Biography
Honors: Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019)...MVC Honor Roll (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19)...MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2019)...MVC all-tournament team (2016).
Senior/Career Summary
• Posted career highs across the board as a senior with averages of 1.98 kills, 0.95 digs and 0.30 blocks in 84 sets
• Had five double-figure kill matches with a high of 18 at Indiana State (10/5)
• Totaled 17 kills and a career-high 19 digs in the opener at Charleston (8/24)
• Concluded career with 280 sets played in 98 matches with 18 starts, 477 kills, 176 digs and 71 blocks
2017 (Junior)
• Ranked fourth on the team with 1.68 kills per set, finishing with 123 total winners on .182 hitting
• Played in 73 sets and 23 matches with three starts
• Smashed 15 kills at Drake (10/13)
• Hit .314 with 12 kills at Pepperdine (9/8)
• Had seven or more kills in eight matches
• Ended the year with 51 digs and 21 blocks
2016 (Sophomore)
• Saw her role increase throughout the season, finishing with 147 kills (1.73/set) in 30 matches and three starts
• Hit .197 with averages of 0.41 digs, 0.20 blocks and 1.84 points per set
• Had 10 or more kills in five matches, with a high of 17 on .441 hitting at Bradley (11/5)
• Slammed 14 kills against Wichita State in the MVC Tournament championship match, doing so on a .314 attack efficiency while earning all-tournament honors
• Tallied 13 kills and a season-high five digs against IUPUI (9/10)
• Finished with 11 kills at Illinois State (10/14) and at home against UNI (10/29)
2015 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 17 matches with three starts on the outside
• Concluded the season with 41 kills, 10 digs and eight blocks in 38 sets
• Had a season-high eight kills and two blocks in MSU’s win at Wichita State (10/2)
• Swatted seven kills without an error for a .538 attack efficiency against South Dakota State (9/19)
• Finished with seven kills against Illinois State (9/25)
Background
• Earned All-America honors from both PrepVolleyball and the AVCA after her senior season
• Led Amarillo High to a Class 6A semifinal appearance and 43-7 record as a senior, finishing the season with 402 kills, 340 digs, 62 aces and 65 blocks
• Honored as the Amarillo Globe News Super Team Player of the Year that season, and received all-state honors from both the media and coaches, as well as academic all-state recognition
• Finished her junior season with 211 kills, 177 digs, 21 aces and 39 blocks, helping the Sandies to a Class 4A state title and 38-9 record
• Amarillo Globe News Super Team honorable mention pick as a junior, and helped Amarillo High to district titles in both her freshman and sophomore seasons
Personal
• Born May 22, 1997, in Amarillo, Texas
• Daughter of Trine and Missy Villarreal
• Majoring in Psychology
