Honors
2015 MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
As a Redshirt Junior (2015-16) – Played in all 30 games and made 17 starts including the first 16 of the season … averaged 4.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game … led the team in blocks with a season-high 51, which ranks tied for fourth in a single season and became the first ISU player to record 50 or more in a season since 2011-12 … her 1.7 blocks per game ranked third in the Missouri Valley Conference … swatted away a career-high five at Wichita State … had 16 games with multiple blocks … scored a career-high 12 points against Omaha … set a new career-high 11 rebounds against Drake … also grabbed double-digit boards with 10 in a win over Wichita State … dished out a career-high three assists against Evansville … elected to forego her senior season of eligibility to pursue graduate school.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2014-15) - Played in 22 games … sat out the first four games of the season due to an injury … averaged 7.2 minutes per game for 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in her time on the floor … combined for 11 blocks on the season … shot 80.0 from the free throw line (12-for-15) … scored a season-high six points in her Sycamore debut at South Alabama … also notched six points at Loyola … grabbed a season-high five rebounds and season-high four blocks at Drake … picked up a combined six steals and five assists.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2013-14) - Sat out the 2013-14 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2012-13 (at Murray State University) – Played in 29 games as a freshman at Murray State, averaging 6.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game ... posted five double-figure scoring efforts in 2012-13, including back-to-back double-doubles to begin the month of December against Southern Illinois (12 points, 10 rebounds – Dec. 1) and Mid-Continent (20 points, 11 rebounds – Dec. 6) … named to the OVC Honor Roll.
High School – Averaged 16.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks for her career at Robinson (Ill.) High School ... served as team captain for three years ... scored her 1,000th point during her junior year ... three-time First Team All-Apollo Conference selection ... two-time Tribune Star All-Wabash Valley and Decatur Herald & Review All-Area team selection ... two-time IBCA Fourth Team All-State selection ... 2012 IBCA All-Star Game MVP.
Personal – A native of nearby Robinson, Ill. … Born on October 24, 1993, to Sonya and Bret Dirks … Dad, Bret, played collegiate football at Northwestern and grandfather, Mike, played football at Wyoming and professionally with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1968-71 … has two brothers, Devan and Dylan.
Major - Speech and Language Pathology (4.0 GPA)
