American University

2024-25 (Graduate Student): Appeared in all 30 games, starting in 24 ... Scored 162 points (5.4 ppg) and lead the team in steals (30) ... Second on the team for rebounds (136) and assists (75) ... Surpassed a career milestone of 500 assists with 606, placing her number 10 all time at AU... She is also number 8 all time with 345 assists ... In the game against Navy Had a season high 15 points against Holy Cross (1/5) ... Had a season high 11 rebounds and 8 assists against BU (1/8).

2023-24 (Senior): Patriot League All-Defensive Team ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Started in all 28 games she appeared in … Had career-highs in points (248) and steals (60) … Led the team in rebounds (148), assists (101), blocks (11), and steals (60) … Scored a career- and team-high 26 points against Loyola Maryland (1/17), going 10-14 from the floor and scoring 6 free throws, while also grabbing 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, and a block … Had a team-high 8 assists against Lafayette (2/17) … Had a team-high 6 steals against Bucknell (1/6).

2022-23 (Junior): Patriot League All-Defensive Team ... Started in all 31 games during her junior campaign …. Had career-highs in points (215), rebounds (189), and steals (52) … Led the team in rebounding, assists (104), and steals and was second on the team in blocks (9) and fourth in points … Picked up a career high of six steals, being the first person since Indeya Sanders in 2020, to grab five or more steals in a game … Set a new career high in rebounds (16) early in the season against Howard (11/30) … Notched her first career double-double at Army (1/25) when she dropped 16 points and pulled down ten rebounds … Earned a career-high in points (17) against Bucknell (3/1) going 7-8 from the field, including 2-3 from beyond the arc and going 1-2 from the line in a run of three games that saw her score in double-digits … Had a team and career high 9 assists against Navy (3/4) in the opening game of the Patriot league Tournament … Closed the season with six points, six rebounds, three steals, and an assist against Holy Cross in the Patriot League Quarterfinals.
 
2021-22 (Sophomore): Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Started in 13 of the 31 games during the Patriot League Championship season, including in the NCAA Tournament First Round at Michigan (3/19) ... Had career-highs in points (110), rebounds (98), assists (46), steals (36), and blocks (12) ... Tied for first on the team in blocks and was third in steals, fourth in assists ... Pitched in a career-high six assists during the Patriot League opener against Colgate (1/5) ... Also added eight points, five rebounds, and a pair of steals against the Raiders ... Earned her first start of the season at home against Navy (1/29) ... Had an exciting stretch of games midway through the conference season, starting with Army West Point (2/19) where she stuffed the stat sheet with six rebounds, three assists, a block, a steal, and four points ... Brought down another eight rebounds against Lehigh in back-to-back games on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 ... Tied her career-high with 10 points against the Mountain Hawks (2/23) to go along with her three assists, three steals, and two blocks ... Posted a new career-high with 11 points during the Patriot League Championship against Bucknell (3/13) and added seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and a steal ... Closed the season with seven rebounds against Michigan (3/19) in the NCAA Tournament First Round.
 
2020-21 (Freshman): Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Started three of the 11 games during her freshman season, shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Scored 51 points (4.6 ppg) and brought down 41 rebounds (3.7 rpg) … Also added 19 assists, nine steals, and a pair of blocks … Scored 10 points in her AU debut against Lehigh (1/9), and added five rebounds, an assists and a steal … Scored seven points during her first career start against Navy (1/17) and added six rebounds, two blocks, and an assist … Pulled down a career-high eight boards during her second start against Loyola Maryland (1/23) alongside nine points to just miss the double-double … Closed her season with 22 minutes in the Patriot League Semifinal against Boston University (3/11).
 
High School: Played for Gatlinburg-Pittman HS … Led the team to three 20-win seasons, and two consecutive district and regional titles … Scored her 1,000th career point during the 2018-19 season … Three-time All-District and two-time All-Region Tournament Team … 2019 All-Sevier County Co-Player of the Year, 2019 District Player of the Year, 2018 District Tournament MVP, and 2018 Region Tournament MVP … Averaged 15.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, and 1.9 steals per game as a junior … Also played club for TN Flight Select
 
Personal: Parents are Jaime and Paul Bales … She has a sister, Lexi ... Studying biology at AU.