AS A SENIOR IN 2008: Started in all 28 contestsfor the Broncos ... collected double-figure digs in 20-of-28contests ... collected 15 digs against Utah (Aug. 31) ... talliedtwo aces and 13 digs against Arizona (Sept. 5) ... recorded 15 digsagainst Texas State (Sept. 6) ... tied her career-high perfecthitting percentage against UCSB (Sept. 11) ... registered her firstkill of the season against the Gauchos ... tallied a career-high 25digs against then-No. 15 Pepperdine (Oct. 4) ... dished out threeassists against San Jose State (Oct. 21) ... collected 11 digsagainst Saint Mary's (Oct. 24) ... collected 13 digs in theBroncos' Dig For The Cure match (Nov. 6) ... tied her career-highfour assists against Portland (Nov. 8) ... collected 17 digsagainst Saint Mary's (Nov. 21) ... tallied 18 digs against then-No.16 Kansas State (Dec. 5) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament... had 15 digs to close out her career against No. 5 Washington(Dec. 6) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2007: Saw action in all 31contests, starting in four ... dished out 35 assists and collected199 digs ... registered career highs with 4 assists and 15 digsagainst Stanford (Nov. 30) in the First Round of the NCAATournament ... tallied seven digs against Pepperdine (Nov. 17) ...recorded six digs against Saint Mary's (Nov. 9) ... registered 10digs and two assists against then-No. 15 San Diego (Nov. 3) ...collected nine digs against LMU (Oct. 20) ... posted 10 digsagainst Pepperdine (Oct. 18) ... recorded a career-high eight killsagainst Sacramento State (Oct. 9) ... posted two kills and a blockassist against USF (Oct. 7) ... registered 10 digs against then-No.14 San Diego (Oct. 4) ... tallied 11 digs against UCSB (Sept. 15)... collected 10 digs against then-No. 16 Hawai'i (Sept. 8) ...posted eight digs against Florida (Sept. 1) ... tied career-highthree total blocks against Georgia Southern (Aug. 31) ...registered first collegiate block solo against NC State (Aug. 31)... recorded six digs and one service ace against Boise State (Aug.25).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006: Saw action in 80 gamesover 27 matches, starting two ... solid defensive player averaged1.40 digs a game ... made first career start against Georgetown,playing libero, and responded with a career-high 12 digs and twoaces ... served up three aces at San Francisco on Sept. 30 ... made10 digs against Pepperdine on Oct. 7 ... made 12 digs against SaintMary's on Oct. 28 ... posted nine digs against Loyola Marymount onNov. 4 ... made 10 digs in NCAA first-round match against Missourion Dec. 2.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005: Saw action in 16matches, tallying 20 digs and five service aces in 36 games... cameoff the bench as a serving specialist to assist in the victory overPepperdine (10/28)... saw action in six games at the BrownInvitational... played in four games at the Hampton Inn UtahClassic... recorded two digs against Utah (9/17).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Notre DameAcademy... played for coaches Tom Brenner and Aaron Gopen... 2003squad placed second in CIF and third in state... twice earnedsecond team All-Sunshine League honors... club team won 2005 RenoFestival... participated in AAU Beach Volleyball summertournaments, including a FIVB Junior event in France... a member ofthe Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE) Club.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Ken and Stacey O'Brien...father was a quarterback for the New York Jets... has three youngersiblings, brother Kelly, and sisters Paige and Blake ... major ismajor is communication.
O'Brien's Career Statistics
| Year | M | G | K | E | TA | PCT | SA | BS | BA | D | AS | RE | BE | SE |
| 2005 | 16 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 27 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 2007 | 31 | 101 | 14 | 5 | 52 | .173 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 199 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 28 | 99 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .182 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 102 | 316 | 22 | 12 | 82 | .122 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 679 | 87 | 59 | 0 | 28 |
O'Brien's Career Highs
| Kills | 8 | at Sacramento State, Oct. 9,2007 |
| Attempts | 30 | at Sacramento State, Oct. 9,2007 |
| Hitting Pct. | 1.000 | five times, last vs. UCSB,Sept. 11, 2008 |
| Assists | 4 | twice, last vs. Portland,Nov. 8, 2008 |
| Aces | 3 | twice, last at San Francisco,Sept. 30, 2006 |
| Digs | 25 | vs. Pepperdine, Oct. 4,2008 |
| Block Solos | 1 | vs. NC State, Aug. 31,2007 |
| Block Assists | 3 | vs. Georgia Southern, Aug.31, 2007 |
| Total Blocks | 3 | vs. Georgia Southern, Aug.31, 2007 |
