Biography
Honors: MVC All-Tournament Team (2020-21)...MVC Defensive Player of the Week (1/26/21)...Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023)...MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2023-24)...MVC Academic Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24)
Senior/Career Summary
• Put together one of the top defensive seasons in school history in 2023, serving as the Bears’ libero in every set and ending the year with 586 digs and a 4.80 average, both good for seventh place on MSU’s single season list
• Ranked 18th nationally in total digs and 35th in average in 2023
• Had 36 digs at Valparaiso (9/22), tying for the No. 7 match total in MSU history
• Scooped 10 or more digs in 30 of 32 matches as a senior, with 11 matches of 20 or more
• Finished career ranked third at MSU in dig average (3.99/set) and seventh with 1,475 total digs
Junior (2022)
• One of three Bears to appear in every set on the season
• Second on the team with 314 digs and third with a 2.60 average
• Had at least 10 digs in 19 matches with a high of 19 versus Oral Roberts (8/28)
• Tallied 17 digs in three other matches
• Served 26 aces with a high of three against Belmont (10/14) and eight additional matches with two
• Led the team with a .952 reception percentage in 421 total chances
Sophomore (2021)
• MSU’s libero the first 11 matches of the year before injury sidelined her for the remainder of the season
• Averaged 4.46 digs per set with 10 matches in double figures
• Had 22 digs twice, at home against Louisiana-Monroe (9/10) and versus Kansas City (9/18)
• Served seven aces, including a pair in the win at Central Arkansas (9/3)
• Dished out 27 assists on the year
Freshman (2020-21)
• MSU’s libero during the spring season, leading the Bears with 410 digs and a 4.56 per set average
• First freshman in school history to be named MVC Defensive Player of the Week, doing so on Jan. 26
• Tied a school record with 46 digs against Loyola in the MVC Tournament (4/1); total was an NCAA single-match high for the season, the most for any freshman nationally since 2016, an MVC Tournament record and the second-highest total in MVC history
• MVC All-Tournament selection
• Set an MSU freshman record with 31 digs at Illinois State (3/15), which stood until she broke it 17 days later
• Had 28 and 26 digs in the two Southern Illinois matches (1/30 and 2/2), becoming the first freshman on record at MSU with back-to-back matches with 25-plus digs
• Scooped at least 10 digs in 18 matches, exceeding 20 digs on 10 occasions
• Recorded a double-double with 25 digs and 11 assists at Indiana State (3/27)
• Totaled 85 assists, 16 aces and three kills on the season
Background
• Played multiple positions during a stellar high school career, posting in excess of 1,000 kills, 2,000 digs and 2,000 assists with 155 blocks and 213 aces
• Hit .303 over the course of four seasons
• Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a senior with 401 kills, 575 digs, 45 blocks and 65 aces
• Class 6A all-state pick her senior year along with making the PrepVolleyball Senior Aces list
• First-team all-conference pick as a junior and sophomore, finishing third at state both seasons, and was the PrepVolleyball Oklahoma Player of the Year as a junior along with earning All-America honors from the same outlet
• USA Volleyball All-American her sophomore year
• Placed ninth as the USA Beach Nationals her junior season
Personal
• Born September 30, 2001 in Edmond, Okla.
• Daughter of Kevin and Lisa Polcovich
• Mother played volleyball at Florida and was her high school coach
• Father played professional baseball for 12 seasons and reached the major leagues for two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the late 1990s
• Brother, Kaden, played baseball at Oklahoma State and is currently playing professionally in the Seattle Mariners organization
• Majoring in exercise and movement science
