Keely Kurschner

Keely Kurschner NSIC Tournament Championship vs. Concordia-St. Paul 11-24-24

Photo by: Jason Soria

Keely Kurschner vs. Minnesota State 9-19-24

Photo by: Jonathan Rozko

Position:
Libero
Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Maplewood, Minn.

CAREER NOTES
Academic: 2022 Academic All-NSIC…
Athletic: NSIC Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 29, 2022)…

2022 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Anchored the St. Cloud State defense as the libero, quarterbacking the league’s third-best unit in opponent kills/set while becoming a lethal threat at the service line by leading the NSIC in aces…appeared in 34 matches and 117 sets, recording a team-high 433 digs and 51 aces while adding 91 assists…averaged 3.70 digs and 0.44 aces per set, ranking ninth and second across the Northern Sun in the two categories…her league-leading 51 aces landed her top 50 Nationally as she aced 9.41% of her serves, finishing second-best among Huskies with at least 50 serves…served a stellar .965 in addition to her monster ace total, leading all Huskies with at least 10 serves…operated as a pivotal member of the stellar SCSU serve receive, boasting a .929 reception percentage…anchored the NSIC’s No. 3 defense in opponent kills and No. 5 hitting percentage defense, holding opponents to 11.11 and .180 respectively…recorded 20+ digs four times and had double-digit digs in 27 matches…recorded multiple aces in 14 matches with two five-ace performances, two four-ace matches and three three-ace nights…named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week once and was honored as the Hyatt Place Bash at the Beach Most Outstanding Libero…earned NSIC All-Academic honors…

Oklahoma Baptist (8/25): Recorded 15 digs, three assists and an ace on Opening Night… Drury (8/26): Racked up a career-high 23 digs in just three sets, adding a career-best six assists… Seattle Pacific (8/27): Tallied 11 digs with two assists and a pair of aces... Ashland (8/27): Averaged 5.0 digs/set with 20 in four, kicking in an assist… Barton (9/2): Scored a career-best four aces in addition to 11 digs and three assists… Palm Beach Atlantic (9/2): Followed with three aces, 12 digs and five assists… Lynn (9/3): Matched her career-high with six assists and recorded nine digs… New Haven (9/3): Posted seven digs, four assists and two aces… Mary (9/9): Opened NSIC play with eight digs, four assists and two aces… Minot State (9/10): Aced the Beavers a career-high five times while adding 10 digs… Northern State (9/16): Dug out 10 swings while adding an assist… Minnesota State-Moorhead (9/17): Posted 10 digs, two assists and an ace… Wayne State (9/23): Tallied 13 digs, two aces and an assist… Augustana (9/24): Piled up 18 digs to average 5.0 a set while adding three assists and an ace… Sioux Falls (9/30): Scored three aces alongside 16 digs and three assists… Southwest Minnesota State (10/1): Produced 10 digs, two assists and extended her ace streak to five matches with one… Minnesota Duluth (10/4): Recorded 18 digs and four assists… Upper Iowa (10/7): Posted 12 digs and a pair of assists… Winona State (10/8): Scored an ace in addition to 13 digs and a pair of assists… Concordia-St. Paul (10/14): Dug out 13 swings… Minnesota State-Mankato (10/15): Pushed her double-digit dig streak to 12 matches with 17, adding three assists… Bemidji State (10/20): Produced eight digs, three aces, a kill and an assist… Minnesota Crookston (10/22): Posted seven digs, two assists and an ace… Minnesota Duluth (10/25): Exited after one set due to illness, finishing with four digs… Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/28): Piled up 20 digs to average 5.0 a set with four assists and an ace… Northern State (10/29): Averaged 5.25 digs/set with 21 in four, chipping in a pair of assists and one ace… Minot State (11/4): Matched her career mark with five aces alongside 12 digs… Mary (11/5): Logged 5.0 digs/set with 15 in three, adding three assists and two aces…
NSIC Tournament (11/11-13): Posted 10 digs, two assists and an ace against SMSU in the Quarterfinal…scored four aces while adding nine digs and two assists in the Semifinal against Augustana…posted 10 digs and was near-perfect with a .981 in serve receive in the Final win over Concordia-St. Paul…
NCAA Tournament (11/18-20): Opened the NCAA Tournament with 15 digs, six assists and an ace against Northwest Missouri State in the Round of 64…posted 14 digs, five assists and two aces in the Round of 32 win over Wayne State…set a new career mark with seven assists alongside 12 digs and two aces against Concordia-St. Paul in the Sweet 16…

2021 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Spent her true freshman season as a key member of the defensive group, splitting time between serving as the libero and operating as a defensive specialist…appeared in 17 matches and 46 sets, recording 96 digs, 22 assists and seven aces…averaged 2.00 digs per set…served a .953 – second-best among Huskies with at least 100 serves – while recording a .909 in serve receive…helped lead a SCSU defense that held opponents to a .184 attack percentage and just 12.17 kills/set…recorded five double-digit dig matches and had multiple aces in two contests…

UW-Parkside (9/2): Opened her collegiate career with 15 digs, three aces and two assists… Northern Michigan (9/3): Scored twice from the service line and added a pair of digs… Michigan Tech (9/3): Recorded seven digs and two assists... Lake Superior State (9/4): Was back in double-figures with 10 digs and added two assists… Western Oregon (9/10): Dug out four swings and posted one ace in one set of action… Seattle Pacific (9/11): Tallied two digs and a pair of assists… Bemidji State (9/21): Made her conference debut with a dig and an assist in one set played… Southwest Minnesota State (9/24): Returned to the rotation with 11 digs and four assists… Sioux Falls (9/25): Recorded 13 digs, three assists and an ace… Concordia-St. Paul (10/1): Posted five digs and two assists… Mary (10/15): Appeared in all three sets as a serving specialist… Minot State (10/16): Averaged 4.0 digs/set with eight in two played, adding a pair of assists… Minnesota Crookston (10/30): Piled up 11 digs… Bemidji State (11/2): Recorded one dig… Southwest Minnesota State (11/6): Dug out two swings in a pair of sets played…
NSIC Tournament (11/18-20): Appeared as a serving specialist in the Final against Winona State…
NCAA Tournament (12/2): Appeared in one set against Concordia-St. Paul in the Round of 64 at the Warrensburg Regional…

Prep: A 2021 graduate of Mill-Murray High School…enjoyed an outstanding prep career at Hill-Murray and with the Minnesota Juniors...four-year letterwinner and four-year varsity starter…MSHSL Class AA All-State Honorable Mention honoree as a senior after leading the State in digs, reaching the 1000 digs milestone and becoming Hill-Murray’s all-time leader in digs...added First Team All-Metro East honors as a senior...Honorable Mention All-Metro East conference as a junior...

Personal: The daughter of Randy and Tricia Kurschner...