SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013)
Played 31 matches with 24 starts...Third on the team with 145 kills and had a .143 hitting percentage in her first season in New Orleans...Had her highest hitting percentage against Alcorn State (.625)...Recorded double-digit kills on four occasions including a season-best 11 versus Alcorn...Went for 10 kills in matches against Incarnate Word (10/24), McNeese State (10/5), and Northwestern State (11/7)...Was in on 37 blocks (10 solo) including four in a match at McNeese State...Had 20 digs with five in one game at Nicholls (10/3).

FRESHMAN SEASON (CHICAGO STATE/2012)
2012 Great West Newcomer of the Year…Appeared in 32 matches for Chicago State during the 2012 season…  Totaled a team-high 210 kills and ranked second on the team with two kills per set… Hit .154, tallied 12 assists, 15 service aces, 47 digs and 52 blocks… The 0.50 blocks per set ranked second on the Cougars’ roster.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named Southtown Star All-Area and All-South Suburban Catholic League as a senior at Homer Glenn, Ill...Led area with 95 blocks...Helped Providence Catholic to a 26-7 record as a senior and a regional championship as a junior...Member of the Spanish Honor Society…Played club volleyball with Ultimate...

PERSONAL
Daughter of Joseph and Diane Podwell...Pre-Pharmacy major.