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Will complete her CMU career as graduate student after previously playing at both the NCAA Division I and II levels at Central Arkansas (2020-23) and Point Loma (2024)... Will also play on the Mavs' beach volleyball team in the spring.

Career Honors @ Central Arkansas

• 2021 (Spring) Southland Conference All-Tournament Team

2024 (@ Point Loma): Played in 16 matches and 29 sets at Point Loma… Helped the Sea Lions to a 26-2 overall record and a Pacific West Conference title with a 19-1 record… The Sea Lions won their first 22 matches and went on to reach the semifinals of the NCAA West Region Tournament and finished 14^th in the AVCA Division II Poll… Started one match… Recorded 34 kills (1.17/set) and hit .247 on 89 swings… Also recorded nine digs and nine blocks… Recorded ten kills in the Sea Lions’ regular season finale against Menlo on Nov. 23… Had a season-high three blocks against Dominican (Nov. 1).

2023 (@ Central Arkansas): Played in 21 matches and 58 sets for the Sugar Bears… Recorded 143 kills and hit .180 on 412 total attempts… Recorded 39 digs and six blocks… Recorded 19 kills on Sept. 3 against Colorado State in one of six double-figure kill efforts.

2022 (@ Central Arkansas): Played in 15 matches and 39 sets for the Sugar Bears… Finished with 67 kills and hit .203 on 187 attack attempts… Finished with 18 digs and 11 blocks… Had a season-high 15 kills at Austin Peay (Oct. 22).

2021 Fall (@ Central Arkansas): Redshirt season.

2020-21 (@ Central Arkansas): Played in 16 matches and 56 sets during the combined fall and spring seasons… Helped the Sugar Bears reach the Championship Match of the Southland Conference Tournament and was named to the All-Tournament team after recording 34 kills in three matches… Had a season-high 16 kills on .394 hitting in a semifinal win over Southeastern Louisiana on Apr. 1… Had 11 kills in the quarterfinals against Abilene Christian and seven in the championship match against Sam Houston… Also had two other 13-kill efforts throughout the season… Tallied a career-high five blocks at Houston Christian (Mar. 13), finishing the season with 41 total blocks… Had 32 digs.

Prep: Four-year varsity starter at three different schools... Graduated from Colorado Springs Christian in 2020 after going to Air Academy and Cheyenne (Wyo.) Central… Set the Lions’ school record for kills per match in her 2019 senior season… Coached by Laurie Currier… Helped the team qualify for the state tournament… Was the Max Preps Colorado Volleyball Player of the Week that year… Qualified for AVP Beach Nationals (2018)... Led the Tri-Peaks League in kills in 2018 as the Lions finished second at the state tournament… Was also a state statistical leader and academic all-state honoree… Also earned two letters in track & field and participated in basketball and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Is majoring in sports management… Would love to work in the sports field as either a coach, a broadcaster or starting a beach volleyball club… Daughter of Chad and Heather Tidwell… Chad Played Baseball while Heather played basketball at Arkansas Tech ... Has three siblings— Caleb, Jonathan and Melody… Loves all things outdoors such as hiking, skiing, biking and kayaking.

Why I Chose CMU: “I wanted to finish out my last year playing indoor and beach in my home.”