2009: Appeared in 53 sets…Had 96 kills(1.81 per set) and 40 blocks (0.75 per set)…Ranked third onthe team and ninth in the Ivy League in blocks perset…Selected as Ivy League Player of the Week afteraveraging 3.22 kills per set with.424 hitting percentage and atournament-high 1.22 blocks per set in Yale’s sweep of theSeton Hall Invitational…Also earned All-Tournament Teamaccolades for that performance, which includes a season-high 12kills against Hofstra…Had eight kills in the Oct. 2 sweep ofBrown…Reached double figures with 10 kills and added fiveblocks on Oct. 10 against Penn.
2008: Played in 83 sets...Averaged 1.68 killswith a .238 hitting percentage...Registered 0.51 blocks perset...Hit .333 with 13 kills and just one error en route to earninga spot on the Penn State Classic All-Tournament team...Recordedfive kills and a season-best five blocks in the Sept. 27 sweep ofLong Island...Recorded a season-high 12 kills on 22 swings (.500)on Oct. 3 at Brown...Hit .778 (8-1-9) on Oct. 4 vs. Brown...Talliednine kills, and a career-best five digs on Oct. 18 againstPenn...Matched her season high of five blocks on Oct. 18 againstPenn and again on Nov. 29 at Loyola Marymount...Led all playerswith nine kills on Oct. 24 at Cornell...Recorded 10 kills on 20swings without committing an error on Nov. 14 at Penn.
2007: Made 17 starts, appearing in 62 games atmiddle blocker...Posted 127 kills and 63 blocks...Named to the YaleInvitational all-tournament team after tallying 23 kills and 13blocks in the tournament...Had eight kills in three of the firstfour matches of the season, and seven in the other...Hit .778,recording seven kills without an error vs. Sacred Heart (Sept.8)...Had five solo blocks and seven overall vs. Maine (Sept.8)...Recorded seven blocks at Harvard on Oct. 6...Smashed 18 kills(double her previous career high) and hit .472 in the season finaleagainst UC Santa Barbara in the Baden Thanksgiving Classic (Nov.24).
2006: Started the first 10 matches of hercollegiate career...Appeared in 51 games during theseason...Notched 83 kills and 54 blocks...Led team with 1.06 blocksper game...Posted eight kills against Siena in her first collegiatematch (Sept. 8)...Tallied a career-high nine kills in Yale''s winover Rhode Island in the Courtyard by Marriott Yale Classic (Sept.22)...Registered eight total blocks in Yale''s five-game win overConnecticut (Sept. 12).
Before Yale: Helped lead Cherry Hill East toits first Group IV New Jersey state championship while being namedthe Star Ledger South Jersey Player of the Year...Letteredfour times in volleyball and twice more in swimming...Honored as aBloustein Distinguished Scholar, a National Merit Commended Studentand a National Achievement semi-finalist.
Getting to Know LJ
Favorite Quote: “The vision of a championis someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point ofexhaustion, when no one else is watching.”
Biggest Inspiration: My parents
Favorite Reality TV Show: "Survivor"
Favorite Sports Movie: Remember theTitans
People are surprised that you…: areobsessed with the TV show, "Survivor". It is currently in its 18thseason, and I have not missed a single one.
Which of your teammates would make the bestcoach?: Kate Parker, because of her love for the game.
Why did you choose Yale?: I chose Yale for thecombination of the opportunities to attend a great academicuniversity and to be a part of a successful volleyball program.When I visited and got a chance to be on campus and spend time withthe team, I knew Yale was the perfect fit.
