
Class: Senior
Height: 5-10
Position: Right-side/Outside Hitter
Hometown: Kentwood, Mich.
High School: East Kentwood
Personal: Born Nov. 8, 1988...Parents are Bret and Carol...Has two younger siblings, Zach, and Elizabeth...Is a Marketing Management major...Named to the Dean's List in Fall 2008...Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team in 2010...Member of Tri-Beta and Chi Omega.
2010: A team co-captain...Made her return to the court in a Sept. 7 home match vs. Wayne State, the first time she had played in 102 weeks since undergoing surgery for an injury...Played in 15 sets and 12 matches during the season, picking up her only kill vs. Wayne State...Had 10 digs on the season, three coming in a home win vs. Lake Erie College Sept. 12.
2009: Sat out the season with an injury...Was redshirted and will have two more years of eligibility.
2008: Started six of the 13 matches she played in, contributing to the team in both the front and back rows...Had a season-high five kills in a season-opening win over Mercyhurst...Also had three service aces and six digs in that match.
2007: Started very first match of collegiate career against Abilene Christian at the Florida Southern College Tournament on Aug. 24...Had at least one kill in all but four matches she played in during the season...A versatile player who can play effectively in the front and back rows...Will fill the crucial right-side hitter position in 2008.
High School: Three-year starter for East Kentwood High School, one of the elite prep programs in Michigan...Led Falcons to 2005-06 Class A state championship and a berth in the 2006-07 state semifinals...Saw playing time at outside hitter and on the right side...Named First-Team All-OK Conference and First-Team All-Region as a senior...Finished with 266 kills, 171 digs, 54 blocks and 30 service aces in her senior year...Part of East Kentwood’s Academic All-State Team, and was also named Academic All-State as an individual...Played for the Far Out Volleyball Club, based in Grand Rapids, for three years...Helped club team to a record of 153-25 in that time...Led team to fifth-place national finish in 2005 and team was state champions in 2003...Was a member of the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony for five years and was first-chair cellist in 2007...Says her dream is to play the cello at Carnegie Hall.
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