HONORS
2023 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2023 (JUNIOR)
Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference with Julia Blazek … Finished the season with an overall record of 26-9 … Went 13-5 on court one and 13-4 on court two … Played the final five matches of the season with Madeline Marquez on court two, going 3-2 … Teamed with Marquez for a win over UNCW’s Brianna Haggerty and Lyvia Trimp (21-16, 21-16) at the Sun Belt Conference Championship (April 27) … Won her first two matches with Marquez on the final day of the New Orleans Invitational (April 14), defeating Stephen F. Austin’s Natalie Bennett and Chloe Culver (21-19, 14-21, 15-12) and Southeastern’s Mia McKinney and Carley Petty (21-13, 21-18) … Played the first 30 matches of the season with Julia Blazek, going 23-7 overall, with a 13-5 mark on court one and a 10-2 record on court two … Played on court two for three consecutive tournaments, the ULM Bayou Bash (March 24-25), Blazer Beach Duals (March 31-April 1) and ULM Beach Invitational (April 7-8) … Earned four wins at the ULM Beach Invitational (April 7-8), defeating Spring Hill’s Jaylyne Bell and Mikayla Boyer (21-17, 16-21, 15-12), SFA’s Chloe Culver and Natalie Bennett (21-14, 21-15), Central Arkansas’ Evelyn Griffith and Marissa Gilmore (21-17, 21-10) and Hendrix’s Rebecca Solina and Lauren Rothe (21-9, 21-11) … Picked up two wins at the Blazer Beach Duals (March 31-April 1), downing Jacksonville State’s Luci Wilkinson and Kylee Quigley (19-21, 21-14, 15-12) and Austin Peay’s Chloee McDaniel and Mikayla Powell (21-15, 21-16) … Took all four matches at the ULM Bayou Bash (March 24-25), beating Southwest Baptist’s Janel Pido and Loran Pritchett (21-14, 21-15), Nicholls’ Luci Chuong and Katie Jones (21-18, 21-12) and Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Rylie Anderson and Madelyn Wallace (21-14, 21-17) … Played on court one over the first four tournaments of the season … Won a pair of matches at the Lion Up Beach Bash in Youngsville, Louisiana, (March 17-18) knocking off Spring Hill’s Kassandra Fairly and Jessica Fairly (15-21, 21-19, 15-11) and Nicholls’ Kennedi Steele and Aspen Steele (21-11, 21-19) … Picked up three wins at the Mary Hardin-Baylor Invitational (March 10-11), earning victories over East Texas Baptist’s Ashley Salas and Madison McDonald (21-12, 21-11), UMHB’s Olivia Sherbert and Shelby Broekhuizen (21-9, 21-6) and Hendrix’s Abby Collier and Kyler Greenlee (20-22, 21-18, 15-10) … Won the first nine matches of the year … Won all four matches at the Nicholls Invitational (March 3-4), knocking off Loyola (La.)’s Kala Emanuelli and Madeline Corrall (21-13, 21-12), Nicholls’ Kennedi and Aspen Steele (21-17, 21-11), LaGrange’s Bailey Moss and Zentrina Choice (21-10, 21-6) and New Orleans’ Ania Esarte and Maria Ozaeta (26-24, 11-21, 15-11) … Opened the season with four victories at the Texas A&M-Kingsville Invitational (Feb. 24-25), beating Missouri Baptist’s Liz van Houwelingen and Nathiellen Machado (21-12, 21-14), Utah’s Amaya Messier and Katie McAlister (21-18, 15-21, 15-11), ETBU’s Ashley Salas and Madison McDonald (21-14, 21-9) and Corban’s Megan Dennis and Avari Ridgway (21-17, 21-17).
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Posted 10 wins in her second season at ULM, going 10-23 overall, playing on courts two, three, four and five … Teamed with Avery Reynolds on court four for a 2-0 (22-20, 25-23) win over Southern Miss’ Hallie Phelan and Valeria Siakidou for ULM’s first-ever postseason win in program history, 3-2, at the Conference USA Championship (4/29/22) … Won her second consecutive match to open the Blazer Beach Bash, pairing with Reynolds on court four for a 2-1 (21-16, 18-21, 15-12) win over Mercer’s Ellie Miller and Alyssa Scoggins (4/15/22) … Closed the Southern Miss Beach Invitational with Reynolds on court four, defeating New Orleans’ Liz Gialanella and Ivana de Carvalho Peixe, 2-0 (21-14, 21-18), after picking up a win on day one over USM’s Phelan and Reagan Sandlin, 2-0 (21-17, 21-11) (4/8-4/9/22) … Won a pair of matches with Reynolds on the first day of the ULM Beach Invitational, defeating Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Avery Mercer and Olivia Sherbert on court two, 2-0 (21-9, 21-10), and Central Arkansas’ Julia Oravec and Bria Garmon, 2-1 (14-21, 21-16, 15-11) (4/1/22) … Won her second consecutive match, teaming with Madi Gray for a 2-1 (21-15, 19-21, 15-9) win on court four over Mercer’s Jordan Morris and Scoggins to open the Gamecock Grand Slam (3/11/22) … Finished out the ULM Bayou Bash by picking up a win with Gray over Nicholls’ Ja’mya Holmes and Yani Johnson on court five, 2-0 (21-15, 21-15) … Earned her first win of the year, pairing with Elder, to defeat Southeastern’s Michelle Mirarchi and Avery Carroll, 2-1 (17-21, 21-14, 15-11), on court three at the Houston Baptist Invitational (2/26/22).
2021 (FRESHMAN)
Capped off her first season at ULM with a 1-6 mark … all seven matches came as a No. 5 seed for the Warhawks … played alongside both Brooke Hoven (0-4) and Holland Ponthieux (1-2) over the course of the season … broke through with her first collegiate win on March 25th when she teamed with Ponthieux to defeat the tandem of Allie Bauer and Elisa Haug from Ottawa (Kan.) by scores of 21-9, 21-12.
PREP
Attended Edward S. Marcus High School ... Focused on beach volleyball as a junior and senior…Also played indoor volleyball as a freshman and sophomore, spending time as a right side and a setter…Earned Coach’s 110% Award as a freshman…Member of National Honor Society, French National Honor Society and Math National Honor Society…Earned Stethoscope Award and Pride Award…Was a MEDS Club Officer and Kindness Ambassador.
PERSONAL
Born Feb. 12, 2002 to Kevin Nowak and Kristin Nowak in Orlando, Florida…Has a younger brother, Kaden (13)…Enjoys volunteering for animal rescues…Majoring in biology.
