Widener University Athletics

2020-21
Played with team in three exhibition pod matches against FDU-Florham, Arcadia, and DeSales due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019
All-MAC Commonwealth Second Team...MAC Academic Honor Roll...Appeared in all 29 matches as a junior...Led the team and ranked fourth in the conference in hitting percentage at .335...Also topped the Pride in kills (257) and kills per set (2.50)...Had 10+ kills in 10 matches, including a career-high 20 in a win over Rutgers-Camden (9/14)...Posted 54 blocks and 55 digs on the season.

2018
MAC Commonwealth Honorable Mention...MAC Academic Honor Roll...Appeared in 31 matches, starting 30, playing in 100 sets...Ranked fourth in the conference with a .325 hitting percentage and ninth with 65 blocks...Also recorded 218 kills...Had 10 or more kills in six matches including a career-high 19 against Washington & Lee (9/21)...Had 12 kills, hitting .611 at Cabrini (9/27)...Had a season best .643 hitting percentage with nine kills and no errors in 14 attempts at Lebanon Valley (10/17)...Posted a career-best seven blocks against Stevenson (10/9).

2017
Started all 29 games for the Pride and was one of four players to appear in all 104 sets...Finished second on the team with 207 kills while leading Widener and ranking eighth in the MAC Commonwealth with a .281 hitting percentage...Posted 65 blocks, ranking second on the Pride...Broke out for 13 kills and a .365 hitting percentage at Rowan (9/8)...Hit .600 with 13 kills against Moravian (9/16)...Posted a career-best 15 kills, hitting .265 against Immaculata (10/12).

High School
Named Pennsylvania First Team…Also YAIAA girls volleyball all-star and named to the AA All-State Team in 2016…Pennsylvania District 3 United States Army Scholar Athlete Award…YAIAA Academic All-League Award…Member of the National Honor Society and National History Honor Society…Honor Roll student…Receipient of the President’s Award for Educational Excellence.
 
Personal
Daughter of Margaret and David Kaufmann…Enjoys listening to music and reading…Aspires to own her own hospitality management company.
 
Why I Chose Widener?
“I chose Widener because of their excellent academic reputation, the Hospitality Management program and to opportunity to continue with my volleyball career. One thing that impressed me the most was Widener’s dedication to helping students gain full time employment through internships and after graduation.”