Missouri S&T Athletics

Junior (2018): Appeared in 18 matches and started 16 of them...Had a season high nine kills against Babson (8/31) wth a hitting percentage of .643...Hit .571 against Chadron State (4-0-7) and .667 against William Jewell (2-0-3)...Had a season high five block assists against Lynn (9/01) and Maryville (9/15)...Finished 5th on the team with 47 total blocks and 3rd in blocks/set (0.80)...Had six total blocks against Maryville (9/15)...Recorded two digs, twice, against Southern Nazarene (8/24) and Lewis (9/21).

Sophomore  (2017): Competed in 18 matches and started nine times…Produced a season-high six kills against Maryville (9/23) and tallied four kills versus McKendree (9/22)…Hit .429 (3-0-7) versus Lindenwood (10/10) and turned in a .385 efficiency attack rating (6-1-13) against Maryville…Lone service aces was against Lindenwood…Racked up season match-high three block assists at William Jewell (11/11)…Registered two block assists apiece on four occasions – against Upper Iowa (9/7), versus McKendree, at Illinois Springfield (10/21), and at Drury (10/31)…Garnered three digs apiece in a match twice – at Wisconsin-Parkside (10/7) and at Drury 

Freshman  (2016): Appeared in 28 matches with 23 starts and appeared in 94 sets...Finished the season averaging 2.02 kills and 0.74 blocks per set...Reached double figures in kills seven times with a career-high of 14 in a five set win at Maryville (9/30)...Equaled her career-high three other times during the season against Missouri-St. Louis (10/1), Rockhurst (10/7) and Drury (11/8)...Recorded a career-high six total blocks in a five-set loss against Ashland (10/15) at the Midwest Region Crossover Tourney...matched her career-high in total blocks with six in a five-set loss against Drury (11/8).

High School: A two-time (2015-16) first-team all-area and All-Sunflower League selection at Lawrence (Kan.) High School…Four-year starter…Served as team captain final two (2015-16) seasons…Coached by Stephanie Scarbrough…A 2016 graduate…Concluded her prep career amassing 682 kills, 159 total blocks, and 299 digs to go with a .228 attack percentage and 100 service aces…Garnered all-conference honorable mention laurels in 2014 sophomore campaign…Competed in track from 2013-16 and was a 2015 state champion in the javelin and high jump…Qualified for the 2016 state championship high jump finals…Played varsity basketball for the 2012-13 season…Member of the National Honor Society (2015-16), Fellowship of Christian Students (2014-15), Habitat for Humanity (2012-15), and the FYI Club (2013-15)…Started volleyball playing for Lawrence Lightning and was a teammate of current S&T women’s volleyball student-athlete Payton Gannaway for two years…Played club volleyball for Adidas Dynasty under coaches Tui Atagi and Andy Oaks. 

Personal: Daughter of Mary and Larry Dykes...Born in Kansas City, Kan.…Her mother is an inflammatory breast cancer survivor…Has a twin brother (Sam) and an older sister (Olivia), who played soccer at William Jewell from 2010-13…Enjoys traveling, ceramics, painting, exploring the outdoors, and spending time with friends…Majoring in biology and psychology.