Pittsburg State Gorillas

General: Completed her third year with the Pitt State program in 2024, for her career she has appeared in 66 matches with 30 starts as an outside hitter or right side hitter in 179 sets ... Accumulated 394.5 points (2.20 per set), 356 kills (1.99 per set), 108 digs (0.60 per set) and 71 total blocks (0.40 per set).

2024 - Saw action in 19 matches with seven starts for the Gorillas for 52 sets played ... Finished the season with 95.0 points (1.83 per set), 82 kils (1.58 per set) and 25 total blocks (0.48 per set) ... Recorded 10 kill performances against Henderson State (Sept. 12) and Midwestern State (Sept. 13).

2023 - Saw action in 21 matches with seven starts as an outside hitter or right side hitter in 58 sets ... Finished with 124.0 points (2.14 per set), 109 kills (1.88 per set), 44 digs (0.76 per set) and 27 total blocks (0.47 per set) ... Against Northwestern Oklahoma (Sept. 8) recorded a season-best 15.5 points from 13 kills and five assisted blocks ... Playing against future MIAA foe Arkansas - Fort Smith, finished with 11 kills and a season-high seven total blocks ... Had four matches with double-digit kills and three matches with three or more total blocks.

2022 - Saw action in 26 matches with 15 starts and played in 69 sets ... Had 176.0 points (2.55 per set), 165 kills (2.39 per set), 19.0 total blocks (16 assisted) and 40 digs ... Registered a season-high 15.5 points, 14 kills and three total blocks against Arkansas - Monticello (Sep. 3) ... Had a season-high seven digs against Cameron (Sep. 3).

Prior to PSU - At Bellarmine she started in 27-of-28 matches her freshman season … Led the Knights in blocks with 55 on the season … Posted 203 kills (2.03 kps) … Made a season high 16 kills vs. IUPUI (Aug. 28) … Also posted six blocks vs. Georgetown (Sep.18).

In High School - A four-year starter at Shawnee Mission North High School … A three-time All-Sunflower League performer for the Bison.

Personal - Born February 4, 2003 … Daughter of Charles and Angela Gates … A three-year member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and Academic Excellence Award Winner has a perfect 4.00 GPA as a communication major.