Honors & Awards
Bradley Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 9/6/06
Career Notes: One of the Braves top returning outside attackers, she will also serve as one the team’s primary passers and will likely see an increased role in her final season on The Hilltop ... Ranks as the team’s active career digs leader with 295.
Junior Season (2005): Played in 26 matches with nine starts during the year ... Third on the team in kills (2.08) and fourth in digs per game (2.52) and one of three to average better than 2.00 kills and 2.00 digs per game ... Posted two double-doubles on the season, finishing with 15 kills and a career-high 17 digs against Southeast Missouri State and 16 kills and 13 digs at DePaul ... Also had a career-high three service aces in the match against SEMO ... Had four outings with 11 or more digs.
Sophomore Season (2004): Missed seven of the first eight matches of the season due to an injury suffered in the preseason ... Started a total of nine of the 19 matches she played in ... Ranked second on the team with a 2.55 kills per game average and her 2.05 digs per game was fourth on the squad ... Ended the season strong, averaging 3.27 kills and 2.27 digs per game in her final six matches ... Had two double-doubles on the season, including a 16-kill, 11-dig effort against Northern Illinois and 11-kill, 12-dig outing at Missouri State ... Posted a career-best 18 kills at Southern Illinois.
Freshman Season (2003): Saw action in 21 matches and 35 games, while starting three matches at attacker ... Posted season highs of 15 kills and 12 digs for her first career double-double against Western Illinois ... Ranked seventh on the team with 63 kills and her 63 digs were the eighth best total on the squad.
High School: Lettered in three sports in high school, including four years in volleyball ... Earned three letters in basketball and one in track ... Helped lead Mater Dei to a 37-7-1 record and the Illinois Class A State Championship as a junior ... As a senior, Kelly was team captain and named first-team St. Louis All-Area player ... Led the Lady Knights to the Elite Eight of the Class A State Tournament as a senior and received the team defensive award.
Club Competition: Played four years for Southwestern Illinois in Belleville, Ill. ... Team qualified for the nationals ... Club coach was Jeff Juenger.
Personal: The daughter of Jim and Teresa Niemeyer, Kelly has an older brother, Craig (24), and one younger sister, Katrina (19), who is a sophomore on the volleyball team at Southeast Missouri St. ... Majoring in public relations with a minor in marketing ... Born June 23, 1985 in Breese, Ill. ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in four of her six semesters at Bradley.
