ACADEMIC HONORS
WKU President's List (Spring 2022)
As a Senior (2024): Saw action in 121 of 126 for WKU, primarily as a defensive specialist… Totaled 129 digs and 34 aces on the season… Marked a season-high 10 digs at Kentucky on Aug. 31… Named the CUSA Fall Spirit of Service Award Winner, recognizing athletes for significant contributions in their communities, classrooms, and their sport…
As a Junior (2023): Saw action in 32 matches and 103 sets primarily as a serving specialist... tallied 48 aces from the line, including five four-ace matches against Troy (9/8/23), UTEP (9/23/23), Liberty (10/4/23), FIU (11/3/23), and Middle Tennessee (11/9/23)... operated with a 82.8% success rate at the service line... averaged .47 aces/set... picked up seven kills from the pin with a .333 hitting chart...stuffed a solo block against Jax State (11/17/23)...totaled 34 digs from the back row.
As a Sophomore (2022): Played in all 33 matches, appeared in 108 sets, with 32 starts... Picked up 77 kills, 181 blocks, and 50 service aces... Led WKU in service aces on the season, led the Hilltoppers in aces in 11 matches... Recorded a career-best seven aces at UTEP (10/16/22)... Hit for .421 with 10 kills off of 19 swings for career-best against Toledo (9/9/22)... Averaged .46 aces per set, averaged 1.68 digs per set.
As a Freshman (2021): C-USA All-Freshman Team...Started in 16 matches and appeared in 53 sets…Career-high 12 kills and three digs while hitting at a .429 clip against Marshall (9/24)...79 total kills for an average of 1.49 kills per set…Started in 11-of-12 Conference USA matches…Recorded five or more kills in 10 matches.
High School: Two-time defending Region 4 Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Player of the Year…Two-time Region 4 Kentucky Volleyball Athletic Directors Association Player of the Year…Helped Greenwood High School to a fourth-straight district championship in 2020…Three-time Region 4 All-Tournament Team selection…All-State Honorable Mention as a sophomore…First Team All-State as a junior and senior…Played high school volleyball as an eighth grader and earned Honorable Mention for the All-State Academic team from 2016-19 before earning All-State Academic First Team as a senior…Earned seven varsity letters between track & field and volleyball at Greenwood H.S.
Personal: Born July 10, 2003…Daughter of Stacy and William Howard…Two younger siblings, Lofton and Griffin…Majoring in physical education on The Hill.
