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Ohio State Career
- Earned bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences in Spring 2024; plans to attend Ohio State’s College of Pharmacy to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree
- A four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and three-time Academic All-Big Ten choice
- 2024 B1G Distinguished Scholar and IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selection
- Woody and Anne Hayes scholarship winner
2024 (Senior Season)
- Played in three games
- Earned B1G Distinguished Scholar, IWLCA Academic Honor Roll, Academic All-B1G and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades
2023 (Junior Season)
- Saw action in seven games
- Scored vs. Colorado March 12
- Caused turnover and a ground ball against Michigan March 9
- Also had a groundball against Robert Morris Feb. 10
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten accolades
2022 (Sophomore Season)
- Played in five games
- Scored first collegiate goal March 15 vs. Marist and had a draw control in the game
- Picked up a ground ball vs. Robert Morris Feb. 12
- Also saw action against Cincinnati Feb. 16, Duquesne March 10 at Northwestern March 19
- An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and named to Academic All-Big Ten team
2021 (Freshman Season)
- Did not see game action
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades
- Named to College of Pharmacy Dean’s List in Spring 2021
Prior to Ohio State
- 2020 Adrenaline All-American
- Part of 2019 SVLC championship team
- Team captain as a junior and senior
- Earned Sacramento All-City Team honors in 2019
- Three-time all-conference selection, with first team honors in 2018 and ’19 and second team recognition in 2017
- 181 career draw controls with 134 ground balls and 62 caused turnovers
- Played for Tenacity Project for six years
- Also ran cross country and member of SFL championship team; won individual SFL title in 2018
Personal
- Daughter of Ming and Adrian
- Has two older siblings, Ty and Jalin
- Hobbies include cooking, yoga, hiking, playing with her dog, Cash, and shopping
- On how she got into lacrosse: “The varsity lacrosse coach saw me running around the high school track and invited me to a camp, saying ‘Lacrosse is like track but with a stick.'”
- On why she chose Ohio State: “The school spirit is electric, the campus is beautiful and I have the opportunity to pursue my interest in pharmacy with help from numerous resources.”
- When she was 12, had the fastest 1500m time of all 11-12 year olds in the country that year
