Before USC Upstate: A three-sport athlete at Elk Grove High School… Served as a team captain for the soccer team for three seasons for head coach Dan Klaus… Led the conference in goals (22) and assists (10) as a junior… Earned First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-Section honors after strong junior campaign… Was also a Daily Herald All-Area selection… Totaled 23 goals and six assists as a senior en route to First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-Section honors… Also picked up Daily Herald All-Area honors… Played three seasons of varsity basketball… Was part of the cross country team for two years (freshman and sophomore) and set course records at Elk Grove's home facility each year… Played club soccer for the Aces Elite Soccer Academy, ranked the seventh best club team in the state of Illinois… Led the team in scoring three consecutive years… Also coached youth soccer and served as a volunteer for the Special Olympics.

Personal: Born on Aug. 10, 1993 in Elk Grove, Ill… Daughter of Michael and Marina… Has two sisters, Sarah and Stephanie, and one brother, Michael… Favorite movie is “The Last Song”… Favorite TV show is “Jersey Shore”… Favorite actor is Channing Tatum… Enjoys eating at Chipotle… Favorite singer is Miley Cyrus… Favorite book is “Miles to Go”… Favorite song is “Super Bass”… Hero growing up was her older sister, Sarah… Most admires her parents… Favorite quote is “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”… Wants to be a college coach.