2024 Volleyball Roster
Roster
McConnell, Tess
L/DS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballOPP
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH/OPP
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballS/OPP
/ VolleyballDS/S
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS/OPP
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ Volleyball
Jersey Number 21
Tess McConnell
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Previous School:
- Kansas City
Bio
2024: Suffered a season-ending injury during the offseason and did not see playing time.
BEFORE UTM: Joined the Skyhawks from Kansas City, where she played the 2023 campaign under head coach Christi Posey…Was part of a Roos squad that went 22-9 and 12-4 in the Summit League, earning a share of the regular season conference championship…Kansas City made its first conference tournament finals match since 1997 before falling in five sets, eventually making an appearance in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship…Saw playing time in 12 sets spread out over seven matches…Posted six kills on a .200 hitting percentage, four digs, one block and one assist…Best match came against Omaha on Nov. 2 when she collected four kills on eight swings…Prepped at Oakville High School, where she was a three-time all-conference and three-time all-district performer for head coach Lucas Allen…Helped guide the Tigers to a 73-29-1 record and 18-3 district mark in her four-year high school career, coming away with three district championships…Piled up 565 kills, a .212 hitting percentage, 159 digs and 144 blocks and 70 service aces over 246 sets in her stellar prep career…Season career-highs of 242 kills, 64 blocks and 36 service aces came during her junior campaign as the squad went 21-8 with an unblemished 7-0 district record…Career-best .245 attack percentage came during her sophomore season when OHS recorded a 12-2 record…Also was a key part of the 2019 Tiger team that went 29-3-1 with a perfect 7-0 mark in district play.
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PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 21, 2004…Daughter of Jessica Bridwell and Kenny McConnell…Has three siblings, Kit, Xaver and Maximus…Mother Jessica played volleyball at Missouri Baptist University...Majoring in psychology.
BEFORE UTM: Joined the Skyhawks from Kansas City, where she played the 2023 campaign under head coach Christi Posey…Was part of a Roos squad that went 22-9 and 12-4 in the Summit League, earning a share of the regular season conference championship…Kansas City made its first conference tournament finals match since 1997 before falling in five sets, eventually making an appearance in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship…Saw playing time in 12 sets spread out over seven matches…Posted six kills on a .200 hitting percentage, four digs, one block and one assist…Best match came against Omaha on Nov. 2 when she collected four kills on eight swings…Prepped at Oakville High School, where she was a three-time all-conference and three-time all-district performer for head coach Lucas Allen…Helped guide the Tigers to a 73-29-1 record and 18-3 district mark in her four-year high school career, coming away with three district championships…Piled up 565 kills, a .212 hitting percentage, 159 digs and 144 blocks and 70 service aces over 246 sets in her stellar prep career…Season career-highs of 242 kills, 64 blocks and 36 service aces came during her junior campaign as the squad went 21-8 with an unblemished 7-0 district record…Career-best .245 attack percentage came during her sophomore season when OHS recorded a 12-2 record…Also was a key part of the 2019 Tiger team that went 29-3-1 with a perfect 7-0 mark in district play.
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PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 21, 2004…Daughter of Jessica Bridwell and Kenny McConnell…Has three siblings, Kit, Xaver and Maximus…Mother Jessica played volleyball at Missouri Baptist University...Majoring in psychology.
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