Kristen Massa

Class:
Senior
Position:
OH
Height:
6-1
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
St. Ursula

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (PDF)

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (8/29/17 & 9/19/17)
2017 Hampton Inn Invitational Tournament MVP
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016 Holiday Inn West Invitational All-Tournament Team
2015 All-BIG EAST First Team
2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (10/13/14)

SENIOR (2017)
Played in 15 matches before suffering a season-ending knee injury... had 10 or more kills in 12 matches, including a season-high 20 kills at Colorado on Sept. 15... had six double-doubles... posted a career-high 28 digs against Cincinnati on Sept. 1... led the team in kills per set (3.36), while posting a total of 185 kills... added 12 aces, 162 digs and 38 blocks... was named the Hampton Inn Invitational Tournament MVP... also earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recognition twice... finished her career with 1,017 kills, 342 digs and 167 blocks... played in 105 matches during her career, totaling 392 sets.

JUNIOR (2016)
Ranked third on the team in kills (292)... averaged 2.50 k/s... added 47 blocks, 63 digs and eight assists... had 10 or more kills in 16 matches... had a season-high 15 kills on three occasions (three straight matches on Sept. 9-10 at the Holiday Inn West Invitational)... named to the Holiday Inn West Invitational All-Tournament Team on Sept. 10... led Xavier with 45 total kills at the tournament, averaging 3.75 k/s, while adding a .376 hitting percentage.

SOPHOMORE (2015)
Earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors... ranked second on the team in kills (2.68 k/s), while ranking 15th in the BIG EAST... also ranked fourth in the team in total blocks (47), while adding 50 digs... hit .762 in a win over Georgetown on Oct. 16, the third highest percentage nationally in a match during 2015 and the second highest percentage in school history... she finished with 16 kills in 21 attempts... had 10 or more kills in a match 15 times... posted a season-high 17 kills at Ohio on Sept. 4... had a season-high six blocks at St. John's on Oct. 30.

FRESHMAN (2014)
Played in 31 matches, totaling 118 sets... finished the year ranked third on the team in kills (267)... also had 47 blocks, 67 digs and seven assists... had 10 or more kills in 11 matches... made her first career start against Duquesne on Aug. 30... had a season-high 14 kills three times (Sept. 6 at Missouri, Oct. 24 at Seton Hall, Oct. 31 at DePaul).

HIGH SCHOOL
Finished her career as the school's career leader in kills... named 2013-14 Under Armour Second Team All-America, First Team All-Ohio and Greater Girls Catholic League Player of the Year... ranked as the 75th-best player in the class of 2014 by Volleyball Prep.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Gary and Mary Massa... majoring in marketing... brother, Luke, played football at Notre Dame from 2010-13... father Gary ('81), Xavier's Vice President for University Relations, played basketball as a Musketeer... aunt Laurie J. Massa is a 1990 inductee into Xavier's Hall of Fame and has served as Associate Athletic Director (1991-93), Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Athletics (1979-91), Head Women's Basketball Coach (1976-86) and Head Women's Volleyball Coach (1976-79), among several other capacities at Xavier.