10 Kelsey Bristol
Kelsey Bristol
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Troy, PA
  • High School:
    Troy
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    26
  • k/s
    2.74
  • h %
    .091
  • a/s
    0.45
  • b/s
    0.05
  • sa/s
    0.23
  • d/s
    3.46

Bio

2017: Was a second team All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference selection...played in 19 matches and a total of 69 sets during her junior campaign with Penn State Altoona women's volleyball, missing seven matches due to a mid-season injury...in the AMCC, ranked seventh in kills per set (2.48), eighth in points per set (2.9), 11th in digs per set (3.62), 17th in kills (171), 18th in total digs (250), 19th in service aces per set (0.33), 21st in hitting percentage (.164) and points (200.0), and 24th in aces (23)...was recognized as the AMCC Player of the Week once during the season.

2016: Played in all 27 matches and 100 sets as a sophomore for the Lady Lions volleyball team...was voted first team All-AMCC...in the AMCC, ranked third in kills (305), kills per set (3.05), points (354.0), and points per set (3.5)...was also fourth in the conference in service aces (40) and aces per set (0.40), fifth in digs (461), and sixth in digs per set (4.61)...led her team in kills, kills per set, aces, and aces per set...ranked second on the team in digs and digs per set...had the third-best hitting percentage (.144) on her squad...was named AMCC Player of the Week on Oct. 10.

2015: Played in all 27 matches in her freshman campaign with Penn State Altoona women's volleyball, including appearing in 89 sets...finished 16th in the AMCC in kills per set (1.99), 17th in total kills (177), and 18th in hitting percentage (.198)...also ranked 17th in the conference in digs per set (2.93) and 20th in total digs (261)...was third on her team in digs and digs per set, as well as fourth in kills and kills per set.

High School: Lettered in basketball, softball, track, and volleyball, finishing as the most lettered athlete in school history...Volleyball: as a freshman, named Rookie of the Year, second team All-NTL and second team All-Region...as a sophomore, was first team All-NTL and first team All-Region...as a junior, was first team All-NTL, first team All-Region, two-time tournament offensive MVP, and member of district champion team...as a senior, was first team All-NTL, first team All-Region, first team All-State, NTL Player of the Year, and member of district champion and state semifinalist team...Basketball: as a freshman, earned honorable mention All-NTL recognition...as a sophomore, third team All-NTL...as a junior, third team All-NTL and third team All-Region...as a senior, was second team All-NTL and third team All-Region...Softball: as a freshman, named to the Rookie Team, third team All-NTL, and third team All-Region...as a sophomore, picked second team All-NTL and third team All-Region...as a junior, was second team All-NTL and second team All-Region...as a senior, voted first team All-NTL, first team All-Region, Offensive Player of the Year, and second team All-State...Track: as a sophomore, was a district qualifier...as a junior, was an NTL top finisher and district medalist...as a senior, was a district qualifier.

Personal: Daughter of David and Kim Bristol...majoring in Criminal Justice...is a member of Penn State Altoona's Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 13 vs. Hilbert W, 3-0
Oct 13 vs. D'Youville W, 3-1
Oct 16 Franciscan W, 3-2
Oct 24 at Pitt.-Greensburg W, 3-0
Oct 27 Pitt.-Bradford L, 3-0
Oct 31 at La Roche L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 26 9
Sets 91 32
Kills 249 110
Kills per set 2.74 3.44
Errors 169 56
Total Attacks 878 337
Hitting Percentage .091 .160
Assists 41 21
Assists per set 0.45 0.66
Service Aces 21 12
Service Errors 26 9
Service Aces per set 0.23 0.38
Receptions 397 224
Reception Errors 32 11
Digs 315 132
Digs per set 3.46 4.13
Block Solo 2 0
Block Assist 3 3
Block Total 5 3
Blocks per set 0.05 0.09
Block Errors 5 2
Ball Handling Errors 7 2
Points 273.5 123.5
Points per set 3.0 3.9
Matches started 15 6
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 31 vs. Penn St.-Harrisburg L, 3-1 - 4 11 8 33 .091 2 1 3 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 13.0
Aug 31 vs. Dickinson L, 3-0 - 3 9 10 36 -.028 1 1 2 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 10.0
Sep 1 vs. McDaniel L, 3-0 - 3 9 7 34 .059 0 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Sep 1 vs. Gallaudet L, 3-1 - 4 6 10 40 -.100 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 6.0
Sep 4 Penn College W, 3-0 - 2 12 3 20 .450 2 0 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Sep 5 at Frostburg St. L, 3-0 1 3 5 7 24 -.083 0 1 0 - 0 14 1 0 0 1 0 7.0
Sep 7 at Lebanon Valley L, 3-0 1 3 5 10 28 -.179 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 8 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 3-0 - 3 6 3 18 .167 0 1 1 0 3 8 0 0 1 0 0 7.0
Sep 8 vs. Penn St.-Berks W, 3-2 - 5 10 2 33 .242 4 0 0 0 5 17 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Sep 11 Penn St.-Harrisburg L, 3-0 1 3 3 11 36 -.222 2 0 1 30 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 13 at Chatham L, 3-2 1 5 18 5 52 .250 1 1 1 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 1 19.0
Sep 22 at Medaille W, 3-2 1 5 26 7 54 .352 0 5 1 38 3 17 0 0 0 0 0 31.0
Sep 22 vs. Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-0 1 3 6 8 25 -.080 0 1 0 25 1 14 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Sep 26 at Shenandoah L, 3-2 1 5 15 9 54 .111 1 0 1 39 3 28 0 0 0 0 1 15.0
Oct 2 at Mt. Aloysius L, 3-0 - 3 9 2 37 .189 1 0 0 0 1 17 0 0 2 0 0 9.0
Oct 5 vs. Alfred St. L, 3-2 1 5 11 9 34 .059 1 2 1 24 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Oct 5 vs. Rochester (N.Y.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 5 20 -.150 4 0 0 22 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 6 vs. New Jersey City W, 3-0 1 3 9 5 26 .154 1 0 1 14 1 10 0 0 0 0 1 9.0
Oct 6 at Wilkes L, 3-0 1 3 4 8 35 -.114 0 0 1 23 1 11 0 0 1 0 0 4.0
Oct 10 La Roche L, 3-0 1 3 11 7 47 .085 1 1 1 24 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 12.0
Oct 13 vs. Hilbert W, 3-0 - 3 6 4 18 .111 2 1 1 14 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Oct 13 vs. D'Youville W, 3-1 - 4 19 7 43 .279 7 1 1 27 1 30 0 0 0 0 1 20.0
Oct 16 Franciscan W, 3-2 1 5 17 8 51 .176 4 1 3 51 2 24 0 0 0 0 0 18.0
Oct 24 at Pitt.-Greensburg W, 3-0 1 3 6 6 24 .000 4 1 0 13 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Oct 27 Pitt.-Bradford L, 3-0 1 3 10 7 38 .079 2 1 2 32 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Oct 31 at La Roche L, 3-1 1 2 4 1 18 .167 0 0 0 15 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2015-16 27 89 177 1.99 70 540 .198 26 0.29 6 0.07 236 16 261 2.93 3 8 11 0.12 190.0 2.1
2016-17 27 100 305 3.05 158 1020 .144 17 0.17 40 0.40 250 40 461 4.61 4 10 14 0.14 354.0 3.5
2017-18 19 69 171 2.48 80 555 .164 7 0.10 23 0.33 163 22 250 3.62 3 6 9 0.13 200.0 2.9
2018-19 26 91 249 2.74 169 878 .091 41 0.45 21 0.23 397 32 315 3.46 2 3 5 0.05 273.5 3.0
Total 99 349 902 2.58 477 2993 .142 91 0.26 90 0.26 1046 110 1287 3.69 12 27 39 0.11 1017.5 2.9
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 26 91 249 2.74 169 878 .091 41 0.45 21 0.23 397 32 315 3.46 2 3 5 0.05 273.5 3.0
Conference 9 32 110 3.44 56 337 .160 21 0.66 12 0.38 224 11 132 4.13 0 3 3 0.09 123.5 3.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 16 53 3.31 36 192 .089 11 0.69 3 0.19 143 3 56 3.50 0 1 1 0.06 56.5 3.5
Away 9 32 92 2.88 55 326 .113 8 0.25 9 0.28 128 12 126 3.94 1 1 2 0.06 102.5 3.2
Neutral 12 43 104 2.42 78 360 .072 22 0.51 9 0.21 126 17 133 3.09 1 1 2 0.05 114.5 2.7
Result Wins 8 30 105 3.50 42 269 .234 24 0.80 9 0.30 163 15 118 3.93 0 1 1 0.03 114.5 3.8
Losses 18 61 144 2.36 127 609 .028 17 0.28 12 0.20 234 17 197 3.23 2 2 4 0.07 159.0 2.6
Month August 2 7 20 2.86 18 69 .029 3 0.43 2 0.29 0 0 17 2.43 1 0 1 0.14 23.0 3.3
September 12 44 121 2.75 82 418 .093 11 0.25 11 0.25 138 18 145 3.30 1 1 2 0.05 133.5 3.0
October 12 40 108 2.70 69 391 .100 27 0.68 8 0.20 259 14 153 3.83 0 2 2 0.05 117.0 2.9

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Bristol, Cassaday Voted to All-AMCC Volleyball Team

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November 7, 2018

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October 27, 2018

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Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Pitt-Greensburg 3-0

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October 24, 2018

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Bristol Voted D3 HERO of the Week

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October 19, 2018

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October 5, 2018

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October 2, 2018

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September 13, 2018

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Women’s Volleyball Falls 3-0 to Harrisburg

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September 11, 2018

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September 8, 2018

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September 7, 2018

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September 4, 2018

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Lady Lions Lose Two in Gettysburg on Saturday

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