2021 | JUNIOR
Played in 26 matches (101 sets), drawing 23 starts … Second on the team in kills (200), kills per set (1.98), points (237.0) and points per set (2.35), while ranking third in blocks (67) … Posted nine matches of 10 or more kills … Notched 10 kills with 4 blocks versus Little Rock (11/9) … Tallied a season-high 15 kills with a .289 attack percentage versus Louisiana (10/28) … Recorded 13 kills and 4 blocks at Georgia State (10/22), hitting .393 … Knocked down 11 kills with 5 blocks in a win at Little Rock (10/5) … Aided in A-State’s 5-set win over Troy (10/2) with 14 kills and 3 blocks … Registered 13 kills in the Red Wolves’ SBC opener at App State (9/24) … Tallied a dozen kills and just two errors on 31 attacks (.323 attack%) versus UT Martin (9/17) … Posted 12 kills at Saint Louis (9/3) … Hit .308 with 10 kills and two errors on 26 attacks versus Missouri State (8/27).
2020-21
Played in all 66 sets and 18 matches with 13 starts, tallying 156 kills (2.36 per set) with 52 blocks and 41 digs … Posted performances of 10 or more kills seven times, including one 20-kill effort … Notched a career-high 28 kills on 58 attacks with an attack percentage of .293 in a win over Little Rock (Oct. 3) … Recorded a season-high seven blocks versus UT Arlington (Oct. 16) … Retained a season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 | SOPHOMORE
Led the Red Wolves in total blocks (91) while also knocking down 138 kills from her middle blocker spot … Served 26 aces on the year, including six matches with at least two aces … Collected six digs with five kills in a win at UT Arlington (11/8) … Posted a career-high nine kills at ULM (10/25) … Tallied 5.0 total blocks or more in four matches, including 7.0 twice – vs. New Orleans (9/7) and vs. Chattanooga (9/21) … Served three aces in three matches, including the last two of the season vs. Louisiana (11/21) and Troy (11/22) in the SBC Tournament.
2018 | FRESHMAN
Made 14 starts over 16 appearances, playing 49 sets … Tallied 62 kills (1.27/set) and 23 total blocks while serving 7 aces … Earned 4 total blocks at Georgia State (Oct. 26) and against Jackson State (Sept. 15) … Notched a season-high 8 kills three times at Coastal Carolina (Oct. 5), at Little Rock (Oct. 30) and against Texas State (Nov. 2) … Handed out a pair of assists on Oct. 20 vs. Little Rock … Made her first career start on Sept. 14 vs. Southern Illinois.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner at Payson-Seymour High School … Led the Indians to a 41-1 record as a senior and the Class 1A Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state championship … All-State First-Team honoree as a senior … First-Team All-Area selection all four years by the Quincy Herald-Whig and named the Player of the Year by the newspaper as a senior in 2017 … Chosen as All-Conference all four seasons … Holds school record for number of kills with 1,458 in her career, which is ranked as 17th most in IHSA history … Selected as the KHQA Student-Athlete of Week once and also picked as the Top Female Athlete in Fall 2017 by KHQA … Finished senior season with 409 kills on a .402 hitting percentage … Also led the team with 68 service aces as a senior and tallied 13 kills in the state championship match win over Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor … Registered her 1,000th career kill as a junior and has ranked in the top 50 players in Illinois … Named Third-Team All-American by Prep Volleyball after recording 394 kills, 104 blocks, and 115 digs as a sophomore … Named to the All-Tournament team in every tournament she ever competed in … Earned a spot on the Honor Roll all four years … Member of National Honor Society … Participated in Students of Academic Achievement.
PERSONAL
Daughter of John and Niki Stanford … Birthday is Dec. 14 … Studying radiology … Enjoys volleyball, traveling, shopping, and attending concerts.
