PLNU Athletics

As a Junior (2014)
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American…First team AVCA All-West Region…PacWest Setter of the Year…First team All-PacWest selection…Team MVP…PacWest Player of the Week (Oct. 6-12)…Led the PacWest with 10.83 assists and 0.51 aces per set…Ranked 17th nationally with 0.51 aces per set…Was 27th nationally in assists (10.83)…Helped PLNU finish 25th in NCAA in kills per set (13.82)…Registered a season-high 54 assists and 18 digs vs. Western Washington…Added 97 kills, 54 aces and 39 blocks…Had four or more kills in 15 of 28 matches…Averaged 0.92 kills per set…Posted eight double-doubles with assists and digs throughout the season.
 
As a Sophomore (2013)
NCCAA Player of the Year…NCCAA first team All-American…NCCAA All-Tournament team…All-PacWest second team selection…Team MVP…Ranked second in the PacWest with 11.62 assists per set…Her 1441 assists on the season led the conference…Started all 35 matches she played…Ranked third on the team with 38 service aces…Had 15 double-doubles with assists and digs…Posted a season-best 25 digs against Cal Poly Pomona…Had 10 matches with 50 or more assists….Had a season-high 63 assists in the NCCAA Regional Championship win over Azusa Pacific…Added 62 assists in an upset win over No.18 Cal State San Bernardino…Twice had six kills in a match for set a career-best…Added 34 blocks, 75 kills and 131 points.
 
As a Freshman (2012)
Started five matches…Played in 10 others…Finished second on the team with 204 total assists and 6.58 assists per set…Also posted 13 kills, seven service aces and seven total blocks…Had a career-high 37 assists against Cal State Los Angeles…Registered double-figure assists in six straight matches, included four matches with 30 or more kills…Posted a double-double with 29 assists and 13 digs against Cal State Dominguez Hills…Those 13 digs were a career-high…Had a season-high five kills, and no errors, on eight attempts to hit a career-best .625 against CSUDH.
 
Prior to PLNU
Played volleyball at Bakersfield High School earning four letters for Coach Tom Clarke and the Drillers… Rookie of the Year 2008, second team all-area 2008, Bakersfield Jockey Club Award 2009, Bakersfield first team all-area Players 2009, Co-MVP 2009, Bakersfield first team all-area Player 2010, Offensive Player of the Year 2010, Bakersfield Jockey Club Award 2011, Bakersfield Californian’s all-area Player of the Year 2011, Bakersfield Outstanding Female Athlete Award 2011, Bakersfield Peak Awards Nominee for Kern County’s Best Female Athlete 2011, Maxpreps Player of the Week 2011… team was Co-League Champions in 2010… best season had 144 attack kills, 51 aces, 34 blocks, 196 digs, 957 assists and 1.5 kills per game… best game was against Centennial High School where they played through five games but ended up losing by two points.
 
Personal
Born in Durango, Colo…Majoring in Managerial and Organizational Communication…Wants to work in sports marketing…Parents are Shelly and Michael…Has three siblings Summer, Michael, and Mackenzie.
 
Other Stuff
Nickname: Vannah
Favorite food: Fruit
Favorite music: Anything country
Favorite practice drill/exercise: Doubles
Favorite non-athletic things to do: Camping, hiking, going to the beach, eating
Pregame rituals: Visualizing and listening to music
Reasons I came to PLNU: God, location and volleyball