HIGHLIGHTS
» Career High: 3 Solo Blocks (9 Total) vs Alaska Anchorage (Aug. 30, 2025)
» Career High: 10 Kills (.240; 6 Blocks) vs Alaska Anchorage (Aug. 28, 2025)
» 2024 PacWest Conference Leader – 83 Total Blocks
» Career High: 10 Total Blocks (1 Solo) vs Biola (Nov. 15, 2024)
» Career High: 10 Total Blocks (2 Solo) vs Jessup (Oct. 30, 2024)
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): Tallied career-high 10 Kills (.240; 6 Blocks) in five-set season-opening loss vs Alaska Anchorage (Aug. 28). Racked up nine total blocks with three solo (career high) in four-set loss vs Alaska Anchorage (Aug. 30).
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 Freeman
» Has four younger siblings and two dogs
» Career Aspirations: OB/GYN
» Major: Biology
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
