University of Sioux Falls Athletics

CAREER: Joins USF Women's Basketball as a graduate student...will be first season on the USF Women's Basketball Team...had a standout career for USF Volleyball and will play forward for USF Women's Basketball...played in 284 sets in 95 matches… had a total of 452 kills in 1317 attacks for a kill percentage of .191 in her career… had a total of 83 service aces… recorded 707 digs and 65 blocks in her career… totaled 570 points…career-highs include 25 digs, 25 kills, 59 attacks, six assists, six service aces (three times), five blocks, .542 kill percentage... stands 10th in attack attempts (1317), fifth in service aces (83), sixth in service aces per set (.29), fifth in digs (707), fourth in digs per set (2.49), second in reception percent (.958) and 10th in matches played (95) in USF DII career history.

2020-21 (Graduate Student-Basketball): Played in five games averaging 2.0 minutes… had two rebounds, both defensive… had one personal foul, one block, and one steal… named to NSIC Academic Team of Excellence

2019 (SENIOR): Named to Academic All-NSIC squad for third consecutive season and named second team All-NSIC...finished her career at USF with the team's MVP honor for 2019 and was the team's "Best Server", "Best Passer," and "Best Blocker"...set three school records...in 87 sets (26 matches - 17-11 record) in 2019 had 349 kills for 4.01 per set, which set a school record and ranked seventh in the NSIC...totaled 349 kills for sixth all-time at USF for a season on 955 attacks, which also ranked sixth in a season at the school...led the NSIC in service aces with 42 (fourth all-time at USF in a season) at .48 per set, which set another USF season mark. ..ranked third in the league with 4.74 points per set (412.5 points), which was yet another USF school mark. ... shifted back from defensive specialist to outside hitter in 2019... tallied 346 kills (4.01 per set) on 955 attacks for a .226 kill percentage while collecting 412.5 points... had 25 kills against Augustana on Nov. 15 which tied USF's record for fifth most... had 59 attacks at Northern State on Nov. 11 which tied USF's record for seventh... set a career high in kill percentage with .542 on Sept. 20 at Minot State... had three matches of six aces, each of which tied for third all-time at USF... tallied 281 digs for 3.23 digs a set including 25 on Nov. 2 at Winona State... totaled 39 blocks including career records of five blocks and five block assists against Augustana on Nov. 15... set USF DII single season records for kills with 349 (sixth), kills per set with 4.01 (first), attack attempts with 955 (sixth), service aces with 42 (fourth), service aces per set with .48 (first), digs with 281 (ninth), digs per set with 3.23 (ninth), reception percent with .978 (first)...member of USF Volleyball's first nationally ranked DII squad.

2018 (JUNIOR): Named to Academic All-NSIC squad for second consecutive season... played in 110 matches in 30 matches... shifted from outside hitter to defensive specialist in 2018... had eight kills on 32 attempts for an attack percentage of .156... scored 46 points...tallied 34 assists (0.31 per set)... committed 37 service aces (0.34 per set), with career-high four aces twice in 2018 (at Minnesota State, Sept. 22; at Winona State, Nov. 2), tying for the ninth highest amount of aces in a match in USF Division II history... collected 360 digs (3.27 per set)... recorded both blocks on the season at Rockhurst on Aug. 31... set USF DII single season records for service aces with 37 (eighth), service aces per set with .34 (seventh), service attempts with 395 (tenth), digs with 360 (eighth), digs per set with 3.27 (eighth), and reception percent with .951 (seventh).

2017 (SOPHOMORE): Named to Academic All-NSIC squad…played in 46 sets in 23 matches… had 68 kills (1.48 per set) on 231 attacks for a .117 kill percentage on the season… had a career- high 13 kills on a career-high 42 attacks vs. Minnesota Duluth on November 4^th… had three digs and 12 blocks… had four service aces… had a total of 78.5 points…recorded double digit kills three times with six matches of five kills or more…hit .400 with 10 kills on 20 attacks against St. Cloud State…also had 10 kills (33 attacks, .182 hitting pct.) against Arkansas-Fort Smith on Sept. 2…had a season-high seven digs against Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 4….had two or more total blocks three times.

2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in 41 sets in 16 matches… had a total of 27 kills (0.66 kills per set) on 99 attacks for a kill percentage of .040 on the season… had two digs and 12 blocks… had a total of 33 points…twice recorded five or more kills in a match, including a season-high six on 11 attacks for a .455 hitting percentage against South Dakota Mines on Sept. 10…had a season-high 15 attacks against Northern State on Oct. 1…five times had two total blocks…had a season-best four digs against Bemidji State on Oct. 22.

HIGH SCHOOL: two-time all-conference honoree while leading her Altoona High School team to the Wisconsin state tournament as a junior and senior…earned all-tournament honors as a senior…two-year captain…earned All-Area Player of the Year by the Leader Telegram and All-State accolades as a senior…two-time first-team all-conference honoree in basketball and an all-conference track performer as a junior…member of the National Honor Society…served as senior class president, student council representative, and was an all-conference scholar athlete. 

PERSONAL: Daughter of Wendy and Damian Springer….biology major.