2007Named second-team All-MAC ... Anchors a Bobcat defense that has held MAC opponents to a league best .162 hitting percentage ... Finished the MAC season second in the conference in hitting percentage (.374) and is tied for seventh in blocks per game (1.06) ... Has amassed 86 blocks on the season (second on team) and 243 points (fourth on team) ... Set a career high with 13 kills against Long Beach State in the Denver Pioneer Classic (Sept. 15) ... Established a new career-high hitting percentage against Rutgers, hitting .833 and connecting on five kills ... Had a season-high seven blocks against Bowling Green (Sept. 29) ... Had a career-high six digs against Minnesota (Aug. 31) ... Posted double-digit kills in four matches.

2006: Started 26 of the 30 matches she played in ... Averaged 1.36 kills per game ... Ranked nationally in blocks per game with a 0.99 average ... Had two double-digit kills performances, including a career-high 12 kills against Akron ... Recorded a career-high nine blocks against Stony Brook.

High School: Rated No. 88 in the recruiting class by PrepVolleyball.Com ... Was a two-time all-state selection and earned city and conference player of the year honors as a senior ... Holds nine school records at Memorial, including career marks for kills (1,023), blocks (201), aces (182) and hitting percentage (.464) ... Earned four varsity letters and was named the team's captain and MVP as a junior and senior ... Named to Memorial's Honor Roll three years.

Personal: Intends to major in engineering ... Daughter of Ken and Jackie Sytsma ... Has seven siblings ... Sister, Kendra, is a senior on the Virginia Tech volleyball squad ... Born on Sept. 4, 1987.