Valparaiso University

2025: Saw action in 112 sets over all 30 matches in her sophomore season ... a First Team All-MVC honoree ... led the team with 364 kills and led all qualified players with a .323 hitting percentage ... ranked eighth among Valpo players in hitting percentage and 10th in kills in the 25-point era, as well as sixth in both kills/set (3.25) and points/set (3.58) ... ranked eighth in the MVC in kills/set, eighth in points/set and 12th in hitting percentage ... hit double figures in kills 23 times, including 11 efforts of at least 15 kills and two times cracking the 20-kill mark ... paced team in kills on 15 occasions ... named to USI Invitational All-Tournament Team to start the season after leading the team with 36 kills on .275 hitting and adding seven blocks ... opened season with 14 kills on .480 hitting in sweep of the tournament hosts Aug. 29 ... made it two All-Tournament Team honors in as many weekends, earning a spot on the Eastern Michigan Tournament All-Tournament Team as she averaged a team-best 3.27 kills/set on .329 hitting ... posted the fifth-best hitting percentage by a Valpo player in a three-set match in the 25-point era Sept. 4 in sweep of Purdue Fort Wayne, hitting .706 - 12 kills and no errors on 17 swings ... stood out on both sides of the net in battle at Northwestern Sept. 9, setting career bests with 21 kills and seven blocks ... posted double digits in kills in 11 consecutive matches Sept. 20-Oct. 25, coinciding with the start of MVC play ... tallied at least 15 kills in eight of those matches, including seven straight Oct. 3-21 ... opened MVC play with 19 kills and six blocks in Sept. 26 win over Drake ... racked up 17 kills in win at Illinois State Oct. 3 ... followed the next night by matching her career best with 21 kills in a win at Bradley ... registered identical attacking lines in Oct. 7 win at UIC and Oct. 11 win at Southern Illinois, hitting .520 with 15 kills ... named MVC Player of the Week Oct. 13 for her performance in the prior two matches ... notched 16 kills and a career-best six digs in win over Murray State Oct. 18 ... registered the third-best hitting percentage by a Valpo player in a three-set match in the 25-point era Nov. 7, hitting .714 at Belmont - 11 kills and one error on 14 swings ... closed season by reaching double digits in kills in five straight matches.

2024: Appeared in 118 sets over all 32 matches as a freshman ... named to the MVC All-Freshman Team ... ranked second on the team with 293 kills and 78 blocks ... 293 kills is tied for third-most by a freshman under head coach Carin Avery, while 78 blocks ranks sixth by a freshman ... debuted with a bang in Aug. 30 win over SIUE, leading all players with 20 kills ... 20 kills set a new program standard for most kills by a Valpo player in a collegiate debut and also stands as the most kills by any Valpo player in a season opener ... named to IU Indy Hampton Inn Invitational All-Tournament Team for her performance in the Beacons' three opening weekend matches, posting 3.18 kills/set on .290 hitting ... racked up 15 kills on .344 hitting at St. Thomas Sept. 6 ... registered season-best six blocks against UNI Oct. 4 ... dominated offensively in a five-match stretch Oct. 12-26 which coincided with a five-match winning streak, hitting .401 with 3.59 kills/set and a .503 kill percentage ... had at least 14 kills and hit at least .316 in each of the five matches ...posted 18 kills to go with five blocks to kick off stretch Oct. 12 in win over Missouri State ... tallied 14 kills on .379 hitting in Oct. 18 win at Murray State and followed with 16 kills on .452 hitting the next night in come-from-behind win at Belmont ... named MVC Freshman of the Week Oct. 21 for her role in the two road wins ... kept things rolling at the ARC in Oct. 25 win over Bradley with 14 kills on .448 hitting, committing just one attack error ... paced Valpo the next evening in win over Illinois State with team-high 17 kills on .433 hitting and five blocks ... named MVC Player and Freshman of the Week Oct. 28 for her performances in the Bradley and Illinois State wins - just the seventh time in MVC history and the third time in the last decade one player swept both weekly awards ... notched team-best 13 kills on .400 hitting in Nov. 2 sweep at Southern Illinois ... led Valpo in first-round MVC Tournament win over Murray State Oct. 23 with 18 kills.

Prep: Recognized as an AVCA Second Team All-American following her senior season ... an AVCA All-Region selection as well ... a First Team All-State honoree as a senior ... led all Iowa Class 5A players with 481 total kills ... led Johnston to a state tournament berth for the second time in her career ... a Second Team All-State choice as a junior ... named to the 5A West All-District Team each of her final two years ... selected to play in Iowa’s Senior All-Star match.

Personal: Daughter of Emily and Ryan Helming ... major is marketing, with a minor in graphic design.