Colleen Finney

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CAREER HONORS

CAREER STATS

Totaled 755 kills and 297 blocks with 934.0 points over 125 matches spanning five collegiate seasons
Started and competed in all 62 matches over her two graduate seasons (2023-2024) at Mizzou
With MU, totaled 347 kills on a .374 hitting percentage with 155 total blocks over two seasons. Her hitting percentage ranks third all-time in Missouri career history

GRADUATE (2024)

Played and started in all 31 matches (116 sets) for the Tigers
Compiled a career-high 87 blocks (0.68 blocks/set)
Totaled 193 kills (1.66 kills/set) while hitting a career-best .432
Notched double-digit kills in three matches over her final collegiate season
Tallied a career-best seven blocks three times in 2024
Registered seven blocks and six kills against South Carolina (11/10)
Posted nine kills (.438) and seven blocks in the following match against Florida (11/15)
Recorded a season-best 12 kills against Mississippi State (10/20)
Tallied seven kills and two blocks in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament against Texas State (12/5)
Added seven blocks and four kills against SMU in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament (12/6)
Tallied six kills and three blocks in the NCAA Sweet 16 Tournament match against Kentucky (12/12)
Notched 11 kills on a .667 hitting percentage with three blocks in the home match against Lindenwood (9/15)
Posted 10 kills (.500) in the four-set win over Georgia (11/6)

GRADUATE (2023)

Started in all 31 matches of the season for the Tigers
Played in 112 sets during the season
Knocked down 154 kills (1.38 killls/set) on a .310 hitting percentage in the season
Completed 11 solo blocks and 68 total blocks on the season (0.61 blocks/set)
In SEC play, posted 97 kills (1.45 kills/set) on a .297 clip with 39 blocks (0.58 blocks/set)
Tallied a season-high 12 kills on a .647 hitting percentage in her Mizzou debut against Illinois State (8/25)
Recorded three blocks against Northern Kentucky (9/1) and South Dakota (9/2)
Posted a season-high six blocks against Eastern Illinois (9/15)
Recorded nine kills against LSU (9/29)
Compiled four blocks and three kills at Arkansas (10/8)
Notched five kills and three blocks at Auburn (10/20)
Officially surpassed 500 career kills against Ole Miss (10/29), after tallying seven kills and four blocks
Knocked down eight kills against Mississippi State (11/3) and Texas A&M (11/10)
Tallied 11 kills on a .733 hitting percentage against Auburn (11/12)
Registered seven kills with a .875 hitting percentage at Kentucky (11/19)
Posted three kills along with four blocks against Delaware (12/1) in the First Round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament
Tallied three kills and two blocks at Nebraska (12/2) in the Second Round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (CLEMSON / 2020-2022)

Spent three seasons at Clemson (2020-2022)
Totaled 408 kills with 142 total blocks (26 solo, 116 assists) and 93 digs over those three seasons in Clemson, South Carolina
Competed in 63 matches (219 sets) for Clemson
Led the Tigers in blocking with 79.0 (15 solo and 64 assists) in 2022
Offensively, she posted 231 kills in 2022, appearing in all 31 matches with 24 starts.
Concluded the 2022 season with eight matches with double-digit kills
Posted career-best matching 13 kills twice against The Citadel (9/3/22) and at ETSU (9/9/22)
Clocked nine kills, four digs and two blocks vs. Toledo (12/3/22) in the opening round of the NIVC
Finished 2021 with 89 kills, 27 blocks, 16 digs and two aces over 19 matches (12 starts)
Put away a career-high 13 kills against Charlotte (1/30/21)
Registered a career-high seven blocks against Virginia Tech (4/3/21), including three solo blocks
Totaled 88 kills and 36 blocks (third on team) with 37 digs over 13 matches (seven starts, 52 sets) in 2020-21

HIGH SCHOOL (BLYTHEWOOD)

2019 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
2019 AVCA All-Region selection
WLTX Player of the Week (Oct. 16, 2019)
WACH Athlete of the Week (Oct. 17, 2019)
2019 South Carolina Coaches Association of Women's Sports (SCCAWS) All-Star Player
2019 SCCAWS All-State Team
2019 Region IV-5A Player of the Year
2018 SCCAWS All-State Team
2018 All-Region IV-5A Player
2018 Region IV-5A Player of the Year
2018 USAV Youth National Training Team
2017 USAV Girls Youth A1 National Team
2016-18 AVCA Phenom Watch List
Competed for Carolina Juniors Volleyball Club (CJV)

PERSONAL

Born Colleen Teresa Finney on Feb. 10
Daughter of Elaine and Jerry Finney, Sr.
Has one sister, Felicia, and a twin brother, Jerry
Graduated from Clemson with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Philosophy and a Concentration in Law, Liberty, and Justice, with a minor in Psychology
Currently pursuing her Master's in Business at Mizzou
Also, earning Graduate Certificates from Center for the Digital Globe and for Dispute Resolution for Non-Lawyers