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2019 Beach Volleyball Roster

UNO Athletics/Ron O'Rourke
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UNO Athletics/Ron O'Rourke

4 Blessing Dunn

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Ala.
  • Prev School Jacksonville HS
  • Major Business Management

Biography

2018-19 (Sr.):
- Played in 120 sets over 31 matches and starting in all of those matches.
- Finished her senior season second on the team in kills (251), tied for second in service aces (32), third in kills/set (2.09), and second in digs (359)
- Had 12 double-digit kill games with her season-high of 17 coming against Nicholls
- She eight double-doubles on the season
- Recorded her 1,000 dig vs Bethune Cookman and her 1,000 kill vs UIW becoming the fourth ever Privateer to accomplish the feat and the first one to do such task since 1995.
- Was named to the Southland Conference Honorable Mention team.
  
2017-18 (Jr.):

- Played indoor and beach volleyball
- Started 27 of 28 matches
- Led club with 2.29 kills per set, 247 total kills, 3.10 digs per set, 335 total digs and 27 service aces
- Tied career-high 19 kills at Tennessee Tech (September 1)
- Matched career-high five blocks in win versus Incarnate Word (September 21)
- Season-high 18 digs twice (versus Fordham August 25 and at Lamar October 17)
- Five wins in the sand
- Earned four victories at No. 4 with Brianna Vega
- Picked up a win at No. 5 vs. Houston Baptist (March 3) with Rhyan Rand
- Back-to-back-to-back wins versus Jacksonville State, Abilene Christian and Central Arkansas (April 15-20)
- Played primarily in the fourth and fifth spot
 
2016-17 (So.):
- Played indoor and beach volleyball
- Appeared in 30 matches, starting 28
- Second on the team in points (253), kills per set (1.95), digs per set (2.97)
- Five double-doubles
- Matched career-high with 22 digs vs. Louisiana Tech (August 26)
- Season and career-high 19 kills at Jacksonville State (September 9)
- Tied career-high in season-opener at Southeast Missouri (August 26) and matched three aces vs. McNeese State (October 4)
- Career-high five blocks versus Northwestern State (November 1)
 
2015-16 (Fr.)
- Played indoor and beach volleyball
- Saw action in 32 matches with 26 starts as a true freshman
- Louisiana Freshman of the Year and All-Southland Conference honorable mention
- Led team in points (352), points per set, kills (304) and kills per set (2.74)
- Posted 18 double-digit kill contests, eight double-figure dig outings and six kill/dig double-doubles
- Season-high totals of 16 kills and 22 digs to go with two blocks (both assists) and one ace at Nicholls (October 6)
- Recorded a season-best three blocks at Abilene Christian (October 22) and had a season-high three service aces vs. Fordham (August 29), at Central Arkansas (October 1) and at home vs Central Arkansas (November 14)
 
High School:
- Played two seasons at Sacred Hearth High and two at Jacksonville High
- Led teams to combined 130-57 record, including 78-24 at Jacksonville
- State 4A champion as a junior and runner-up as senior, earning state championship all-tournament both seasons
- First-team all-state and all-area each season while garnering Calhoun County Player of the Year and Most Valuable Offensive Player honors as a junior and senior
- 2014 North/South All-Star

Personal:
- Born May 14
- Daughter of Marcus and Pam Dunn
- Has two brothers: Brandon and Marcus Jr.
- Played two club seasons for Team Sting
- Majoring in business management

Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2016Freshman

    5'8"
    2
  • 4

    2017Sophomore

    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2018Junior

    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2019Senior

    5'8"
    4