Northern Illinois University Athletics

2016: Participated in 23 games with 12 starts, eight at third base and four as designated player…Posted eight hits in 39 at bats for a .205 batting average…Scored three runs, while driving in another…Recorded two hits against Florida A&M (2-19) including a triple.

2015: Played in 21 games with 19 starts at third base...Hit .125 with three singles, a double and a home run to go along with three RBI...Clocked a two-run home run in a victory over Sam Houston State (2-7)...Recorded a double against Troy (2-21), then scored in the Huskies' come-from-behind win over the Trojans...Missed the rest of the season following an injury in mid-March.

2014: Saw action in 54 games, including 50 starts...Started 22 games as a pitcher, in addition to nine as a catcher and 11 as the designated player...Posted a 7-10 record with a 4.83 ERA in the circle...Ranked second on the team with 31 strikeouts...Pitched three complete games, earning wins over Northern Kentucky (3-1), Bowling Green (3-29) and North Dakota (4-2)...Named the MAC West Pitcher of the Week for May 6 after going 3-0 with wins over UIC (4-29), Akron (5-2) and Ohio (5-4) to help the Huskies clinch a spot in the MAC Tournament...Hit .263 with seven doubles and two home runs...Collected multiple hits in 11 games...Posted two or more RBIs in four games, including three against Valparaiso (4-8)...Had a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 21 to March 9...Hit home runs against Evansville (3-1) and North Dakota (4-2).

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Normal West High School...Named first team All-Conference in all four years...Named a second team All-State performer as she captained her team to a 31-4 overall record and a Sectional Championship her senior year...Led Normal West to regional championships in three of her four years...Hit for a .466 batting average and 133 RBI over her high school career...Earned third team All-State honors in her junior season...Was named Most Valuable Player on her team during her sophomore and junior campaigns.

Personal: Daughter of Connie and Mark Rupard. Major: Kinesiology Birthday: January 12, 1995