HIGHLIGHTS
» NCAA Division II Rank No. 7 – 144 Total Blocks
» NCAA Division II Rank No. 11 – 1.35 Blocks/Set
» 2025 NCAA Division II West Region Leader – 144 Total Blocks
» 2025 NCAA Division II West Region Rank No. 2 – 1.35 Blocks/Set
» 2025 PacWest Conference Leader – 60 Total Blocks (53 Block Assists, 1.43 Blocks/Set)
» Program Single-Season (2025) Rank No. 4 – 144 Total Blocks
» Career High: 10 Total Blocks (1 Solo) vs Westmont (Oct 25, 2025)
» Career High: 22 Kills (.474; 7 Blocks) vs Azusa Pacific (Oct 8, 2025)
» Hit .688 (11 Kills; 4 Blocks) vs Biola (Sep 26, 2025)
» Career High: 3 Solo Blocks (9 Total Blocks) vs Alaska Anchorage (Aug. 30, 2025)
» 2024 PacWest Conference Leader – 83 Total Blocks (75 Block Assists)
» Career High: 10 Total Blocks (1 Solo) vs Biola (Nov. 15, 2024)
» Career High: 10 Total Blocks (2 Solo) vs Jessup (Oct. 30, 2024)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
» 2025 D2 CCA All-West Region First Team Middle Blocker
» 2025 All-PacWest First Team
» PacWest Conference Defender of the Week (Oct 20-26, 2025)
» PacWest Conference Defender of the Week (Oct 6-12, 2025)
» PacWest Conference Defender of the Week (Sept. 22-28, 2025)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2024-25 AVCA Team Academic Award
» 2024-25 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2024-25 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
2025 (Sophomore): One of six players to start all 29 matches. Played in all 107 sets. Led the NCAA West Region in total blocks (No. 2 in blocks/set) and was No. 7 overall in Division II. Season total of 144 blocks ranks No. 4 in the program record books ... Tallied 10 Kills with six blocks in five-set season-opening loss vs Alaska Anchorage (Aug. 28). Racked up nine total blocks with three solo in four-set loss vs Alaska Anchorage (Aug. 30). Hit .668 on 11 kills in four-set W vs Biola (Sep 26). Totaled 22 kills (.474) and seven blocks in five-set W vs Azusa Pacific (Oct 8). Finished with 11 kills (.444) and nine blocks in four-set W vs HPU (Oct 18). Totaled 10 blocks for the third time in her career along with seven kills in sweep vs Westmont (Oct 25). Finished with 14 kills (.375) and seven blocks in PacWest Tournament defeat vs Point Loma (Nov 20) ... Voted to D2 CCA All-West Region First Team and to All-PacWest First Team. Named PacWest Defender of the Week three times for Sep 22-28, Oct 6-12 and Oct 20-26 ... Vulcans posted a 20-9 record under first-year head coach Reed Sunahara, qualifying for four-team PacWest Championships postseason tournament.
2024 (Freshman): Started all 30 matches, playing in 117 sets. Totaled 112.0 blocks (14 solo, 98 block assists), finishing fourth in the West Region. Led the PacWest (conference-only contests) with 83 total blocks ... Posted season-high nine kills (.500) in season-opening 3-2 win vs Alaska (Aug. 30). Totaled seven blocks (one solo) in five-set loss vs Western Oregon (Sept. 7). Racked up nine blocks (one solo) in five-set loss vs Lubbock Christian (Sept. 13). Finished with seven blocks in five-set loss vs Academy of Art (Sept. 19). Tallied eight kills (.500) with three blocks in 3-0 win vs Dominican (Sept. 29). Posted season-high 10 blocks (two solo) with four kills in five-set loss vs Jessup (Oct. 30). Matched season-high 10 blocks (one solo) with three kills in 3-2 win vs Biola (Nov. 15).
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2024 graduate of Skyridge High School (Utah)
» Played two seasons of varsity volleyball for coaches Silver Fonua, Haley Felise, Kaipo Tagaloa, Tayler Hifo
» 2023 6A State Championship Runner-Up
» Honors: 2023 Lehi Free Press All-City Team, UHSAA Academic All-State
» Club/Travel Teams: Club V 18 Ren Dave, Club V 17 Ren Jenna, Club V 15 Ren Adam, Club V 14 Ren Charmay
» 2022 GJNC National Division Third Place, 2022 SLC Triple Crown Runner-Up, 2021 Colorado Crossroads Open Division Third Place
PERSONAL
» Nickname: Bella
» Born September 2006 in Ohio
» Parents: Rachel and Eric
» Has four younger siblings and two dogs
» Career Aspirations: OB/GYN
» Major: Biology
» Will serve 18-month mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "It had such a strong sense of community and the team was so welcoming. I just knew that if I was going to be so far away from home, this is where I would want to be."
FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Playing Piano, Baking, Boating, Playing Violin, Swimming, Card Games
» Sports Moment: "Placing third at Colorado Crossroads 14’s year in the Open Division which made us a double qualifying team."
» Sports Teams: Ohio State Football
» Athletes: Serena Williams, Kobe Bryant, Simone Biles
» Movies: Top Gun Maverick, Robots, Megamind
» Shows: The Summer I Turned Pretty
» Musicians: Little Mix, Avril Lavigne, Benson Boone, Blackpink
» Game Day Song: My Type by Saweetie
» Quote: “Fake it until you become it.”
» Video Games: Mario Kart
