AS A JUNIOR (2023)
UCU Athlete of the Week
(Oct. 9)...Set a UC San Diego Division I record with seven aces in a single match (3 sets) at CSUN (Oct. 6)...Appeared in all 30 matches, making 28 starts as one of two setters in the 6-2 offense…Averaged 6.45 assists and 1.98 digs per set…Recorded six double-doubles…Finished with a season-best 40 assists against UC Riverside (Oct. 13)…Collected a season-best 11 digs and four blocks against Cal Poly (Sept. 23).
PREVIOUS SCHOOL (2021-2022)
Spent two seasons at Ventura College…Twice named WSC Player of the Year…Two-time All-American, first team in 2022 and second team in 2021…Led her team to back-to-back WSC Championships…
As a freshman: 626 assists (7.45 a/s), 162 kills (1.93 k/s) and a hitting percentage of .337, 133 digs (1.58 d/s), 32 total blocks (6 solo), 45 aces…
As a sophomore: 554 assists (7.10 a/s), 209 kills (2.68 k/s) and hitting percentage of .303, 151 digs (1.94 d/s), 37 total blocks (15 solo), 49 aces.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduated in 2021 from Ventura High School…Three-time First Team Channel League honoree (2017, 2018, 2019)…Helped the Cougars to a Channel League Championship in 2017…Also competed for Rise VBC (2020-2021), Ventura West (2018-2020) and Blue Crush (2017-2018).
PERSONAL
Born on March 18 in Mission Viejo, Calif….Has a younger brother, Jackson…Mother, Alyssa Knowles played volleyball at Cal State Fullerton and Chico State…Mother’s twin sister, Erin Donaldson played volleyball at Ventura College and Chico State…Majoring in international business at Roosevelt College…Aspires to become a business owner in the hospitality and food service industry and also hopes to become a children’s author and illustrator…Says if she had infinite time and money her dream job would be in fashion design…Art, reading, hiking, watching movies, and thrifting are among her favorite hobbies…Enjoys rooting for Team USA during the Olympics and the Women’s National Volleyball Team…Says her younger brother, Jackson, is her favorite athlete because he is so dedicated in his pursuits and truly understands that humility and hard work make up the foundation of a great athlete…Favorite movie is La La Land…Listens to Caamp, The Backseat Lovers, The Paper Kites, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Dirty Heads…Favorite food is sushi.
