CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
9/7/21 - MVC Freshman of the Week |
2021 Red & White Invitational All-Tournament Team |
2022 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 10 matches, covering 37 sets ... her 263 assists ranks 12th in program history by a sophomore ... season-high 42 assists vs Dayton on 8/27/22 ... sidelined due to injury on 9/9/22 prior to returning on 11/11/22 ... per Calvin Wetzel, Lefler's six-kill, 40-assist, 17-dig, five-block stat line from Illinois State's season-opening victory at Cincinnati on 8/26 is the only one of its kind across the country for the 2022 season ... became the 17th Redbird to reach 1,000 career assists on 11/16/22 vs Bradley
2021 (Freshman Year): Saw action in 28 matches, covering 102 sets … Finished her debut season for the Redbirds with a team-leading 742 assists, which ranks as the sixth-most assists by a freshman in school history … dished out a career-high 61 assists against North Texas (9/17) … collected 200 digs this season, including a career-best 20 digs against UIC (9/4) … ranks 15th all-time for digs in a single season by a Redbird freshman … named to the Red & White Invitational All-Tournament Team after dishing out 132 assists and 32 digs over 12 sets … selected as the MVC Freshman of the Week for her efforts at the Red & White Invite … posted 18 performances with 20+ assists … served 21 aces, including a career-best four at Southern Illinois (10/29) … finished with 21 blocks on the year, including 20 block assists and one block solo … recorded a career-high five blocks at Indiana State (10/8) … appeared in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament match and the MVC Championship match for the Redbirds.
Background: Was an early enrollee for ISU, joining the Redbirds for the spring of 2021 … Three-year member of Hamilton High School's volleyball team, earning a starting spot in 2019 … Graduated high school a semester early … Named to the 2020 Under Armour All-America Watch List … Earned an AVCA High School All-Region nod … Won a state championship with her high school in her final season of eligibility … Helped her team finish first in its conference … Two-time WVCA All-Academic Award recipient for her success in the classroom … Aided in her team's efforts to win three-straight regional titles, while securing the program's first sectional win last year.
Personal: Daughter of Kelly and Julie Lefler … Born June 3 in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin … Has a younger brother, Jack … Is the first member of her family to play sports at the collegiate level … Plans to study interior design while attending ISU.