Jacksonville State University Athletics

JSU CAREER
* 2016 All-OVC 2nd Team
* OVC Defensive Player of the Week (10/10/16)
* Three-Time OVC Academic Medal of Honor

2017: Appeared in every match for the third-straight season, making 30 starts…led the Gamecocks with a .287 hitting percentage with the most by kills by a non-senior with 309…recorded double-digit kills in 14 matches, hitting .400 or above 10 times…set a new career-high with 17 kills against Jackson State on Sept. 6, and later matched that total against Winthrop on Sept. 15 with 17 kills on just 28 swings…led JSU in total blocks for the third year with 137…matched a career mark with nine blocks versus UT Martin on Oct. 27…

2016: Started all 37 matches during a sensational sophomore season…led the NCAA in total blocks for three weeks before finishing the year sixth-nationally with a new school-record 175 blocks…she was the leading force for a defense which finished second-nationally, behind only Washington State of the PAC-12, with 376 total team blocks…her school-record 1.28 blocks per set made her the first Gamecock ever to lead the Ohio Valley Conference in blocking…set a new career-best with nine blocks on three different occasions on the road at Tennessee State, Belmont and Tennessee Tech…she reached a new career-high in kills with 15 against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 21…finished the season with 257 kills as JSU had five players with over 200 kills for the first time in seven seasons…also recorded 53 digs and 15 service aces.

2015: One of only two players to play in all 119 sets…made her collegiate debut by starting the season-opener versus Savannah State on Aug. 28 where she hit .556 with six kills…started 33 of 34 matches…had 205 kills with a team-high .228 attack percentage…hit better than .350 in 11 matches…set a career high with 14 kills against Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 18…led the team in total blocks with 78, including 46 assists and 32 solo.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Ottawa Township High School in Ottawa, Ind…played five years going back to 8th grade for coach Sue Staus…made all-region and all-district first team junior and senior season while earning all-state honorable mentions both seasons…was tabbed Ottawa Times Player or the Year in 2013 and 2014…played on Sportstown Chicago all-star team in 2014…a standout in the classroom as well with a 3.94 GPA and scored a 29 on her ACT.

PERSONAL: Born September 1, 1996 in Downers Grove, Ill…the daughter of Eric and Kathleen Rombach…her older sister Kelcie played Division I basketball at St. Bonaventure…also has two younger siblings, brother Keating, and sister Erin…undecided on her major.