| Height: | 5-11 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Manistique, Mich. |
| High School: | Manistique High School |
| Position: | Middle Blocker |
| Major: | Pre-Veterinary |
Junior (2022): Competed in all 30 matches for the Lakers... Set new career highs in kills (16), assists (5), service aces (1), solo blocks (4), and block assists (7)... Totaled 229 kills, a team-leading 79 total blocks with 22 being solo, 15 digs, 11 assists, and a service ace.
Sophomore (Fall 2021): Competed in 22 matches for the Lakers... Recorded a career-high 13 kills against Wisconsin-Parkside on Oct. 8... Totaled 92 kills, 13 digs, four assists, and 37 blocks, 12 of which were solo... Named to the 2021 GLIAC Fall All-Academic Excellence Team.
Freshman (Spring 2021): Played in five matches and eight sets for the Lakers… Recorded a career-best five kills on 10 attempts in the Lakers match against Wisconsin-Parkside on April 10… Tallied a block solo and a two block assists against Parkside on April 10, a season best.
High School: Graduated from Manistique High School in Manistique, Mich. in 2020… Competed in the Mid-Peninsula Conference… Coached by Amy Nixon… Received All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2017, Second Team All-Conference in 2018, and First Team All-Conference in 2019… All-State Honorable Mention in 2019… Served as team captain in 2019… Played in 108 matches, which included 310 sets… Holds Manistique’s school record in single game kills (26), single season kills (360) and career kills (887)... In her three seasons, the Emeralds posted a 78-22-10 record… Was a member of the conference champion team in 2018 and 2019, district champion team in 2018 and 2019, and team academic all-state in 2018 and 2019… Played club volleyball with the Superior Storm Volleyball Club, coached by current LSSU Head Coach Dave Schmidlin… Also played four seasons of varsity basketball (2016-20) and three seasons of track & field (2017-19, 2020 season cancelled due to COVID-19)... Was basketball team captain from 2018-20 and received All-Conference Honorable Mention honors...Involved in multiple clubs and organizations in high school including Academic Booster Club, National Honor Society, YETI, Youth Advisory Council and Student Council.
Personal: Daughter of Troy and Cynthia McDaniel… Has one sister, Sarah… Born in Rome, Georgia… Hobbies include hunting, fishing, camping, sports and spending time outdoors… Both of her parents are graduates of Lake Superior State… Majoring in pre-veterinary.
Career Match Highs
Kills: 16 (twice, at Northern Michigan, 9/16/22)
Attempts: 35 (at Saginaw Valley State, 10/22/22)
Assists: 5 (vs. Central Oklahoma, 8/26/22)#
Service Aces: 1 (at Southwest Baptist, 9/2/22)
Block Solos: 4 (vs. Minnesota-Crookston, 8/27/22)#
Block Assists: 7 (at Michigan Tech, 19/17/22)
Digs: 4 (vs. Purdue Northwest, 10/9/21)
# Neutral Site
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at (RV) Ferris State | L, 3-0 |
| Oct 28 | at Wisconsin-Parkside | W, 3-0 |
| Oct 29 | at Grand Valley State | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 4 | Davenport | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 5 | Wayne State | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 9 | at Ferris State | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 18 | ||
| Sets | 106 | 63 | ||
| Kills | 229 | 129 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.16 | 2.05 | ||
| Errors | 97 | 58 | ||
| Total Attacks | 633 | 378 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .209 | .188 | ||
| Assists | 11 | 4 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.10 | 0.06 | ||
| Service Aces | 1 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 11 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.01 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 15 | 5 | ||
| Reception Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Digs | 16 | 8 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.15 | 0.13 | ||
| Block Solo | 22 | 10 | ||
| Block Assist | 57 | 39 | ||
| Block Total | 79 | 49 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.75 | 0.78 | ||
| Block Errors | 11 | 7 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 280.5 | 158.5 | ||
| Points per set | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| Matches started | 30 | 18 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | vs. Upper Iowa | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 18 | .389 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. Central Oklahoma | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 33 | .364 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Minnesota-Crookston | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Bemidji State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 2 | at Southwest Baptist | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 19 | .421 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. (RV) Rockhurst | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | .053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Missouri Western State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 30 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 3 | at Drury | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 23 | .478 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 9 | Saginaw Valley State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 19 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 10 | at Purdue Northwest | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 30 | .433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Sep 16 | at (RV) Northern Michigan | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 30 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Sep 17 | at (RV) Michigan Tech | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 25 | .240 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 18 | (RV) Ferris State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | .118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 23 | at Wayne State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | .158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 24 | at Davenport | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sep 30 | (RV) Michigan Tech | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | .053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 1 | (RV) Northern Michigan | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -.053 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 8 | Wisconsin-Parkside | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 9 | Grand Valley State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 33 | .212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Kentucky Wesleyan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 15 | vs. William Jewell | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | .235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Southwest Baptist | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | .045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 21 | Purdue Northwest | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | .158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 22 | at Saginaw Valley State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 35 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 24 | at (RV) Ferris State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 28 | at Wisconsin-Parkside | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 29 | at Grand Valley State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 26 | .231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Nov 4 | Davenport | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | -.048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nov 5 | Wayne State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -.095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Nov 9 | at Ferris State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -.053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 1 | 21 | .333 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 | 12.5 | 1.6 |
| 2021-22 | 22 | 66 | 92 | 1.39 | 66 | 263 | .099 | 4 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0.20 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 0.56 | 116.5 | 1.8 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 106 | 229 | 2.16 | 97 | 633 | .209 | 11 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.01 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 0.15 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 0.75 | 280.5 | 2.6 |
| 2023-24 | 29 | 107 | 291 | 2.72 | 98 | 670 | .288 | 2 | 0.02 | 21 | 0.20 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0.28 | 13 | 60 | 73 | 0.68 | 355.0 | 3.3 |
| Total | 86 | 287 | 620 | 2.16 | 262 | 1587 | .226 | 18 | 0.06 | 22 | 0.08 | 27 | 3 | 59 | 0.21 | 50 | 145 | 195 | 0.68 | 764.5 | 2.7 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30 | 106 | 229 | 2.16 | 97 | 633 | .209 | 11 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.01 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 0.15 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 0.75 | 280.5 | 2.6 |
| Conference | 18 | 63 | 129 | 2.05 | 58 | 378 | .188 | 4 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 0.78 | 158.5 | 2.5 |
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| Home | 9 | 31 | 54 | 1.74 | 36 | 175 | .103 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.16 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0.61 | 65.5 | 2.1 |
| Away | 12 | 41 | 104 | 2.54 | 33 | 264 | .269 | 4 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.02 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.10 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 0.80 | 124.5 | 3.0 |
| Neutral | 9 | 34 | 71 | 2.09 | 28 | 194 | .222 | 6 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0.21 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 0.79 | 90.5 | 2.7 |
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| Wins | 5 | 16 | 27 | 1.69 | 12 | 90 | .167 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1.06 | 38.5 | 2.4 |
| Losses | 25 | 90 | 202 | 2.24 | 85 | 543 | .215 | 9 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.01 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0.18 | 16 | 46 | 62 | 0.69 | 242.0 | 2.7 |
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| August | 4 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 8 | 88 | .352 | 6 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0.33 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.60 | 47.5 | 3.2 |
| September | 12 | 39 | 116 | 2.97 | 41 | 268 | .280 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.03 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.18 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 0.74 | 134.5 | 3.4 |
| October | 11 | 42 | 62 | 1.48 | 32 | 216 | .139 | 3 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 0.93 | 85.0 | 2.0 |
| November | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 16 | 61 | -.066 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 | 13.5 | 1.4 |
