Biography
Honors and Awards
•Summit League All-Freshmen Team (2014)
•Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
•Summit League Distinguished Scholars List (2014-15, 2015-16)
•Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
•Omaha Challenge All-Tournament Team (2017)
As a Senior (2018)
Appeared in six matches with one start… Averaged 1.38 kills, 0.77 digs and 0.15 blocks per set… Totaled a season-high of eight kills against Oregon State (Sept. 7)… Also had a season-best of four digs against UIC (Aug. 31)… Finished her career with 100 matches played, 849 kills, 1,049 digs, 103 blocks, 80 assists and 44 aces… Capped off her career with an average of 2.33 kills per set, 2.88 digs per set and 0.28 blocks per set.
As a Redshirt Junior (2017)
Appeared in 24 matches with 21 starts as a senior… Averaged 2.36 kills, 2.90 digs and 0.21 assists per set… Totaled 212 kills, 261 digs, 19 assists and 17 blocks in 2017… Tallied a season-high 17 kills and 13 digs against Indiana State (Sept. 2)… Also had a career-high 21 digs at South Dakota (Nov. 3, 2017)… Notched nine double-doubles on the season… Recorded 10 or more kills in 10 matches and 10 or more digs in 15 matches for 2017… Went on a streak of double-digit digs over a five-matches span from Sept. 22 – Oct. 7, 2017… Also had a four-match streak of 10 or more digs earlier in the season from Sept. 1 – Sept. 7, 2017… Recorded double-digit digs in five of her final six matches… Ranked third on the team in kills and digs and fourth in assists... Omaha Challenge All-Tournament Team (2017)... Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
As a Junior (2016)
Earned a medical redshirt after suffering an injury early in the 2016 season...Started the first six matches of the year, averaging 3.35 kills and 3.55 digs per set...Opened the year with seven kills and 14 digs at North Dakota (Aug. 26)...Scooped a team-leading 16 digs vs. UC Davis (Aug. 27)...Put up 18 kills and nine digs vs. Iowa State (Sept. 1)...Followed with a career-best 27 kills with 14 digs and a season-high two blocks vs. Ball State (Sept. 2)...Named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
As a Sophomore (2015)
Appeared in 31 matches, starting 30…Averaged 2.54 kills and 3.01 digs per set...Registered 295 kills for the year, which was second-most on the team...Had 18 total service aces…Recorded 13 double-doubles, which ranked second among all Mavericks...Racked up eight kills, two blocks and a team-high 12 digs in Omaha’s opening match sweep vs. Seton Hall at the UNLV Invitational (Aug. 28)...Nabbed her first double-double of the season with 11 kills and 16 digs vs. Central Arkansas (Aug. 29)...Hit a season-best .389 vs. Bradley (Sept. 11) with nine kills on 18 total attempts…Was the team’s kill leader in six matches…Tallied a season-best 18 kills twice, first vs. South Dakota (Sept. 26)...Put up four straight double-doubles over a 10-day span with 12 kills and 10 digs at Western Illinois (Oct. 20), 13 kills and 15 digs vs. North Dakota State (Oct. 23), 11 kills and 13 digs vs. Denver (Oct. 24) and 13 kills and 14 digs at South Dakota (Oct. 30)...Achieved another double-double with 13 kills and 19 digs in the regular-season finale at IUPUI (Nov. 14)...Posted a career-best 20 digs with 15 kills for another double-double vs. IUPUI (Nov. 21) in the league tournament semifinals...Matched her season high of 18 kills alongside 19 digs in the Summit League Championship match at Denver (Nov. 22)…Named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll, Distinguished Scholars List and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
As a Freshman (2014)
Named to the Summit League All-Freshman Team...Started all 33 matches in her inaugural season, averaging 2.06 kills and 2.86 digs per game…Totaled eight double-doubles for the year…Had nine games with double-figure kills and 22 performances with double-figure digs…Achieved her first career double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs vs. UMKC (Aug. 30)…In Omaha’s sweep of Tennessee (Sept. 6), posted a season-best four blocks…Had a strong night vs. Canisius (Sept. 13), finishing with 14 kills and 16 digs…Began league play with a double-double on 11 kills and 14 digs…Notched another double-double the following week on 13 kills and a team-high 18 digs…Had double-figure kills in three straight matches at Fort Wayne (Nov. 8), vs. Western Illinois (Nov. 14) and vs. NJIT (Nov. 21), achieving two double-doubles in that span…Her total of 15 kills vs. WIU was a season high…Matched her season best for blocks with four vs. Incarnate Word (Nov. 22)…Closed the year with 11 kills and a season-high 19 digs, along with two blocks…Named to the Summit League’s Academic Honor Roll and Distinguished Scholars List.
Southwest Christian High School
Four-year letterwinner for coach Greg Sayuk at Southwest Christian High School...PrepVolleyball.com Top 150 All-American...Three-time all-state and four-time all-conference honoree...As a senior, led the Stars to a state championship and was named all-conference, all-metro and all-state...Also selected the Class A Player of the Year...Top 5 Miss Baden finalist...Southwest Christian finished as state runner-up in her junior year as well...Also lettered three years in softball, garnering all-conference recognition.
Club Volleyball
Played club volleyball for the Northern Lights Juniors for coach Adam Beamer...In the 15 Open division, her team won a national championship, then placed sixth in the 16 Open division...Club team has played in a variety of international tournaments, which took her to Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland.
Personal
Born May 16, 1996 to Keith and Stacy Horkey in Burnsville, Minn....Has two brothers, Mitch and Brady, and one sister, Jamie...Hobbies include traveling, riding ATVs, swimming and hanging out with friends...Member of the Dean's List...Majoring in criminology and criminal justice.
