Third-year setter found a niche in the Gaels back row and a serve specialist as a rookie in 2008... Hails from nearby Hendrick Hudson high-school and earned back-to-back NYS Section I Class B State Championships in 2006 and 2007... Was a teammate of fellow Gael Laura Fojanesi at Hen Hud... Born April 14, 1990... Majoring in Biology.
AS A SOPHOMORE:
Appeared in 69 sets for the Gaels, recording a total 41 kills, 152 digs and 563 assists... Posted 28 assists, 14 digs and four kills vs. UMKC (Sep. 4)... Had 30 assists, five kills and six digs vs. Holy Cross (Sep. 5)... Had 31 assists, eight digs and two kills vs. Stony Brook (Sep. 11)... Had four kills, 12 digs and 30 assists vs. Quinnipiac (Sep. 12)... Recorded 14 digs and 43 assists at Niagara (Sep. 20)... Had 13 digs, 33 assists and three kills vs. Siena (Sep. 26)... Had 43 assists and 11 digs at Rider (Oct. 3)... Posted 37 assists, five kills and 10 assists at Manhattan (Nov. 7).
AS A FRESHMAN:
Appeared in 17 matches and 46 games all off the bench... A natural setter, saw action in the back-row for the Gaels and as a serve specialist as a rookie in 2008... Had 12 aces in 131 service attempts (9.2%), the highest percentage among her teammates with 100 or more attempts... Recorded 62 digs at a 1.35 dig per set clip... Had nine digs at Loyola on Oct. 25... Also posted a career-high four aces in the five-set win over the Greyhounds... Two matches later, set a career-high with 11 digs at Manhattan on Nov. 1
BEFORE IONA:
Attended Hendrick Hudson High School in Cortlandt Manor, NY... First Team All-State, All-Section, All-League, Section I All-Star and The New York Journal News First Team selection as both a junior and senior in 2006 and 2007... Led all Section I volleyball athletes and was the NYSPHSAA Tournament MVP in 2007... Help to lead Hen Hud to three-straight undefeated regular seasons and back-to-back state final appearances in 2004 and 2005 before taking home the title in both 2006 and 2007... Member of the Half Moon Volleyball Club.
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS:
2008 | 2009 | 2010
CAREER HIGHS:
Kills: 5, vs. Holy Cross, 9/5/09
Attempts: 15, vs. UMKC, 9/4/09
Assists: 43, twice (MR- at Rider, 10/3/09)
Aces: 4, at Loyola, 10/25/08
Digs: 14, twice (MR- at Niagara, 9/20/09)
Blocks: 4, twice (MR- vs. Siena, 9/26/09)
Points: 8.5, vs. Quinnipiac, 9/12/09)
SUPERLATIVES:
Double-Doubles: 6
Triple-Doubles: 0
10+ kills: 0
10+ digs: 7
5+ blocks: 0
50+ assists: 0
CAREER STATS:
Year SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA DIG D/S TB BE Points Pts/S
2008 46 17 3 .07 4 31 -.032 1 .02 12 62 1.35 0 0 15.0 .33
2009 69 25 41 .59 24 156 .109 563 8.16 10 152 2.20 25 6 64.5 .93
TOTAL 115 42 44 .38 28 187 .086 564 4.90 22 214 1.86 25 6 79.5 .69
