St. Lawrence University Athletics

2017: Kolesnikova, one of four captains for the Saints, earned CoSIDA Academic All-District, Liberty League Honorable Mention and All-Academic honors during her final season with the Saints… Kolesnikova recorded her 1,000th career kill in Naperville, Illinois at the Tiffany Robinson Memorial Tournament after tallying 15 kills against Bethel University and Central College. Kolesnikova ranks fifth in the Saints' all-time record book with a career total of 1,057 kills…She also ranks eighth in the Saints’ record book having played 463 sets and 130 matches, she also finished eighth with 0.41 career aces per set, seventh with 75 serving aces during the 2017 season, second with +31 margin (75SA, 44SE) and second with 0.70 serving aces per set in 2017…Kolesnikova earned a spot on the Liberty League honor roll on September 18th.

2016: Kolesnikova earned All-Liberty League team honors as a junior... She played in 33 matches and 112 sets, tallying a team-high 317 kills and 39 serving aces, while also recording 262 digs, which was good for second most on the team. In a game vs. SUNY Potsdam... Kolsenikova recorded a season-high 26 kills... She was also named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team.

2015: Earned All-Liberty League honors as an Honorable Mention selection for the second straight year … Finished third on the team with 235 kills and 2.06 kills per set … Led the team with 56 aces and was third on the team with 260 digs while recording double-digit digs twelve times during the season … Had a season-high 16 kills against Potsdam and had a high of 18 digs against Fredonia … Recorded three double-doubles against Hartwick, Oswego and Potsdam … Had a high of seven aces against Western New England and had 18 aces in the first five matches of the year ... Named to the Liberty League All-Academic team.

2014: Kolesnikova appeared in all 37 matches and played in 130 sets for the Saints in her first year and was an Honorable Mention selection to the All-Liberty League squad … finished fourth on the team with 197 kills and was third on the team with 50 blocks … had a streak of four consecutive matches with at least 10 kills from October 7-18 including a season-high 16 kills against Potsdam … had double-digit digs in two of the first three matches of the year including a season best 14 against Fredonia … recorded eight blocks against Houghton in late September … She earned Liberty League Rookie of the Week recognition after a 4-0 week with wins against Union, Bard, Skidmore and Vassar.

Prior to St. Lawrence
Kolesnikova was an excellent student-athlete, thriving in both the classroom and on the volleyball court.  The Elma, NY native was a two-year captain of the volleyball squad, a three-time Most Valuable Player selection and earned All-Catholic Team honors all four years.  Kolesnikova graduated with High Honors and was a member of the Cum Laude Society.