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Colleen Walsh
Senior
Outside Hitter
Cleveland, OH/Regina

At Delaware: Expected to be a starting outside hitter for the Blue Hens • team captain • one of the top players in the Colonial Athletic Association • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American candidate • career totals include 1,292 kills (3.67 per game, No. 2 allp-time at UD), a .239 hitting percentage, 341 digs (.97 per game), and 120 blocks (.34 per game) • 1,292 kills ranks No. 4 all-time at Delaware, 261 shy of school record o f 1,553 by Karen Kunselman (1993-96) • has recorded 25 or more kills in a match six times in her career • 3,602 career attack attempts ranks No. 3 all-time at UD • 10.23 career attack attempts per game is a school record •  2006: Second Team All-CAA selection • 2nd team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA District 2 All-Academic Team • UD Invitational All-Tournament Team • CAA Player of the Week (9/11 and 11/12) • appeared in all 30 matches and 117 games • had a school single-season record 1,416 attack attempts and 4.77 kills per game, and ranked second all-time at UD with 558 kills • led the CAA in kills and was second in points • posted the second most kills in a game when she tallied 32 against William & Mary (11/10) • had at least 26 kills in six different matches. 2005: Second Team All-CAA selection • appeared in all 31 matches and all 117 games • set a school single-season record with 11.04 attack attempts per game • ranked fourth in the CAA with 3.44 kills per game and 3.97 points per game • led the team with 402 kills , ranked second with 32 aces, and was third with 232 digs • ranked sixth in a UD single season with 3.4 kills per game and ninth with 402 kills • recorded career-highs of 26 kills and 17 digs at VCU (9/17) • added 21 kills and 10 digs against UMBC (9/6) • recorded a double-double in six straight matches (9/6 - 9/17) • reached double digits in kills 23 times and double digits in digs 11 times • named to CAA Academic Honor Roll. 2004: Named to CAA All-Rookie Team • selected the league’s Rookie of the Week three times • named to CAA Academic Honor Roll • ranked third on the team with 332 kills and 64 blocks, and was sixth with 109 digs • recorded a career-high 23 kills and hit just four errors against Temple (9/14) • posted 21 kills and just six errors versus Villanova (10/5) • reached double-digits in kills 14 times • notched a career-high eight digs against Cal State Fullerton (9/4).

High School: District MVP • four-time team MVP • News Herald All-Star Team selection • Chardon and Walsh Tournament All-Star • three-time captain • class valedictorian • member of Phi Beta Kappa and high honor roll • led Regina basketball team to a state championship • also ran track • Student Council President at Regina • National Honor Society Secretary.

Personal: Colleen Reilly Walsh • daughter of Bob and Marie Walsh • has a younger sister, Maureen • Dean’s List student • member of Delaware Christian Athletes • volunteered at Urban Promise in Wilmington • participated in team’s Go Girl Go program • plays the piano • honor student as an economics and finance major at Delaware.

Career Highs
Kills:
32 vs. William & Mary, 11/10/06
Assists: 3, twice
Digs: 17 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 9/17/05
Blocks: 7 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 11/11/06

Year M/G Kills Pct. Assists Aces Digs Blocks
2004 32/118 332 (2.81) .218 12 (.10) 13 (.11) 109 (.92) 64 (.54)
2005 31/117 402 (3.44) .197 11 (.09) 32 (.27) 232 (1.98) 56 (.48)
2006 30/117 558 (4.77) .290 11 (.09) 4 (.03) 85 (.73) 46 (.39)
Career 92/352 1292 (3.67) .239 23 (.06) 45 (.13) 341 (.97) 120 (.34)

 

 
 
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