2009: Appeared in all 57 games for Miami, including 54 as the starting shortstop ... earned First-Team All-MAC honors for second consecutive year ... also named to the MAC All-Tournament Team after hitting the game-winning home run in the MAC Championship game against Western Michigan (May 9) ... was one of three players to hit over .300 on the season with a .331 batting average ... set career-highs with her team-leading seven home runs and 31 RBI ... also set career-highs in at-bats (166), runs (32), hits (55), doubles (12), triples (4) and walks (16) ... recorded four three-hit games against: Central Michigan (March 28), Buffalo (April 4), Northern Illinois (April 18) and Cleveland State (May 16) ... recorded eight multi-RBI games including a four-RBI performance against Buffalo (April 4) that included two doubles and a triple ... ranked fifth in the MAC in hitting in conference games, batting .377 in 22 games ... tied for the MAC lead in doubles (eight) in conference games and was second in total bases (44) ... led team in hitting at the NCAA Tournament with a .545 batting average (6-for-11).
2008: Earned team[apos]s Most Improved Player Award as she had one of the best single-season improvements in Miami history, as she raised her batting average nearly 120 points to .340, which was second best on the team ... earned first team All-MAC honors after hitting .362 in conference play, which included 25 hits, the sixth-most by any player in the conference, and six doubles, which ranked third ... appeared and started in 49 games all at shortstop ... recorded three straight multi-hit games against Charlotte (March 8), North Florida (March 9) and Charlotte (March 9) ... drove in two RBIs against Akron (March 28), one of four multi-RBI games on the season ... went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI against Toledo (April 5) ... notched first career three RBI game, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Eastern Michigan (April 27) ... hit safely in 17 of 22 MAC games.
2007: Was one of two Miami freshman to start more than 45 games ... assumed the starting shortstop position at the beginning of conference play and started all 22 MAC games in the middle infield ... was one of six players to start all 22 conference games ... made only four errors in conference play ... had a pair of three-hit games against Iona (March 17) and Toledo (April 15) ... hit first career home run at Wright State (April 17) ... finished with four multi-hit games ... notched first career multi-RBI game when she had two RBIs and two doubles against Iona (March 17).
High School: Three-time all-county honoree at Chapel Hill High School ... also earned all-region plaudits in 2005 ... three-sport athlete who earned letters in softball (4), basketball (3) and track and field (3) ... captained the softball and track and field teams as a senior ... three-time all-county selection in track and field ... won the regional discus title in 2003, 2004 and 2006 ... played on the Georgia Elite Gold club team with current RedHawk Meredith Linch ... helped the Elite Gold to a 25th-place finish at the ASA Gold Nationals in 2005 and 2006.
Personal: Has December birthday ... daughter of Annette Towns and Richard Billstrom ... majoring in physical education with a minor in coaching.
