McKenna Melville
#20PositionOH
Height6-1
ClassGraduate Student
HometownEagan, Minn.
GRADUATE (2022)
- Started all 30 games for the Knights with 104 sets
- Named AAC Player of the Year (unanimous) for third straight year
- AACÂ All-Conference First Team (unanimous) for fifth straight year
- AVCAÂ Southeast Region Player of the Year
- AVCAÂ Southeast All-Region
- First ever Knight to be named to AVCA First Team All-AmericaÂ
- Nine AAC offensive player of the week honors
- Top 10 in Kills in NCAA all-time
- UCF all-time Kills record
- 13 double-doubles this year
- Led NCAA D1 with 5.51 kills per set
- Led AAC and seventh in NCAA is total kills (573)
- Led AAC in points (636) and Points per set (6.12)
- Second on team with 269 digs
- Second on UCF with 75 total blocks
- Led team with 13 solo blocked shots
SENIOR (2021)
- Started all 34 matches and 125 sets for UCF in 2021
- Named CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
- Named to AVCAÂ All-America Third Team
- Named VolleyballMag.com All-America Second Team
- Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Year for the second season in a row
- Unanimously named to the American Athletic Conference First Team for the fourth consecutive season
- Named to the AVCA Southeast All-Region team for the fourth season in a row
- Led the nation with 701 points (5.61 points per set)
- Also led the nation with 617 kills (4.94 per set)
- Recorded 19 double-doubles on the season
- A career-high double-double of 27 kills and 28 digs in five-set victory over Florida State
- Recorded a career-high 30 kills against Georgia
- Had 34 aces, good for third on the team
- Led the team in digs with 383
- First on the team with  16 block solos
- Added 84 blocks, which was fourth on the team
- Named to President's List in fall 2021
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JUNIOR (2020-21)
- Started all 18 matches and 65 sets for UCF in 2020-21
- CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team
- Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Year
- Unanimously Named to AAC First Team All-Conference
- AVCA Southeast All-Region honoree
- AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- Volleyballmag.com Third Team All-American
- 2020 AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team honoree
- Led the team with 296 kills (4.55 per set)
- First in the conference and 12th in the nation in kills per set
- First in the conference and 13th in the nation in points per set (5.12)
- Hit .272 on a team-high 772 attacks
- Notched 193 digs (2.97 per set), good for second on the team
- Added 34 blocks, including seven solos
- Hit a season-high 26 kills in 3-1 win over Tulane (02/06)
- Posted a season-high 21 digs in 3-1 win over ECU (03/06)
- Named to dean's list in spring 2021
SOPHOMORE (2019)Â
- 2019 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- 2019 American Athletic Conference First Team
- 2019 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
- 2019 American Athletic Conference Tournaments Most Outstanding Player
- 2019 AVCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- Started and played in all 33 matches
- Led the team in kills (548), kills per set (4.49), total attacks (1536) and service aces (30)
- Sat second on total digs on the season at 382.
- Ranked 5th in the NCAA on total attacks (1536)
- Ranked 23rd in the NCAA on kills per set (4.49)
- Finished in the season in the top 10 UCF single-season in attempts (4th) and kills (9th)
- Sat 2nd in The American in kills and number of points
- Stuck a season high 27 kills and 4 blocks against Cincinnati (11/24)
- Recoded a career high 27 digs against Florida State (12/5)
FRESHMAN (2018)Â
- 2018 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- 2018 VolleyMag.com Freshman All-America First Team
- Â 2018 VolleyMag.com All-America Third TeamÂ
- 2018 AVCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- 2018 American Athletic Conference First Team
- 2018 American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
- Started and played in all 31 matches
- Led the team in kills (528), kills per set (4.51), total attacks (1,431) and service aces (24)
- Sat second on the team in digs per set at 3.62
- Recorded 12.2 attacks per set, the fifth highest tally in program history
- Checked in the top 10 in UCF single-season history in kills (10th) and attacks (8th)
- Finished the year ranked nationally in 15th in attacks per set, 15th in kills per set, 15th in points, 15th in points per set, 16th in total attacks, 14th in total kills and 208th in digs
- Ended the season in The American ranked 18th in hitting percentage, second in kills, 19th in service aces, 13th in digs and second in points
- Topped 10 kills in 27 matches, including 10 matches with at least 20 kills
- Led the team with 22 double-doubles, including a pair of 20-20 performances
- Posted a .246 attack percentageÂ
- In conference play, totaled 4.49 kills per set on a .227 clip with 3.73 digs per set and .50 blocks per set
- Stuck for a career-high 28 kills against SMU (10/28)
- Dropped a career-best three assists against University of Connecticut (10/14)
- Notched a trio of service aces at Cincinnati (10/21)
- Eclipsed 20 digs in five matches, topped by a 23-save night at Houston (11/18)
- Totaled 52 blocks on the season for .44 per set
- Stuffed six attacks at Temple (11/3)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned four letters at Eagan High School
- Played for her mother, Kathy Gillen
- Led the Wildcats to two Minnesota State Championships as a sophomore and junior, as well as a runner-up finish in 2017
- Named the Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year, Ms. Baden Volleyball Finalist, Start Tribune Metro Player of the Year, Pioneer Press Metro Player of the Year, St. Paul Lions Club Athlete of the Year, Eagan High School Player of the Year, all-state and all-conference in 2017
- Garnered all-state and all-conference honors as a junior
- Played club for Northern Lights
- Named an All-American while leading her team to a national runner-up finish in 2017
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Corey and Kathy Melville
- Mother, Kathy, is a 2014 inductee of the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame with more than 500 wins, seven state championships, three runner-up finishes, two state consolation finishes, 14 sectional titles and nine conference championships
- Plans to major in Finance and minor in Marketing
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