Fourth-year outside hitter looks to continue to be the Gaels top offensive player in 2009... Returning starter that led the Gaels in kills a sophomore and junior... Named All-MAAC First Team for her performance in 2008... Is on pace to become the eighth performer in school history to record 1,000 kills... Born July 14, 1988... Majoring in Biology.
AS A JUNIOR:
One of two performers to appear in all 31 matches and 119 sets (teammate Allison Nieters) while starting 21 of them... Was named to the All-MAAC First team after leading the Gaels for the second straight year with 338 kills... Hit .202, posted 199 digs, 85 blocks and 19 aces, all career-bests... Finished third on the squad with the hitting percentage and block and ace total... Led the team with 17 matches with 10 or more kills including eight with 15 or more and two with 20 or more... Had six efforts with 10 or more digs and was second on the squad with nine matches with five or more blocks... Had career and Iona season-high with 26 kills in a five-set defeat at Central Connecticut on Aug. 30... Also reached the 20-kill plateau with 23 at Loyola on Oct. 25... Had a career-best seven match stretch with 10+ kills from Oct. 18 - Nov. 8, all MAAC contests... Had a season-high 14 digs vs. Saint Peter's on Sep. 21 in the second of four double-doubles on the season... Also recorded double-doubles vs. Indiana State (Sep. 5), at Siena (Sep. 27), and at Saint Peter's (Oct. 26).
AS A SOPHOMORE:
Appeared in all 32 matches in 115 games while making 24 starts... Led the team with 361 kills (3.14/g) and was fifth with 51 blocks while hitting .186... Finished sixth in the conference in total kills (243) during MAAC contests... Was second on the team with 18 games with 10+ kills... Had four games with 20 or more kills, the lone Gael to accomplish the feat... Recorded her first collegiate double-double with 16 kills and 11 digs vs. La Salle on Sep. 5... Had back-to-back 20 kill efforts vs. Saint Peter's and Marist Sep. 14 and 16... Added a third straight game with a career and Iona-season high 23 at Fairleigh Dickinson on Sep. 19... Matched the 23 kill performance vs. Rider on Oct. 6... Added a season-high 14 digs with five blocks and two aces for a 29.0 point performance vs. the Broncs.
AS A FRESHMAN:
Appeared in 59 games over 24 matches... Leading rookie with 120 kills... Recorded her first collegiate 10+ kill effort with 14 in her third appearance vs. Fairleigh Dickinson on Aug. 30... Had three straight 10+ kill efforts to end the season in the MAAC Championship at the Milk House in Walt Disney's Wide World of Sports from Nov. 17-18... Had a season-high 22 kills in the season finale vs. Loyola on Nov. 18... Compiled 20 blocks and 21 digs.
BEFORE IONA:
Led her high school to district championships in 2004 and 2005, and a third place finish in the 2004 Texas 5A State Tournament... Has extensive club experience... Impressive record of community service.
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS:
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
CAREER HIGHS:
Kills: 26, at CCSU, 8/30/08
Attempts: 63, at Fairleigh Dickinson, 9/19/07
Assists: 3, at Rider, 10/3/09
Aces: 4, vs. Hartford, 9/13/08
Digs: 14, twice (MR- vs. Saint Peter's, 9/21/08)
Blocks: 6, four times (MR- vs. Marist, 11/16/08)
Points: 29.0, vs. Rider, 10/6/07
SUPERLATIVES:
Double-doubles: 6
Triple-doubles: 0
10+ kills: 54
15+ kills: 23
20+ kills: 8
10+ digs: 8
5+ blocks: 14
CAREER STATS:
Year SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A SA DIG D/S TB BE Points Pts/S
2006 59 24 120 2.03 72 389 .123 5 2 21 .36 20 2 132.0 2.24
2007 115 32 361 3.14 165 1052 .186 4 16 119 1.03 51 4 407.5 3.54
2008 119 31 338 2.84 121 1076 .202 8 19 199 1.67 85 6 401.5 3.37
2009 97 28 281 2.90 98 875 .209 12 33 86 .89 51 5 342.0 3.53
TOTAL 390 115 1100 2.82 456 3392 .190 29 70 425 1.09 207 17 1283.0 3.29
