2024-25 (Redshirt Junior): Served on the team’s leadership council… Played in 26 games and made 22 starts, her first career starts… Averaged career highs of 6.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 21.2 minutes per game in her first season as a Penguin… In addition to her 178 points and 151 rebounds, she added 21 assists, 15 blocks and 13 steals… Improved her averages to 7.6 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 46.5% against Horizon League opponents… Missed the final five games of the season with an injury… Reached double digits in scoring three times and grabbed at least 10 rebounds twice… Recorded her second career double-double and her first at YSU with 16 points and 13 rebounds as YSU rallied to win at Northern Kentucky (12/7)… 12 points came in the fourth period when she was 5-for-7 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line… Scored a career-best 17 points against Wright State when she was 8-for-11 from the field in 31 minutes.
Before YSU: Spent three seasons at Horizon League member Cleveland State... In 2023-24, played in all 35 games and averaged 10.8 minutes per game as she helped the Vikings to a 29-6 record and the Horizon League regular season championship... Averaged 3.6 points while shooting 47.8% from the field, and she added 3.9 rebounds per contest... Reached double figures in scoring three times and double digits in rebounding four times... Had 11 rebounds against YSU on Feb. 27, and she had 11 against Toledo in the WNIT... As a redshirt-freshman in 2022-23, she averaged 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds over 27 contests... Redshirted in 2021-22.
High School: Was one of the Mahoning Valley’s top basketball players at Warren Harding… Named the Trumbull County and All-American Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior... Named a third-team All-Ohioan as a junior when she averaged 15.2 points and led the Raiders to a 23-3 record... Finished her career with 950+ points and 950+ rebounds… Was part of the winningest team in Warren girl’s basketball history… Qualified for the state track and field meet in the hurdles… Was a member of the National Honors Society and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Personal: Parents are Alfie and Amy… Her father played wide receiver and defensive back at Michigan and signed with the Dallas Cowboys… Has two brothers (Elijah and Asa)... Her brother Elijah is a graduate assistant in YSU’s Athletic Academic Advising area, and he played football for three seasons at Ashland and two seasons at Mount Union… Is cousins with former NFL players Daniel Herron, David Herron and Prescott Burgess… Graduated cum laude from Cleveland State in the spring of 2024... Is working toward her master's in counseling... Is the 2024-25 recipient of the Bob Carlson Scholarship, the Simerlink Family Scholarship and the Dr. James & Mary Ann Tavolario Scholarship.
