AWARDS:
WCC All-Academic first team – 2016
Pepperdine Dean’s List – 2017
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2015, 16, 17
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘gold’ honors – 2016, 17
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘silver’ honors – 2015
PEPPERDINE CAREER: Has played in 58 matches and 155 sets for the Waves in three healthy seasons … Posted five double-doubles in assists and digs and five matches with double-figure digs … Has tallied three double-figure kill matches … Throughout three seasons, has produced 1.28 kills/set (199-109-652), 2.23 assists/set (346), 0.09 aces/set (13), 1.30 digs/set (201) and 0.50 blocks/set (77) … Tabbed a career-best 14 kills against Portland (11/7/15) and a .350 hitting percentage at Santa Clara with a 9-2-20 output (11/14/15) … Amassed a career-high 28 assists at Gonzaga (11/5/16), 19 digs against Portland (10/8/16) and six blocks twice against Pacific (10/29/16) and at Saint Mary’s (10/31/15).
PEPPERDINE BEACH 2019: Saw action in eight matches for the Waves in her senior season, totaling a 3-5 overall record, including a 2-4 output in the No. 3 spot and a 1-1 record in the No. 4 slot.
PEPPERDINE INDOOR 2018: Played in six matches in her senior season, totaling 13 sets played … Amassed 10 kills (0.77 k/s) on a .138 clip, while adding two digs (0.15 d/s) and three total blocks (0.23 b/s) for 11.5 points (0.88) on the season … Marked a season-high four kills and three blocks at Pacific (11/3/19).
PEPPERDINE INDOOR 2017: Did not see any action in 2017.
PEPPERDINE BEACH 2017: Did not see any action on the beach in 2017.
PEPPERDINE INDOOR 2016: Played in 29 of the Waves’ 30 total matches, including action 89 total sets … Averaged 1.17 kills/set (104-53-331), 3.88 assists/set (345), 0.13 aces/set (12), 1.92 digs/set (171), 0.46 blocks/set (41) for the team … Tabbed five double-doubles with assists and digs and had five double-figure digs matches … Tabbed one double-figure kill match … Led the Waves in assists seven times, aces three times, kills twice and hitting percentage, digs and blocks once … Tallied a season-high 28 assists at Gonzaga (11/5/16) and 19 digs against Portland (10/8/16) … Amassed six blocks against Pacific at home (10/29/16).
PEPPERDINE INDOOR 2015: Played in 23 matches with nine starts and totaled 53 sets played last season … Averaged 1.60 kills/set, 0.53 digs/set, 0.62 blocks/set and 1.95 points/set … Posted 85 kills with a .120 attack percentage … Also amassed one ace, one assist, 28 digs and 33 blocks with two solos for 103.5 points on the season … Had a season-best 14 kills in five sets against Portland (11/7) … Had a season-best .714 success rate on the attack with a 5-0-7 output against San Francisco (10/17) … Tallied a season-best seven digs, while adding four blocks in three sets vs. San Diego (10/24) … Garnered a season-high six blocks with one solo effort in three sets at Saint Mary’s (10/31).
CLUB: Played for Spiral Volleyball Club (16s, 17s and 18s) and Storm Volleyball Club (15s) … Placed second at Nationals in the USA Division with Spiral 18s … A member of the USAV Beach U-19 National A1 team, and the U-17 National A2 team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Desert Vista High School, located in Phoenix, Ariz., in 2015 … Also attended Boulder Creek High School for two years … Named a 2014-15 All-American first teamer by Volleyball Magazine, AVCA/Under Armour and PrepVolleyball.com … Also the Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year and the Arizona Republic’s Big Schools Player of the Year … Named one of the state’s top 10 athletes of the year by the Arizona Republic (ranked #4 among boys and girls) … Recorded 309 kills, 500 assists, 199 digs, 87 blocks and 41 aces as a senior … Made the all-tournament teams at the Nike Tournament of Champions and the Westwood Tournament of Champions … Team won the state title and was ranked second in the country by MaxPreps … The AIA 4A/5A Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Desert Vista’s Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL: Born in Phoeniz, Ariz. … Daughter of Frank and Terri Tunnell … Her father played baseball at Grand Canyon and in the Seattle Mariners’ organization … Has one brother, West, who plays baseball at Baylor … Chose Pepperdine because “besides the fact that I’ve wanted to come to Pepperdine since I was 12, I chose it because of the location, the small school environment, the spiritual environment and the volleyball program.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys going to the beach and hiking … Favorites include Kerri Walsh (pro athlete), Arizona Diamondbacks (pro team), Bridesmaids (movie), Criminal Minds, How I Met Your Mother and The Office (TV shows), John Mayer (musical artist), ice cream (food) and baseball (sport other than volleyball).
