William Jewell College Athletics

CAREER HONORS

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• 2024-25 Academic All-GLVC
• 2024 All-GLVC First Team
• 2024 CSC Academic All-District
• 2024 Kansas City Classic All-Tournament
• 2024 Hawk Invitational All-Tournament Team
• 2023 D2CCA All-Midwest Region Second Team
• 2023 All-GLVC First Team
• 2023 D2CCA All-Region Second Team
• 2023 Midwest Region Crossover All-Tournament Team
• 2023 Washburn Invite All-Tournament Team
• 2023-24 Academic All-GLVC 
• 2022-23 Academic All-GLVC
• 2022 Southern Invite All-Tournament Team
• 2021-22 Academic All-GLVC

2024 (SENIOR)

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All-GLVC First Team...Played in all 101 sets as a senior...Led the team with 409 total kills for an average of 4.05 per set on a .208 attack percentage...Second on the team with 22 service aces and third with 59 blocks...Averaged 3.33 digs per set (336 total)...Picked up a career high 29 kills on 65 attacks to go with 18 digs at UIndy

2023 (JUNIOR)

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All-GLVC First Team...D2CCA All-Midwest Region Second Team...Became the third player in program history to surpass 1,000 career kills...Led the team and ranked 22nd in Division II with 442 kills, the most by a Cardinal in a season in the NCAA era...Became the NCAA era career leader in kills...Was 20th nationally with 4.13 kills per set on a .212 attack percentage with a career high 26 against Kentucky Wesleyan...Had double digit kills in 25 matches with five of 20 or more...Also second on the squad with 355 digs and 3.32 per set with a career high 28 against nationally ranked Lewis...Accounted for 41 blocks and 18 aces

2022 (SOPHOMORE)

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The only player to start all 28 matches in 2022...Ranked third in Division II with 380 kills, second most by a Cardinal in the NCAA era for an average of 3.49 per set with a career high 24 against Newman...Posted the first 20-20 performance in five years for Jewell against Illinois Springfield and repeated it a week later against Truman State...Second on the team with 26 service aces with a career high four on two occasions...Posted 15 double-doubles averaging 3.30 digs per set with a career best 24 against Emporia State...Was also third on the team with 62 total blocks and an average of 0.57 per set

2021 (FRESHMAN)

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Came on strong in the second half of her debut season and appeared in 30 matches and 105 sets...Finished third with 224 kills, 15th-most in the NCAA era and fifth among freshmen, and led the team with 2.13 kills per set...Had seven double-digit kills including a season-best 19 against Rockhurst...Had four double-doubles, averaging 1.61 digs per set...Posted a season high 24 at McKendree...Also finished with 40 blocks, including seven solos, second-most by a freshman in the NCAA era...Total nine service aces 

PREP

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Played four seasons at Highland High School

PERSONAL

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Born in St. Louis, Missouri...Daughter of Joe and Staci LaPorta...Has three siblings...From an athletic family as sister Alex is playing basketball professionally overseas after a standout career at Missouri-St. Louis while brother Sam plays football for the Detroit Lions after a career at the University of Iowa

CAREER HIGHS

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Kills: 29 vs. Indianapolis (10/4/24)
Aces: 4 - 3x; Last vs. Southwestern Okla. St. (8/27/22)
Assists: 5 vs. Arkansas Monticello (9/10/22)
Blocks: 6 vs. Southwest Baptist (11/9/24)
Digs: 28 vs. Lewis (9/29/23)