Eastern University Athletics

2018: Earned MAC Freedom Player of the Year, Honorable Mention All-America, and First-Team All-MAC Freedom Recogntion as a middle hitter... hit .398 and hosted a career-high 373 kills...with 131 blocks, she became the first player in prgram history to reach 500 career blocks. 

2017: Honorable Mention All-America Honors and First-team All-MAC Freedom Recognition for the MAC Freedom Eagles... 134 blocks is third highest single-season total in program history... recorded double-digit blocks against Mary Washington (11) and Widener (10)....329 hitting percentage and 256 kills both career highs. 

2016: Program-record 176 blocks for MAC Freedom and Hoboken Region Champions... Ranked fifth nationally in blocks per set... key piece of defensive structure that held opponents to .094 hitting percentage... Eagles ranked ninth nationally in opponent hitting percentage...Second-team All-MAC Freedom and Honorable Mention AVCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region... Career-high 11 blocks in four-set loss to Mary Washington...190 kills.

2015: Appeared in 21 matches in injury-shortened rookie campaign for MAC Freedom Champions…122 blocks were 5th highest single-season total...72 kills.
 
High School: Helped lead her team to Section II AA Championships from 2012-14 and Regional Championships in 2014 and 2015… Named to the Suburban Council First Team and Times Union Second Team in 2013… New York State Tournament All-Star as a senior… Earned Suburban council honorable mention in 2014… Competed with the IREVA High Performance Junior International Team from 2012-14… Played for Lakeside Volleyball club (18’s open-division) who placed third at the Pittsburgh East Coast Championship in 2015…  Honor Roll Student.

Personal:  Born on December 5, 1996… Daughter of Jeff and Kim Paulsen… Has 3 siblings; Aric, Sarah, and Jeffrey… Majoring in Athletic Training.