Xavier University of Louisiana Athletics

Honors
•  XULA Female Newcomer of the Year (all sports) for 2016-17
•  Louisiana Freshman of the Year in 2016
•  First-team All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in 2016
•  GCAC Defender of the Year in 2016
•  2016 All-GCAC Tournament
•  2-time GCAC Defender of the Week
•  Second-team All-Louisiana in 2016

Briefly
•  Second year at XULA
•  1-year letterwinner

2017 (Sophomore)
•  Named preseason All-GCAC

2016 (Freshman)
•  Was the Gold Nuggets' primary libero
•  XULA's first volleyball student-athlete to earn a major state award when she was named Freshman of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association . . . Also tied for second in voting for Libero of the Year
•  Helped XULA win GCAC regular-season and tournament championships and qualify for NAIA National Championship
•  Set XULA season records with 529 digs, 4.64 digs per set and 19 consecutive matches with double-figure digs
•  Reached double-figure digs in 29-of-33 matches
•  Had school-record-tying 31 digs Sept. 23 at home against Faulkner
•  Second on team with 23 aces
•  Produced 91 assists from the back row, 11 more than XULA's primary liberos had the previous three seasons combined . . . and she did it for a team that hit 41 points lower than in 2015

Club
•  Excelled with Sports Performance and helped her teams earn a pair of third-place finishes at AAU national tournaments (16s and 18s)
•  Played 10 years at the club level

High School
•  Two-year starter and team captain as a senior
•  Made the honor roll multiple times

Personal
•  Community service includes Bolingbrook Hospital and three years with the non-profit Feed My Starving Children

In Her Own Words
•  How I became interested in my sport:  From watching how interesting the sport is on TV and giving it a try
•  Three words that describe me:  Confident, intense, outgoing
•  My goals for the 2017-18 academic year — academic, athletic, personal:  4.0 GPA, clear skin, healthy weight, great vibes, breaking records
•  The most creative thing I do, or something creative I'd like to be able to do:  To be able to sing
•  The tastiest thing I can cook:  Fried green tomatoes
•  Favorite ice cream flavor:  Chocolate cake batter
•  Special routine or superstition before I compete:  Listening to my prematch playlist on Apple Music
•  My definition of success:  Success is looking back at your life, when you are in your final moments, and possessing a great amount of pride around your creations, accomplishments, and legacy, while possessing little to no regret about what you did not do and missed opportunities
•  A movie title that would describe my life:  The Pursuit of Happyness
•  The best advice I was ever given:  You'll always regret what you didn't do rather than what you did