Shannon O'Brien

Shannon O'Brien
18 Shannon O'Brien
  • Height:
    5'-10"
  • Hometown:
    Unionville, CT
  • Position:
    S
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Farmington
  • Major:
    Psychology
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    0.52
  • h %
    .240
  • a/s
    4.71
  • b/s
    0.20
  • sa/s
    0.30
  • d/s
    1.01
Bio

Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Sports Coaching.

Daughter of Patrick O'Brien and Lori O'Brien.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 25 8
Sets 87 31
Kills 45 21
Kills per set 0.52 0.68
Errors 9 4
Total Attacks 150 60
Total Attacks per set 1.72 1.94
Hitting Percentage .240 .283
Assists 410 152
Assists per set 4.71 4.90
Service Total Attempts 200 72
Service Aces 26 11
Service Errors 12 6
Service Aces per set 0.30 0.35
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 88 39
Digs per set 1.01 1.26
Block Solo 8 2
Block Assist 9 4
Block Total 17 6
Blocks per set 0.20 0.19
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 83.5 36.0
Points per set 1.0 1.2
Matches started 11 4
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 29 at Westfield St. L, 3-1
Nov 1 vs. Southern Me.
Nov 1 at Vermont State Castleton
Nov 3 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-0
Nov 5 Norwich W, 3-1
Nov 11 Worcester St. L, 3-0
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 29 at Keuka W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 14 .071 29 4.5
Aug 29 vs. Pitt.-Bradford L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 8 .125 7 3.0
Aug 30 vs. Hilbert L, 3-1 - 4 4 1 6 .500 10 4.0
Aug 30 vs. Canton W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 2 .500 15 3.0
Sep 3 at SUNY Cobleskill W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 22 2.0
Sep 6 vs. Elmira W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 8 .000 12 3.0
Sep 6 at Curry W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 6 -.167 13 0.0
Sep 10 Utica L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 4 .500 17 3.5
Sep 13 Bay Path W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 22 2.0
Sep 16 New England Col. W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 4 .000 13 3.0
Sep 19 SUNY Delhi W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 19 2.0
Sep 24 Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 16 2.0
Sep 27 Mass. Maritime W, 3-1 - 4 6 1 11 .455 25 6.0
Oct 1 at Worcester St. W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 11 .182 22 5.5
Oct 7 Elms W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 6 .000 26 3.0
Oct 11 at Fitchburg St. W, 3-1 - 4 4 0 6 .667 22 10.0
Oct 11 vs. Lesley W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 1.000 1 2.0
Oct 15 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 2 1 10 .100 22 2.0
Oct 18 vs. Suffolk L, 3-1 - 4 4 0 10 .400 14 4.0
Oct 18 at Nichols L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 10 1.0
Oct 25 Salem St. W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 6 .167 20 6.0
Oct 29 at Westfield St. L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 8 .375 18 3.5
Nov 1 vs. Southern Me. - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Vermont State Castleton - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 5 .000 7 1.0
Nov 5 Norwich W, 3-1 1 3 3 1 10 .200 17 4.5
Nov 11 Worcester St. L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 11 3.0
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 29 at Keuka W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 29 vs. Pitt.-Bradford L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 0 0 2 0
Aug 30 vs. Hilbert L, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Canton W, 3-1 - 4 3 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 3 at SUNY Cobleskill W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Elmira W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Curry W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 Utica L, 3-1 - 4 4 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 13 Bay Path W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 16 New England Col. W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 SUNY Delhi W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 Mass. Maritime W, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Worcester St. W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 7 Elms W, 3-2 - 5 1 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 11 at Fitchburg St. W, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 vs. Lesley W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 vs. Suffolk L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Nichols L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 Salem St. W, 3-1 1 4 10 2 0 0 2 0
Oct 29 at Westfield St. L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 1 vs. Southern Me. - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Vermont State Castleton - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 Norwich W, 3-1 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 11 Worcester St. L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 29 at Keuka W, 3-1 1 4 11 2 1 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Pitt.-Bradford L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 1 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Hilbert L, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Canton W, 3-1 - 4 8 1 0 0 0
Sep 3 at SUNY Cobleskill W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 1 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Elmira W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Curry W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 0
Sep 10 Utica L, 3-1 - 4 7 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Bay Path W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 0 0 0
Sep 16 New England Col. W, 3-0 - 3 21 2 0 0 0
Sep 19 SUNY Delhi W, 3-0 - 3 10 1 0 0 0
Sep 24 Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 0 0 0
Sep 27 Mass. Maritime W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 3 0 0
Oct 1 at Worcester St. W, 3-1 1 4 8 2 2 0 0
Oct 7 Elms W, 3-2 - 5 10 2 1 0 0
Oct 11 at Fitchburg St. W, 3-1 - 4 13 6 0 0 0
Oct 11 vs. Lesley W, 3-0 - 1 2 1 0 0 0
Oct 15 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 7 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 vs. Suffolk L, 3-1 - 4 6 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Nichols L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 0
Oct 25 Salem St. W, 3-1 1 4 16 2 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Westfield St. L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 vs. Southern Me. - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Vermont State Castleton - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 0
Nov 5 Norwich W, 3-1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 Worcester St. L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 0 0 0
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2022-23 24 86 36 0.42 22 226 2.63 .062 585 6.80 86.0 1.0
2023-24 25 93 40 0.43 13 219 2.35 .123 455 4.89 53.5 0.6
2024-25 28 104 43 0.41 12 201 1.93 .154 378 3.63 58.0 0.6
2025-26 25 87 45 0.52 9 150 1.72 .240 410 4.71 83.5 1.0
Total 102 370 164 0.44 56 796 2.15 .136 1828 4.94 281.0 0.8
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2022-23 24 86 184 2.14 5 4 9 0.10
2023-24 25 93 50 0.54 4 7 11 0.12
2024-25 28 104 46 0.44 6 16 22 0.21
2025-26 25 87 88 1.01 8 9 17 0.20
Total 102 370 368 0.99 23 36 59 0.16
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2022-23 24 86 291 43 0.50 26 17 3
2023-24 25 93 40 6 0.06 4 4 0
2024-25 28 104 17 1 0.01 4 0 0
2025-26 25 87 200 26 0.30 12 0 0
Total 102 370 548 76 0.21 46 21 3
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 25 87 45 0.52 9 150 1.72 .240 410 4.71 83.5 1.0
Conference 8 31 21 0.68 4 60 1.94 .283 152 4.90 36.0 1.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 40 20 0.50 5 62 1.55 .242 208 5.20 37.0 0.9
Away 8 28 14 0.50 3 53 1.89 .208 143 5.11 27.5 1.0
Neutral 6 19 11 0.58 1 35 1.84 .286 59 3.11 19.0 1.0
Result
Wins 16 54 25 0.46 6 92 1.70 .207 294 5.44 58.5 1.1
Losses 9 33 20 0.61 3 58 1.76 .293 116 3.52 25.0 0.8
Month
August 4 15 8 0.53 2 30 2.00 .200 61 4.07 14.5 1.0
September 9 29 12 0.41 3 40 1.38 .225 159 5.48 23.5 0.8
October 9 34 19 0.56 2 60 1.76 .283 155 4.56 37.0 1.1
November 3 9 6 0.67 2 20 2.22 .200 35 3.89 8.5 0.9
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 25 87 88 1.01 8 9 17 0.20
Conference 8 31 39 1.26 2 4 6 0.19
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 40 53 1.32 6 2 8 0.20
Away 8 28 21 0.75 0 5 5 0.18
Neutral 6 19 14 0.74 2 2 4 0.21
Result
Wins 16 54 57 1.06 5 7 12 0.22
Losses 9 33 31 0.94 3 2 5 0.15
Month
August 4 15 16 1.07 2 3 5 0.33
September 9 29 35 1.21 2 1 3 0.10
October 9 34 29 0.85 3 4 7 0.21
November 3 9 8 0.89 1 1 2 0.22
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 25 87 200 26 0.30 12 0 0
Conference 8 31 72 11 0.35 6 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 40 103 10 0.25 4 0 0
Away 8 28 61 11 0.39 7 0 0
Neutral 6 19 36 5 0.26 1 0 0
Result
Wins 16 54 150 25 0.46 9 0 0
Losses 9 33 50 1 0.03 3 0 0
Month
August 4 15 29 3 0.20 2 0 0
September 9 29 86 9 0.31 5 0 0
October 9 34 72 13 0.38 4 0 0
November 3 9 13 1 0.11 1 0 0
News mentions
Beth Harris had a team high six digs at Bridgewater State.
Volleyball Drop MASCAC Regular Season Finale

MCLA fell in MASCAC play this evening.

MCLA honored seniors Shannon O'Brien (left), Elizabeth Brown (center), and Audrey Melson (right) before their 3-1 win over Salem State. Photo credit: Dylan Schenck
Volleyball Outlasts Salem on Senior Day

MCLA celebrated Senior Day and took down Salem State in MASCAC play this afternoon.

Shannon O'Brien recorded two of MCLA's 15 service aces against Elms College. Photo Credit: Dylan Schenck
Volleyball Rally for 3-2 Win Over Elms

MCLA went the distance with Elms College in non-conference play this evening.

Elizabeth Brown had a game-high 15 kills in MCLA's win over Worcester State.
Volleyball Rally to Take Down Worcester

Elizabeth Brown and Kaelynn Greeley combined for 25 kills to lead MCLA their second MASCAC win this evening.

Elizabeth Brown notched her 1000th career dig in MCLA's win over SUNY Delhi.
Photo Credit: Dylan Schenck
Volleyball Sweeps Past SUNY Delhi; Brown Registers 1,000th Career Dig

Elizabeth Brown notched her 1000th career dig as Volleyball swept SUNY Delhi in non-conference play this evening.

Volleyball notched its fifth win in its last six games with a non-conference win over NEC this evening.
Photo Credit: Dylan Schenck
Volleyball Shut Out New England College

MCLA notched their fifth win in their last six games with a non-conference win over NEC this evening.

Elizabeth Brown had a game-high five aces in MCLA's sweep of Bay Path.
Photo credit: Dylan Schenck
Volleyball Sweeps Away Bay Path

MCLA swept Bay Path University in non-conference play this afternoon.

Caroline Schmaling had seven kills as part of MCLA's sweep at Curry College
Volleyball Roll Through Tri-Match with Elmira & Curry

MCLA defeated Elmira 3-0 and Curry 3-0 in volleyball action this afternoon

Elizabeth Brown had 15 kills to lead MCLA past SUNY Cobleskill
Volleyball Sweeps Past SUNY Cobleskill

The Trailblazers made quick work of the Fighting Tigers, winning in straight sets.

Elizabeth Brown recorded a game-high 18.5 points in MCLA's season opener at the Keuka College Invitational
Volleyball Split Season Debut at Keuka College Invitational

MCLA split a pair of decisions at the Keuka College Invitational to open the 2025 season.