2017: Appeared in all 30 matches for 108 total sets... Finished with 244 kills on 709 swings with 24 aces and 229 digs... Tournament MVP of UNLV Invitational (8/25-8/26), mostly due to 13-2-24 (.458) vs. Binghamton on second day... Also had 8 kills and season-high 16 digs against tourney host... Had 10 matches with double-digit kills, including season-high 17 at Cal State Fullerton (10/14)... Finished preseason with 15-1-36 (.389) and 13 digs in three-set sweep of Houston Baptist (9/15) at UT Arlington Invitational, earning her a second all-tournament nod... Big West Academic All-Conference.
2016: Played in all 29 matches and all 108 sets... Hit 221-100-643 (.188) with 70 digs and 49 blocks... Knocked down season-best 15 kills in four-set win over then-No. 17 Santa Clara (9/17)... Had 14 kills each vs. Southern Utah (9/9) and CSUN (9/24)... Also picked up season-high 8 digs in that CSUN marathon... Hit .478 (13-2-23) vs. UC Riverside (10/20)... Notched season-best 5 blocks at Sacramento State (9/13) and UC Riverside (11/8)... Big West Academic All-Conference honoree.
2015: Saw action in 17 matches with starts at Nebraska (9/11) and at Fresno State (9/19)... Enjoyed best overall match in collegiate debut vs. Northern Iowa (8/28): 7-2-29 hitting, 5 digs, 2 blocks and 14 serve receives as part of passing unit... Served up first ace at Hawai’i (10/16).Â
BISHOP O’DOWD HS ’15: Hit 228 kills for a .390 average as a senior, earning her All-West Alameda County - Foothill League first-team honors for a third straight season... First-team All-East Bay recipient as a junior, during which she hammered out 400 kills... Played for Red Rock VBC for three years... Helped team finish in top 12 in 15 Open division at Junior Nationals, then top 10 in 18 Open three years later... Made All-National Division squad at that tourney in 2013.
PERSONAL: Born in Castro Valley, Calif.... Majoring in managerial economics... Mother is Malissa Karsseboom... Little-known fact: she was a dancer for 10 years... Career highlight was being featured on the cover of Sports Star magazine.
