Biography
2023: Saw action in 79 sets and 23 matches … Surpassed 500 career blocks in Loyola’s win over Rhode Island on Nov. 11 … Joined the 1,000-kill club as she ended her collegiate career with 1,087 … Second on the team and seventh in the A-10 in blocks per set with .99 ... Led the team and seventh in the league in hitting percentage with her .322 clip … Had a season-high 11 kills, 14 points, and three digs at VCU on Oct. 20.
2022: Atlantic 10 Second Team All-Conference … Appeared in 28 match and 92 sets while starting in 23 contests … Led the team with 97 total blocks on the year, including a team-high 15 solo blocks … Recorded 10 or more kills on eight occasions, including five consecutive matches from 11/4 to 11/20 … Tallied a season-high 17 kills on a .567 hitting percentage against Davidson (11/11) while chipping in seven blocks … Had a season-high eight blocks in a win over Kansas State (9/9) while adding seven kills.
2021: Put together a phenomenal season, collecting First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference recognition for the second time in her career … Also became the first Rambler since 2004 to earn American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region accolades, garnering AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention status … Three-time MVC Defensive Player of the Week honoree (Sept. 20, Oct. 11, Nov. 15) and also was tabbed MVC Player of the Week on November 1 … Ranked second in The Valley in both hitting percentage (.342) and blocks (1.21 per set) and ranked 12th in the league in points (3.34 per set) … Appeared in 119 sets and 31 of Loyola’s 32 matches … Hit .342 (294-79-629) with 2.47 kills, 1.21 blocks and 0.16 service aces per set … Her 144 total blocks established a new Loyola single-season record, eclipsing Melissa Craig’s previous mark of 139 in 2007, and also ranked 18th in NCAA Division I play … Also moved into Loyola’s career blocks top 10 in blocks and with 338 career rejections is within striking distance of Kerri Childress’ (1988-91) school record of 419 stuffs … Will enter her senior season with 749 kills to her name, needing just 251 to reach the 1,000 mark for her career … Loyola went 6-0 when she had 13 or more kills and has now won each of the last 12 outings when she reaches that benchmark … Notched seven or more blocks eight times … Became a regular server this season and responded by totaling 19 aces, at one point recording an ace in 12 of 13 appearances from October 1 through November 13, including seven consecutive contests, October 1 through 22 … Had 12 matches of 10 or more kills and the Ramblers were 9-3 in those outings … Posted four matches with no hitting errors … Helped a shorthanded Loyola squad to a season-opening win over Oakland (Aug. 27) by providing 15 kills, six blocks and three digs … Dominated the Hampton Inn Rambler Challenge, earning tournament MVP honors for hitting .537 (40-6-67) with 3.33 kills and 0.50 blocks per set as Loyola went 3-0 to win the tournament championship … Had 17 kills, with no errors, hitting .654 (17-0-26), in a four-set decision over SIU Edwardsville (Sept. 3) … Picked up 17 kills and three rejections, while posting a .355 (17-6-31) attack percentage, in a win over Xavier (Sept. 4) … Earned all-tournament team recognition at the Chicago Cup for hitting .423 (28-6-52) with 3.11 kills and 1.56 blocks per set … Put up eight kills and a season-high 12 blocks, tied for the fourth-highest, single-match total in Loyola history, in a three-set sweep of UIC (Sept. 18) … Ripped 15 kills and added four blocks, while hitting .433 (15-2-30), in a five-set victory at Bradley (Oct. 16), then totaled 12 kills, hitting .476 (12-2-21), while chipping in seven blocks and a season-best three aces, in a win versus Southern Illinois (Oct. 22) … Was a force in contests at Indiana State (Oct. 29) and Evansville (Oct. 30) … Hit .500 (10-1-18) in the road win over the Sycamores, then torched the Purple Aces for a season-best 21 kills, 10 digs and two aces, while hitting a ridiculous .636 (21-0-33), for her second career double-double … Came up with 13 kills, six stuffs and four digs in a MVC Championship semifinal victory against Valparaiso (Nov. 26) … Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team recognition.
2020-21: Saw action in 57 sets despite missing a month due to injury … Contributed 2.54 kills, 1.19 blocks and 0.35 digs per set, hitting .255 (145-49-377) … Her 1.19 blocks per set led both the team and the Missouri Valley Conference … Preseason All-MVC pick … Loyola was 3-0 when she ripped 13 or more kills … Named to the MVC Championship All-Tournament Team after totaling 10+ kills in all three matches and averaging 3.00 kills and 1.62 blocks per set, while hitting at a .327 (39-7-98) clip … Recorded double-digit kills eight times, including in each of her final four appearances of the season and in seven of her 11 matches after returning to action from an injury … Delivered 13 kills, nine blocks and four digs in a victory over Butler (Jan. 29) … In her first appearance back from injury, was unstoppable in a five-set win versus Missouri State (March 7), going for a season-best 20 kills, hitting .500 (20-4-32), and adding six blocks and three digs … Over her final seven appearances of the year, produced a .297 (71-19-175) attack percentage … Victimized Missouri State (April 1) once again, this time in the MVC Championship quarterfinals, going for 18 kills, 10 blocks and four digs for her only double-double of the season … Notched 10 kills and five rejections versus Northern Iowa (April 2) in the MVC Championship semifinals … Hit .345 (11-1-29) with 11 kills, six blocks and three digs against Illinois State (April 3) in the title match of the MVC Championship … Recipient of the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and also was a member of the MVC Honor Roll.
2019: Had an outstanding freshman season, garnering First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference and MVC All-Freshman Team accolades … Two-time MVC Freshman of the Week selection … Led Loyola and the MVC with a .337 (310-75-697) hitting percentage … Also paced the Ramblers with 126 total blocks (1.02 per set) and ranked second on the club with 310 kills (2.50 per set) … Her 126 total blocks were the most by a Rambler since Melissa Craig in 2007 (139) … Ripped 10 or more kills on 16 occasions, including nine times in the first 15 matches of the year … Ranked fourth in The Valley in blocks per set (1.02) … Had six matches with zero attack errors and eight matches with six or more blocks … Loyola won nine of the final 11 matches in which she delivered double-digit kills … Crushed 16 kills versus Western Kentucky (Aug. 30) in the season opener, the most stops by a Loyola true freshman in a season opener since Morgan Reardon in 2013 (18) … Hit .571 (12-0-21) and posted six blocks in a win against Loyola Maryland (Sept. 6) … Earned all-tournament team status at the Hampton Inn Rambler Challenge, averaging 2.67 kills and 1.17 blocks per set, while hitting .403 (32-5-67) … Blasted a season-high 17 kills and added four blocks versus Virginia Tech (Sept. 13) … Hit .727 (8-0-11) with six blocks and four digs in a victory at Air Force (Sept. 14) … Named to the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic All-Tournament Team after hitting .526 (34-4-57) with 3.40 kills and 1.60 blocks per set in three matches in Colorado Springs, Colo. … Smacked 15 kills versus both UIC (Sept. 21) and Drake (Sept. 30) … Had four straight matches with 10+ kills, October 18 through 25 … In a win at Valparaiso (Oct. 25), accumulated 14 kills and five blocks, while hitting a staggering .722 (14-1-18) … Recorded 10 kills and a season-high eight rejections versus Indiana State (Nov. 2) … Named to the MVC Honor Roll.
High School: Was a two-time all-state honoree at Dexter High School … Four-year varsity letterwinner … Twice earned all-region and all-conference status … Served as a team captain as both a junior and senior … Helped Detroit 16-Elite finish fifth in the nation in 2016 … Also played basketball as a freshman.
