Holy Cross Athletics

CAREER HONORS:
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023)
Four-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023).
Three-time Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar (2022, 2023, 2024).

AS A SENIOR IN 2023:

• Appeared in all 25 matches for the Crusader starting in 22 of them.
• Paced the team in blocks (66.0) and blocks per set (0.78) which were career-best numbers. 
• Added 68 kills, 53 digs and seven aces. 
• Made her season debut and had a contest-best four total blocks at FAU (8/25).
• Chipped in four kills, two blocks and two digs in the win against FDU (8/25). 
• Had five total blocks in the comeback victory against Stonehill (9/2).
• Tallied seven kills and hit .357 at Harvard (9/2). 
• Posted six kills and a career-high matching seven blocks with four digs in the home opener win against Merrimack (9/8).
• Hit .429 with three kills, two digs and a block against NJIT (9/9). 
• Had four kills and four total blocks against Navy (9/23). 
• Hit .375 with four kills, two digs and two blocks at Colgate (10/1). 
• Posted four blocks against Lafayette (10/21).
• Hit .444 with four kills, four total blocks and six digs at Army West Point (10/29). 
• Manufactured back-to-back five block matches at Navy (11/4) and versus Loyola (Md.) (11/11). 
• Recorded four or more blocks eight times. 
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022:

• Appeared in 26 matches for the Crusaders leading the team in total blocks (44) while ranking fifth in kills (66). 
• Hit .444 with four kills and three total blocks against Providence (8/27).
• Had a season-high five kills at New Hampshire (9/7).
• Posted four kills, a .400 hitting percentage and three total blocks with one assist in a win against St. Peter's (9/10).
• Recorded a season-best eight kills with four digs and three blocks against Loyola (Md.) (9/17).
• Produced two kills and a season-best four total blocks in a win over Bucknell (10/28).
• Had two service aces four times. 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021:

• Appeared in 83 sets over 27 matches, tallying 94 kills and 44 blocks.
• Tallied eight kills, three digs and one block at Bryant (8/27).
• Posted a career-high 10 kills against Bucknell (9/18).
• Recorded a season-high five blocks against Army (10/31).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020:

• Played in 41 sets, tallying 32 kills, 28 digs and 27 blocks.
• Second on team with 27 blocks, including four solo blocks. 
• Posted a season-high in blocks (7) and kills (7) against Lafayette (2/28). 
• Tallied six blocks against Army in the Patriot League Semifinals (4/2).  
• Shortened season played during Spring 2021 due to COVID-19.

• Played four varsity seasons at Moon Area under head coach Steve Nicola.
• Served as team captain during junior and senior seasons.
• Team named MAC Tournament champions in 2018 and 2019 and Moon Area Tournament champions in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
• Team reached WPIAL 4A Semifinals.
• Named WPIAL-All-Section in 2017, 2018 and 2019, and earned All-WPIAL nod in 2018 and 2019 after being named honorable mention in 2016.
• Served as National Honor Society President.

• Daughter of Sean and Tawanna Simmons.
• Father competed in track and field at Seton Hall, where he was the Big East Champion in the 400 meters in 1990.
• Has a brother (Jarrod) and a sister (Amalia).
• Brother plays basketball at the University of Pennsylvania.
• Majoring in history.