Halland McKenna Season 2015

As a Sophomore (2016) • National Champions

• Played in all 129 sets as a defensive specialist
• Led the team in aces (21)
• Collected eight digs and had two aces in the season opener versus San Diego (Aug. 26)
• Posted 10 digs in a win over No. 3 Minnesota (Aug. 28)
• Earned her first start of the season, tallying seven digs in a sweep at Saint Mary’s (Sept. 16)
• Registered a season-best 13 digs at No. 7 Washington (Sept. 28)
• Had 11 digs in a win over No. 19 Colorado (Oct. 7)
• Served a career-high four aces in a sweep over Arizona State (Oct. 15)
• Totaled seven digs and two aces in a win at Colorado (Nov. 4)
• Tallied nine digs in a sweep at Arizona State (Nov. 18)
• Finished with 10 digs in a sweep over Boise State (Dec. 3) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
• Recorded eight digs and an ace in the regional final win at No. 3 Wisconsin (Dec. 10)
• Posted 10 digs and an assists in the NCAA finals win over No. 5 Texas (Dec. 17)
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention

As a Freshman (2015) 

• All-Pac-12 Freshman honorable mention
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 2)
• Stanford’s starting libero
• Averaged 3.60 digs per set, ranking ninth in the Pac-12
• Notched double-digit digs in 23 matches
• Recorded nine digs in her collegiate debut against Texas A&M (Aug. 28)
• Registered 11 digs in a win over No. 6 Illinois (Sept. 4)
• Racked up 23 digs to go with four assists in a win at Duke (Sept. 11)
• Totaled 13 digs and a career-high eight assists in her Pac-12 conference debut at Cal (Sept. 22)
• Led all players with 17 digs in a win at No. 14 Arizona (Sept. 30)
• Finished with 10 digs, three assists and a career-high two aces at Utah (Oct. 16)
• Posted a career-high 27 digs in a win over No. 19 Arizona (Oct. 30)
• Recorded 11 digs, five assists and tied her career-high with two aces at Washington State (Nov. 15)
• Collected 19 digs versus Utah (Nov. 20), the most by a Cardinal player in a three-set match in 2015
• Tallied her third 20-dig performance of the season at No. 13 UCLA (Nov. 27), recording 20
• Finished with 10 digs in her NCAA Tournament debut versus New Mexico State (Dec. 3)

High School

• A 2015 graduate of Sage Hill School in Newport Beach, Calif.
• Three-time CIF Academy League Champions (2011, 2012 and 2014)
• 2014 CIF-SS finalists and state semifinalists
• Three-time All-CIF, earning MVP honors as a senior
• Four-time first team all-league
• Named to the Daily Pilot Dream Team as a senior
• All-Orange County second team (2014)
• Max-Preps California All-American (2014)

Club Competition

• Played for Laguna Beach Volleyball Club
• Made appearances at the Junior National Championships (2011-15)
• Finished second at the Las Vegas Showcase (2015)
• Runner-up at the Los Angeles Qualifier (2015)
• Took third at the Minneapolis Qualifier (2014)

Personal

• Daughter of Danny and Jeri McKenna
• Has two older siblings, Shelby and Hutton
• Born in Newport Beach, Calif.
• Full name is Halland Dani McKenna

Career Highs