Position: Opposite
Height: 5-9
Class: Senior
Hometown: Hausach, Germany
Previous School: Robert-Gerwig-Gymnasium

2013: Was a unanimous selection for Northeast Conference Player of the Year… Became only the second player in league history to earn back-to-back Player of the Year honors… Earned Capital One Academic All-America second-team honors, the first player in the history of LIU Brooklyn volleyball to do so… Named 2013 Northeast Conference Fall Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the sport of volleyball…  Was named a 2013 ECAC All-Star… Also named to the 2013 NEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll and NEC Academic Honor Roll… Five-time NEC Player of the Week… Finished the season ranked 31st in the nation in kills per set (4.17) and 32nd in points per set (4.70)… Led the conference in kills per set and points per set, and also ranked in the top-10 in hitting percentage (.248) and services aces (0.30/set)… Finished the season with 11 double doubles, including five matches with 20+ kills… Hit .306 against conference opponents… Finished the year with 384 total kills to lead the squad... Also had a team-high 27 service aces, and was second on the team in digs, with 242. 

2012: Northeast Conference Player of the Year… Earned first-team All-NEC honors… Named NEC Tournament MVP and member of the All-Tournament Team… Named to the NEC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll… Led LIU and was second in the NEC in kills (3.96 per set) and service aces (0.43 aces per set), and was second on the team in digs (2.35 digs per set)… Earned NEC Player of the Week honors six times… Started every one of LIU’s 33 matches, playing a team-high 120 total sets… Had 11 double-doubles on the year, including a 25-kill, 17-dig performance against Robert Morris in the finale of the regular season… Had four games with 20+ kills, including a season high of 25, twice… Had a season-high 19 digs against Albany… Finished the year with a .269 attack percentage, and a team-high 475 kills… Also had a team-leading 51 service aces on the year, and 282 digs.  

2011: Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year... Selected First Team All-NEC as freshman... Started all 34 matches and played in 120 sets... Ranked sixth in NEC and second on team with 412 kills... Also was second on team with 288 digs... Team-best 39 aces... Closed in seventh place in NEC in category... Named NEC Rookie of the Week on four occasions (9/6, 9/12, 10/3, 11/14)... Registered double-digit kills on 22 occasions... Had double-figure digs 12 times... Recorded seven double-doubles... Named to Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup All-Tournament Team at University of Virginia... Season-best 25 kills on .309 hitting in 3-1 win over Central Connecticut... Had 24 kills on .622 hitting in rematch with Blue Devils later in season... Season-high 20 digs to go along with 16 kills on .500 hitting in victory over East Carolina... Added 68 blocks, ranking third on team.

Background: Played for VC Offenburg club team, earning a promotion to the German second league in 2009… Member of the team that placed third at the under-19 German Beach Volleyball Championships in 2009… Under-18 team placed second in 2008 and fourth in 2007… Also played for under-17 team that placed third in 2007.