1 Claire Conners
1 - Claire Conners
Height: 5-11
Year: Senior
Hometown: Albany, Calif.
High School: Albany High School
Position: Outside Hitter
Major: Nursing
m 30
k/s 3.03
h % .263
a/s 0.10
b/s 0.35
sa/s 0.08
d/s 0.69

Career Single-Game Highs
Kills: 
27, at Rivier (Nov. 3, 2022)
Attack Percentage: .778 vs. Salem St. (Oct. 1, 2022)
Aces: 5, at Anna Maria (Oct. 27 2023)
Digs: 13, at Regis(Mass.) (Sep. 30, 2023)
Total Blocks: 3,  twice (vs. Westfield State, Sept. 10, 2021; vs. St. Joseph-Conn, Sept. 25, 2021)
Solo Blocks: 3, vs. Westfield State (Sept. 10, 2021); at Rivier (Nov. 3, 2022)
Block Assists: 4, vs. Rivier (Oct. 13, 2022)
Points: 29.5, at Rivier (Nov. 3, 2022)

2023: Appeared in all 30 matches … Named GNAC ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM... Named GNAC Player of the Week (Oct. 2)... Selected GNAC Honor Roll (Oct. 30)... Tallied 10 kills to open the season against Wentworth (Sept. 1)... 11 kills against Manhattanville (Sept. 2)... Scored 12 kills against Eastern Conn. St. (Sept. 9)... Registered 15 kills against Salve Regina (Sept. 14)... Tallied 17 kills against Smith (Sept. 16)... Tallied 15 kills against New England College (Sept. 23)...Tallied 16 kills against Regis (Sept. 30)...Recorded 14 kills against Mitchell (Sept. 30)...Scored 20 kills against Lasell (Oct. 21)... Recorded 15 kills against Saint Joseph's College of Maine (Oct. 11)...Tallied 15 kills against Colby-Sawyer (Oct. 27)... Recorded 17 kills against Anna Maria (Oct. 27)... Scored 12 kills against Johnson & Wales (RI) (Nov. 4)...   Registered 4 total blocks against Salve Regina (Sept. 14)... Registered 3 total blocks against Regis (Sept. 30)... Registered 13 digs against Regis (Sept. 30)... Recorded 12 digs against Mitchell (Sept. 30)... Registered career single game highs of five aces against Anna Maria (Oct. 27).

  • Double-Doubles
    • at Regis (Mass.) (Sept. 30)-- 16 Kills, 13 Digs.
    • vs. Mitchell (Sept. 30)-- 14 Kills, 12 Digs.

2022: Appeared in 25 of 29 matches ... Led the team with 336 kills and a .265 attack percentage, while also tallying 34 total blocks, 133 digs, ... Grabbed NEWVA All-Region honors for the second consecutive year… Selected to the All-GNAC First Team… Named to the GNAC All-Tournament Team … Registered a .266 attack percentage with 63 kills on 169 attempts, 22 digs, seven total blocks and four aces in the GNAC post-season tournament ... Ranked 27th in the nation in kills per set (3.86) and fourth in the GNAC ... Selected as the GNAC Player of the Week (Sept. 12) ... Named to the GNAC honor roll twice (Sept. 6 and Oct. 11)... Third amongst GNAC leaders in overall attack percentage (.265) …  Ranked fifth in the conference for points (386.5) … Recorded five 20-plus kill matches ... Tallied 21 kills to open the season in a 3-3 win against Wentworth (Sept. 1), 20 kills against nationally-ranked Babson College (Oct. 18), 20 kills against Colby-Sawyer (Oct. 18), 22 kills against Johnson & Wales in the GNAC Championship Game (Nov. 5), and eclipsed her career single-game best with 27 in the GNAC semifinal match against top seed Rivier Univeristy (Nov. 3) ... Recorded career single-game high with an attack percentage of .778 against Salem State (Oct. 1) ... Registered four double-doubles on the season: vs. Wentworth (Sept. 1), vs. Elms (Oct. 8), vs. Babson (Oct. 18), and at Norwich (Oct. 19). 

  • Double-Double
    • vs. Wentworth (Sept. 1)-- 21 Kills, 11 Digs
    • vs. Elms (Oct. 8)-- 11 Kills, 10 Digs
    • vs. No. 20 Babson (Oct. 18)-- 20 Kills, 10 Digs
    • at Norwich (Oct. 19)-- 17 Kills, 10 Digs

2021: Appeared in 25 of 26 matches ... Led the team with 244 kills and a .310 attack percentage, while also tallying 30 total blocks (30 BA), 73 digs, and 26 service aces ... Named the GNAC Rookie of the Year ... Selected to the GNAC First Team and All-Rookie Team ... Ranked 106th in the nation in attack percentage (.310) ... Second amongst conference leaders in overall attack percentage (.310) and against conference opponents (.344) ... Three-time GNAC Rookie of the Week Selection (ASwwpr. 13, Oct. 18, Nov. 18) ... Named to the GNAC Honor Roll (Oct. 11) ... Registered a career single-match best 20 kills against Elms College (Oct. 9) ... Hit a single-match high .600 (13 kills on 20 attempts with one error) in a 3-0 win over Colby-Sawyer (Oct. 13) ... Posted a .346 attack percentage over the last six matches, tallying 83 kills on 191 attempts, while tallying 21 digs, eight aces, and six total blocks ... Recorded double-figure kills in 12 matches. 

2020: No Season Due to COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Before Simmons:
Four-year starting middle and outside hitter at Albany High School ... Named team captain as a senior ... Guided the Cougars to the league championship as a senior ... Selected as the league MVP as a senior ... Two-time all-league selection as a junior and sophomore ... Recognized as a Shining Star for her club volleyball team Xceleration ... Registered over a dozen double-doubles as a senior ... Member of the best buddies program for six years, elevated into a leadership position as a senior ... Enjoys working with children, including those with developmental disabilities ... Daughter of Denise Allen and Jay Conners ... Mother, Denise, played Division I volleyball at UC Berkeley.

Recent Games
Oct 27 at Anna Maria W, 3-1
Nov 1 at Emmanuel (Mass.) W, 3-0
Nov 4 Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 3-0
Nov 4 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0
Nov 7 No. 9 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0
Nov 9 No. 4 Lasell L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 30 15
Sets 104 48
Kills 315 180
Kills per set 3.03 3.75
Errors 100 40
Total Attacks 818 386
Hitting Percentage .263 .363
Assists 10 7
Assists per set 0.10 0.15
Service Aces 8 7
Service Errors 3 3
Service Aces per set 0.08 0.15
Receptions 38 17
Reception Errors 4 2
Digs 72 44
Digs per set 0.69 0.92
Block Solo 3 3
Block Assist 33 18
Block Total 36 21
Blocks per set 0.35 0.44
Block Errors 4 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 342.5 199.0
Points per set 3.3 4.1
Matches started 18 12
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 at Wentworth L, 3-2 - 5 10 10 40 .000 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 2 at Emerson L, 3-1 - 4 4 2 21 .095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Sep 2 vs. Manhattanville L, 3-2 1 5 11 2 35 .257 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 11.5
Sep 5 Endicott L, 3-1 - 4 6 4 21 .095 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Sep 9 at Eastern Conn. St. W, 3-0 - 3 12 4 35 .229 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.0
Sep 9 vs. Bay Path W, 3-0 - 3 4 2 10 .200 0 0 0 13 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 14 Salve Regina L, 3-2 - 5 15 5 45 .222 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 18.0
Sep 16 vs. Mt. St. Vincent W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 18 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Sep 16 at Smith L, 3-2 - 5 17 6 50 .220 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Sep 20 at Brandeis W, 3-1 - 4 7 2 25 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.0
Sep 23 at Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 10 4 24 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Sep 23 vs. New England Col. W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 22 .682 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Sep 30 at Regis (Mass.) W, 3-1 1 4 16 4 44 .273 3 2 1 1 0 13 1 2 0 3 0 20.0
Sep 30 vs. Mitchell W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 32 .375 0 0 0 16 2 12 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Oct 6 at Elms W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 17 .471 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Oct 10 at Babson L, 3-0 - 3 7 5 25 .080 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Oct 11 Saint Joseph's College of Maine W, 3-1 1 4 15 3 39 .308 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Oct 14 at Albertus Magnus W, 3-0 - 2 1 1 3 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 14 vs. Norwich W, 3-0 - 2 5 3 11 .182 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 20 at Dean W, 3-0 - 3 9 2 18 .389 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Oct 21 Lasell W, 3-2 1 5 20 10 53 .189 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 21.0
Oct 21 Clark University W, 3-0 1 2 6 5 26 .038 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Oct 25 Mass.-Boston W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 26 .308 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Oct 27 vs. Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 1 3 15 1 23 .609 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 17.0
Oct 27 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 1 4 17 4 29 .448 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.0
Nov 1 at Emmanuel (Mass.) W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 27 .519 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Nov 4 Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 3-0 1 3 12 2 23 .435 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Nov 4 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 21 .238 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Nov 7 No. 9 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 22 .318 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 9.5
Nov 9 No. 4 Lasell L, 3-1 1 4 9 7 33 .061 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
  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
2021-22 25 90 244 2.71 57 604 .310 4 0.04 26 0.29 2 1 73 0.81 0 30 30 0.33 285.0 3.2
2022-23 25 87 336 3.86 94 912 .265 13 0.15 30 0.34 35 4 133 1.53 7 27 34 0.39 386.5 4.4
2023-24 30 104 315 3.03 100 818 .263 10 0.10 8 0.08 38 4 72 0.69 3 33 36 0.35 342.5 3.3
Total 80 281 895 3.19 251 2334 .276 27 0.10 64 0.23 75 9 278 0.99 10 90 100 0.36 1014.0 3.6
  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
Total 30 104 315 3.03 100 818 .263 10 0.10 8 0.08 38 4 72 0.69 3 33 36 0.35 342.5 3.3
Conference 15 48 180 3.75 40 386 .363 7 0.15 7 0.15 17 2 44 0.92 3 18 21 0.44 199.0 4.1
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Home 10 36 109 3.03 42 309 .217 4 0.11 1 0.03 4 0 19 0.53 0 16 16 0.44 118.0 3.3
Away 13 46 133 2.89 45 358 .246 6 0.13 7 0.15 5 1 28 0.61 1 13 14 0.30 147.5 3.2
Neutral 7 22 73 3.32 13 151 .397 0 0.00 0 0.00 29 3 25 1.14 2 4 6 0.27 77.0 3.5
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Wins 22 69 236 3.42 59 548 .323 8 0.12 7 0.10 33 3 61 0.88 3 21 24 0.35 256.5 3.7
Losses 8 35 79 2.26 41 270 .141 2 0.06 1 0.03 5 1 11 0.31 0 12 12 0.34 86.0 2.5
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September 14 54 150 2.78 50 422 .237 5 0.09 3 0.06 38 4 41 0.76 1 17 18 0.33 162.5 3.0
October 11 34 113 3.32 36 270 .285 3 0.09 5 0.15 0 0 24 0.71 2 8 10 0.29 124.0 3.6
November 5 16 52 3.25 14 126 .302 2 0.13 0 0.00 0 0 7 0.44 0 8 8 0.50 56.0 3.5