Northern Illinois University Athletics

2023: Top 10 in the MAC for hitting percentage at .302…. Tallied 557 attacks with 214 kills…. Named to the DePaul Invitational tournament…. Had a season high 16 kills vs St. Thomas (9/9)…..Ranked second on the team in hitting percentage….Recorded 214 kills which was third on the team…..Had 45 digs….Was credited with 62 blocks, including 6 solo blocks….Was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team….Was named to the Academic All-MAC team

2022: KC Roos Classic All-Tournament Team... Played in 95 of NIU's 99 sets and started 25 matches ... Posted double-digit kills in 13 matches, including a five-game streak of double-figure kills from Sept. 27-Oct. 14 ... Hit .266, averaged 2.54 kills per-set and 3.05 points per-set on the season, all of which were the third-best on the team ... Saw a career-high 19 kills against Western Michigan on Sept. 27 ... Posted five aces against NJIT on Oct. 26, a career-high ... Hit .550 versus Wichita State on Sept. 10, another career-best.   

Prior to NIU: Brings two years of collegiate volleyball experience to the team as she previously played for Radford College in Radford, Va. ... As a freshman, Dykes appeared in 10 matches and played in 29 sets... Averaged 1.52 kills per set and accumulated 18 digs and 17 total blocks... As a sophomore, appeared in 26 matches and 67 sets... Posted 111 kills with an average of 1.66 per set and was third on the team in total blocks with 28... Prior to Radford, Dykes attended Ayden-Grifton High School and played volleyball under the direction of Linda Bryant... According to Maxpreps, she owned the highest hitting percentage in North Carolina and was a part of a team that marched to the first state championships in school history and notched the program's first conference championship in 40 years.

CAREER HIGHS

Kills:	19 vs Western Mich. (9/27/22)
Attempts:	43 vs Ball St. (10/14/22)
Hitting Percentage:	.636, vs Eastern Mich. (10/12/23)
Assists:	2 vs URI (9/16/22)
Aces:	5 vs NJIT (10/26/22)
Digs:	8 vs Gardner-Webb (2/6/22)
Blocks:	7 vs BGSU (10/8/22)
Points:	21.5 vs Western Mich. (9/27/22)