2024 (Senior): Appeared in and started all 33 matches, and played in all 135 sets … became fourth player in program history to be named a CSC Academic All-American … earned MVC First-Team honors … selected MVC Setter of the Year, becoming the third Redbird and first since 2020-21 to earn the title ... named a CSC Academic All-District selection … named to MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team … Anchored the Redbird offense, finishing with 1,368 assists, 35 aces, 312 digs, and 53 blocks … finished the 2024 regular season ranked 1st in the NCAA with 1,368 assists and 45th in the nation at 10.13 assists per set ... finished with the 15th-most aces by a senior in program history, while setting the fourth-most assists by a senior with 1,368 ... her 1,368 career assists are the 14th most by a Redbird and her 10.13 assists per set rank as the sixth-most by a Redbird in program history … recorded 15 matches with 45+ assists and became the first Redbird to have more than 1,000 assists in a season since 2019 ... career best 57 assists versus Missouri State on 11/24/24 in the MVC quarterfinals.
Transferred to Illinois State prior to the 2024 season.
UTSA (2021-2023): Played in 57 matches for the Roadrunners ... Was a staple at the setting position in her three years ... Amassed a career high 46 assists in a four-set win over Memphis ... In her final campaign for UTSA, had 12 matches with 30+ assists and 7 matches with 5+ kills.
High School: Standout at Klein Collins High School for coaches Amanda McMeans and Kasey Price … played club for the Houston Skyline's … A four-year starter at Klein Colins … named All-District Second Team in 2019-20, winning the GHVCA Award ... Named All-Academic and was an 11-time player of the match … Accumulated over 1,000 assists as a junior … in 2020, won the GHVCA award and totaled over 1,000 assists … Named Second-Team All-District in 2018-19 ... Led team to the area championship for the first time in school history … Led club team in 2019-20 to a fifth-place finish in 2016 Open in the Girls Junior Nationals … owns the all-time club record with Houston Skyline with over 3,000 assists … as a freshman, earned All-District Honorable Mention and All-District Academic honors ... Led club team in 2017-18 to a third place finish in the AAU National Volleyball Tournament.
Personal: Daughter of the late Lotopue Aupiu, who she wears #44 in honor of, and Lynne Aupiu … Father played football at BYU and was one of the replacement players during the strike for the Los Angeles Rams, also played for the LA Express in the USFL ... plans to major in Environmental Science and later pursue a masters degree in Marine Biology ... Chose ISU because the campus was beautiful and everyone I interacted with was so kind. "The geology program is high level and will help provide many opportunities upon graduation.the Bloomington-Normal area is home-like and gorgeous and I want to make an impact towards winning conference."
