2018: Appeared in 26 matches and 106 sets….Recorded 470 digs, 84 assists and 23 service aces… Recorded 26 digs against Belmont on August 31st. Strong performance against Binghamton with 15 digs, 6 assists, and 5 aces on September 21st. Recorded 30 digs on September 30th against UAlbany.... Season-best 32 digs against Stony Brook on Nov 9th for a record fourth 30-dig performance, which led her to recieving America East Defensive Specialist of the Week honors.
2017: Named to the America East Second Team, All-Conference Academic Team... Finished the season with 414 digs, led the conference and a career best with 5.45 digs/set overall, had nine matches with 20 or more digs, a career best four kills, and tallied 1,001 career digs... Played in 22 matches, and 76 sets... Named to Maryland Invite All-Tournament Team (only defensive player selected) after averaging 20.6 digs per match in three matches...Recorded season-high 28 digs in four set victory over Temple on 8/26...Earned America East Defensive Specialist of the Week twice, and her eighth time receiving the honor in her career... Finished 17th in the NCAA for digs per set.
2016: Named America East Defensive Specialist of the Year, All-Conference First Team (first Retriever in program history to win conference defensive player of the year, and was only defensive specialist named to either the first or second all-conference team)...recorded 497 digs putting her 4th all time in a season in UMBC history and also led the league with 5.56 digs/set in conference play...Set a career-high (and tied a program record) in digs with 41 in five set win at Albany on 11/6...Reset the record book by having six of the top 10 single game dig performances in program history.... Played in 26 matches and 97 sets...Named MVP of the Charm City Challenge...Earned spot on All-Tournament Teams for three consecutive weekends; Charm City Challenge, Maddie Bingaman Memorial Tournament, Lion Invitational...Named America East Defensive Specialist of the Week five times during the season...Set a Took on the role of starting libero a few games into the season and thrived... Also had a career high in Service aces with 15.
2015: Appeared in 21 matches and 50 sets during her rookie year... Recorded 19 assists, 11 aces, and 90 digs... Had five assists and 18 digs against James Madison, both season highs... Had a four assist, 14 digs game against Albany on Nov. 8.
Background: Earned Prince George’s Gazette Player of the Year last year at Eleanor Roosevelt High School… Was named Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention as well during her senior year… A team MVP two years, helping lead the Raiders to a regional championship in 2012… Also played tennis, where she lettered all four years, earning All-Met Honorable Mention in the spring of 2015… A member of the National Honors Society, French Honor Society, and Tri-M.
Personal: Daughter of Rob and Kim Watson… Math major and Media and Communications minor… Lists favorite pro team as the Washington Nationals and favorite musical artist as Beyoncé.
