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2025 Volleyball Roster

7 Kenna Phelan

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Fayetteville, Ark.
  • High School Fayetteville HS
  • Prev School Florida State

Biography

Junior - 2025

  • Made her Illini debut as the team’s starting setter in Illinois’ season opener against South Dakota State (8/29/25)
  • Finished her first Illini appearance with a career-high 48 assists – along with eight digs, two aces, two blocks, and a kill – against South Dakota State (8/29/25)
  • Amassed 37 assists, eight digs, three blocks, and three kills against Vanderbilt (8/31/25)

Sophomore - 2024 // at Florida State

  • Played in every set this season and finished the season with 608 assists and 31 service aces this season for FSU
  • Tallied 47 assists, 10 aces, nine digs, and one kill in three games in the Seminole Invitational
  • Registered 52 assists, 40 digs, three aces, and two kills between three games in the Auburn Invitational.
  • Logged 37 assists,13 digs, two aces, and one kill in two games in the Seminole Classic.
  • Recorded 23 assists, three digs, and one kill versus #16 Florida
  • Notched 17 assists, two digs, and one ace against Alabama
  • Collected 43 assists, 18 digs, and three kills between two games versus #25 Miami
  • Delivered 19 assists, six digs, and one ace versus Virginia
  • Added 13 assists, nine digs, one kill, and one ace against Virginia Tech
  • Produced 18 assists, eight digs, and one ace versus #4 Louisville
  • Logged 16 assists, four kills, four aces, and four digs against Notre Dame
  • Tallied 25 assists, 13 digs, and one kill versus Boston College
  • Registered 15 assists, seven digs, and three kills against Syracuse
  • Reported 24 assists, eight digs, one kill, and one ace against #25 UNC.
  • Recorded 20 assists, six digs, and two aces against Duke.
  • Notched 14 assists, two digs, one kill, and one ace versus California.
  • Collected 13 assists, five digs, and one kill versus #5 Stanford.
  • Delivered 13 assists, nine digs, and one kill against Wake Forest
  • Added 23 assists, six digs, two kills, and one ace versus NC State
  • Produced 13 assists and one dig against #1 Pitt.
  • Logged 17 assists, five digs, and one kill versus #10 SMU
  • Tallied 30 assists, six digs, and one ace against #15 Georgia Tech
  • Registered 33 assists, three kills, two digs, and one ace against Clemson
  • Reported 18 assists, six digs, and two kills versus #10 SMU
  • Recorded 32 assists, one dig, and one kill against Wake Forest
  • Notched 33 assists, seven digs, and one ace versus Ole Miss
     

Freshman - 2023 // at Florida State

  • Played in all 118 sets for the Noles, adding 601 assists for the Noles
  • Named ACC-All Freshman Team
  • Totaled 59 assists and 12 digs in the Classic City Clash
  • Produced 21 assists against SMU and 20 assists, seven digs and one kill against Auburn in the Seminole Invitational
  • Recorded 16 assists and three digs against Samford
  • Logged 17 assists against UCF and 16 assists against North Texas in the UCF Invitational
  • Registered 18 assists and four digs against Florida
  • Logged 24 assists, one ace and four digs against TCU, as well as 13 assists and eight digs against Hawaii as part of the Fight in the Fort
  • Added 14 assists, six digs, and one ace against UNF
  • Registered 23 assists and seven digs against Virginia Tech
  • Produced 17 assists, one kill, and six digs against Wake Forest
  • Reported 21 assists, two digs, and one kill against North Carolina
  • Recorded career-high 27 assists, six digs, and two aces against Duke
  • Logged one kill, 23 assists, two aces, and 10 digs against Miami
  • Produced one kill, 23 assists, and eight digs against NC State
  • Registered 25 assists and nine digs against Georgia Tech
  • Recorded 18 assists and five digs against Clemson
  • Tallied 17 assists and two digs against Boston College
  • Added 11 assists and four digs against Syracuse
  • Reported one kill, 15 assists, and 10 digs against Louisville
  • Delivered 20 assists and six digs against Notre Dame
  • Produced two kills, 17 assists, four aces, and seven digs against Pitt
  • Contributed 16 assists, four aces, and eight digs against Virginia
  • Recorded 18 assists and eight digs against Syracuse... added 21 assists and seven digs against Miami
  • Reported one kill, 14 assists, one ace, and five digs against Chicago State
  • Logged 16 assists and five digs against North Carolina
  • Registered 19 assists, two aces, and four digs against Notre Dame
  • Delivered 23 assists and 10 digs against TCU in Round One of the NCAA Tournament.

High School

  • Five-star recruit by vballrecruiter.com and was named the Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022
  • Put together an outstanding senior season, delivering 217 kills, 227 digs and 977 assists along with a .453 kill percentage
  • Added 80 service aces and 31 blocks
  • Wrapped up her otherworldly high school career with 3,972 career assists
  • Was a four-time 6A First Team All-State honoree
  • Earned MaxPreps.com First Team All-America honors
  • Named an Under Armor High School All-American
  • Has helped Fayetteville High School to three-consecutive state championships and is a four-time all-state selection
  • Named the state tournament MVP twice
  • Holds the school record for both aces (288) and assists (3,792) at Fayetteville High School

Personal

  • Mother, Jessica, was an AVCA All-American at Arkansas 
  • Father, Darin, played tennis at Arkansas 

Statistics

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