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Jersey Number 15
Kendra Wait
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gardner, Kan.
- High School:
- Gardner Edgerton
- Deals:
Bio
Awards & Honors
2021 All-BIG EAST Conference
2021 AVCA All-East Region First Team
2021 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2021 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2021 BIG EAST Conference All-Freshman Team
2021 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/1
2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 8/30
2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/13
2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/20
2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/27
2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/1
2021 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2021 Mizzou Invitational All-Tournament Team
2021 Mizzou Invitational MVP
2021 Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
2021 Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 Dean’s List
2022 All-BIG EAST Conference
2022 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2022 AVCA All-East Region First Team
2022 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2022 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/12
2022 BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award
2022 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2022 College Sports Communicators Second Team Academic All-American
2022 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2022 Rumble in the Rockies All-Tournament Team
2022 Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23 Dean’s List
2023 All-BIG EAST Conference
2023 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2023 AVCA All-East Region
2023 AVCA Third Team All-American
2023 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/4
2023 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/6
2023 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 9/11
2023 BIG EAST Player of the Year
2023 BIG EAST Setter of the Year
2023 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-American First Team
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2023 Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team, S
2023 Female Athlete of the Year (The Billy’s)
2023 Pittsburgh Regional All-Tournament Team
2023 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2023 True Blue Award (The Billy’s)
2023 Volleyball Magazine Third Team All-American
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
2024 All-BIG EAST Conference
2024 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2024 AVCA All-West Region
2024 AVCA First Team All-American
2024 AVCA National Player of the Week, 9/24
2024 AVCA Player of the Year Watch List (36)
2024 AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist (14)
2024 BIG EAST Player of the Year
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/2
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/9
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/23
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/30
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 10/7
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 10/14
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Year
2024 BIG EAST Tournament MVP
2024 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2024 Bluejay Invitational MVP
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-American First Team
2024 Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team
2024 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2024 VolleyballMag.com First Team All-American
Personal
• Daughter of Darrell and Linda Wait.
• Has siblings Kyle and Cassie.
• Darrell was a high jumper and Kyle was a pole vaulter at Kansas State.
• Older sister, Cassie, helped Kansas Volleyball to the 2015 Final Four and was named Big 12 Libero of the Year in 2016.
• A nursing major.
• Sports hero is Simone Biles.
• Favorite community service project is volunteering at Children’s Nebraska.
• Three dream dinner guests would be Bobby Witt Jr., Andy Reid and Jason Kelce.
• Dream vacation destination is Greece.
• Favorite pizza topping is sausage.
• Person she’d love to meet is Patrick Mahomes.
• Dream NIL endorsement is Liquid IV.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Zac Brown Band.
• Life advice to others is don’t take yourself too seriously.
• Favorite TV show to watch is Royals Pains.
• Gameday superstition is counting her breaths during the national anthem.
• Favorite professor at Creighton is Whitney Van De Graaff.
• Best sports memory is winning the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on our home court in front of our amazing fans.
• Chose Creighton because the community surrounding the team along with the culture built by the coaches and players.
• Super power she wish she had was super speed.
• Thinks Jennifer Lawrence would play her in a movie.
• Movie she’s watched the most is Top Gun.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is Washington, D.C.
2024: Senior at Creighton
• Creighton’s first volleyball player ever to be named an AVCA First Team All-American.
• Also tabbed a First Team All-American by VolleyballMag.com.
• Named the BIG EAST Player of the Year and Setter of the Year in both 2023 and 2024, she was also a Third Team AVCA All-American in 2023.
• One of 14 semifinalists for the AVCA National Player of the Year award.
• Second player in program history to be a four-time AVCA All-Region pick (2021-24), joining Jaali Winters (2015-18).
• Selected in the fifth round of the Pro Volleyball Federation Draft, No. 37 overall, by the Omaha Supernovas.
• Led the BIG EAST in assists per set all four years, and was 13th-best nationally in 2024.
• In BIG EAST play only, ranked first with 11.05 assists per set and fourth in blocks per set.
• Unanimous Preseason All-BIG EAST choice.
• A College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American in 2023 and Academic All-District selection in 2024.
• Set a CU record with 73 career double-doubles, including a facility-record 31 inside D.J. Sokol Arena.
• Second in CU history with 4,970 career assists, and set a D.J. Sokol Arena record 2,191 career helpers.
• Became 11th player in program history to appear in 100 wins at Creighton when she did so at Butler on Oct. 4, and her 119 career wins played in are a program record.
• Has been named to Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team all four seasons of her career, including MVP honors in 2024.
• BIG EAST Setter of the Week on Sept. 2, Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 7 and Oct. 14.
• Named AVCA National Player of the Week on Sept. 24th.
• Owned 43 assists and 12 digs in win vs. No. 20 USC (Sept. 5).
• Had 50 assists and 10 digs at No. 5 Nebraska (Sept. 10).
• Collected fourth straight double-double on Sept. 13. vs. Northern Iowa with 31 assists and 11 digs.
• Finished match at No. 4 Louisville with 37 assists, 13 digs, six kills, three blocks and two aces while surpassing 4,000 career assists (Sept. 15).
• Had season-high 51 assists and added 11 digs, six blocks and had five kills in 3-1 win vs. No. 6 Purdue (Sept. 20).
• Finished with 45 assists and season-best 15 digs in 3-0 win at No. 10 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Owned 47 assists, 10 digs and five blocks in win vs. Marquette (Oct. 1).
• Had 33 assists, nine digs and tied career-high with seven blocks in 3-0 win at Villanova (Oct. 11).
• Owned season-high 17 digs at Seton Hall (Oct. 26).
• Picked up Creighton-record 66th career double-double on Nov. 1 vs. St. John’s (36 assists, 10 digs).
• Had 44 assists, 13 digs, five blocks and season-high three aces at Marquette (Nov. 10).
• Hit .833 with 32 assists, 11 digs and five kills vs. Georgetown on Senior Day (Nov. 17).
• Earned BIG EAST Tournament MVP honors after 35 assists and 11 digs vs. Marquette in the final (Nov. 30).
• Tied career-high with nine kills in NCAA Tournament opener vs. South Dakota (Dec. 5).
• Secured Sweet 16 trip with 35 assists, eight digs and eight kills on .889 hitting in 3-0 win against Ole Miss (Dec. 6).
• Posted 47 assists, match-high 17 digs and added five kills on .500 hitting in Sweet 16 victory against No. 13 Texas (Dec. 13).
• Owned a double-double in 17-of-20 career matches against Top 25 foes.
2023: Junior at Creighton
• Third Team All-American by the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine.
• Voted a First Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators, the second player in program history to earn that honor.
• Earned All-BIG EAST acclaim for the third straight season, this time picking up BIG EAST Player of the Year and BIG EAST Setter of the Year accolades as well.
• Named to BIG EAST’s All-Tournament Team.
• Started every match and led CU with 18 double-doubles, giving her 53 overall in her career and 22 inside D.J. Sokol Arena to tie the facility record.
• Led Creighton in both total assists and digs.
• Led the BIG EAST in assists per set (for the third straight season) and was 33rd nationally in assists per set.
• Also ranked 10th in the BIG EAST with 3.41 digs per set.
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 4th and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week seven days later on Sept. 11th, becoming first player in league history to win both awards a week apart.
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 6 after averaging 12.00 assists and 4.67 digs per set in two wins.
• Had 34 assists, 10 digs, five blocks and five kills in 3-0 win vs. No. 16 Purdue (Aug. 26).
• Owned 53 assists, 18 digs and five kills vs. Duke (Aug. 27).
• Had season-high 55 assists, 13 digs and five blocks in Sept. 1 win vs. Ball State.
• Approached a triple-double in 3-1 win vs. UNI (Sept. 3), finishing with 43 assists, 22 digs, seven kills and five blocks while hitting .583.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at Bluejay Invitational (Sept. 3) after averaging 11.67 assists, 3.50 digs and 1.00 blocks per set in three wins.
• Hit .714 and added 32 assists and eight digs at No. 4 Nebraska (Sept. 6).
• Owned 47 assists, 12 digs, six kills and five blocks vs. Iowa State (Sept. 10).
• Had 42 assists and 22 digs in 3-2 victory at No. 9 Minnesota (Sept. 16), also adding a season-high six blocks.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at Diet Coke Classic after helping Creighton to wins vs. High Point and No. 9 Minnesota.
• Had 45 assists and season-high 26 digs at Xavier (Sept. 23).
• Became fifth player in CU history to reach 3,000 career assists vs. St. John’s (Sept. 29).
• Had 29 assists, eight digs and season-high eight kills while setting team to .488 hitting (third-best in program history) against Georgetown (Oct. 13).
• Had 28 assists, eight digs and six kills on .600 hitting at Providence (Oct. 21).
• Surpassed 1,000 career digs on Oct. 28 at Georgetown in her 89th career match.
• Finished with 40 assists and 12 digs in 3-0 win vs. No. 25 Marquette (Nov. 5).
• Dished 46 assists and hit .556 in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Nov. 10).
• Helped the Bluejays win BIG EAST regular-season title with 38 assists and 14 digs in 3-0 win vs. Butler (Nov. 19).
• Had 44 assists and 17 digs in win vs. Minnesota (Dec. 2) to clinch spot in Sweet 16, including 16 assists and 10 digs in the final set.
• Named to All-Pittsburgh Regional team after 44 assists, 16 digs, four kills and three blocks vs. No. 7 Louisville (Dec. 7).
• Team is 16-1 all-time when she has six or more kills.
2022: Sophomore at Creighton
• Named All-BIG EAST and AVCA All-East Region for second straight fall.
• AVCA Honorable Mention for the second straight year.
• Also a member of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and BIG EAST All-Academic Team, and also won BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award.
• Named a Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention All-American.
• Nation’s only player to average more than 11.00 assists and 3.00 digs per set.
• Topped the BIG EAST with 11.16 assists per set, which ranked 13th-best nationally.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at the Rumble in the Rockies (Aug. 26-27) after hitting .500 and contributing 12.09 assists, 2.27 digs and 1.27 kills per set in three victories.
• Had 45 assists, 12 digs and six kills in 3-1 win at Wyoming (Aug. 27).
• Registered 46 assists and 18 digs vs. No. 2 Nebraska (Sept. 7).
• Named to Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 2-3) after averaging 8.45 assists, 3.09 digs, 1.09 kills and 0.36 aces while hitting .500 in three matches.
• Tallied 29 assists, 14 digs and five kills on .556 hitting vs. No. 16 Kentucky (Sept. 3).
• Became first Bluejay with at least 50 assists and 30 digs in a match when she had 59 assists and a career-high 36 digs in 3-2 win vs. Florida State (Sept. 9).
• Dished 58 assists one day later in 3-2 win at Omaha (Sept. 10).
• Had 41 assists, 19 digs and six kills on .545 hitting vs. Kansas State (Sept. 17).
• Had kill on match point and added 52 assists and 12 digs in 3-2 win at UConn (Oct. 7).
• Approached a triple-double with 56 assists, 24 digs and eight kills on .400 hitting at Rice (Sept. 18).
• Had 38 assists, 11 digs and five blocks in 3-0 win vs. Butler (Sept. 30).
• Approached another triple-double with 59 assists, 18 digs and career-high nine kills against No. 16 Marquette (Oct. 14).
• Finished with 52 assists, 19 digs and six blocks vs. DePaul (Oct. 16), recording her 2,000th career assist.
• Owned 34 assists, 11 digs and six kills on .667 hitting in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Oct. 28).
• Had 33 assists, six digs and tied career-high with nine kills on .667 hitting in 3-0 win at St. John’s (Oct. 30).
• Had 35 assists, seven kills and seven digs on .778 hitting vs. Providence (Nov. 4).
• Owned 42 assists, seven digs and five kills on .714 hitting in 3-0 win vs. Xavier in BIG EAST Tournament semifinals (Nov. 25).
• Had career-high 60 assists and seven blocks while adding 20 digs in title match win at BIG EAST Tournament vs. No. 14 Marquette (Nov. 26).
• Missed NCAA Tournament match vs. Auburn due to injury (Dec. 2).
• Topped the club with 18 double-doubles in 2022, including six in a row from Sept. 7-23.
2021: Freshman at Creighton
• Averaged 10.46 assists, 3.11 digs, 1.19 kills and 0.85 blocks per set while starting all 35 matches.
• Led the BIG EAST in assists per set and ranked 14th in digs per set and 17th in blocks per set.
• Nationally, ranked 25th in total assists and 46th in assists per set.
• Honorable Mention AVCA All-American.
• Recognized as a Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention All-American.
• Was an All-BIG EAST Conference selection and All-Freshman Team honoree.
• Became first freshman to lead the BIG EAST in assists per set since Marquette’s Chelsea Heier in 2011.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at BIG EAST Tournament.
• Five-time BIG EAST Freshman of Week and one-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week topped CU with 15 double-doubles.
• One of three freshmen setters for a Top 25 team, along with Kami Miner (Stanford) and Emma Grome (Kentucky).
• Named MVP of the Mizzou Invitational following her first weekend of collegiate volleyball after averaging 10.22 assists, 3.56 digs, 1.11 blocks, 1.33 kills and hitting .440 as she became the first Bluejay freshman ever to be named MVP in debut tourney. Also was BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after that event.
• Landed a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the Bluejay Invitational (Sept. 10-11) after averaging 10.60 assists, 3.00 digs, 1.50 blocks and 1.00 kills per set, which also earned her a second BIG EAST Freshman of the Week plaudit (Sept. 13).
• Named to All-Tournament Team at Shocker Volleyball Classic after averaging 10.78 assists, 3.44 digs, 1.56 kills and 1.11 blocks on .448 hitting (Sept. 18) to claim third BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor.
• Earned fourth BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor on Sept. 27 after she hit .550 with 11 kills, 77 assists, 27 digs and six blocks in two wins.
• Had back-to-back double-doubles vs. Saint Louis (31 assists, 10 digs) and Missouri (29 assists, 15 digs) on Aug. 27 & 28.
• Approached a triple-double vs. USC (Sept. 3), finishing with 50 assists, nine kills and eight digs, then again vs. Illinois (Sept. 11) when she had 47 assists, 15 digs and seven blocks.
• Had 47 assists and 18 digs at Butler (Sept. 24).
• Produced 35 assists, nine digs and six blocks in 3-0 win vs. DePaul (Oct. 8).
• Owned season-highs with 53 assists and three aces in win vs. Marquette (Oct. 10).
• Had 40 assists, 21 digs and six kills in 3-1 win at Marquette (Oct. 29), becoming CU’s seventh player ever with 40 assists and 20 digs in a match, and first since 2016.
• Owned 28 assists, six kills, five digs and five blocks on .500 hitting in 3-0 win vs. DePaul in BIG EAST Tournament semifinals (Nov. 26).
• Tied season-high with seven blocks in BIG EAST Tournament final to go with 24 assists, 12 digs and four kills on .444 hitting in 3-0 win at Marquette (Nov. 27).
• Had double-doubles in both NCAA Tournament matches, including 31 assists and 14 digs vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 2) and 45 assists and 15 digs vs. Kansas (Dec. 3).
• Was Creighton’s first freshman to start a season-opener at setter since Korie Lebeda in 2005.
Gardner Edgerton High School
• Nation’s No. 7 recruit, per PrepVolleyball, the top-ranked Bluejay volleyball recruit under Kirsten Bernthal Booth and the centerpiece of Creighton’s fifth-ranked recruiting class.
• Named a First Team Under Armour All-American and Second Team All-American by Volleyball Magazine and Max Preps as a senior, when she had 494 assists, 238 digs and 87 kills and set school’s career record with 3,163 assists.
• Sunflower League Player of the Year in volleyball as a junior and senior and First Team All-State three times.
• Named Kansas High School Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year as a senior after winning Class 6A state titles in the 100 (12.02), shot put (42-2.5), long jump (18-5) and pole vault (11-0) in a three-hour span on the same day.
• Was first female in state history to win four state track titles in Class 6A in the same year.
• Honored with 2020-21 Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine Center Female Performance of the Year.
• Named Kansas City Star’s Girls Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2021, having also ranked fourth in her class of 399 students.
• Named 2019 Gatorade Kansas Volleyball Player of the Year after 944 assists, 417 digs, 143 kills, 119 blocks and 52 aces as she hit .385.
• Also named to Class 6A All-State Tournament Team as a sophomore and junior.
• Named First Team 16 Club Volleyball All-American in summer of 2018 by PrepVolleyball after being named MVP of USA Volleyball 16 Open Tournament.
• Was First Team All-State as a sophomore after 944 assists, 372 digs, 111 blocks, 88 kills and 24 aces, when she was a finalist for National Sophomore Player of the Year by PrepVolleyball.
• As a sophomore, won the state track meet in the 100 (12.04) and shot put (42-11.75) and finished second in pole vault (11-6) and fourth in the 200 (25.67), winning conference titles in each event. Was named Varsity Kansas All-Class Girls State MVP in 2019, as well.
• As a freshman, owned 781 assists, 289 digs, 107 kills, 51 blocks and 21 aces, landing Honorable Mention All-State acclaim.
• As a freshman, won state in the 100 and shot put, was third in the pole vault and fourth in the 200.
• Three-time state champ in the 100 meters and the pole vault.
• Volleyball coaches were Alexandra Fitzmorris-Sorn and Hannah Bettge, while track coach was Larry Ward.
• Committed to Creighton in April of 2018.
2021 All-BIG EAST Conference
2021 AVCA All-East Region First Team
2021 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2021 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2021 BIG EAST Conference All-Freshman Team
2021 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/1
2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 8/30
2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/13
2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/20
2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/27
2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/1
2021 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2021 Mizzou Invitational All-Tournament Team
2021 Mizzou Invitational MVP
2021 Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
2021 Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 Dean’s List
2022 All-BIG EAST Conference
2022 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2022 AVCA All-East Region First Team
2022 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2022 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/12
2022 BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award
2022 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2022 College Sports Communicators Second Team Academic All-American
2022 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2022 Rumble in the Rockies All-Tournament Team
2022 Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23 Dean’s List
2023 All-BIG EAST Conference
2023 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2023 AVCA All-East Region
2023 AVCA Third Team All-American
2023 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/4
2023 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/6
2023 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 9/11
2023 BIG EAST Player of the Year
2023 BIG EAST Setter of the Year
2023 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-American First Team
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2023 Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team, S
2023 Female Athlete of the Year (The Billy’s)
2023 Pittsburgh Regional All-Tournament Team
2023 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2023 True Blue Award (The Billy’s)
2023 Volleyball Magazine Third Team All-American
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
2024 All-BIG EAST Conference
2024 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2024 AVCA All-West Region
2024 AVCA First Team All-American
2024 AVCA National Player of the Week, 9/24
2024 AVCA Player of the Year Watch List (36)
2024 AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist (14)
2024 BIG EAST Player of the Year
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/2
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/9
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/23
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/30
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 10/7
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 10/14
2024 BIG EAST Setter of the Year
2024 BIG EAST Tournament MVP
2024 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2024 Bluejay Invitational MVP
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-American First Team
2024 Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team
2024 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2024 VolleyballMag.com First Team All-American
Personal
• Daughter of Darrell and Linda Wait.
• Has siblings Kyle and Cassie.
• Darrell was a high jumper and Kyle was a pole vaulter at Kansas State.
• Older sister, Cassie, helped Kansas Volleyball to the 2015 Final Four and was named Big 12 Libero of the Year in 2016.
• A nursing major.
• Sports hero is Simone Biles.
• Favorite community service project is volunteering at Children’s Nebraska.
• Three dream dinner guests would be Bobby Witt Jr., Andy Reid and Jason Kelce.
• Dream vacation destination is Greece.
• Favorite pizza topping is sausage.
• Person she’d love to meet is Patrick Mahomes.
• Dream NIL endorsement is Liquid IV.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Zac Brown Band.
• Life advice to others is don’t take yourself too seriously.
• Favorite TV show to watch is Royals Pains.
• Gameday superstition is counting her breaths during the national anthem.
• Favorite professor at Creighton is Whitney Van De Graaff.
• Best sports memory is winning the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on our home court in front of our amazing fans.
• Chose Creighton because the community surrounding the team along with the culture built by the coaches and players.
• Super power she wish she had was super speed.
• Thinks Jennifer Lawrence would play her in a movie.
• Movie she’s watched the most is Top Gun.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is Washington, D.C.
2024: Senior at Creighton
• Creighton’s first volleyball player ever to be named an AVCA First Team All-American.
• Also tabbed a First Team All-American by VolleyballMag.com.
• Named the BIG EAST Player of the Year and Setter of the Year in both 2023 and 2024, she was also a Third Team AVCA All-American in 2023.
• One of 14 semifinalists for the AVCA National Player of the Year award.
• Second player in program history to be a four-time AVCA All-Region pick (2021-24), joining Jaali Winters (2015-18).
• Selected in the fifth round of the Pro Volleyball Federation Draft, No. 37 overall, by the Omaha Supernovas.
• Led the BIG EAST in assists per set all four years, and was 13th-best nationally in 2024.
• In BIG EAST play only, ranked first with 11.05 assists per set and fourth in blocks per set.
• Unanimous Preseason All-BIG EAST choice.
• A College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American in 2023 and Academic All-District selection in 2024.
• Set a CU record with 73 career double-doubles, including a facility-record 31 inside D.J. Sokol Arena.
• Second in CU history with 4,970 career assists, and set a D.J. Sokol Arena record 2,191 career helpers.
• Became 11th player in program history to appear in 100 wins at Creighton when she did so at Butler on Oct. 4, and her 119 career wins played in are a program record.
• Has been named to Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team all four seasons of her career, including MVP honors in 2024.
• BIG EAST Setter of the Week on Sept. 2, Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 7 and Oct. 14.
• Named AVCA National Player of the Week on Sept. 24th.
• Owned 43 assists and 12 digs in win vs. No. 20 USC (Sept. 5).
• Had 50 assists and 10 digs at No. 5 Nebraska (Sept. 10).
• Collected fourth straight double-double on Sept. 13. vs. Northern Iowa with 31 assists and 11 digs.
• Finished match at No. 4 Louisville with 37 assists, 13 digs, six kills, three blocks and two aces while surpassing 4,000 career assists (Sept. 15).
• Had season-high 51 assists and added 11 digs, six blocks and had five kills in 3-1 win vs. No. 6 Purdue (Sept. 20).
• Finished with 45 assists and season-best 15 digs in 3-0 win at No. 10 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Owned 47 assists, 10 digs and five blocks in win vs. Marquette (Oct. 1).
• Had 33 assists, nine digs and tied career-high with seven blocks in 3-0 win at Villanova (Oct. 11).
• Owned season-high 17 digs at Seton Hall (Oct. 26).
• Picked up Creighton-record 66th career double-double on Nov. 1 vs. St. John’s (36 assists, 10 digs).
• Had 44 assists, 13 digs, five blocks and season-high three aces at Marquette (Nov. 10).
• Hit .833 with 32 assists, 11 digs and five kills vs. Georgetown on Senior Day (Nov. 17).
• Earned BIG EAST Tournament MVP honors after 35 assists and 11 digs vs. Marquette in the final (Nov. 30).
• Tied career-high with nine kills in NCAA Tournament opener vs. South Dakota (Dec. 5).
• Secured Sweet 16 trip with 35 assists, eight digs and eight kills on .889 hitting in 3-0 win against Ole Miss (Dec. 6).
• Posted 47 assists, match-high 17 digs and added five kills on .500 hitting in Sweet 16 victory against No. 13 Texas (Dec. 13).
• Owned a double-double in 17-of-20 career matches against Top 25 foes.
2023: Junior at Creighton
• Third Team All-American by the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine.
• Voted a First Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators, the second player in program history to earn that honor.
• Earned All-BIG EAST acclaim for the third straight season, this time picking up BIG EAST Player of the Year and BIG EAST Setter of the Year accolades as well.
• Named to BIG EAST’s All-Tournament Team.
• Started every match and led CU with 18 double-doubles, giving her 53 overall in her career and 22 inside D.J. Sokol Arena to tie the facility record.
• Led Creighton in both total assists and digs.
• Led the BIG EAST in assists per set (for the third straight season) and was 33rd nationally in assists per set.
• Also ranked 10th in the BIG EAST with 3.41 digs per set.
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 4th and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week seven days later on Sept. 11th, becoming first player in league history to win both awards a week apart.
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 6 after averaging 12.00 assists and 4.67 digs per set in two wins.
• Had 34 assists, 10 digs, five blocks and five kills in 3-0 win vs. No. 16 Purdue (Aug. 26).
• Owned 53 assists, 18 digs and five kills vs. Duke (Aug. 27).
• Had season-high 55 assists, 13 digs and five blocks in Sept. 1 win vs. Ball State.
• Approached a triple-double in 3-1 win vs. UNI (Sept. 3), finishing with 43 assists, 22 digs, seven kills and five blocks while hitting .583.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at Bluejay Invitational (Sept. 3) after averaging 11.67 assists, 3.50 digs and 1.00 blocks per set in three wins.
• Hit .714 and added 32 assists and eight digs at No. 4 Nebraska (Sept. 6).
• Owned 47 assists, 12 digs, six kills and five blocks vs. Iowa State (Sept. 10).
• Had 42 assists and 22 digs in 3-2 victory at No. 9 Minnesota (Sept. 16), also adding a season-high six blocks.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at Diet Coke Classic after helping Creighton to wins vs. High Point and No. 9 Minnesota.
• Had 45 assists and season-high 26 digs at Xavier (Sept. 23).
• Became fifth player in CU history to reach 3,000 career assists vs. St. John’s (Sept. 29).
• Had 29 assists, eight digs and season-high eight kills while setting team to .488 hitting (third-best in program history) against Georgetown (Oct. 13).
• Had 28 assists, eight digs and six kills on .600 hitting at Providence (Oct. 21).
• Surpassed 1,000 career digs on Oct. 28 at Georgetown in her 89th career match.
• Finished with 40 assists and 12 digs in 3-0 win vs. No. 25 Marquette (Nov. 5).
• Dished 46 assists and hit .556 in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Nov. 10).
• Helped the Bluejays win BIG EAST regular-season title with 38 assists and 14 digs in 3-0 win vs. Butler (Nov. 19).
• Had 44 assists and 17 digs in win vs. Minnesota (Dec. 2) to clinch spot in Sweet 16, including 16 assists and 10 digs in the final set.
• Named to All-Pittsburgh Regional team after 44 assists, 16 digs, four kills and three blocks vs. No. 7 Louisville (Dec. 7).
• Team is 16-1 all-time when she has six or more kills.
2022: Sophomore at Creighton
• Named All-BIG EAST and AVCA All-East Region for second straight fall.
• AVCA Honorable Mention for the second straight year.
• Also a member of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and BIG EAST All-Academic Team, and also won BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award.
• Named a Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention All-American.
• Nation’s only player to average more than 11.00 assists and 3.00 digs per set.
• Topped the BIG EAST with 11.16 assists per set, which ranked 13th-best nationally.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at the Rumble in the Rockies (Aug. 26-27) after hitting .500 and contributing 12.09 assists, 2.27 digs and 1.27 kills per set in three victories.
• Had 45 assists, 12 digs and six kills in 3-1 win at Wyoming (Aug. 27).
• Registered 46 assists and 18 digs vs. No. 2 Nebraska (Sept. 7).
• Named to Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 2-3) after averaging 8.45 assists, 3.09 digs, 1.09 kills and 0.36 aces while hitting .500 in three matches.
• Tallied 29 assists, 14 digs and five kills on .556 hitting vs. No. 16 Kentucky (Sept. 3).
• Became first Bluejay with at least 50 assists and 30 digs in a match when she had 59 assists and a career-high 36 digs in 3-2 win vs. Florida State (Sept. 9).
• Dished 58 assists one day later in 3-2 win at Omaha (Sept. 10).
• Had 41 assists, 19 digs and six kills on .545 hitting vs. Kansas State (Sept. 17).
• Had kill on match point and added 52 assists and 12 digs in 3-2 win at UConn (Oct. 7).
• Approached a triple-double with 56 assists, 24 digs and eight kills on .400 hitting at Rice (Sept. 18).
• Had 38 assists, 11 digs and five blocks in 3-0 win vs. Butler (Sept. 30).
• Approached another triple-double with 59 assists, 18 digs and career-high nine kills against No. 16 Marquette (Oct. 14).
• Finished with 52 assists, 19 digs and six blocks vs. DePaul (Oct. 16), recording her 2,000th career assist.
• Owned 34 assists, 11 digs and six kills on .667 hitting in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Oct. 28).
• Had 33 assists, six digs and tied career-high with nine kills on .667 hitting in 3-0 win at St. John’s (Oct. 30).
• Had 35 assists, seven kills and seven digs on .778 hitting vs. Providence (Nov. 4).
• Owned 42 assists, seven digs and five kills on .714 hitting in 3-0 win vs. Xavier in BIG EAST Tournament semifinals (Nov. 25).
• Had career-high 60 assists and seven blocks while adding 20 digs in title match win at BIG EAST Tournament vs. No. 14 Marquette (Nov. 26).
• Missed NCAA Tournament match vs. Auburn due to injury (Dec. 2).
• Topped the club with 18 double-doubles in 2022, including six in a row from Sept. 7-23.
2021: Freshman at Creighton
• Averaged 10.46 assists, 3.11 digs, 1.19 kills and 0.85 blocks per set while starting all 35 matches.
• Led the BIG EAST in assists per set and ranked 14th in digs per set and 17th in blocks per set.
• Nationally, ranked 25th in total assists and 46th in assists per set.
• Honorable Mention AVCA All-American.
• Recognized as a Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention All-American.
• Was an All-BIG EAST Conference selection and All-Freshman Team honoree.
• Became first freshman to lead the BIG EAST in assists per set since Marquette’s Chelsea Heier in 2011.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at BIG EAST Tournament.
• Five-time BIG EAST Freshman of Week and one-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week topped CU with 15 double-doubles.
• One of three freshmen setters for a Top 25 team, along with Kami Miner (Stanford) and Emma Grome (Kentucky).
• Named MVP of the Mizzou Invitational following her first weekend of collegiate volleyball after averaging 10.22 assists, 3.56 digs, 1.11 blocks, 1.33 kills and hitting .440 as she became the first Bluejay freshman ever to be named MVP in debut tourney. Also was BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after that event.
• Landed a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the Bluejay Invitational (Sept. 10-11) after averaging 10.60 assists, 3.00 digs, 1.50 blocks and 1.00 kills per set, which also earned her a second BIG EAST Freshman of the Week plaudit (Sept. 13).
• Named to All-Tournament Team at Shocker Volleyball Classic after averaging 10.78 assists, 3.44 digs, 1.56 kills and 1.11 blocks on .448 hitting (Sept. 18) to claim third BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor.
• Earned fourth BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor on Sept. 27 after she hit .550 with 11 kills, 77 assists, 27 digs and six blocks in two wins.
• Had back-to-back double-doubles vs. Saint Louis (31 assists, 10 digs) and Missouri (29 assists, 15 digs) on Aug. 27 & 28.
• Approached a triple-double vs. USC (Sept. 3), finishing with 50 assists, nine kills and eight digs, then again vs. Illinois (Sept. 11) when she had 47 assists, 15 digs and seven blocks.
• Had 47 assists and 18 digs at Butler (Sept. 24).
• Produced 35 assists, nine digs and six blocks in 3-0 win vs. DePaul (Oct. 8).
• Owned season-highs with 53 assists and three aces in win vs. Marquette (Oct. 10).
• Had 40 assists, 21 digs and six kills in 3-1 win at Marquette (Oct. 29), becoming CU’s seventh player ever with 40 assists and 20 digs in a match, and first since 2016.
• Owned 28 assists, six kills, five digs and five blocks on .500 hitting in 3-0 win vs. DePaul in BIG EAST Tournament semifinals (Nov. 26).
• Tied season-high with seven blocks in BIG EAST Tournament final to go with 24 assists, 12 digs and four kills on .444 hitting in 3-0 win at Marquette (Nov. 27).
• Had double-doubles in both NCAA Tournament matches, including 31 assists and 14 digs vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 2) and 45 assists and 15 digs vs. Kansas (Dec. 3).
• Was Creighton’s first freshman to start a season-opener at setter since Korie Lebeda in 2005.
Gardner Edgerton High School
• Nation’s No. 7 recruit, per PrepVolleyball, the top-ranked Bluejay volleyball recruit under Kirsten Bernthal Booth and the centerpiece of Creighton’s fifth-ranked recruiting class.
• Named a First Team Under Armour All-American and Second Team All-American by Volleyball Magazine and Max Preps as a senior, when she had 494 assists, 238 digs and 87 kills and set school’s career record with 3,163 assists.
• Sunflower League Player of the Year in volleyball as a junior and senior and First Team All-State three times.
• Named Kansas High School Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year as a senior after winning Class 6A state titles in the 100 (12.02), shot put (42-2.5), long jump (18-5) and pole vault (11-0) in a three-hour span on the same day.
• Was first female in state history to win four state track titles in Class 6A in the same year.
• Honored with 2020-21 Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine Center Female Performance of the Year.
• Named Kansas City Star’s Girls Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2021, having also ranked fourth in her class of 399 students.
• Named 2019 Gatorade Kansas Volleyball Player of the Year after 944 assists, 417 digs, 143 kills, 119 blocks and 52 aces as she hit .385.
• Also named to Class 6A All-State Tournament Team as a sophomore and junior.
• Named First Team 16 Club Volleyball All-American in summer of 2018 by PrepVolleyball after being named MVP of USA Volleyball 16 Open Tournament.
• Was First Team All-State as a sophomore after 944 assists, 372 digs, 111 blocks, 88 kills and 24 aces, when she was a finalist for National Sophomore Player of the Year by PrepVolleyball.
• As a sophomore, won the state track meet in the 100 (12.04) and shot put (42-11.75) and finished second in pole vault (11-6) and fourth in the 200 (25.67), winning conference titles in each event. Was named Varsity Kansas All-Class Girls State MVP in 2019, as well.
• As a freshman, owned 781 assists, 289 digs, 107 kills, 51 blocks and 21 aces, landing Honorable Mention All-State acclaim.
• As a freshman, won state in the 100 and shot put, was third in the pole vault and fourth in the 200.
• Three-time state champ in the 100 meters and the pole vault.
• Volleyball coaches were Alexandra Fitzmorris-Sorn and Hannah Bettge, while track coach was Larry Ward.
• Committed to Creighton in April of 2018.
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