2024 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 5
Keely Kurschner
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Maplewood, Minn.
- High School:
- Hill-Murray
CAREER NOTES
Academic:
National
2x CSC Academic All-District® (2023, 2024)
D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2024-25)
Conference
2x NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence (2023, 2024)
3x NSIC All-Academic (2022, 2023, 2024)
Athletic:
Conference
All-NSIC Second Team (2024)
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 29, 2022)
SCSU CAREER RECORDS
6. Digs – 1,432
7. Aces – 144
One of 12 players in 1,000 dig club at SCSU
SCSU MATCH RECORDS
t-3. Aces – 7, vs. Northern Michigan (Sept. 14, 2024)
2024 | SENIOR SEASON:
Started all 32 matches and was the only player to play in all 113 sets...tallied 464 digs, 106 assists, 49 aces and 52 points...led team in aces and digs...averaged 4.11 digs, 0.94 assists, 0.46 points and 0.43 aces/set...led the NSIC in aces, while ranking No. 3 in aces/set, No. 7 in digs and No. 9 in digs/set...dished out a career-high 11 assists against Cal State San Bernardino on Sept. 6...recorded a career-best seven aces at Michigan Tech on Sept. 14...tied her career-high in digs (24) three times - vs. Minnesota State on Sept. 19, vs. Southwest Minnesota State on Oct. 5 and Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) on Dec. 5...
2023 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Played in 108 of 109 total sets while starting all 31 matches...recorded 443 digs, 97 assists, 37 aces and 37 points...averaged 4.10 digs, 0.90 assists, 0.34 aces and 0.34 points/set...ranked No. 9 among NSIC players in digs, No. 11 in digs/set and No. 12 in aces...
2022 | SOPHOMORE 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/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…
2021 | FRESHMAN 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/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…
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...
Academic:
National
2x CSC Academic All-District® (2023, 2024)
D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2024-25)
Conference
2x NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence (2023, 2024)
3x NSIC All-Academic (2022, 2023, 2024)
Athletic:
Conference
All-NSIC Second Team (2024)
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 29, 2022)
SCSU CAREER RECORDS
6. Digs – 1,432
7. Aces – 144
One of 12 players in 1,000 dig club at SCSU
SCSU MATCH RECORDS
t-3. Aces – 7, vs. Northern Michigan (Sept. 14, 2024)
2024 | SENIOR SEASON:
Started all 32 matches and was the only player to play in all 113 sets...tallied 464 digs, 106 assists, 49 aces and 52 points...led team in aces and digs...averaged 4.11 digs, 0.94 assists, 0.46 points and 0.43 aces/set...led the NSIC in aces, while ranking No. 3 in aces/set, No. 7 in digs and No. 9 in digs/set...dished out a career-high 11 assists against Cal State San Bernardino on Sept. 6...recorded a career-best seven aces at Michigan Tech on Sept. 14...tied her career-high in digs (24) three times - vs. Minnesota State on Sept. 19, vs. Southwest Minnesota State on Oct. 5 and Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) on Dec. 5...
2023 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Played in 108 of 109 total sets while starting all 31 matches...recorded 443 digs, 97 assists, 37 aces and 37 points...averaged 4.10 digs, 0.90 assists, 0.34 aces and 0.34 points/set...ranked No. 9 among NSIC players in digs, No. 11 in digs/set and No. 12 in aces...
2022 | SOPHOMORE 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/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…
2021 | FRESHMAN 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/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…
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...
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