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2021 Volleyball Roster

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2 Maura Collins

  • Position Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Independence, Ohio
  • High School Independence
  • Club Cleveland Volleyball Company

Biography

2021 (Senior)
• Played in 115 sets
• Recorded 130 aces averaging 1.13 aces/set
• Led the team in digs with 421 digs averaging 3.66 digs/set
• Had a season high 25 digs vs Wright State
• Finished her career with 1,411 digs which ranks sixth in program history
• 2021 Atlantic 10 Co-Libero of the Year
• Named to the A-10 All-Conference Second Team and All-Academic Team
• Named to the 2021-22 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Named to the 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 Second Team
• Earned the Award of Excellence for Achievement in Academic and Athletic Effort in women's basketball or volleyball

2020 (Junior)*
• Team captain
• Saw action in all 16 matches as the team's libero
• Led the team with 4.14 digs/set and served up 19 aces for a career-high average of 0.34 aces/set
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Named to the 2020-21 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2019 (Sophomore)
• Played in all 114 sets over 31 matches during her second season as a Flyer
• Led the team with 4.32 digs/set
• Fourth on the team with 1.20 assists/set
• Named to the 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Had a career-high 34 digs vs. Saint Louis on Nov. 23
• Set new Atlantic 10 records for single-game digs in an A-10 Championship match - 34 vs. Saint Louis 11/23/19 - and total individual digs overall in a Championship with 61
• Named to the 2019-20 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2018 (Freshman)
• Played in all 118 sets over 31 matches during her first season as a Flyer
• Was second on the team with 0.22 aces/set and third with 2.25 digs/set
• Got under a career-high 18 digs at George Washington on Sept. 22
• Named to the 2018-19 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018 and Spring 2019

High School
• Played four varsity seasons at Independence under head coach Magan Osysko
• Was a part of four Chagrin Valley Conference titles and helped lead her team to the program's first appearance in the state semifinals in 2017
• A 2016 and 2017 team captain, Collins was also a four-time CVC First Team honoree and earned Conference MVP accolades in 2016 and 2017
• A four-time all-district team member, she was an All-Ohio First Team honoree in 2016 and 2017
• Holds the Independence career records for kills (1,153) and digs (1,147)
• Played club ball with Cleveland Volleyball Company

Personal
• Full name: Maura Catherine Collins
• Parents: Brian and Laura Collins
• Siblings: Meredith and Evan
• Major: mathematical economics

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 1, 14 times
Attacks: 4, Michigan, 09-07-19
Assists: 10, Rhode Island, 10-04-19
Serve Aces: 4, Three Times; Last vs. Davidson, 11-15-19
Digs: 34, Saint Louis, 11-23-19

*2020 season was played in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018Freshman

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2019Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2020Junior

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2021Senior

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'6"
    2