Emory University

Career
After two seasons of action, she has has played in 73matches and logged 249 sets of competition ... Stands 8th onthe school's all-time list with 935 digs and is second with a 3.76digs per-set average ... Has registered 52 matches of double-figuredigs.

Sophomore (2009):
Played in 104 sets over 33 matches ... Led the squad andranked ninth among UAA players with a 3.53 digs per-set average ...Her total of 367 digs placed her 13th on the school's seasonalchart while her digs per-set average was good for sixth on theEagles' seasonal list ... Chalked up 19 outings of double-figuredigs and paced the team in that category in 15 matches ... HelpedEmory to a 3-2 win over Division II foe Armstrong Atlantic State(Oct. 9) by totaling a career-high 32 digs, the second-highestmatch total in school history ... Earned a spot on the EmoryClassic All-Tournament Team (Sept. 4-5), averaging 4.1 digs per setin helping the Eagles to a 4-0 record ... Team-high 18 digs vs.Washington & Lee (Sept. 25) was her second-highest effort ofthe season ... Dished out a career-high four service aces andcontributed nine digs in a 3-0 win over Covenant College (Oct. 10)... Totaled a team-best 17 digs vs. Carnegie Mellon (Oct. 4) duringthe UAA Round Robin I.

Freshman (2008):
Fine rookie season that saw her play in 40 of the team's41 matches and total 145 games played ... Selected to the All-UAASecond Team ... Emerged as a defensive standout and topped the clubwith a 3.92 digs per game average, good for sixth place among UAAplayers ... Her total of 568 digs ranked second on Emory's seasonalchart while her per-game average in that department placed herthird ... Was named the UAA Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 17)following her play in the NCAA Regionals ... In Emory's NCAA openervs. Colorado College (Nov. 14), she paced the Eagles with 17 digsbefore posting a personal best of 31 the next evening vs. No.13-ranked Southwestern that tied the school's second-highest matchtotal ... Tied teammate Kelsey Krzyston for match-high honors with27 digs vs. Ohio Northern (Nov. 21) in the national semifinals ...Chalked up double-figure digs in 33 matches ... Team-high 21 digsand contributed three service aces vs. Washington University (Nov.8) in the UAA Championship match ... 13 matches of two or more aces... Led all players with 23 digs in a 3-1 victory over No. 5-rankedTrinity (Sept. 26) ... Seven performances of 20 or more digs ...Selected to the Christopher Newport Invitational All-TournamentTeam ... Emory National Invitational All-Tournament Team pick.

Prior to Emory
High School: Four-year member of the volleyballteam while at Friendswood High School ... Played for Jerry Linch...Played a key role in her team's drive to a 4A finals berth inthe state tournament as a senior and a semifinalist bid her junioryear ... Was selected by the Texas Sportswriters Association as the4A All-State Libero in 2006 ... Captured first-team all-districthonors in 2006 & 2007 ... Second Team All-Galveston County ontwo occasions and was an honorable mention pick as the DefensivePlayer of the year as chosen by the Texas Girls Coaches Association... In 2007, she was chosen as district MVP ... Academic All-Stateher senior year ... Also competed in tennis ... Played clubvolleyball for AVA under the tutelage of Mike McCrary.

Personal: Born Jan. 5, 1990 ... Took homefirst-place honors in the Botany category at the 2006 GalvestonCounty Science and Engineering Fair.

Stats

 Brannan O'Neill's Career-High Dig Matches

(Quote)
"It feels more like Emory chose me. There was not a single doorthat wasn't opened as wide as possible to allow me to come here,and to blend this opportunity with the people I met in making mydecision solidified it all. Emory is undoubtedly the place for me."