Biography
Honors: First-team all-MVC (2020-21, 2021)...MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team (2020-21, 2021)...MVC Player of the Week (2/3/21, 2/9/21, 3/2/21, 11/22/21)...MVC Performer of the Week (10/6/20)...Second-team all-MVC (2018)...MVC All-Freshman Team (2018)...MVC Freshman of the Week (9/17/18, 10/8/18, 11/5/18, 11/12/18)...Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)...MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2020-21)...MVC Academic Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
Senior/Career Summary
• First-team all-MVC as a senior after averaging 3.55 kills, 2.99 digs and 3.91 points per set
• Started every match of the season and led the Bears in kills 15 times with 15 double-doubles
• Reached double figures in kills 24 times as a senior
• Tallied 20-plus kills on three occasions to give her 14 in her career
• Became the seventh player in school history with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs on Oct. 1 at Illinois State
• Ended career ranked seventh at MSU in kills (1,411), third in attacks (4,100), fifth in kills per set (3.38) and 16th in digs (1,167)
Junior (2020-21)
• First-team all-MVC selection with averages of 3.74 kills and 2.95 digs per set
• Averaged 4.14 points per set, adding 26 total blocks and 23 aces
• Ranked 14th nationally 344 kills and 21st with 380.5 points
• Recorded 1,000th career kill at Indiana State (March 28), ending the year ranked 20th in school history with 1,021 kills and sixth with 3.31 per set
• Three-time MVC Player of the Week on the season, including consecutive awards Feb. 3 and 9 to join Lily Johnson and Michelle Witzke as the only players at MSU to do so
• Posted five matches with at least 20 kills with a high of 26 at Illinois State (3/15)
• Had 14 double-doubles, including a streak of nine in a row from Oct. 3-Feb. 14, the longest streak at MSU 2015-16
• Reached double figures in kills 18 times, including a 13-match stretch from Oct. 3-March 7
• Tallied 24 kills and 21 digs against Evansville (3/1) for MSU’s first 20-20 match since 2017
Sophomore (2019)
• Ranked second on the team with 297 kills despite missing six matches, averaging 2.88 per set
• Third on the Bears with 261 digs (2.53/set), adding 28 blocks, 16 aces and 14 assists
• Ended the season ranked eighth on MSU’s career kill average list at 3.13 per set through two years
• Had 10 or more kills in 16 matches and 10-plus digs 14 times, good for 11 double-doubles
• Opened the season with 25 kills on .378 hitting against Jacksonville (8/30) and 19 the next day versus DePaul
• Tallied 20 kills in the home win over Bradley (10/25) during a stretch of six consecutive matches in double figures
• Had 19 kills and 20 digs at Drake (11/1)
• Hit .350 with 18 kills in the season finale versus Southern Illinois (11/22)
• Served a season-high three aces at Bradley (9/28)
Freshman (2018)
• Had a freshman season for the record books, recording 380 kills and a 3.36 per set average, both third all-time among MSU freshmen
• Set the Missouri State freshman record with 27 kills at Drake (11/10)
• Notched 26 kills at Evansville (10/6) and 25 versus UNI (10/13), ranking as the second- and fifth-best match totals at MSU among freshmen
• Reached 100 kills in 10th career match, tying for the fourth-quickest to reach that total for a freshman at MSU
• Started 31 of MSU’s 32 matches
• Ranked second on the Bears with 306 digs and a 2.71 average
• Finished the season with 49 blocks and 13 aces, and had more than twice the number of service receptions as any other player on the team
• Had 12 double-doubles, 18 matches with 10-plus kills and 16 with 10 or more digs
• Totaled four matches with at least 20 kills
• Placed seventh in the MVC in kills and points (3.72/set)
• Second-team all-MVC and all-Freshman Team member
• Four-time MVC Freshman of the Week
Background
• Four-year starter for Timberland High, helping the Wolves improve their record each season to a 31-3 mark and Class 4 quarterfinal appearance her senior year
• Finished her career with 1,039 kills and 948 digs, earning first-team all-conference and all-district honors each of her final three seasons
• Tallied 222 kills (4.72/set) as a senior, 277 (4.95/set) as a junior, and 361 (5.01/set) as a sophomore
• Had 179 kills and 336 digs as a freshman to earn second-team all-conference and all-district accolades
• Earned top five national finishes with both her indoor and beach teams as a PrepVolleyball Club All-American
Personal
• Born July 29, 2000, in Lake St. Louis, Mo.
• Daughter of Keith and Kara Flynn
• Majoring in clinical laboratory sciences
