Honors & Awards
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree (2023)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022)
- College of Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team (2022)
- Eighth All-Time in Career Block Assists (258)
- Tenth All-Time in Career Total Blocks (301)
- Rally Era Career Leader Career Solo Blocks (43)
- Fourth in Rally Era Career Attack Pct. (.277)
- Fourth in Rally Era Career Total Blocks (301)
- Fourth in Rally Era Career Block Assists (258)
- Seventh in Rally Era Career Aces (72)
- Ninth in Rally Era Career Kills (698)
- Eighth in Rally Era Career Blocks Per Set (0.86)
- Most Solo Blocks In Career Big Ten Play (31)
Senior (2023) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Sixth-best attack percentage in a single season all-time (.329)
- Most solo blocks in a rally era single season (21)
- Third-best attack percentage in a rally era single season (.329)
- Third-most total blocks in a rally era single season (113)
- Sixth-most block assists in a rally era single season (92)
- Ninth-most points in a rally era single season (350.0)
- Most Big Ten matches played in a single season (77)
- Most blocks (71) and solo blocks (14) in a single Big Ten season
- Played in all 30 matches and all 115 sets
- Led Rutgers in hitting percentage for second-consecutive season hitting .329
- Averaged 2.24 kills and 0.98 blocks per set
- Led Rutgers in blocks in 13 matches with five or more stops in 10 contests
- Registered 12 double-digit kill matches leading Rutgers in kills in five contests
- 11 blocks at Virginia tied for the third-most in a rally-era match (Aug. 26)
- 10 blocks at Indiana the most in a four-set Big Ten match (Oct. 28)
- Career-high 15 kills in five-set match at Maryland (Nov. 23)
- Career-high 11 blocks - three solo blocks & eight block assists - in five-set victory at Virginia (Aug. 26)
- Career-high five aces in five-set match at NC State (Sept. 1)
- Hit a season-best .667 (12-2-15) in first match of series with Maryland (Sept. 27)
Junior (2022) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Appeared in 29 matches in 101 sets
- Third on the team with 216 kills and 2.14 kills per set
- Led Scarlet Knights in kills in four matches
- Six matches with double-figure kills
- Tied career-high with 12 kills in the season-opening victory over Fresno State at the College of Charleston Classic (Aug. 27)
- Swung a career-best .692 with 10 kills on 13 swings with only one error against FDU at the Rutgers Tournament (Sept. 17)
- Also hit .625 with 11 kills on 16 swings with one error against Morgan State at the Towson Invitational (Sept. 3)
- Second on the team in blocks with 103 total stops averaging a team-best 1.02 per set
- Racked up 15 solo blocks and 88 block assists
- Her 15 solo blocks are the fourth-most by a Scarlet Knight in a rally-era season, while her 103 total blocks are the fifth-most by a Scarlet Knight in a rally-era season and her 88 block assists are tied for the ninth-most by a Scarlet Knight in a rally-era season
- Led RU in blocks in 15 matches
- Recorded five or more blocks in seven contests
- Career-high 10 total blocks, including career-high three solo blocks, at Indiana (Oct. 28)
- Career-high nine block assists in a victory over defending SoCon Champion The Citadel at the College of Charleston Classic (Aug. 27)
- Led RU with 34 aces including a career-high five against FDU at the Rutgers Tournament (Sept. 17)
- Her 34 aces were tied for the third-most by a Scarlet Knights in a rally-era season
- Career-high six digs against defending CAA Champion Towson at the Towson Invitational (Sept. 3)
Sophomore (2021) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Appeared in 21 contests and 59 sets
- Averaged 1.56 kills per set collecting 92 kills and hitting .278 on the season
- Career-high 25 attacks and season-high 11 kills vs. #8 Purdue (Nov. 7)
- Swung a career best .667 (6-for-9) at UConn (Sept. 4)
- Averaged 0.54 blocks per game
- Season-high five blocks versus UMBC (Aug. 28)
- Led RU in blocks in three contests
Freshman (Spring 2021) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Appeared in and started all 20 games
- Averaged 1.78 kills per set hitting .256 along with averaging 0.72 blocks per set
- Let team in blocks in nine games
- Five matches with double-figure kills
- Career-high 12 kills at Iowa (Feb. 20)
- Four contests hitting above. 500 including career-best .562 against Indiana (Jan. 30).
- Career-high six blocks versus No. 19 Ohio State (Feb. 27)
Prior To Rutgers
- Two-time U18 Female National Finals of Italy Champion
- Two-time U16 Female National Finals of Italy Champion
Personal
- Daughter of Nenad and Dusica
- Father has been awarded three global honors for best transport management from the Global Fleet Forum
- Has two brothers, Branislav and Bogdan, and a sister, Andela
- Majoring in Supply Chain Management and Marketing Science
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
One word to describe your Coach: Tactical
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Inna Balyko
Best player ever competed against: Elena Pietrini
Major: Supply Chain Management and Marketing Science
I chose my major because: I want to work in this area in the future after retiring from volleyball.
The person I most admire is and why: My father because he supports and motivates me. I look up to him because he works in a humanitarian field for his job and saves lives/helps those less fortunate.
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: in an art field: artist, movie set designer.
Favorite professional athlete: Nikola Jokic
Favorite professional sports team: Scandicci Savio Del Bene
One word to describe myself on the court: Happ
y
One word to describe myself off the court: Sleepy
Few people know that I:understand a bit of Japanese
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Luca Cristofani
I started playing my sport because…: It is fun, has taught me a lot and I'm good at it.
I chose Rutgers because…: of the opportunity to study and play at a high level at the same time
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Shreck
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Halle Berry
Favorite musician/group: Chase Atlantic
The first song I knew all the words to is: Eminem When Im Gone
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Sleeping anywhere and anytime
Famous people I have met include: Dusan Basta
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Cracking my wrists and fingers
Favorite all-time gift received: My necklace from my mom
Pets I had growing up were: Bane the Perrot, Mici the cat, Bruno the dog, Heidi the dog, Sam the cat, Dodger the cat and Juba the dog
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Shreck
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Japan!!!
The website I visit most often is: Netflix, YouTube
My favorite teacher was: Miss Vulpiani from IB English
The quote that most resonates with me is: "We are all looking up at the same sky"
If my life was a book, the title would be: How to fight a Bee
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: black
My spirit animal is: Frog/Cat
One thing on my bucket list is: Skydiving
Phone app you cannot live without: Youtube, Spotify
