Pepperdine University Athletics

AWARDS:
WCC All-Academic first team – 2020
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll gold honors – 2019, 20, 21
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2019, 20, 21
 
PEPPERDINE CAREER: Throughout three seasons donning the navy and orange, played in eight duals and collected three wins throughout with one in the No. 4 position and two in the No. 5 position.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Played in six matches as a junior, collecting on two wins – one in each the No. 4 and No. 5 position … Also went 1-1 in the No. 6 exhibition slot … Played primarily alongside partner Gracie Pedersen, defeating opponents from Missouri State, Colorado Mesa and Concordia all in straight sets.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Played in two duals for the Waves as a sophomore, collecting a 1-1 record in the No. 5 position … Alongside Maddy Bailey, collected a three-set win over #10 Stetson’s No. 5 pair … Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Did not see any action as a freshman.
 
USA/CLUB: Played for Walker Beach VC in 2018, Desert Sand VC from 2013-17 and Zona VC from 2013-17 … With Zona, helped her team to a National Championship victory in Minnesota at the Girls’ Junior National Championships in 2017.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Ariz. in 2018 … Lettered four years as a setter at SCHS under Head Coach Heather Moore-Martin in the 4A Southern Arizona Conference … Led her team to Arizona 4A State Championships in 2016 and 2017 and a 2018 Arizona Pair’s Division I Inaugural State Championship runner-up finish on the beach … Inducted into the Salpointe Catholic HS Sports Hall of Fame after her senior season … In her senior year in 2017-18, named to MaxPreps HS Medium Schools All-American girls volleyball first team for both beach and indoor, earned Salpointe MVP in both indoor and beach volleyball, was one of eight people in Arizona nominated for Arizona’s indoor Player of the Year and was nominated and top-three finalist for Arizona’s Beach Player of the Year … In her senior season, was named Top Beach Pair of the Year on AllSportsTucson.com for Southern Arizona … As a senior, earned the Arizona Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award for beach and indoor … In her final season, earned Indoor Arizona All-Conference 4A first team, 4A Kino All-Region Defensive Player of the Year, 4A Kino All-Region first team and was named AllSportsTucson.com Southern Arizona Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year … Was High School State Champion Division I runner up in the beach pairs championship … In her junior season, earned the AZ Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award, AZ IAA Indoor 4A All-Conference first team honors and Indoor 4A Kino All-Region first team … Holds six records at Salpointe, including most aces in a career (186) and most assists in a career (3,830) … Member of the National Honor Society, recipient of honor of Salpointe Scholar Award, named National Merit Scholar Finalist and was a four-year recipient of Salpointe Catholic HS’s Johnson-Manley Lumber Company Class Scholarship.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in economics … Daughter of Beth and Stu … Has two siblings, Morgan and Carter … Majoring in Accounting at Pepperdine and has an aspiration to become a doctor … Stated what she loves most about volleyball is “that beach can be more about strategy and competitiveness than physicality at times, which is exciting.”
 
FAVORITES: Kerri Walsh Jennings (pro athlete) … Cleveland Cavaliers (pro team) … Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (book) … The Lion King (movie) … The Office (TV show) … Luke Bryan (musical artist) … bagels (food) … swimming (sport other than volleyball) … nature photography (hobby).
 
WHY PEPPERDINE: “I chose to attend Pepperdine because the school is incredible. I have always wanted to compete in beach volleyball at the collegiate level, and when the opportunity presented itself, it was an offer I would never refuse.  The school itself is a great fit for me, with a smaller size and diverse community.”