Kentucky volleyball has won banners. It has churned out All-Americans. It has turned Kentucky into a volleyball school.
It had never produced an AVCA National Freshman of the Year until Kassie O’Brien showed up.
O’Brien has officially been named the top freshman in college volleyball, the first player in Kentucky history to grab that honor. For a program that prides itself on elite setters and big-time talent, that’s a massive line in the record book.
Kassie O’Brien has officially been named the AVCA National Freshman of the Year, the first player in Kentucky HISTORY to do it.