University of Texas at Dallas Athletics

KAYLA JORDAN O'CONNELL capped one of the finest careers in UTD volleyball history by earning AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors and ASC East Division Most Valuable Player recognition in 2015. The 2015-16 UTD Female Athlete of the Year was a four-time All-ASC selection, a three-time Academic All-ASC honoree and the recipient of the ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor. She finished her career as the program's all-time leader with 5,210 assists while averaging 10.55 assists per set and recording 54 double-doubles. O'Connell helped the Comets to a 111-30 record, the 2015 ASC Championship and NCAA Division III Tournament appearances in 2013 and 2015. O'Connell graduated from UTD with a degree in Computer Science in 2016.