Rutgers-Newark Athletics

NOTES: Dominating middle hitter who finished his career with a 1.28 blocks per game average and 427 total blocks – both R-N standards... career .347 hitter (641-216-1224) who piled up 935.5 points (2.80 ppg) in 97 matches.

SENIOR (2010): All-EAST (first team) after leading R-N to a 13-13 season which included an EIVA Hay title… second in EIVA and sixth in NCAA D-I with a 1.46 blocking average… fourth in EIVA and ninth nationally in hitting percentage (.419 – 231-56-418)… second on R-N squad with 332.5 points (3.50 ppg)… totaled 139 blocks (12 solo and 127 assisted)… ranked 42nd nationally in service aces per game (.27) with a total of 26 aces… had nine double-digit kill matches highlighted by a 17-kill, 5-assisted block effort in a 3-2 loss to Princeton (4/17) in his final home contest… hit .500 or better 10 times led by an .800 (8-0-10) night in a 3-0 win over NYU (3/9)… posted double-digit points in 20 of the 25 matches… had career highs of 11 assisted blocks and five aces on his way to a season-high 23.5 points with 13 aces in a 3-2 loss to Springfield (2/16)… hit a scorching .722 (14-1-18) with three aces, a solo block and six assisted blocks for 21.0 points in a 3-2 upset of George Mason (3/5)… added 13 kills on .478 hitting with six assisted blocks at Raiders blanked George Mason (4/3), 3-0… in 3-1 upset of Penn State (3/27) had seven kills with no errors on 1 swings (.467) while adding an ace, a solo block and four assisted blocks… had 13 kills without an error on 18 attacks (.722) to go along with an ace and seven assisted blocks in a 3-0 win at NYU (1/27).
 

JUNIOR (2009): NCAA Division I-II Statistical Champion in blocking with an average of 1.50 per set… piled up 110 assisted blocks and 10 solos in 23 matches to help R-N to share of the EIVA Hay regular-season crown… notched a block in every match while ranking second on the squad with 246.0 points (3.08 points per set)… averaged 2.04 kills per set on .254 hitting… also tied for second on squad with 18 aces… tallied double figures in points 13 times and had five matches with 10 or more kills… had three 8-assisted block matches highlighted by a 2-solo, 8-assisted effort in a 3-1 win at East Stroudsburg (2/11/09)… capped season with eight assisted blocks and nine kills in a 3-0 loss to Princeton (4/22/09) in the EIVA tournament… also had eight assisted blocks in a 3-1 loss to Ball State (3/20/09)… amassed 25.0 points by hammering down a career-high 20 kills while making two solo blocks and six assisted blocks in a 3-2 win at Sacred Heart (2/27/09).

SOPHOMORE (2008): Second on the squad in points (230.0), kills (178), blocks (81) and blocking average (1.07)... led team with a .400 (178-50-320) hitting percentage... notched at least one block in each of the 23 matches in which he competed... had 11 double-figure points matches and seven double-digit kills efforts... tallied seven blocks (one solo and six assisted) to go along with 13 kills for 17.0 points in a 3-1 loss to #6 Ball State (4/4/08)... totaled 19 points with a 15 kills, an ace and six assisted blocks in a 3-2 loss to NJIT (1/30/08)... hit over .500 seven times highlighted by a .769 (11-1-13) performance in a 3-0 win over East Stroudsburg (2/16/08) in which he also added six assisted blocks... hit .579 (13-2-19) with an ace, a solo block and an assisted block for 15.5 points in a 3-1 win over Sacred Heart (2/5/08)... hit .636 (8-1-11) in a 3-0 loss at George Mason (2/27/08). 

FRESHMAN (2007): Played in 23 matches as a rookie middle hitter, leading the squad in blocking with a 1.05 per game average… tallied team highs of 23 solos and 67 assisted blocks… hit .262 with 78 kills on the season and added three aces and 30 digs.

HIGH SCHOOL: Berks County Player of the Year, all-county and team MVP at Exeter Township HS... helped Eagles to 16-4 record and county championship to garner District 3 second-team notice... as a junior, named to All-Berks County team and received District 3 honorable mention as Exeter went 19-8... three-year letterman that helped sophomore team to an 11-7 mark... plays club volleyball with Red Rose Volleyball Club, helping squad to Nittany Invitational title in 2006. 

PERSONAL:  Son of Kim and Bryan Keller... has one younger brother, Corbin.