FRESHMAN NOTES: Saw action in 24 matches, including each of the last 19, and 75 games ... stepped up in the absence of an injured Leah Steinbauer, finishing third on the team with an average of 0.87 blocks per game ... recorded the best match of her young career at Youngstown State (Oct. 20), posting a career-high 11 kills without an error and a .550 hitting percentage, including nine kills in 11 attempts through the first two games ... notched a career-best seven blocks in a home win over DePaul (Oct. 3) ... collected six blocks in a three-game sweep of Loyola (Nov. 3)

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time team MVP and first-team all-conference selection ... honorable mention all-state pick as a senior ... school record holder in service aces and kills ... team captain as a senior ... played club volleyball for the Milwaukee Sting, a four-time national qualifier ... two-time first-team all-conference pick in basketball

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jim Thiel and Kathy Bonville ... father played basketball and golf at Tulane ... birthdate is Oct. 27, 1987 ... intended major is undeclared