30 Josie O'Brien
Josie O'Brien
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Kettering, Ohio
  • High School:
    Kettering Fairmont
  • Previous College:
    Sinclair CC
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    8
  • k/s
    1.67
  • h %
    .151
  • a/s
    0.07
  • b/s
    0.20
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.33

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Two-time letterwinner (2021, 22)
2022 | fifth-year
  • Appeared in eight matches
  • Recorded 25 kills in 15 sets for 1.67/set
  • Added one assist, five digs, and three blocks
2021 | senior
  • Saw action in 18 matches
  • Tallied 38 kills in 39 sets (0.97/set)
  • Registered 19 digs, two blocks, two aces and an assist
  • Had a season-high six kills against Loras on Oct. 9
2020 | junior
  • Appeared in two matches and four sets
  • Tallied 26 kills and one dig
Before Simpson
  • Attended Sinclair Community College from 2018-20
  • Played in 61 matches with 95 blocks, 79 kills, 57 digs, 16 service aces and 12 assists
High School
  • A 2018 graduate of Kettering Fairmont High School
  • Named GWOC All-Conference Second Team
  • Was a three-time scholar athlete
Personal
  • Daughter of Bob and Amy O'Brien
  • Has two siblings, Jacob and Joel
  • Majoring in health and exercise science with minors in coaching and psychology

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 7 Coe L, 3-1
Oct 8 Wartburg L, 3-2
Oct 21 at Loras L, 3-2
Oct 22 at Dubuque W, 3-1
Oct 26 at Central (Iowa) W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Buena Vista L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 8 2
Sets 15 4
Kills 25 7
Kills per set 1.67 1.75
Errors 14 7
Total Attacks 73 26
Total Attacks per set 4.87 6.50
Hitting Percentage .151 .000
Assists 1 1
Assists per set 0.07 0.25
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 2 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 29 4
Reception Errors 5 0
Digs 5 3
Digs per set 0.33 0.75
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 3 2
Block Total 3 2
Blocks per set 0.20 0.50
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 26.5 8.0
Points per set 1.8 2.0
Matches started - -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 2 vs. Martin Luther W, 3-1 - 1 2 0 6 .333 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 2 at Beloit W, 3-1 - 2 4 3 10 .100 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 3 vs. Ripon W, 3-1 - 2 8 1 16 .438 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 3 at No. 16 Wis.-Whitewater L, 3-0 - 2 0 2 5 -.400 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 9 at St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 vs. Schreiner L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 vs. Schreiner W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 vs. No. 25 Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 vs. Wis.-River Falls L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Bethany Lutheran W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Ripon W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Luther W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Buena Vista W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Millikin L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Fontbonne W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Eureka W, 3-0 - 2 4 1 6 .500 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Oct 5 at Grinnell W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Coe L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wartburg L, 3-2 - 2 5 6 20 -.050 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Oct 21 at Loras L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Dubuque W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Central (Iowa) W, 3-0 - 2 2 1 6 .167 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Nov 1 at Buena Vista L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 4 .000 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2020-21 2 4 3 0.75 0 13 .231 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0 1 0.25 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.8
2021-22 18 39 38 0.97 35 170 .018 1 0.03 2 0.05 26 6 19 0.49 0 2 2 0.05 41.0 1.1
2022-23 8 15 25 1.67 14 73 .151 1 0.07 0 0.00 29 5 5 0.33 0 3 3 0.20 26.5 1.8
Total 28 58 66 1.14 49 256 .066 2 0.03 2 0.03 56 11 25 0.43 0 5 5 0.09 70.5 1.2
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 8 15 25 1.67 14 73 .151 1 0.07 0 0.00 29 5 5 0.33 0 3 3 0.20 26.5 1.8
Conference 2 4 7 1.75 7 26 .000 1 0.25 0 0.00 4 0 3 0.75 0 2 2 0.50 8.0 2.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 1 2 5 2.50 6 20 -.050 1 0.50 0 0.00 2 0 3 1.50 0 1 1 0.50 5.5 2.8
Away 4 8 6 0.75 6 25 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 16 2 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.13 6.5 0.8
Neutral 3 5 14 2.80 2 28 .429 0 0.00 0 0.00 11 3 2 0.40 0 1 1 0.20 14.5 2.9
Result Wins 5 9 20 2.22 6 44 .318 0 0.00 0 0.00 19 4 2 0.22 0 2 2 0.22 21.0 2.3
Losses 3 6 5 0.83 8 29 -.103 1 0.17 0 0.00 10 1 3 0.50 0 1 1 0.17 5.5 0.9
Month September 4 7 14 2.00 6 37 .216 0 0.00 0 0.00 18 4 1 0.14 0 1 1 0.14 14.5 2.1
October 3 6 11 1.83 8 32 .094 1 0.17 0 0.00 6 1 4 0.67 0 2 2 0.33 12.0 2.0
November 1 2 0 0.00 0 4 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0

News Mentions

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Simpson sweeps Central in regular season finale

The Simpson College volleyball team earned a 3-0 road victory over Central on Wednesday evening.

October 26, 2022

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Knights hang on to beat Simpson on Senior Day

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October 8, 2022

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Storm split on day two of Wisconsin Blast

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September 3, 2022

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Simpson volleyball wins first two matches of 2022

The Simpson College volleyball team started its season on a high note, notching two 3-1 victories on opening day in Wisconsin.

September 2, 2022