2016 (junior): Started 52 of the 53 games played in… batted .318, tallying 54 hits, including a team-leading 17 doubles, which ties for fourth most in a single season and tied for third in the GLVC… also recorded eight home runs and stole 16 bases… recorded 20 RBI and 37 runs scored… 14 multi-hit games… named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week March 28… in road sweep at Lindenwood, tallied six hits, including two doubles, a triple and a home run, to finish with five RBIs and five runs scored… in NCAA Regional against Maryville, was 3-for-3 with a leadoff home run… homered twice in win over Lincoln… in sweep of William Jewell, recorded three hits, including two doubles, and scored four runs.
At UMSL: Played two years of volleyball as a defensive specialist and libero... led team with3.91 digs per set as a senior in fall of 2015... third on team with 2.61 digs per set as a junior.
Before UMSL: Played two seasons of volleyball at Kirkwood Community College... earned First Team All-Region XI and All-ICCAC honors as a sophomore after ranking second on team with 2.99 kills per set... also averaged 2.93 digs per set, while recording 47 blocks and a team-best 42 service aces... earned Second Team All-Region XI and Honorable Mention All-Conference honors as a freshman after averaging 2.15 kills and 2.09 digs per set... led team with 54 service aces... as a freshman, team finished ninth at NJCAA DII National Tournament... NJCAA Academic All-American as a sophomore.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at United Township… earned honorable mention all-state honors as a senior and was a Quad City Times First Team All-Metro selection after recording 293 kills and 54 aces… three-time first team all-conference… The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus four-time first team all-metro… also a softball standout, earning first team all-conference honors three times and being a four-time first team all-metro selection… Quad City Times Female Athlete of the Year finalist.
Personal: Parents are Eric and Joyce Walker... majoring in elementary special education with TESOL.
