2010 Season (Senior): Closed out her career 27th in school history with 621 career kills ... Played in 22 matches, making five starts ... Ranked seventh on the squad with 72 kills ... Averaged 1.53 kills per set in Missouri Valley Conference play ... Recorded a season-high 16 kills in the Braves home match against Evansville, marking her highest kill total since her sophomore season ... Had a season-best 14 digs in the home match against Drake ... Appeared in 104 matches during her career.
2009 Season (Junior): Started four matches and appeared in 19 overall ... Collected a season-high 13 kills against Western Illinois ... Added a season-high four block assists against the Leathernecks and matched a season-best with five digs ... Averaged 1.41 kills per set ... Boasted a .900 attack percentage against Coppin State, tallying nine kills on just 10 swings with no hitting errors.
2008 Season (Sophomore): Ranked second on the team in kills (271) and kills per set (2.34) ... Appeared in all but one set and ranked fourth on the squad in blocks (41) and fifth in blocks per set (0.35) ... Reached double figures in kills 10 times, including a career-best 19 kills at Indiana State ... Posted a 2.61 kills per set average over the first 15 matches of the season ... Averaged 3.13 kills per set in two matches against Missouri State ... Highlighted the Braves' three-set victory against Eastern Michigan with 12 kills while attacking at a .417 clip ... Had a season-high seven digs to go along with 12 kills at Missouri State ... Collected 13 kills in Bradley's four-set victory against Missouri State.
2007 Season (Freshman): One of five players to appear in every match, she led the team in games played (107) ... Ranked third on the team in both kills (226) and digs (226) ... Became the seventh player in program history with 200 kills and 200 digs as a freshman ... Her 226 kills is the 10th best total by a Bradley freshman ... Is the only player in school history with 200 kills, 200 digs, 25 aces and 30 blocks as a freshman ... Led the team with 27 aces and posted a team-high 147 kills in Missouri Valley Conference play ... Had a season-high 18 kills at Drake and was third on the squad with six double-doubles ... Averaged 2.46 kills per game over the final 14 matches of the season.
Parkway South High School: A first-team all-conference and all-district selection as a senior ... Two-time co-captain ... Led the team with 251 kills and a 3.49 kills per game average in her final prep season ... Also led the squad in digs and aces ... Led the Suburban West Conference in aces and was fourth in kills per game as a senior.
Club Competition: Played club ball with Parkway Lightning in addition to playing for St. Louis CYC.
Personal: The daughter of Donna and Randy Collins, Melissa was born June 14, 1988 in Kirkwood, Mo. ... One of three children, she has an older sister, Jamie and younger brother, Brian ... Majoring in Family Consumer Science Foods & Nutrition ... Named to the Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll five times.
