Kealy Kiviniemi

Kealy Kiviniemi
11 Kealy Kiviniemi
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Hometown:
    Bellevue, Neb.
  • Position:
    RS
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • m
    34
  • k/s
    3.03
  • h %
    .338
  • a/s
    0.09
  • b/s
    0.65
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.63
Bio

Honors and Awards:

2025 Season (Senior): Garnered second-team All-American honors by the AVCA and NAIA ... Earned first-team AVCA all-North Region and first-team all-Frontier Conference honors ... Named Frontier Conference Attacker of the Week on Nov. 3 ... Recognized as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete, a CSC Academic all-District selection, and an academic all-Frontier Conference honoree ... Appeared in 119 of BU’s 122 sets and ranked second on the team with 360 kills (3.03 per set) on 844 attacks while hitting .338 ... Her .338 hitting percentage led both Bellevue and the Frontier Conference, and she ranked second in the league in total kills ... Added 11 assists, 75 digs and 77 total blocks (11 solo, 66 block assists) for 404.0 points ... Recorded a season-high 26 kills on 43 swings in BU’s 3-2 road loss at Dickinson State on Sept. 6 ... Tallied 17 kills while hitting .300 in the Bruins’ 3-2 home upset of then-No. 1-ranked Providence on Nov. 1 and finished the season with 17 matches of double-digit kills ... She closed her collegiate career with 1,190 kills, ranking 16th on Bellevue’s all-time records list.

2024 Season (Junior): Named BU Athletics Female Athlete of the Year ...Earned first-team NAIA and AVCA All-American honors ...Named the NSAA Player of the Year and NSAA Offensive Player of the Year ... Named the AVCA North Central Region Player of the Year ...Led the team and the NSAA with 450 kills and was second with 3.36 kills per set and a .353 hitting percentage ... Earned first-team all-NSAA honors for the second straight season ... Third on the team with 71 total blocks ... Named the NSAA Attacker of the Week four times ... Registered double-digit kills in 29 matches, including 17 straight matches ... Pounded a career-high 22 kills on .568 hitting in the Bruins' four-set win over Valley City State ...Earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and NSAA Scholar-Athlete honors ... Named a second-team CSC Academic All-American ... Along with fellow Bruin Eve Fountain, named the Omaha World-Herald's all-Midlands Athlete of the Year.

2023 Season (Sophomore): Earned first-team all-NSAA and all-North Central Region honors during her first season with the Bruins ... Led the Bruins with 380 kills and was second with a .287 attacking efficiency ... Fourth on the team with 68 total blocks ... Named the NSAA Attacker of the Week on two occasions (Sept. 25, Oct. 30) ... Recorded double-figure kill totals in 25 matches, including 16 straight from Sept. 20 through Nov. 10 ... Recorded a season-high 16 kills in BU's five-set loss to fifth-ranked Viterbo on Sept. 20.

At Washburn: Played in all 32 matches and made 14 starts ... earned All-MIAA second team honors and was named to the MIAA All-Tournament Team ... finished her freshman campaign third on the team in kills with 247 (2.27 kills per set) and made 66 blocks ... had eight double-figure kill matches with a season-high 20 kills coming in the five-set victory at Pittsburg State (Oct. 1) where she finished the contest with a sizzling .500 attacking percentage.

High School: Team captain and four-year letterwinner under coach Christina Krajicek at Bellevue West High School ...Let Bellevue West in hitting percentage and kills in three of her four varsity seasons ...Finished her high school career with 1,137 kills, 753 digs, 215 blocks, and 123 aces ...Played club volleyball at Premier Nebraska, where her teams qualified for Nationals all eight years.

Personal: Daughter of Don and Kristy Kiviniemi ... Father, Don, was a member of Bellevue University's 1995 National Championship baseball team ... Born on Feb. 19, 2004 ... Majoring in Elementary Education.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 34 22
Sets 119 75
Kills 360 228
Kills per set 3.03 3.04
Errors 75 49
Total Attacks 844 520
Total Attacks per set 7.09 6.93
Hitting Percentage .338 .344
Assists 11 7
Assists per set 0.09 0.09
Service Total Attempts 0 0
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 3 3
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 75 51
Digs per set 0.63 0.68
Block Solo 11 5
Block Assist 66 47
Block Total 77 52
Blocks per set 0.65 0.69
Block Errors 3 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 404.0 256.5
Points per set 3.4 3.4
Matches started 29 21
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Nov 14 vs. Montana State-Northern W, 3-2
Nov 15 vs. Providence L, 3-1
Nov 22 vs. Columbia (Mo.) W, 3-0
Dec 3 vs. Bushnell (Ore.) W, 3-0
Dec 5 vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-2
Dec 6 vs. Northwestern (Iowa) L, 3-0
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 22 vs. College of Idaho L, 3-2 1 5 15 3 39 .308 2 16.5
Aug 22 vs. Southern Oregon W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 16 .500 1 9.5
Aug 23 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 19 .632 0 12.5
Aug 29 vs. Dakota Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 31 .258 0 13.0
Aug 29 vs. Indiana Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 10 4 28 .214 0 10.5
Sep 5 at Bismarck State W, 3-0 1 3 13 3 23 .435 1 13.5
Sep 6 at Dickinson State L, 3-2 1 5 26 6 43 .465 2 28.5
Sep 10 Dakota State W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 19 .421 0 8.0
Sep 12 Rocky Mountain W, 3-0 1 2 6 0 7 .857 0 6.5
Sep 13 Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 26 .269 0 9.5
Sep 19 Montana Tech W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 20 .600 0 12.5
Sep 20 Montana Western W, 3-0 1 2 5 1 10 .400 0 5.0
Sep 26 at Providence L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 20 .150 0 6.5
Sep 27 at Montana State-Northern W, 3-1 - 4 11 1 26 .385 0 12.5
Oct 2 Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 27 .259 0 9.5
Oct 3 Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 13 .154 0 5.0
Oct 8 at Dakota State W, 3-2 1 5 13 3 33 .303 1 14.5
Oct 10 Dickinson State W, 3-1 1 4 12 4 35 .229 1 16.5
Oct 11 Bismarck State W, 3-0 1 2 6 2 12 .333 0 7.0
Oct 17 at Rocky Mountain W, 3-1 1 4 13 1 28 .429 0 14.0
Oct 18 at Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 20 .400 0 10.0
Oct 22 at Montana Western W, 3-1 1 4 11 4 33 .212 1 14.5
Oct 23 at Montana Tech W, 3-1 1 4 9 2 20 .350 0 12.0
Oct 31 Montana State-Northern W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 20 .350 0 10.5
Nov 1 Providence W, 3-2 1 5 17 5 40 .300 1 20.0
Nov 7 at Valley City State W, 3-1 1 4 15 2 28 .464 0 15.0
Nov 8 at Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 5 3 17 .118 0 5.5
Nov 13 vs. Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 17 .647 0 11.5
Nov 14 vs. Montana State-Northern W, 3-2 1 5 14 3 40 .275 0 15.0
Nov 15 vs. Providence L, 3-1 - 4 16 5 35 .314 0 16.0
Nov 22 vs. Columbia (Mo.) W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 21 .571 0 13.5
Dec 3 vs. Bushnell (Ore.) W, 3-0 - 3 8 2 16 .375 0 10.0
Dec 5 vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-2 - 5 7 3 43 .093 0 10.5
Dec 6 vs. Northwestern (Iowa) L, 3-0 1 3 8 3 19 .263 1 9.0
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 22 vs. College of Idaho L, 3-2 1 5 2 1 1 0 2 0
Aug 22 vs. Southern Oregon W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 1 0 2 0
Aug 23 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 29 vs. Dakota Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 4 0 4 0
Aug 29 vs. Indiana Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 5 at Bismarck State W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 6 at Dickinson State L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 3 0 4 0
Sep 10 Dakota State W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Rocky Mountain W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 13 Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 19 Montana Tech W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 20 Montana Western W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Providence L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 27 at Montana State-Northern W, 3-1 - 4 3 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 2 Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 3 Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 8 at Dakota State W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 10 Dickinson State W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 7 0 8 0
Oct 11 Bismarck State W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 17 at Rocky Mountain W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 18 at Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 22 at Montana Western W, 3-1 1 4 10 1 5 0 6 0
Oct 23 at Montana Tech W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 6 0 6 0
Oct 31 Montana State-Northern W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 1 Providence W, 3-2 1 5 3 2 2 0 4 0
Nov 7 at Valley City State W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 13 vs. Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 14 vs. Montana State-Northern W, 3-2 1 5 4 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 15 vs. Providence L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 vs. Columbia (Mo.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Dec 3 vs. Bushnell (Ore.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 1 2 0 3 0
Dec 5 vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-2 - 5 1 2 3 2 5 0
Dec 6 vs. Northwestern (Iowa) L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 22 vs. College of Idaho L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 22 vs. Southern Oregon W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 23 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Dakota Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Indiana Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 at Bismarck State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Dickinson State L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 Dakota State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 12 Rocky Mountain W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 19 Montana Tech W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 Montana Western W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Providence L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Montana State-Northern W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 at Dakota State W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 10 Dickinson State W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 Bismarck State W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 at Rocky Mountain W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 at Montana Western W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Montana Tech W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 Montana State-Northern W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Providence W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 at Valley City State W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 13 vs. Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 vs. Montana State-Northern W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 vs. Providence L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 vs. Columbia (Mo.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 3 vs. Bushnell (Ore.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 5 vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 6 vs. Northwestern (Iowa) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 36 126 380 3.02 106 954 7.57 .287 7 0.06 418.0 3.3
2024-25 37 134 450 3.36 91 1016 7.58 .353 10 0.07 489.5 3.7
2025-26 34 119 360 3.03 75 844 7.09 .338 11 0.09 404.0 3.4
Total 107 379 1190 3.14 272 2814 7.42 .326 28 0.07 1311.5 3.5
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 36 126 88 0.70 8 60 68 0.54
2024-25 37 134 73 0.54 8 63 71 0.53
2025-26 34 119 75 0.63 11 66 77 0.65
Total 107 379 236 0.62 27 189 216 0.57
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 36 126 8 0 0.00 0 13 0
2024-25 37 134 0 0 0.00 0 16 1
2025-26 34 119 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
Total 107 379 8 0 0.00 0 32 1
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 34 119 360 3.03 75 844 7.09 .338 11 0.09 404.0 3.4
Conference 22 75 228 3.04 49 520 6.93 .344 7 0.09 256.5 3.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 33 97 2.94 20 229 6.94 .336 2 0.06 110.0 3.3
Away 11 42 131 3.12 29 291 6.93 .351 5 0.12 146.5 3.5
Neutral 12 44 132 3.00 26 324 7.36 .327 4 0.09 147.5 3.4
Result
Wins 29 99 289 2.92 55 688 6.95 .340 6 0.06 327.5 3.3
Losses 5 20 71 3.55 20 156 7.80 .327 5 0.25 76.5 3.8
Month
August 5 18 56 3.11 10 133 7.39 .346 3 0.17 62.0 3.4
September 9 28 96 3.43 16 194 6.93 .412 3 0.11 102.5 3.7
October 10 35 95 2.71 23 241 6.89 .299 3 0.09 113.5 3.2
November 7 27 90 3.33 18 198 7.33 .364 1 0.04 96.5 3.6
December 3 11 23 2.09 8 78 7.09 .192 1 0.09 29.5 2.7
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 34 119 75 0.63 11 66 77 0.65
Conference 22 75 51 0.68 5 47 52 0.69
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 33 14 0.42 3 20 23 0.70
Away 11 42 37 0.88 2 27 29 0.69
Neutral 12 44 24 0.55 6 19 25 0.57
Result
Wins 29 99 66 0.67 9 59 68 0.69
Losses 5 20 9 0.45 2 7 9 0.45
Month
August 5 18 9 0.50 2 8 10 0.56
September 9 28 15 0.54 1 11 12 0.43
October 10 35 27 0.77 2 33 35 1.00
November 7 27 18 0.67 3 7 10 0.37
December 3 11 6 0.55 3 7 10 0.91
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 34 119 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
Conference 22 75 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 33 0 0 0.00 0 2 0
Away 11 42 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Neutral 12 44 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Result
Wins 29 99 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
Losses 5 20 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Month
August 5 18 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
September 9 28 0 0 0.00 0 2 0
October 10 35 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
November 7 27 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
December 3 11 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
News mentions
Siedlik nominated for Omaha Sports Commission Award
Fountain named first-team CSC Academic All-American
Bruins add six signees to 2026 volleyball class
Bellevue Volleyball finishes No. 7 in final NAIA coaches poll
Four Bruins named to CSC Academic All-District team
Fountain, Kiviniemi, Berger earn NAIA, AVCA All-America honors
Northwestern ends BU’s season in national quarterfinals
Kiviniemi, Fountain, Berger named AVCA all-Region
Bruins rally past No. 10 Oklahoma Wesleyan to win Pool G
Bellevue sweeps Bushnell in NAIA pool play opener
Bruins sweep Columbia to punch ticket to Sioux City
Bruins fall to No. 2 Providence in Frontier title match
BU outlasts MSU–Northern in five to reach Frontier title match
Bellevue sweeps VCSU to reach Frontier semifinals
Volleyball lands 11 on Academic All-Conference squad
Six Bruins earn All-Frontier Conference honors
Bellevue Sweeps MSU to Close Regular Season
No. 7 Bellevue downs Valley City State in four sets
Bruins sweep weekly conference volleyball awards
Bruins topple No. 1 UP in five-set thriller on Senior Day
Bruins Sweep (RV) MSUN for 11th-Straight Win
BU Powers Past Orediggers for Season Sweep
No. 7 BU Earns Four-Set Road Win at Montana Western
Balanced Attack Lifts Bellevue to Road Sweep at Carroll
BU Extends Winning Streak to Seven with 3–1 Win at RMC
BU Cruises Past Bismarck State for Sixth Straight Win
Balanced Bruins Down DSU in Four Sets
Balanced Bruins Down DSU in Four Sets
Kiviniemi tops 1000 kills as BU downs Trojans in Five Sets
No. 8 Bellevue Sweeps Mayville State for Third-Straight Win
Bellevue sweeps VCSU on Dig Pink night
Bellevue sweeps VCSU on Dig Pink night
Bruins bounce back, down Skylights in four sets
BU stumbles against Argos in Top-5 matchup
BU stumbles against Argos in Top-5 matchup
No. 5 Bruins sweep Montana Western to extend win streak
No. 5 Bellevue Sweeps No. 19 MTU in Top-20 Clash
Bellevue rolls past Carroll for third consecutive home sweep
No. 3 Bellevue sweeps Rocky Mountain in Frontier action
No. 3 Bruins sweep 24th-ranked Trojans in home opener
Kealy Kiviniemi posted a career-high 25 kills on .452 hitting in the loss.
BU sweeps Mystics in Frontier Conference opener
Kealy Kiviniemi led the Bruins with 13 kills on 20 errorless swings.
Mila Aiwohi recorded a double-double with 27 assists and 17 digs.
Eve Fountain led the Bruins with 14 kills on .722 hitting, while adding eight digs, five assists, and four service aces.
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