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2014 Volleyball Roster

11 Malia McGuinness

11 Malia McGuinness

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Maryknoll School
  • Hometown:
    Kailua, Hawaii

Summary

Biography

2014 MAAC Player of the Year
2014-15 Manhattan College Co-Female Student-Athlete of the Year
2014 First Team All-MAAC
2011 Second Team All-MAAC

2011 MAAC All-Rookie Team
 

2014: Became just the second player in program history to earn MAAC Player of the Year honors…Also unanimously named First Team All-MAAC and shared Manhattan’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year award…One of four Jaspers to appear in all 131 sets, starting every match for the second straight season…Led the league in kills (485), kills per set (3.70), points (529.5), points per set (4.04) and double-double…Finished 36th nationally with 485 kills, the fifth-highest total in program history, and 18th in the NCAA with 1401 attack attempts…Recorded 464 digs, ninth-most for a single-season in program history…Ended career ranked fifth all-time in both kills (1341) and digs (1275)…Reached double-figures in kills 28 times, including the last 20 matches of the season, and in digs 28 times…Connected for 13 kills and made just one error in 31 attempts for a .387 hitting percentage against NJIT on Aug. 30…Posted a season-high four blocks at Delaware on Sept. 12…Smashed 23 kills against George Mason later that day…Collected 1,000th career kill in the fifth set of the Jaspers’ first-ever win at Fairfield on Sept. 21…Tallied 20 kills and 18 digs at Rider on Oct. 4…Registered 1,000th career dig in that match, making her just the fifth player in program history with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs…Pounded 20 or more kills four times in a five-match span from Oct. 12-26…Earned MAAC and ECAC Player of the Week honors on Oct. 14 after averaging 4.91 kills and 4.91 digs per set in home wins over Fairleigh Dickinson (Oct. 8), Niagara (Oct. 11) and Canisius (Oct. 12)…Hit .524 (13 kills, two errors, 21 attempts) against Fairleigh Dickinson, then put together a 17-kill, 23-dig effort against Niagara…Followed up that performance by setting a career-high with 24 kills (on .370 hitting) to go along with 23 digs against Canisius…Notched a career-high 27 digs and added 20 kills and three assists at Iona on Oct. 18…Received second MAAC Player of the Week nod  on Oct. 28 after back-to-back 20-kill showings at Canisius (Oct. 25) and Niagara (Oct. 26)…Matched career-high with 24 kills at Canisius on Oct. 26, then slammed 21 kills on .327 hitting  at Niagara on Oct. 27…Reached 20 kills and 20 digs for the third time during the season against Niagara in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament on Nov. 20, going for 22 kills and 20 digs in the five-set victory…Selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2013: One of three Jaspers to play in all 127 sets, and the only one to start every match…Ranked second on the team in digs (381, 3.00 per set) and third in kills (321, 2.53 per set)…Also notched 18 service aces…Reached double-figures in kills 16 times, and had 12 double-doubles on the season…Pounded 18 kills and added 13 digs against American on Sept. 7…Collected 16 kills at Dartmouth on Sept. 13…Tallied a season-high 24 digs to go along with 12 kills against Central Connecticut State on Sept. 14…Put together an impressive all-around performance in the five-set win at Marist on Sept. 21, racking up 11 kills, 13 digs, three blocks and three assists…Slammed the winning kill in Manhattan’s 3-2 victory at Niagara on Oct. 5…Finished with 13 kills, 16 digs and three aces against the Purple Eagles…Posted 16 kills, 20 digs and two aces in the five-set win at Canisius on Oct. 6…Registered 17 kills and 16 digs against NJIT on Oct. 16…Recorded a team-high nine kills while also contributing 10 digs and three aces against Saint Peter’s on Oct. 19…Just missed a double-double at Fairleigh Dickinson on Oct. 23, ending up with nine kills, nine digs and three blocks in the 3-0 victory…Hit .500 in the rematch with Canisius at Draddy Gymnasium on Nov. 2, smacking 13 kills with just one error to go along with 14 digs, two aces and two blocks…Returned 20 digs against Fairfield in the MAAC Tournament on Nov. 23.

2012: Played in 16 matches and 54 sets…Averaged 2.67 kills and 2.57 digs per set…Ranked third on the team with 19 service aces…Registered seven double-doubles…Slammed 19 kills to go along with 13 digs and three blocks in a five-set victory over Northern Kentucky on Sept. 8…Established a career-high with five aces against St. Francis (NY) on Sept. 12…Had four aces at Fairfield on Sept. 16…Hit .433 in the home win over Lafayette on Sept. 19, pounding 15 kills and adding 14 digs…Finished with 15 kills on .379 hitting, while also posting 12 digs against Rider on Sept. 26…Recorded 12 kills, two assists and a season-high 20 digs in the rematch with the Broncs on Oct. 6…Notched 11 kills and a pair of aces at Saint Peter’s on Oct. 13.

2011: Selected to both the All-MAAC Second Team and MAAC All-Rookie Team…Started every match, appearing in all 115 sets…Led all MAAC freshmen with a team-high 3.40 kills per set, which ranked fifth overall in the conference…Placed sixth in the league with 3.69 points per set…Averaged 2.53 digs per set, good for third on the team…Totaled 391 kills and 291 digs for the season…Twice earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors…Reached double-figures in kills 22 times, and had 10 double-doubles…Had a double-double in first collegiate match, posting 15 kills and 14 digs against Radford in the Asics Invitational (Aug. 27)…Established a career-high with three blocks in a five-set win at Lafayette on Sept. 13…Hit an outstanding .684, pounding 13 kills without an error, in home debut against Saint Peter’s on Sept. 17…Slammed 21 kills and added 15 digs in a 3-2 home win over Loyola on Sept. 24…Notched a career-high three service aces to go along with 12 kills against Fairleigh Dickinson on Sept. 28…Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on Oct. 3 after leading the Jaspers to a 3-2 victory at Canisius (Oct. 2)…Recorded a career-high 24 kills, including the winning swing, on .396 hitting and added 14 digs in the triumph over the Griffs…Earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors for the second time on Oct. 24 after averaging 4.43 kills per set on .413 hitting in road wins at Loyola (Oct. 19) and Saint Peter’s (Oct. 22)…Posted 15 kills and 15 digs in the victory at Loyola, then notched 16 kills on .448 hitting against the Peacocks…Registered a career-best 22 digs in the rematch with Canisius on Oct. 29-30…Brought Manhattan to match point with her 17th, and final, kill in a 3-2 victory over Iona at Draddy Gymnasium on Nov. 6…Also notched 11 digs and two solo blocks against the Gaels.

Before Manhattan: Named second team all-conference as a senior at The Maryknoll School…Led the Jammers Volleyball Club to a third-place finish in the National Division at the 2010 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships.

Personal: Daughter of Mark and Bridget...Has two brothers, Bryan and Matthew...Has volunteered with the Special Olympics...Born on December 9, 1993.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2011Freshman

    Middle Bocker/Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2012Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2013Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2014Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11
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