University of South Dakota Athletics

2025
Appeared in 28 matches, 96 sets and made 10 starts in her freshman season … named to the Summit League All-Freshman Team … was second on the team with 258 kills and a 2.69 kills per set average … had nine aces, 82 digs and 27 blocks … made her debut in the season opener against Oregon (Oct. 29) where she had eight kills on 16 swings (.313%) and followed that with a 12 kill performance against Montana State (Oct. 30) … had a stretch where she put away double-digit kills in five of six matches (Oct. 11-Oct. 23) …  led the team in the Summit League Semifinals with a career high 20 kills on a .296 hitting percentage against St. Thomas (Nov. 24) … had 12 matches with 10+ kills … served up a season best three aces against Kansas City (Nov. 8) and had nine digs vs St. Thomas (Oct. 30).

Prep
Prepped at Nova Classical Academy where she was a three-time All-State honoree … finished her career as a Knight with over 2,000 career kills, 1,500 digs and was named as a team captain twice … ranked as the No. 7 recruit in Minnesota by Prep Dig … led the state of Minnesota in 2023 with 633 kills … was a 2024 Ms. Baden finalist, an award given to Minnesota’s top senior player … was a four-time Skyline All-Conference selection … was an all-conference honorable mention as an eighth grader … named to the 2023 Showcase All-Tournament Team, the 2023 East Metro Player of the Year and the 2023 All-Metro Second Team … was named the 2022 King Talents MVP, to the 2023 GJNC All-Tournament Team and helped her club volleyball team to a third-place finish at the 2023 AAU Nationals.
 
Personal
Daughter of Jason and Abigail Ball … majoring in elementary education at South Dakota.