ACADEMIC HONORS
WKU Dean's List (Spring 2017)
WKU President's List (Fall 2017)
WKU President's List (Spring 2018)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017-18)
WKU Dean's List (Fall 2018)
WKU President's List (Spring 2019)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2018-19)
WKU President's List (Fall 2019)
WKU President's List (Spring 2020)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019-20)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2019-20)
C-USA Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship (2020)
As a Senior (2019): C-USA Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient…Played in every set of every match of her WKU career…Achieved her 1,000th career dig on Nov. 23 against Florida Atlantic in the C-USA Tournament semifinals…16th Lady Topper to reach the 1,000-dig milestone…Led WKU in digs in three matches…Started three matches while playing in all 34 and all 118 sets…Racked up 222 digs for 1.88 digs per set…Tallied 23 assists, 6 aces and a kill on the season…Tallied a season-best 3 assists at No. 21 Rice in the C-USA Tournament Championship…Season-best 16 digs in win over Loyola (8/30)…Six double-digit dig outings.
As a Junior (2018): Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invitational MVP...Appeared in all 30 matches and 117 sets - starting 22 between defensive specialist and libero...Led WKU in digs in seven matches...Nine double-digit dig performances...Racked up a career-high 26 digs in WKU's win over Notre Dame...Tallied 260 digs across the season along with 48 assists, 26 aces and five kills...Owned a 93.1% serve-receive rating...Recorded her 100th career service ace on Oct. 7, 2018...Notched her 700th career dig on Sept. 18, 2018.
As a Sophomore (2017): Recorded her 500th career dig in the Conference USA Tournament Championship match on Nov. 19…Achieved her 50th career service ace on Aug. 26 – the third match of her sophomore campaign…Racked up 351 digs on the season for 2.92 digs/set…Career-best 19 digs achieved twice during the season (Aug. 26 and Dec. 1)…Appeared in all 35 matches and 120 sets for WKU, primarily at libero…Notched a season-best five service aces in three-set win at No. 25 Ohio State on Sept. 15…Owned a 94.2% serve-receive rating…Tallied 34 service aces on the year…Led WKU in digs in 17 matches…18 double-digit dig showings.
As a Freshman (2016): Recorded a season-best six aces against UAB (10/14), the ninth-most aces in a match in program history...Played in all 117 sets and 33 matches...Season-best 11 digs most recently against Southern Miss...44 service aces on the year for a 0.38 ace/set clip...Fourth in C-USA with .38 aces/set...44 aces ranked third in C-USA and 40th across the nation...Tallied 184 digs for 1.57 digs/set...12 multi-ace outings...Three double-digit dig efforts.
High School: Played all four years at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Pontiac, Michigan...Was a three-time MIVCA All-State honoree, including First-Team selections as a junior and senior...Earned All-County and All-Catholic honors her junior and senior campaigns...Was named a team captain as a junior and senior...As a senior, named a finalist for the 2015 Michigan Miss Volleyball award after finishing her senior season with a total 1,028 digs (7.1/set), 648 aces, and 90 kills...Tallied career totals of 2,525 digs (5.3 per set), 1,892 service aces and 131 kills.
Personal: Born March 30, 1998...Daughter of Scott and Michele Kowalkowski...Has a younger sister, Livy...Her father Scott had an 11-year playing career in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles...Majoring in sport management with a minor in facility and event management.
