Utah State University Athletics

PREVIOUS TEAM: Spent her freshman campaign at Towson... Appeared in all 30 matches for the Tigers last season... Played in 110 out of a possible 111 sets to help the team to a 24-6 record, including a 14-4 mark during conference play in the CAA... Finished third on the team with 1.96 kills per set while hitting .191, totaling 216 kills alongside 63 digs and 45.0 blocks... Recorded double-digit kills five times last season, including a career-high 19 kills against Lehigh... Also posted 10 matches on the year with a hitting percentage of .300 or better, setting a career-high of .765 with 13 kills on 17 attempts against Hampton. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Spanish Fork (Utah) High School and was named the team MVP in both 2022 and 2023, also being named the team's rookie of the year in 2022... As a senior, posted 316 kills, 53 aces, 243 digs and 18 blocks... Was a three-time all-state honorable mention and first-team all-region member... compiled 584 kills alongside 121 aces, 110 blocks and 400 digs for her career.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kim and AJ Nakai... Has a younger sister and brother.