As a Senior: Racked up 12 kills against Delaware... had five kills and eight digs versus Towson... tallied nine kills with a .318 attack rate (9-2-22) in a win against Florida Atlantic... had 10 kills, seven digs and two blocks against Rutgers... had another double-digit kill game with 10 against UNC Asheville... racked up 12 kills against Duquesne... put up 10 more kills in a winning effort versus Canisius... had eight kills and three total blocks versus Georgia State... tallied 12 kills, five digs and two blocks in victory over UNC Wilmington... had huge game against Liberty that included 15 kills, five digs and seven block assists... tallied 16 kills with an attack rate of .353 (16-4-34) in win over William and Mary... had a career high 19 kills to go along with six digs and three blocks in win over VCU... notched 18 kills at an attack rate of .385 (18-3-39) against Northeastern... had 11 kills against Radford... had another double digit kill game against Delaware with 12, where she hit at a .400 (12-5-25) attack rate... had seven kills and two block assists against Towson... tallied an impressive 18 kills, three digs and four blocks against UNC Wilmington... had nine kills and two digs versus Georgia State... had 15 kills and three digs over VCU... had seven kills and two blocks against William and Mary... racked up 19 kills three digs and three blocks versus Northeastern... added nine kills and four digs over Hofstra... tallied eight kills and five blocks versus George Mason... had 11 kills to finish the season against VCU in the CAA semi-final tournament match.
As a junior: Netted a kill against Towson... dropped in a kill and had two digs against GSU... had four kills against Northeastern... added three kills, two digs, and one block assist against Hofstra... dropped in two kills versus Delaware... laced eight kills and had three digs against the Rams of VCU... knocked in 11 kills against GSU... had four kills in win over UNCW... netted one kill and had one dig at Liberty... came in second for the Dukes with 29 kills at JMU Invitational... had back-to-back double digit kill performances at tournament with 10 against Iona followed by a match-high tying 11 versus UMES... tied a season-high with three blocks against CAA and JMU tournament opponent GMU... tied season high for kills with 17 in 40 attempts notching a .275 attack rating at Hofstra... posted three kills, five digs, and two blocks against Northeastern in CAA opener... knocked down nine kills and contributed three block assists against host UIC at UIC invitational... tied match-high mark with 17 kills on 32 attempts with two errors for a .469 attack percentage vs. GWU... during sophomore year laced, what was then, back-to-back career-best efforts with 16 kills at William & Mary followed by 18 more at VCU.
As a sophomore: Muscled in 16 kills at William and Mary and 18 more at VCU for back-to-back career-best efforts... came off the bench to drop in 11 kills against Hofstra... ripped 15 kills in the Dukes’ win against Liberty while hitting .464... five kills and three block assists versus UMBC... notched 11 kills in victory against San Diego State... five kills on nine swings with two errors for .333 attack mark against Norfolk State... five kills in the opener against Charleston Southern... notched solo blocks against Bucknell and Norfolk State.
As a freshman: Made college debut against Temple, pair of kills and assists... 13 kills in first meeting with Oregon... eight kills and six digs in win over Georgia Southern... nine kills, 10 digs, and four block assists in win over Rutgers... 11 kills against Tennessee-Martin... eight kills and six block assists versus Toledo... two digs and two blocks at Liberty... five kills and nine digs in first meeting of the season at VCU... 11 kills, four digs, and three total blocks in first match with Towson... nine kills and four digs in first meeting with Hofstra... eight kills, four total blocks, and a pair of service aces and digs in home win over VCU... two kills and an assist at William and Mary... two games played in CAA semifinal match against Mason.
Before JMU: Three-time first-team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and two-time team MVP for coach Mike Barnett and the Knights of Bishop O’Connell... as a senior voted WCAC Most Valuable Player... earned Washington Post All-Met first team and was named all-state for the Virginia Independent Schools... named to the Virginia Independent Schools all-tournament team... all-tournament for the Model School Invitational as a sophomore and a senior... led the Knights to the state volleyball tournament as a senior, the school’s first appearance in seven seasons, where they finished third... six years of club experience, first for the Asics Rainbow in Hawaii and then for Metro American in Virginia... Metro American coach was Fran Duval.
Personal: Daughter of Jody and Rick Porterfield... sociology major... enjoys traveling, reading, going to the beach and people watching... father played football at the U.S. Naval Academy (1968-72)... twin cousins Anne and Courtney Hanna swam at Georgia... uncle Don Porterfield played football at Kentucky... cousin Elizabeth Flannery swam for the Dukes.
PERSONAL VOLLEYS
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Working in federal law enforcement.
Something that few people know about you: I don’t like bananas.
Best class you’ve taken at JMU: Psychology 250
Favorite place you’ve traveled to: Israel.
How your teammates would describe you: Outrageous and funny.
First time you played volleyball: In Hawaii, seventh grade. In Hawaii, kids begin playing volleyball practically at birth, so when we moved there, I began playing with my friends at school and wound up loving it!
Greatest achievemnte: Earning an athletic scholarship so my parents did not have to worry about paying for college
How do you prepare for a game? I have to shower right before the match, and then I listen to music by myself and focus on the match
Favorite place on campus: Starbucks
Favorite quote: “There is only one way to be successful at anything, and that is to give everything.”