2015 (Senior Season): Made 23 starts and played in 33 of 35 matches … posted season totals of 212 kills, 92 digs, 36 blocks (9s, 27a), 12 assists and nine service aces … also served as a primary passer with 253 service receptions … abused Rutgers in a pair of sweeps, combining for 22 kills at a .513 attacking clip in six sets … tallied double-digit kills in eight additional matches as well, including a double-double performance at No. 4 Minnesota (14 digs, 11 kills) on Nov. 25 … added three aces against the Golden Gophers … responsible for 11 or more points in a dozen contests … earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten and OSU Scholar-Athlete recognition.
USA Volleyball: Trained and competed with the U.S. Collegiate National Team (CNT) in conjunction with the USA Volleyball Girl’s Junior National Championships (GJNC) in Minneapolis, Minn., from June 22-July 1, 2014 … member of the 2010 Youth National Team that took silver in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore … member of the 2010 Junior National A2 Red Team that finished second in the International Division … attended the Junior National Team Tryout in 2011.
Summer 2015: Participated in the Bucks Go Pro program, interning with the Event Management Department.
2014 (Junior Season): Played in 30 matches, including 13 starts … posted season totals of 243 kills, 73 digs, 42 blocks (10s, 32a) and nine service aces … toed the service line for final four points of a five-set victory at Nebraska (10/4), ripping an ace to go ahead 15-14 in the final frame … named to the all-tournament team at the Miami University Invitational (9/19-20), thanks in large part to a 27-point explosion against the RedHawks which tied for the most in four-set match by any Big Ten player in 2014 … attacked .417 with nine crucial kills in NCAA Second Round victory at Kentucky (12/6) … tallied double-digit kills in 11 contests … fired in three aces in sweeps over Auburn (9/5) and at Iowa (10/3) … an Academic All-Big Ten and OSU Scholar-Athlete honoree.
2013 (Sophomore Season): Played in 28 matches with her first career-start coming at Purdue (10/4) … averaged 1.05 kills per set with 80 on the season … career-best 10 kills at home vs. the Boilermakers (11/9) with a .429 attack percentage (10-1-21) … added 10 kills and three blocks against Northwestern (11/23) … eight kills at Northwestern with two digs and one solo block (10/16) … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2012 (Freshman Season): Saw playing time in four of the five sets against Oregon (8/25)… played in all three matches of the Maryland Invitational and two matches of the WKU Tournament… totaled seven kills against the Ducks and added two digs … also had seven kills in 3-2 win at Maryland (9/1) and had a season-best .312 attack percentage … 26 kills and 28 points this season … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.
Prior to Ohio State: Four-year starter at The Woodlands College Park under Candice Collins … three-time team Offensive Player of the Year and was the team’s 2010 and 2011 Player of the Year … two-time District 14-5A MVP … two-time Texas Girls Coaches Association 5A All-State Team honoree … two-time Great Houston first team … Max Preps Second Team All-American … AVCA Under Armour Second Team All-American … VYPE Magazine Houston Female Athlete of the Year runner-up … holds school records in career blocks (454), career kills (1,418) and kills in a match (42) … four-time Academic All-District … listed No. 42 on Prepvolleyball.com’s list of Top 100 seniors … among the Volleyball Magazine Girls’ Fab 50 list … a Prepvolleyball.com High School Volleyball Academic All-America third team honoree … played club ball for the Houston Juniors coached by Chuck Schneider … named to the Junior Olympic 15 Open All-Tournament Team in 2009.
Personal: Daughter of Scott and Caroline Mitchell … has a younger brother, Mark … competed in the 2008 Punt, Pass and Kick National Championships … member of the National Honor Society … named her high school’s Most Outstanding Student for the Class of 2012 … majoring in sport industry.
