University of South Dakota Athletics

2020-21
Voted preseason Summit League second team … South Dakota’s Courage Award winner at The Charlies … helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament title for the second-straight year and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight season … missed the season due to injury … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2019-20
Member of the first team in Summit League history to go undefeated en route to a Summit League regular season crown and capture the Summit League Tournament trophy … the Coyotes went 30-2 and defeated Summit foes by more than 30 points per game in 19 meetings … ranked for a Summit League record 12 weeks in the Associated Press poll and 16 weeks in the USA Today Coaches poll … finished the season No. 17 in the Associated Press and No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches polls … started 31 of 32 games … averaged 9.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists … led the team in charges taken with 31 … recorded 15 double-digit games during the season and led the team in scoring four times … scored a career high 19 points versus No. 22 Missouri State with five 3-pointers on Nov. 25 … banked in a buzzer-beater at the end of regulation against Drake as the Coyotes went on to win 102-94 in overtime … also dished out a season-high seven assists versus Drake … scored 18 points against the SEC’s Missouri and 17 points at the Pac-12’s Utah … scored a pair of free-throws at the end of regulation against the Utes to send the second-straight game to overtime, where the Coyotes won 84-81 over Utah … one of three players in double-figures at No. 5 South Carolina with 13 points … scored 18 points without missing a shot, going 7-for-7 at North Dakota State … added 18 points versus Oral Roberts with a career-best three blocked shots … grabbed a season-high eight boards at North Dakota … finished third on the team for 3-pointers made with 40 this season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2018-19
Helped the Coyotes reach the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first Summit League program to earn an at-large berth into the tournament … South Dakota was also ranked for two weeks in the AP Top 25 … one of six Coyotes to play in all 34 games this season … averaged 6.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game … recorded seven double-figure games … notched her first collegiate double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Grambling State (12/19) in the Puerto Rico Classic … scored a season-high 14 points against Bellevue (12/9) on 5-of-10 shooting … also swiped five steals and blocked two shots against the Bruins … tallied a season high five assists against Omaha (2/6) … notched an eight-game stretch from December into January with eight or more points … scored 13 points in the Coyotes’ win over No. 22 Missouri (12/15) … tallied 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting against in-state rival South Dakota State (1/6) … scored 12 points, draining four 3-pointers against Denver (2/21) … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2017-18
Helped the Coyotes become the first undefeated Summit League Champion in 24 years … the Coyotes advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals … scored 114 points and grabbed 56 rebounds as a true freshman … one of five players to take the court in all 36 games … shot 42 percent (37-88) from the floor … reached double-figures in four games … recorded a season high 12 points against Doane (2/10) … reached 10 points for a three-game stretch at the end of November … led the Coyotes with 10 points against No. 12 Tennessee (11/25) in Cancun … played solid defensively at the end of overtime against Michigan State (3/22) in the WNIT to give USD the victory against the Big Ten program … grabbed five boards four times during the season … recorded 10 points, four rebounds and a season-high three steals at Stephen F. Austin (12/2) … handed out three assists twice, against Mount Marty (1/10) and Denver (1/27) … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Led Crofton High School to three Nebraska Class C2 Championship titles under head coach Aaron Losing ... earned a spot on the all-state first team as a junior and senior ... also made the second team as a sophomore ... averaged 19.2 points and 6.8 rebounds during her senior season ... a 1,000-point scorer for the Warriors and was twice named all-conference ... also helped the Warriors to three state tournament appearances on the volleyball court and a pair of state titles on the track ... in track and field, ran a leg of the victorious 4x800-meter relay for three seasons and also won the shot put with a throw of 43-6 ½ as a junior ... also Crofton High School's Class President, Student Council President and a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Gary and Joselyn Arens ... sister of former USD women's basketball players Bridget and Allison Arens ... nursing major.