressive in the MVC Tournament championship, leading Missouri State with 19 kills, and had three digs and three blocks . . . As a freshman (2003): O'Connor had the best match of her young Missouri State career when the Bears knocked off 10th-ranked UNI (10/18) . . . She posted 15 kills and hit .500 (15-2-26) in the victory over the Panthers and she added two solo blocks . . . Had a then-career high eight digs and added a then-careerhigh three blocks in the NCAA Tournament match against Arkansas . . . In a win at Drake (10/10), O'Connor hit .462 with seven kills and eight digs . . . She had one match with double-figure kills . . . O'Connor appeared in 29 matches with two starts and 52 games.

O'Connor helped lead Iowa City West High to 82 wins in her three seasons as a member of the varsity program . . . She was a two-time all-conference, all-area, all-division selection . . . She was also an honorable mention all-state pick as a junior and a fourth team all-state pick as a senior . . . O'Connor was a two-time team Most Valuable Player and as a senior she led Iowa City West to a third place finish in the school's first state tournament appearance in eight years . . . She also led West to a conference title in 2002 and to back-to-back second place conference finishes in 2000 and 2001.

Personal

Full name is Erin Patricia O'Connor . . . Daughter of Tom O'Connor and Carla Buckingham . . . Born July 31, 1985, in Iowa City, Iowa . . . 21 years old . . . Majoring in communication at Missouri State.