Towson University Athletics

Excellent defensive catcher who should start for the second year behind the plate ... gained valuable playing time last season ... coaching staff expects her to contribute more offensively this season ... named to CAA All-Rookie team last year.

2008 Season: Appeared in 57 games as a freshman for the Tigers making 56 starts ... split time with Aimee Rosa between the catcher and designated player spots ... CAA All-Rookie Team selection ... recorded her first career hit, a double, against Morgan State ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI versus Eastern Illinois ... went 2-for-3 against Bethune Cookman ... finished with five doubles, including three straight games with a double (Villanova and James Madison doubleheader) ... was 2-for-4 with an RBI in game one of a doubleheader with Bucknell ... contributed two RBI’s in the first game of a doubleheader against Virginia ... finished with two RBI’s in the first game against Maryland ... finished the season with a .984 fielding percentage and only 4 errors in 252 chances.

Background: Earned first team All-Area and first team All-League honors at LaMirada High School ... member of four league championship teams ... helped the Matadores reach the state finals in 2004 ... honored as Scholar-Athlete four times ... high honor roll student ... outstanding performer for California Desperados club team.

Personal: Has one older brother and one younger sister ... career goal is to become a nurse and work in the labor and delivery room ... lists parents as the people she admires most ... avid fan of the Boston Red Sox ... favorite athlete is Jason Varitek ... lists "Fever Pitch" as her favorite movie ... favorite actor is Orlando Bloom ... hobbies include listening to music and cooking ... favorite book is "Shiver" by Lisa Jackson ... enjoys dining at Pei Wei ... most memorable experience was recording a double last year against James Madison ... father is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst who works for Southern California Edison ... mother works as a secretary ... daughter of Paul and Carla Clark ... born on May 2, 1989 in Tewksbury, Mass. ... major is Nursing.