Arkansas State University

Preseason: She is coming off of an outstanding junior year ... Looking for her to have even better numbers this year as she established herself as one of the best defensive players in the Sun Belt ... She needs just 200 digs to become the 14th Lady Indian all-time to reach 1,000 career digs.

2005: Played in all 30 matches for the Tribe as a junior as she spearheaded the Lady Indian defense from her libero position ... Finished first on the team and was third in the Sun Belt Conference with 510 digs (4.77 d/g) ... Garnered Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week accolades on three separate occasions (Sept. 5-11th, Sept. 19-25th, Oct. 24-30th) ... Tallied double figures in digs in 26 of 30 matches last fall including 11 matches of 20-plus digs ... Set a new career-high in digs with 36 against Sun Belt foe North Texas ... Her 510 digs are sixth most in a single season in ASU history and the most since 1993 (Margie Kolat) ... She finished second in the conference with 234 digs (5.09 d/g) in Sun Belt action ... Earned TIS Bookstore Invitational All-Tournament honors ... 2004: Played in all 33 matches as a sophomore including 12 starts ... Was fifth on the team with 209 digs on the year (1.80 digs/game) ... Posted nine double figure dig matches on the year including a career-high 21 digs at Memphis when she started at Libero ... Recorded a season-high eight kills in the season opener against Louisiana Tech and notched seven kills on four different occasions ... 2003: Saw action in 27 matches as a true freshman, including nine starts ... Notched 103 kills, 81 digs and 44 blocks ... Tallied a career-high 11 kills against in-state foe Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Posted seven total blocks against Oral Roberts and added six blocks against TCU and Ole Miss.

High School: Four-year varsity player at Las Cruces High School ... Guided her team to the state title as a sophomore and junior ... Earned All-State accolades in 2000 and 2001 ... Selected as the 2002 New Mexico Coaches Player of the Year ... Team MVP in 1999 and named best offensive player in as a senior ... Picked up the Most Heart award from 2000-2002 ... Honor Roll from 1999-2003.

Personal: Daughter of Kent Volkmer and Cindy Volkmer ... Born on December 24, 1984 ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.