Career Accolades
- D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention (2023)
- All-PSAC West First-Team (2023)
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2023)
- American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Atlantic Region Team (2022)
- AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2022)
- All-PSAC West Second Team (2022)
- PSAC Tournament MVP (2022)
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2022)
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
- D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
- PSAC West Volleyball Athlete of the Week (9/19/22, 9/26/22)
2023: She capped her Gannon career by earning All-PSAC West and All-Atlantic Region honors as an outside hitter. ... Led Gannon with 41 service aces, including two matches with a career-high five aces. Placed second on the team with 266 digs. Ranked third on the team with 342 points and 289 kills. ... Finished her Gannon career with 1,004 points, 872 digs, and 824 kills. ... Posted career highs 21 kills and 26 points in a five-set win at California (Pa.) on Sept. 30. Collected 20 kills and a season-high 18 digs in a home win over California on Oct. 27. ... Reached double digits in kills 14 times during the season. ... Reached double digits in digs 13 times.
2022: Perhaps Gannon's most versatile player in 2022. ... She ranked second on the team with 354 kills and 2.88 kills per set, second with 424.5 points, first with 55 service aces, second with 390 digs, and fifth with 27 total blocks. ... She appeared in 123 sets and in all 34 matches. ... Recorded a season-high 20 kills against IUP on Oct. 8. ... Compiled 19 kills against Edinboro (9/24/22) and Clarion (11/13/22). Her 19 kills against Clarion came in the PSAC Tournament championship match, and she was voted PSAC Tournament MVP. ... Had 18 matches with at least 10 kills and had 19 matches with at least 10 digs ... Had 14 double/doubles with kills and digs. ... Hit .300 or better 11 times and .400 or better four times. ... The American Volleyball Coaches Association named her Honorable Mention All-American and All-Atlantic Region. ... She was named CSC Academic All-District. Was voted All-PSAC West Second Team. ... Was PSAC West Volleyball Athlete of the Week on back-to-back weeks (9/19/22, 9/26/22).
2021: Played in 29 matches and 74 sets … had 96 kills in 306 total attempts for a .222 hitting percentage … was third on the team with 29 service aces, adding 100 digs, 11 block assists and 5 assists … had three matches with double-figure kills, including her second career double-double with a career-high 16 kills (.366 hitting pct.) and 10 digs vs. Lock Haven on Sept. 10 … added 14 kills, 6 digs, 2 service aces and 2 block assists vs. Salem(WV) on Sept. 11 … played a huge role in come-from-behind Atlantic Regional win over East Stroudsburg with 13 kills and a .316 hitting percentage, adding 5 digs and a career-high 5 block assists … had a season-high 14 digs vs. Mount Olive on Sept. 17.
2020: Appeared in 17 matches and 44 sets … contributed 116 digs along with 85 kills and 18 service aces … recorded first career double-double with 12 digs and season-high 11 kills against Carnegie Mellon on April 10 … reached double figures in digs four times … tallied a season-best 15 digs at Daemen on April 3.
High School: Played at Crystal Lake Central (Ill.) High School, earning All-Conference honors in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... was an honorable mention All-State selection ... totaled the second-most kills in school history ... boasted a 4.0 grade point average ... National Honor Society member.
Personal: Early Childhood Education major ... Daughter of Jason and Rose Blake ... Father has completed 11 Ironman races and many marathons. ... Mother has completed marathons and is a personal trainer. ... Brother Wyatt played football at Northwestern. ... Sister Helyn plays club volleyball.
Career Highs
Kills: 21 at California (Pa.) (9/30/23)
Attempts: 65 vs. Clarion (11/13/22)
Hitting Percentage (Min. 2 kills per set): .750 vs. D’Youville (9/28/21)
Assists: 3 at Hillsdale (2/27/21), vs. Pitt-Johnstown (10/15/22), vs. IUP (11/4/22)
Service Aces: 5 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (9/9/22); at California (Pa.) (9/30/23); at Pitt-Johnstown (11/03/23)
Digs: 20 vs. Edinboro (9/24/22)
Block Assists: 5 vs. East Stroudsburg (12/02/21)
Points: 26 at California (Pa.) (9/30/23)
