University of Dayton Athletics

2025 (Senior)
• Named the 2025 Atlantic 10 Libero of the Year 
• Named to the 2025 Atlantic 10 Second team
• Earned A-10 Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 3)
• Played in all of the Flyers 106 sets
• Led the team with 460 digs
• Averaged 4.22 digs per set on the season and had a team high 51 service aces
• Reached 1713 career digs, good for fourth in program history
• Named CollegeAdvantage Student-Athlete of the Week twice (Oct. 2 and Nov. 5)

2024 (Junior)
• Was the starting libero for the Flyers for all 34 matches
• Averaged 4.34 digs per set on the season and had 30 service aces
• Posted a career-high 167 assists (1.46 per set)
• Earned Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30
• Named CollegeAdvantage Student-Athlete of the Week twice (Oct. 2, Nov. 13)
• Named to the 2024-25 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2023 (Sophomore)
• Moved into the Flyers' libero role and responded by putting up a career-best 547 digs and 4.60 digs per set mark
• Posted a career-high 40 service aces
• Named CollegeAdvantage Student-Athlete of the week Sept. 20
• Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 19

2022 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 78 sets over the course of 21 matches
• Had a season high 14 kills in a loss at Saint Louis
• Tallied nine points and two blocks in a win at Cincinnati
• Finished the season with 134 digs, 23 kills, 33 assists, and 6 service aces
• Named to the 2022-23 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School
• Earned four varsity letters at Howards Grove High School under head coach Brett Damrow
• Named to the 2021 AVCA All-America Second Team
• Named to the 2021-22 NHSCA Academic All-American-First Team
• Helped lead the Tigers to three-consecutive Wisconsin state championship titles
• Four-Time All-Big East Conference First Team honoree and was three times named to the All-State First Team
• Finished her prep career ranked second in kills (1,428), fourth in aces (239) and sixth in digs (1,068) at Howards Grove
• Played club ball with Fox Cities Elite

Personal
• Full name: Karissa Nicole Kaminski
• Parents: Nikki and Matt Kapellen and Ryan Kaminski
• Siblings: Reese Kapellen and Kamryn Kaminski
• Major: entrepreneurship

Career Highs
Kills: 7, at Cincinnati, 08/26/22; vs. FIU, 09/03/22
Attacks: 35, at Cincinnati, 8/26/22
Assists: 13, at Baylor 12/5/24
Service Aces: 5, two times, vs. Buffalo 9/5/25, at Rhode Island 11/14/25
Digs: 27, vs. Marquette, 08/26/23
Blocks: 2, at Cincinnati, 08/26/22
Block Assist: 2, at Cincinnati, 08/26/22
PCT: 1.000, five times