Career Notes: She posted 1,340 kills and 490 total blocks during her four years, and her .301 career hitting percentage is the best in school history…also ranks second in career blocks and third in career kills…is second in solo blocks with 151 and fourth in assists with 339…averaged 3.03 kills and 1.11 blocks per set…also finished second in points scored with 1,724.5 points…had the seventh-most attempts in program history (3,054)… is one of two Penguins to earn All-Horizon League honors twice…is one of just four players with 1,000 career kills and 400 career blocks…owns freshman and sophomore season records for kills and points…was the only player in school history to have 700 kills after two seasons…finished with 310 digs and 90 assists and 64 service aces.
2009 (Senior): Earned Honorable-Mention American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Midwest Region honors…was named All-Horizon League for the second time in her career…played in all 105 sets and started all 28 matches…led YSU in kills (348), attack percentage (.318), total blocks (126) and points (453.5)...averaged 3.31 kills per set and 1.20 blocks per set… finished the season leading the Horizon League in blocks while ranking second in hitting percentage (.318) and points (4.32 per set) and sixth in kills…she led YSU in kills in 23 out of 28 matches, and she was the Penguins’ top blocker 20 times…finished with at least 10 kills in 22 different matches…had 20 kills in three matches…had a season-best 24 kills against UIC (9/29)…also had 20 kills against the Flames (10/24) and Loyola (9/25)…had 18 kills against Wright State (11/14)…swatted 16 kills at Pittsburgh (9/20)…had a season-best 47 attempts at Wright State…also had 45 vs. Pittsburgh and 43 vs. UIC…had a season-best 10 blocks at Pitt…had five solo blocks and nine total blocks vs. UIC (10/24)…named HL Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 27 following matches vs. Loyola and UIC…finished with 44 kills against just four errors and hit .548 in the two matches…named to the all-tournament team at the Bearcats Invitational…recorded her 1,000th career kill on August 28 in match vs. Villanova.
2008 (Junior): Played in all 104 sets and started all 28 matches... led YSU in kills (268), attack percentage (.297), total blocks (121) and points (353.5)... finished the year as the Horizon League-leader in blocks per set (1.16) and ranked second in hitting percentage... ranked 45th nationally in blocks per set and helped YSU rank 30th in the country... also ranked eighth in the Horizon League in points... named the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 8 as her presence at the net helped YSU win the Comfort Suites 49er Tournament... was named to the all-tournament team at the Ohio State Sports Imports Classic... finished with 34 kills and a .492 hitting percentage in the three matches... had a season-high 22 kills in a five-set win over Toledo at the tournament (8/29)... also hit a career-best .700 (7K-0E-10TA) against Xavier at the tourney in the season opener (8/29)... had double digits in kills 12 times and led the Guins in kills in 13 matches... also tied or led the team in blocks 16 times... reached five blocks or more in 13 matches, 10 of which came against Horizon League opponents... posted a season-high nine blocks at Cleveland State (10/7)... had a career-high nine digs at Charlotte (9/6)... had a season-high three aces to go along with 14 kills at Wright State (9/27)... hit at least .400 eight times and at least .300 in 13 matches...registered 10 points or more in 21 of the 28 matches.
2007 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 30 matches with 29 starts... Played in all 122 sets... Was second on the team with 361 kills and led the team with 115 blocks... Her .286 hitting percentage was a team best and ranked fourth in the Horizon League... Reached double figures in kills 20 times... Recorded 14 kills with two aces and seven blocks in a win over Valparaiso (11/2)... Collected 16 kills with a .379 hitting percentage against Loyola (10/27)... Tallied a season-high 22 kills and hit .386 in a win over Wright State (10/12)... Collected 16 kills in a five-set win over Loyola (10/5)... Tallied 18 kills with a .485 hitting percentage and six blocks in a win over Valparaiso (10/2)... Was credited with 21 kills and six blocks against Butler (9/14)... Posted 20 kills and a .459 hitting percentage against Robert Morris (9/1)... Hit .500 with 18 kills and six blocks in a season-opening win over La Salle (8/24)... Recorded 31 assists, 24 aces and 80 digs.
2006 (Freshman): Named the Horizon League Co-Newcomer of the Year and First-Team All-Horizon League... Appeared in all 32 matches with 30 starts... Played in all 111 games... Set the YSU freshman kills record with 363, which ranks eighth on the YSU single-season kills list... Ranked third in the Horizon League with a .300 hitting percentage, fourth with 1.15 blocks and 4.11 points per game and fifth with 3.27 kills per game... Averaged 3.33 kills an d0.92 blocks per game while hitting .278 against Horizon League opponents... Reached double figures in kills 17 times and 20-or-more kills on four occasions... Posted 18 kills and four blocks with a .293 hitting percentage in a five-game win over Wright State (11/4)... Slammed 17 kills and hit .414 against Cleveland State (10/13)... Collected 20 kills and nine blocks in a five-game loss to UIC (9/29)... Posted 21 kills against Green Bay (9/23)... Drilled 20 kills and hit .567 with seven blocks against Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/9)... Named to the Western New York All-Tournament Team... Hit a career-high 28 kills with a .438 hitting percentage and nine blocks against Canisius (9/1).
Larkin High School: Was a four-time letterwinner and a three-time Upstate Eight all-conference performer at Larkin High School... Set the career kills (949) and total blocks (586) records ... Earned all-area recognition as a sophomore, junior and senior... Named the Elgin Courier News Player of the Year in 2005... Academic all-conference pick as a senior... National Honors Society... Coach was Mary O’Brien.
Personal: Earned a degree in Early Child Development from YSU…is currently the Early Childhood Director for Church of the City…resides in Franklin, Tenn.
