2022 Women's Volleyball Roster

Mark Elsner
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Mikela Aynedjian

3 Anna Brinkmann

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Mason
  • Hometown Mason, Ohio

Biography


2021 (Senior)
  • AVCA All-Northeast Region Honorable MentionĀ 
  • All-Horizon League First Team
  • Horizon League All-Tournament Team
  • Horizon League All-Academic Team
  • Horizon League Spring Honor Roll
  • Horizon League Fall Honor Roll
  • Totaled 14 double-doubles
  • Finished the year with 378 kills, 333 digs, 33 service aces, and 447.0 points, all team-highs
  • Broke the 1,000-kill and 1,000-dig career plateaus in 2021, becoming the 11thĀ player in NKU program history in the exclusive 1,000-kill, 1,000-dig club
  • In NKU's 10 matches versus AVCA top-100 programs, BrinkmannĀ registered 3.73 kills and 4.29 points per set. Against top-50 foes, she contributed 4.00 kills and 4.29 points per set.
    Ā 
2020 (Junior) {PLAYED IN SPRING 2021}
  • All-Horizon League First Team
  • 2x Horizon League Player of the Week honoree
  • Played in 33 sets across nine matches, starting in each
  • Ranked 3rd in the Horizon League in kills (3.52) and sat just outside the top-10 in digs (3.45) as an outside hitter
  • Posted double-figure kill totals in seven of her nine matches played, including 18 in back-to-back matches against Green BayĀ and a three-set Norse win over Cincinnati
  • Named Horizon League Player of the Week for the first time in career following match versus UC in which she also registered eight digs
  • Posted a pair of double-doubles versus Milwaukee in which she averaged 4.14 kills and 5.14 digs, collecting her second Horizon League Player of the Week nod
  • Also registered double-figure digs seven times, including a career-high-tying 26 versus Milwaukee on March 8
  • Finished the season with six double-doubles in nine matches
    Ā 
2019 (Sophomore)
  • AVCA All-Northeast Region Honorable MentionĀ 
  • All-Horizon League First TeamĀ 
  • Appeared in all 32 matches, making 31 starts
  • Led NKU with 3.00 kills per set, hitting .199 for the season
  • Also averaged 3.21 digs per set to rank second on the squad and served up 41 aces
  • Registered 21 double-digit kills performances, including 16 double-doubles
  • Had a career-high 23 kills with a .386 hitting percentage in leading NKU to a historic five-set win over Cincinnati, which was receiving votes in the AVCA poll and later advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen
  • Had four 20-dig outings, with a season-high 23 digs against Oakland on Oct. 9
    Ā 
2018 (Freshman)
  • Horizon League All-Freshman Team
  • Appeared in 30 matches, making 16 starts
  • Second on the team with 2.18 kills per set, also adding 1.99 digs per set
  • Posted a .971 reception percentage to lead NKU’s primary passers
  • Recorded five double-doubles
  • Led the Norse from the service line in eight matches
  • Had career-high 20 kills versus Green Bay on Sept. 21 and 26 digs against Cleveland State on Nov. 10

BEFORE NKU
  • Three-time Greater Miami Conference and district first team honoreeĀ 
  • Named to the All-Ohio Second Team in junior and senior seasonsĀ 
  • Helped Mason to three 20-win seasonsĀ 
  • Accrued over 900 career kills, hitting above a .370 clip in all four seasons and above .450 as a junior and senior.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2018Freshman

    Utility
    6'0"
    3
  • 3

    2019Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    3
  • 3

    2020-21Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    3
  • 3

    2021Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    3
  • 3

    2022Graduate Student

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    3