2024 Season (Freshman)Highlights and Awards: 2024 National Champion … named the AVCA National Freshman of the Year, AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year, and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year … was a Second Team AVCA All-American … made First Team All-Big Ten, the AVCA All-East Coast Region Team, and the Big Ten All-Freshman Team … voted to the NCAA State College Regional All-Tournament Team … won 5 Big Ten Setter of the Week awards (9/30, 10/21, 10/28, 11/25, and 12/1) and 6 Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards (9/2, 9/9, 9/23, 10/14, 10/28, and 11/4).
Season Recap: Played in all 135 sets while starting all 37 matches at setter … finished with 1,483 assists (10.99/set) while leading the team to .283 hitting and adding 342 digs (2.53), 99 blocks (0.73/set), and 19 aces … her 1,483 assists were the most in a season by a Penn State player during the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present) … totaled 40 or more assists in a match 20 times and 50 or more assists in a match 5 times, including a season-high 56 in addition to 11 digs in a reverse-sweep win over No. 3 Nebraska in the NCAA National Semifinal (12/19) … recorded 18 double-doubles with kills and digs … over the Nittany Lions’ 6 NCAA Tournament matches, averaged 10.72 assists/set, led Penn State to .291 hitting percentage, and averaged 2.40 digs/set and 0.60 blocks/set … made her collegiate debut and first-career start at No. 15 Tennessee (8/30), finishing with 42 assists and 12 digs, while leading the team to .343 hitting in a 4-set win … vs No. 4 Louisville (9/3) guided the team to .358 hitting with 32 assists in a sweep … at No. 9 Kentucky (9/6) recorded a double-double with 42 assists and a season-high 17 digs while adding 5 blocks and 1 ace in a reverse-sweep win … vs No. 2 Nebraska (11/29) registered a double-double with 46 assists and 11 digs while adding 6 blocks and 3 kills in a 4-set win that clinched a share of the Big Ten title.
NCAA Tournament: Made her postseason debut in the NCAA First Round 3-0 win over Delaware State (12/6), led the team to .456 hitting percentage with 32 assists … in the NCAA Second Round vs North Carolina (12/7) guided team to .368 hitting, dishing out 41 assists in a 4-set win … in the NCAA Regional Semifinal vs Marquette (12/13), recorded a double-double with 43 assists and 13 digs in a 4-set win … in the NCAA Regional Final vs No. 6 Creighton (12/15) finished with 41 assists, 11 digs, and 6 kills in a 5-set win … in a reverse-sweep win in the NCAA National Semifinal vs No. 3 Nebraska (12/19), tallied a season-high 56 assists and finished a double-double with 11 digs … in the National Championship match at No. 4 Louisville (12/22), posted her 18th double-double, totaling 55 assists and 13 digs, to help Penn State secure its 8th national title with a 4-set win.
Before Penn State: Was the No. 1 ranked recruit in her class by PrepVolleyball.com … played first 3 years of high school volleyball at Rampart High School in Colorado and final season at Viera High School in Florida, earning Gatorade Player of the Year recognition in both states – in Colorado as a junior and in Florida as a senior … was a member of the USA U21 National Team in 2023 and helped the team finish sixth at the World Championships … led the U19 National Team to the gold medal at both the 2022 and 2023 Pan American Cup … was a First Team Under Armour High School All-American following her senior season … helped Viera to a runner-up finish at the Florida State Tournament … led Rampart to the 2021 Colorado state title … finished high school career with 1,831 assists, 1,275 kills and 1,070 digs … was 3-time all-state in Colorado, including back-to-back seasons on the first team … named the CSML Player of the Year as a junior and was the Southern Colorado Player of the Year as a freshman … earned PrepVolleyball All-America recognition … played 4 years of club with Colorado Juniors and 5 with Vegas Aces … was a 2023 PrepVolleyball Club All-American … helped team qualify for USA Junior Nationals all 9 years of club career.
