Height: | 5-10 |
Year: | So. |
Hometown: | Matteson, IL |
High School: | Rich Central |
Position: | MH |
Major: | Chemical Engineering |
Career:
After two seasons of action, she has played in 224 sets
over 71 matches ... Tied for 19th place on Emory's all-time list in
block assists (132) ... Has 171 total blocks to her credit, 19th on
the school's all-time chart ... Claims seven matches of 10 or more
kills.
Sophomore (2009):
Appeared in 33 matches and took to the court in 108 sets
... Captured Second Team All-UAA honors ... Paced the squad with 21
block solos and was second in total blocks with 93 (0.86 bps) ...
Came through with six matches of double-figure kills ... Posted
three matches of a career-high tying 13 terminations including an
outing vs. Carnegie Mellon (Nov. 6) during the UAA Championships
that led the team ... Led or shared for team honors in kills
on four occasions ... Totaled a team-high13 put-aways, hit 42.1
percent (13-5--19) and recorded six total blocks (1-5) vs. Case
Western (Oct. 18) in the UAA Round Robin II ... Her team-high nine
blocks (2-7) vs. Southern Virginia (Sept. 11) tied her career high
and was the high-water mark by an Emory player during the
season ... Chalked up a team-leading 10 kills and hit 56.2 percent
(10-1--16) in helping the Eagles to a 3-0 decision over Washington
& Lee (Sept. 25) ... Named Emory's Player of the Week (Sept.
21) after hitting 50 percent (22-2--40) and coming up with six
blocks in contests against Division II member North Alabama (Sept.
15) and Maryville College (Sept. 18) ... Led or shared
for team honors in total blocks in 18 matches ... Totaled five
block solos vs. Juniata (Sept. 12), finishing that bout with six
total blocks, while contributing seven kills.
Freshman (2008):
Saw action in 38 matches and played in total of 116 games
... Second on the team with a 0.67 blocks per-game average ...
Fifth among Eagles with a 1.42 kills per game average ... Earned a
berth on the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team ... Season-high
11 kills and hit 43.5 (11-1--23) vs. LaVerne (Nov. 22) in the NCAA
Championship match ... Totaled eight terminations and tied for team
lead with seven blocks vs. St. Benedict (Nov. 20) in the NCAA
Quarterfinals ... Finished with nine (0-9) total blocks vs. West
Georgia (Aug. 30) which proved to be the high-water mark by an
Emory player during the year ... Registered a 41.7 hitting
percentage (5-0--12) and five (3-2) blocks vs. Southern Virginia
(Sept. 13) ... Seven kills in a three-game victory over Chicago
(Oct. 5) at the UAA Round Robin I.
Prior to Emory
High School: Was a four-year member of the
volleyball program at Rich Central High School ... Her prep coach
was Craig Marek ... Served as team captain her freshman, sophomore
and senior seasons ... ... Two-time team MVP and was an
all-conference pick on two occasions ... Totaled 215 kills and 155
total blocks her final year ... Honorable mention selections to
both area and state teams ... Also competed in track and basketball
... Played club volleyball for Ultimate 18 Gold in 2007 and 2008
and was coached by Alicia Gonda.
Personal: Born November 23, 1989 ... Won her high
school's Outstanding Math Student as a junior and senior and
captured the Outstanding Chemistry Student her sophomore year ...
Illinois State Scholar.
Stats
Year | GP-MP | K | KPG | A | SA | DIGS | DPG | BA | BS | TB |
2008 | 116-38 | 165 | 1.42 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0.15 | 60 | 18 | 78 |
2009 | 108-33 | 207 | 1.92 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0.16 | 72 | 21 | 93 |
TOTAL | 224-71 | 372 | 1.66 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 0.15 | 132 | 39 | 171 |
(On Why You Chose Emory)
"I loved the coaches and the team and knew that I would not get
that type of family atmosphere at any other college. I also loved
the campus as well as the city of Atlanta."