2024: Made an appearance in 29 of the 30 matches on the season, playing in 92 sets as a serving specialist … Finished the year with 26 service aces … Added five assists and 33 digs … Twice finished with a season-high four service aces, matching her career-high, the first against Texas Woman’s (Sep. 7) and the second in conference play against crosstown rival Southern Connecticut State (Oct. 8) … Finished with three aces in the NE10 first round win over Southern New Hampshire (Nov. 19) … Finished with at least one dig in 21 matches, setting a season-high with five in a three-set sweep of Georgian Court (Sep. 21) … Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following the Fall 2024 semester.
2023: Made an appearance in 25 matches and 81 total sets … Came off the bench as a service specialist in all 25 appearances, finishing the season with 18 service aces, sixth most on the team … Also added 39 total digs … Spread her 18 aces across 12 different matches, finishing four with multiple aces … Set a career-high with four in an NE10 sweep of Franklin Pierce (Oct. 28) … Closed out the year with one ace in each of the three NE10 Championship matches and one in the first round of the NCAA East Regional Championship against Mercy (Nov. 30) … Split her 39 digs across 17 matches, with three or more in eight … Set a career-high with six digs in an NE10 home sweep of Saint Anselm (Nov. 10) … Earned Academic Distinctions accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following the Fall 2023 semester.
2022: Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following both the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters … Made an appearance in six matches and 10 total sets … Finished her rookie season with two kills to go along with a pair of service aces and nine digs … Both of her kills came in her first collegiate match when she came off the bench against Charleston (Aug. 27), with those two kills coming on four attempts without an error … Saw a season-high with four digs against Georgian Court (Oct. 18).
High School: Played five years of varsity volleyball, including serving as a captain, for the Gators of Greenwich Academy … Named All-New England Prep School Athletic Conference in 2021 and was an All-Fairfield Athletic Association honoree in 2019, 2020 and 2022.
Personal: Daughter of Chris and Christy Girard … Mom Christy played volleyball for the Chargers, part of a team that made two trips to the NCAA Sweet 16 and two trips to the Final Eight … has one younger brother, Harrison … Majoring in psychology with a concentration in forensic psychology and a minor in criminal justice.
