American University

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2012: All-Patriot League First Team selection... appeared in all 32 matches, with 25 starts ... led the teamwith 2.96 kills per game and averaged 0.81 blocks per game ... hit.218 on the year ... recorded double-digit kills in 15 matches ...tallied a double-double with 17 kills and 12 digs against UNCGreensboro (9/8) ... registered a season-high seven blocks againstBoise State (9/14) ... posted a season-high 18 kills twice againstLafayette (9/28) and Holy Cross (10/19) ... hit over .400 fourtimes, including a season-high hitting percentage of .524 atLafayette (11/3).

2011: AVCA All-Regionhonorable mention … named Patriot League Player and Rookieof the Year… All-Patriot League First Team selection… Patriot League Tournament MVP … three-time PatriotLeague Rookie of the Week and Patriot League Player of the Week… appeared and started in all 34 matches … recordeddouble-digit kills in 25 matches … totaled 106 blockassists, placing her third all-time at American in a single season… recorded 126 total blocks on the year, placing her sixthall-time at American … averaged 1.04 blocks per game thisseason,  good for 10th all-time at AU … posted 379kills and 96 digs on the year … led team with .316 hittingpercentage … set a Patriot League Tournament record with 19blocks in tournament play … tallied a career-high 21 killsagainst UTEP (9/3) … recorded a career-best hittingpercentage of .688 with 12 kills and one error against Lehigh(11/11) … posted a career-high 10 blocks in the PatriotLeague Semifinals against Colgate (11/19) … Patriot LeagueAcademic Honor Roll selection.

High School: Three-year captain for bothbasketball and volleyball and served one year as track captain… named a volleyball Under Armor All-American … wonback-to-back volleyball state championships … once posted atriple-double in a basketball game … member of both theNational Honor Society and National Business Honor Society.