As a Senior in 2011: Played in two matches as a reserve ... had 6 kills in 7 attacks ... his hitting percentage of .857 was the highest on the team among players with at least five kills ... member of Stanford's winningest senior class, which posted 81 victories over four years.
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As a Junior in 2010: Played in three matches as a reserve ... had 15 kills in 29 attacks, five digs, three block assists, and one ace... fourth in kills per set with 2.50 ... in two sets against UC Santa Cruz (Feb. 5), had seven kills, hit .545, had an ace, and two blocks ... also equaled his career high with seven kills against UCSC on Feb. 24.
As a Sophomore in 2009: Played in five matches as a reserve ... recorded season high of two kills and a dig against UC Santa Cruz (March 3).
As a Freshman in 2008: Played in 19 matches, all off the bench ... an outstanding server ... providing key serving in the final set of a four-set victory over visiting USC on Jan. 18 ... had five aces during the season, including two in a sweep of UC San Diego on April 4 ... recorded high of four kills (six attacks, one error, .500) in his collegiate debut, a sweep of UC Santa Cruz on Jan. 15 ... had two digs in three different matches.
High School/Club: Three-year volleyball letterwinner at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. ... a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection for the class of 2007 and a Top 25 nominee ... AVCA first-team All-American ... Mater Dei and Trinity League most valuable player as a senior ... member of the U.S. youth national team in 2006 and 2007.
Personal: Son of Len and Maria Connolly ... has a sister, Kay Lin ... hobbies include film editing, camping, working out and going to the beach ... double major of biology and engineering ... aspires to be an orthopedic physician.
Career Stats:
| Year | M-MS | GP | K | E | TA | PCT. | SA | DIG | BS | BA | TOT | |
| 2008 | 19-0 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 10 | .200 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 5-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3-0 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 29 | .448 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | .857 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29-0 | 72 | 28 | 6 | 51 | .431 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 |