University of South Dakota Athletics

2024
Appeared in 24 matches and 76 sets as a sophomore making 16 starts … helped lead South Dakota to its fifth Summit League Tournament Championship and fifth NCAA DI National Tournament appearance … put away 161 kills on the season on a .300 hitting percentage and was second on the team with 71.0 total blocks and 16 solo rejections … had 10 kills and six blocks (three solo) in the Summit League Championship win over SDSU (Nov. 26) … put away a career high 14 kills on a .542 hitting percentage in a 3-1 win over Denver (Oct. 24) in the SCSC … had five matches on the year with double-digit kills … recorded a .400+ hitting percentage in six matches and above a .300 12 times … in a four-set match against St. Thomas (Nov. 14) she set a new career high with eight blocks (one solo)  … had four or more blocks in 10 matches … tallied three solo blocks in two matches against SDSU (Oct. 22) and in the Summit League Tournament Championship (Nov. 26) … over a four game stretch in October, she averaged 11.75 kills per match on a .432 swing rate with 12 total blocks … hit above .400 in both the Summit League Tournament Quarterfinals and Semifinal matches.

2023
Helped South Dakota claim its fourth Summit League Regular Season Championship and advance to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship…played in all 29 matches and appeared in 112 sets…totaled 136 kills, 59 total blocks, and 50 digs…had a career-high 11 kills in the regular season finale at South Dakota State (Nov. 14) to help the Yotes claim a share of the regular season title…put up a career-high seven total blocks against South Dakota State (Oct. 17) in Vermillion.

Prep
Four-year varsity regular who helped the Crusaders reach the Nebraska Class A state tournament this fall, snapping a three-year drought...contributed 384 kills and 89 total blocks...two-time all-stater totaled over 1,000 career kills and 200 career blocks...won an AAU National Championship while playing for Nebraska Elite...National Honors Society member.

Personal
Plans to major in medical biology...comes to Vermilion in the footsteps of older sister Elizabeth, who played for the Coyotes from 2016-2019.