SMSU Athletics

2015: Appeared and started 32 matches ... named NSIC All-Academic team ... named AVCA All-Central region first team ... named All-NSIC first team ... led the team with 436 kills while hitting .288 ... recorded 65 total blocks ... set a career-high hitting percentage at Bemidji State (10/20) with a .750 mark ... recorded a career-high digs vs. Ferris State (9/12) with 17 ... set a career-high 23 kills vs. Augustana (11/12) ... finished ranked 41st in the nation in total kills with 436 ... named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16-17) ... finished fourth in career kills with 1,632 and a .282 hitting percentage.

2014: Appeared in 35 matches with 33 starts … named NSIC All-Academic team … named AVCA All-America second team … named AVCA All-Central Region first team … named All-NSIC first team … named to the All-Tournament team at the Central Region tournament …  named to the All-Tournament team at NCAA championship … part of team that was recognized for having the highest overall team GPA at the 2014 Championships Festival … named to the All-Tournament team at the Premier Challenge Sept. 12-13 … recorded 18 kills vs. Wayne State on Oct. 14 and in the process reached 1,000 career kills … tallied a career-high 22 kills vs. Wheeling Jesuit on Sept. 5 … recorded a career-high 7 digs vs. Tampa on Dec. 6 … set a new career-high blocks with 7 vs. Sonoma State (Calif.) on Dec. 4 … finished season second on team with 424 kills … has amassed 1196 career kills.

2013: Named All-NSIC first team ... honorable mention AVCA All-Region ... named honorable mention AVCA All-American ... named NSIC All-Academic team ... started all 32 matches and played all 116 sets ... finished with a career-high and a team-high 444 kills ... finished with a career-high 3.83 kill per set ... finished the season with 62 total blocks (9 solo, 53 block assists) ... set a season-high 21 kills vs. West Florida on Sept. 13 ... set a career-high .682 hitting percentage on Sept. 27 vs. Northern State ... set a career-high five service aces vs. Upper Iowa on Oct. 12.

2012: Named NSIC first team as a true freshman ... started all 33 matches and played in 109 sets ... finished the season with 328 kills (3.01 per set) to go along with her .294 hitting percentage ... set a season-high with 17 kills on Oct. 27 vs. Upper Iowa ... set a season-high with a .550 hitting percentage on Oct. 5 vs. Upper Iowa.

High School: 2012 graduate of MACCRAY High School ... four-year starter for coach Terese Bourne ... team captain as a senior ... two-time all-conference ... two-time all-conference MVP ... two-time all-area ... joined the 1,000 kill club as a senior ... all-state in 2012 ... was named to the 2012 Southwest Minnesota Showcase All-Tournament Team ... four-year starter in basketball ... three-year starter in softball ... all-conference in basketball as a junior ... won the K95.3 2011 Player of the Year in basketball ... all-conference in softball as a sophomore.

Personal: Born March 1, 1994 ... daughter of Ralph and Kari Thissen ... elementary education & early childhood major.