Biography
AS A FIFTH YEAR (2022): Started all 26 matches for the Gaels during her final collegiate season, one of five Gaels to do so...was named Second Team All-WCC after leading the Gaels in a number of categories...finished with a team-best 304 kills and had the best hitting percentage of her career at .261...she also set a career-best with 55 blocks, six more than she had as a senior...on 18 different occasions, she recorded at least 10 kills in a match, including a 26-kill performance put up during the final home stand of the year against Gonzaga on November 17...that number is tied for the tenth-most in the rally scoring era in a single match in SMC history...she was named WCC's Offensive Player of the Week following the performance...ranked inside the top-15 in the WCC in kills, kills per set, and points per set.
AS A SENIOR (2021):Â Appeared in 22 matches during the 2021 indoor season, making 18 starts...finished third on the Gaels with 2.40 kills per set, and fourth in kills with 174...improved at the net and set a career-best with 49 total blocks, including 46 assisted blocks...her season-best 13 kills came on three occasions: both LMU matches (Oct. 7, Nov. 6) and at home against San Diego on November 18...was one of the best attackers for Saint Mary's down the stretch, recording six-straight 10+ kill performances from October 30 - November 18, while hitting at least .217 in all six matches, and hitting over .324 in half of them...finished with 10+ kills on eight occasions.
AS A JUNIOR (2020-21):Â Started all 17 matches during her first season in Moraga...finished the season with 133 kills, good for third-best among attackers, and her attack percentage of 22.3% was the second-best on the Gaels behind Boo Laird...ended the year with the third-most blocks on the team (30)...put up a career-best 17 kills in a five-set win over Portland and ended the season with 10 or more kills in five matches...was named Bay Alarm Student-Athlete of the Week after that performance against Portland, coinciding with her first beach matches as a Gael...was named Honorable Mention All-WCC following the season.
PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S:Â Appeared in 26 matches over her two seasons with UCLA, putting up 78 kills and 134 assists, with all but one of those assists coming in 2019 when the Bruins featured her in the setter position...two best performances of her career came against Long Beach State, where she put up a career-best 10 kills against Long Beach in 2018, and a season-best 9 in 2019...in an early September match against Georgia in 2019, she totaled 6 kills, 23 assists, and 9 digs...born in Honolulu, Hawaii but spent her high school years just north of California in Sisters, Oregon...excelled in four sports at Sisters High School, competing in swimming, tennis, and track in addition to her four years on the court...three-time Sky-Em League Player of the Year and won state titles for the Outlaws (mascot of Sisters High) during her junior and senior seasons...her list of high school accolades doesn't stop there, as she was he 4A Player of the Year as a junior and a finalist for the Oregon Sports Award Athlete of the Year and Volleyball Player of the Year.
Favorite volleyball memory: Winning the National Championship for beach volleyball with UCLA.
Favorite holiday: Christmas
What do you love most about Saint Mary's: The small town feel, comfortable and supportive environment that allows us to succeed and continue growing into who we want to be.Â
What do you love most about SMC Volleyball: We have fun. Everyday at practice has felt like a new day to just get better at volleyball. And through that experience it brings life skills, and experiences that we will remember for the rest of our life.
Favorite food or meal: granny smith apple with lemon squeezed and almond or peanut butter. The best snack ever.
Top-3 Favorite Songs: Spoil my Night (Post Malone), Crab Rave (Noise Storm), Run to the Father (Cody Carnes)
Favorite Trip: Going to Australia with Family
Favorite movies: Surfs up, The Other Women, High School Musical (all of them)Â
Personal hobbies: Cooking, Cleaning, backpacking, Yoga, Running, Swimming, Cross Country Skiing, shopping, vibin and jivinÂ
One thing everyone should do in their lifetime: get a dogÂ
Describe yourself in one word: Bubbly