University of South Dakota Athletics

2025
Appeared in all 29 matches and 113 sets … made 19 starts as a true freshman … made her debut in the season opener against Oregon (Oct. 29) where she had eight digs and one ace … was third on the team with 240 digs and 32 aces … had 17 assists … was a key part of a Coyote back row that finished the season ranked No. 18 in the NCAA in digs per set (16.68) and No. 21 in total digs (1,885) … recorded a season-high 19 digs in the Summit League Semifinals match against St. Thomas (11/24) … had 10 matches with double-digit digs … had a five-match streak with double-digit digs in all five matches (9/13-9/25), averaging 12.2 digs/match and 3.4 digs/set … served a season-high three aces on four occasions … had back-to-back matches with three aces in wins over NDSU (10/21) and Denver (10/23) … also had 10 digs and three assists against the Bison and eight digs and two assists against the Pioneers …  recorded an ace in each of the last seven matches of the season, with four matches with two or more aces.

Prep
Prepped at Millard West where she was ranked as the No. 37 player national by PrepVolleyball.com and the No. 7 player in Nebraska by Prep Dig … totaled over 1,496 digs and 170 aces … was selected as a three-time varsity team captain for the Wildcats and was an Omaha World Herald Class A Honorable Mention in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 … was a Omaha World Herald 2024 Super 6 Preseason Selection … named to the AVCA All-Region and AVCA Best and Brightest in 2024 … was a gold Honor Roll (4.0+ GPA) in all four years of high school.
 
Personal
Daughter of Ashish and Lacy Pokharel … majoring in biology at South Dakota.