American University

2024-25 (Freshman): Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … Appeared in 15 games across her freshman season … Set a career-high in assists (4) at Bucknell (3/5) and played 9 minutes while adding a rebound in the same contest ... Ended the season with 9 points, 3 steals, and 6 rebounds.

High School: Played for Lancaster Catholic and was a four-year letterwinner averaging 15.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.5 assists per game, and 3.5 steals per game while going 87-percent from the free through line … Finished high school with 1345 career points … A three time Lancaster-Lebanon League Section IV MVP, being honored freshman, junior and senior season and was the Lancaster-Lebanon League Conference MVP as both a junior and senior … A Lancaster-Lebanon League First Team All-Star all four years … As a junior was a PIAA Second Team All-State selection and a PIAA First Team All-State honoree senior year … Was the 2023 New-Oxford HS Tip-Off Tournament MVP and the 2024 Cedar Crest High School Tip-Off Tournament MVP … Finished career as the 2024 PIAA State Champions … A member of the PIAA District Championship teams in 2023 and 2024 as a junior and senior and a member of the Lancaster-Lebanon League Championship team in 2022 and 2024 as a sophomore and again as a senior … Also on the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section IV Championship team all four years … Finished high school with an overall 91-16 record … Also an accomplished member of the track team and was a PIAA Track & Field District Championship qualifier and a PIAA Track and Field League Championship qualifier in her junior year … Played AAU club basketball with Central PA Elite.

Personal: Parents are Amy and Marc … Uncle Tim Matas played football at Villanova (1988-92) while aunt, Justine Matas, played basketball at Villanova (1988-92) … The oldest of seven siblings … Was class President of Lancaster Catholic High School and was a four-year member of the Distinguished Honor Roll … Acts as an altar server at St. Peter Catholic Church in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania … Enjoys running, cooking, and spending time with her family … Plans on studying neuroscience while at American.

Why She Chose American: “I chose AU because of the opportunities to challenge myself and excel in the classroom and on the court, as well as the passionate environment of the basketball program.”