- MAC Tournament MVP (2016)
- All-MAC Tournament Team (2016)
- First Team All-MAC (2016)
- MAC All-Freshman Team (2013)
- MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete (2015, 2016)
- Academic All-MAC (2015, 2016)
2016: MAC Tournament MVP and All-MAC Tournament selection … Named First Team All-MAC … Named to both the Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC teams … Finished amongst the top-150 nationally in service aces (36) and aces per set (0.32), ranking 115th and 141st, respectively … Seventh in the conference in kills per set (3.10) and fifth in total points (431.0) and total service aces (36) … Led the Huskies in kills 17 times in 31 matches … Topped 20-or-more kills three times … Became the 22nd member of NIU’s 1,000-kill club at Ball State, aiding in NU’s share of the MAC regular season championship (Nov. 12) … Collected lone MAC West Player of the Week honor of her career on Oct. 10 after hitting .370 with 3.88 kills and 4.94 points per set … Named Tournament MVP at the George Washington Invitational and to the all-tournament team at the Outrigger Resort Volleyball Classic … Totaled 15 kills with a .538 clip versus Ball State (Oct. 7) … Tallied a career-best 23 kills at North Dakota State  (Sept. 3) and at Western Michigan (Oct. 27), committing only one error in 39 attempts versus the Broncos for an amazing .564 hitting percentage … Recorded her first of three double-doubles on the season at Kent State in a 20-kill, 10-dig night (Oct. 22) … Tallied a career-high 17 digs at Ohio the night before (Oct. 21) … Finished the MAC Tournament with a hitting percentage of .322, 3.83 kills and 4.92 points per set to claim MVP honors … Led NIU with eight kills at Mizzou in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament (Dec. 1).
2015: Named the MAC’s Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC teams … Appeared in 17 matches with six starts … Missed 13 matches due to injury prior to Shocker Classic at Wichita State … Returned to lineup on Oct. 17 at Buffalo, playing in two sets as a substitute … Averaged 2.82 kills per set, hitting .202 on the outside … Registered two double-doubles - versus Iowa (Aug. 30) and Milwaukee (Aug. 31) … Accumulated 10-or-more kills eight times, doing so four times off the bench … Recorded a team-best and season-high 18 kills in the Huskies 3-1 victory over Iowa (Aug. 30) … Registered 19 points against the Hawkeyes … Hit a season-best .529 with 10 kills at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 30) … Posted 13 digs versus Milwaukee while accruing 14 kills in second double-double of the season (Aug. 31) … Totaled 12 kills off the bench in the Huskies regular season finale, clinching the Mid-American Conference Championship (Nov. 14) … Recorded 10 kills in the MAC Tournament Semifinal against Miami University (Nov. 21).
2014: Played in 92 sets and 27 matches on the year...Finished second on the team with 2.51 kills/set, while ranking third with 231 spikes on the season...Tallied 75 digs (0.82 digs/set) and 37 blocks (0.40 blocks/set)...Recorded 10 or more kills in 14 matches, including a season-high 16 against Bowling Green (Nov. 8)...Set career records with three service aces and a .529 attack percentage against Presbyterian (Aug. 29)...Tied her career best with four total blocks against UIC (Sept. 16), UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 20) and Toledo (Nov. 1)...Recorded 10 or more digs in five-straight matches from Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 and from Nov. 6 to Nov. 23.
2013: Garnered MAC All-Freshman team laurels in 2013... Started all 32 matches at outside hitter and played 122 sets for the Huskies...Ranked third on the team with 304 kills and 2.49 kills/set... Compiled 187 digs on the year... Set a career high with 20 kills at Buffalo (Oct. 18)... Recorded 17 matches with 10 kills or more... Posted 18 kills and a .364 attack percentage in her MAC debut at Western Michigan (Sept. 26)... Tallied three service aces against Kent State (Oct. 26)... Recorded four blocks each against Missouri State (Sept. 2) and Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 2).
High School: Four-time varsity letterwinner, three-time all-area and two-time all-conference performer at Walsh Jesuit High School... Led Walsh Jesuit in kills each of the last three seasons... Collected all-state, all-area and all-conference honors following her senior season at WJHS, while also being named the conference and district MVP... Helped the Warriors to a district championship and a runner-up finish at the regional in 2012, in addition to being the team's captain... Played in the all-state and all-district all-star matches following her senior season... Earned all-area and all-conference nods in 2011, while contributing to Walsh Jesuit's fourth-place finish at the state tournament... Garnered all-area honorable mention as a sophomore... Posted 255 kills and a .351 hitting percentage in 2012 club play with the Maverick Volleyball Club... Helped Maverick finish fifth at the national tournament... Made the all-tournament team and was named MVP of the 2012 Northeast Ohio Power League Tournament... Finished high school with a 4.0 GPA and named to the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Dec. 22, 1994, in Cleveland... Daughter of Thomas and Susan Kelly... Majoring in pre-physical therapy with a minor in american sign language... Brother, Danny, played basketball at Galludet and competed in the Deaflympics... Volunteers with the Cleveland Food Bank.
CAREER HIGHS
| Kills: |
23, twice, last at Western Michigan (Oct. 27, 2016) |
| Attempts: |
55, vs. Utah Valley (Sept. 10, 2016) |
| Hitting Percentage: |
.564, at Western Michigan (Oct. 27, 2016) |
| Assists: |
3, twice (last vs. Milwaukee, Aug. 31, 2015) |
| Aces: |
4 (3x), last vs. Central Michigan (Nov. 5, 2016) |
| Digs: |
17, at Ohio (Oct. 21, 2016) |
| Blocks: |
6, at Kent State (Oct. 22, 2016) |
| Points: |
26.5, at Western Michigan (Oct. 27, 2016) |
