University of Rhode Island

2019 (Sophomore)

• Saw action in 14 sets as a sophomore.
• Recorded 16 kills, four blocks and three digs.

2018 (Freshman)

• Appeared in 31 sets as a freshman.
• Finished the season with 52 kills, 11 digs, 10 total blocks and one service ace.

Before URI

• Played four years of varsity volleyball for Hendrick Hudson High School.
• Was also a member of the high school ski team for two years.
• Captained both the volleyball and ski teams her senior year. 
• Was an honors student in high school and participated in the Junior Class Club, Senior Class Club, Baking Club, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)  Club and the Varsity Club.
• Fundraised $1000 for hurricane victims, as well as fundraised $990 for elementary school students with cancer.
• Played six years of club volleyball with Downstate Volleyball Juniors.
• During her career with Hendrick Hudson, she played 271 sets and logged 868 kills, 171 blocks, 290 digs and 147 aces.
• Broke the Hendrick Hudson High School volleyball record for most kills in a game, with 29 kills in a 2017 match.
• League Champions with Hendrick Hudson in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
• Section 1 Finalist with Hendrick Hudson in 2017.
• Section 1 Champion with Hendrick Hudson in 2015.
• Regional Finalist with Hendrick Hudson in 2015.
• 3rd place at the USA Volleyball High Peformance Championships with GEVA Team, 2015.
• Happy Volley Champions at Penn State in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
• High Peformance Champions with GEVA, 2017.
• MLK Tournament Champions in 2016 and 2017. 
• USA Volleyball Regional Invitational Camp, 2015.
• All-League, 2015.
• USA Volleyball A2 Camp, 2016.
• Olympic Volleyball Tournament Champion at Boston College Camp, 2016.
• Camper of the Week at Boston College, 2016.
• The Journal News: “Super 7”, 2016 and 2017.
• All-League, All-Conference, and All-Section player 2016 and 2017.
• Journal News: Best of the Best list 2016 and 2017.
• The Journal News Player of the Week, September 18, 2017.
• MaxPreps AVCA Player of the Week, September 25, 2017.
• Hendrick Hudson Volleyball Tournament-All Tournament Team, 2017.
• MVP of the Hendrick Hudson Volleyball team, 2017.
• Kathy Turkewitz Award-Hendrick Hudson Varsity Volleyball, 2017.
• HVVCA Conference Player of the Year, 2017.
• Con Edison Scholar Athlete of the Week, 2017.
• Rotary Club Athlete of the Year Award, 2018.
• Three-time NYSPHSAA scholar athlete in volleyball and two times in skiing.

Personal

• Born September 20, 2000.
• Daughter of Denise and Otto Staats.
• Has a younger brother, Otto Staats III.
• Enjoys boating, wakeboarding, swimming, snowmobiling and skiing. 
• Favorite athlete is Henrik Lundqvist.
• Favorite teams are the New York Rangers and New York Yankees.
• Has not decided a major yet.