Villanova Univeristy Athletics

2024: Earned her second All-MAAC Second Team selection in as many seasons… Played in all 32 games… Led the team with 124 points, the third most in a season in program history… Scored 76 goals and dished out 48 assists… Led the team with 43 steals and 157 shots… Went 52-12 on sprints on the year, leading the ‘Cats… Was selected as the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week for the week of January 31 after helping the team sweep the Villanova Invitational scoring 14 goals… Her 76 goals on the campaign rank her ninth in a single season in program history… Scored multiple six goal games, including a seven-goal performance against Mount St. Mary’s on April 6… Recorded a point in all 32 games… Selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice.

2023: An All-MAAC Second Team selection in her junior year … Played in all 33 games for the ‘Cats … Led the team in overall scoring with 111 points, the fifth-most in a single season for Villanova, netting a team-high 70 goals and tacking on 41 assists … Went 56-10 on sprints throughout the year, moving her to third on the single-season sprints won list in team history … Led the team with 46 steals, drawing 30 exclusions and added 30 steals … Scored 19 multi-goal games, including three with at least five goals … Moved the net five times against Harvard on Jan. 29 while getting six goals past opposing goalies in wins over Cal Lutheran on March 3 and Siena on April 7 … Posted a season-high five assists in the win over VMI on March 18 … Landed MAAC Offensive Player of the Week Honors on March 8 after a 14 goal weekend at the Convergence Tournament, scoring on over half of her 25 shot attempts while adding seven assists for 21 points … Moves into her senior campaign in the program’s top 10 on numerous career lists, including 10^th for goals (167) and ninth for both assists (81) and shots (401).

2022: Had another standout season in her sophomore year as a key contributor on both sides of the ball … Scored the second-most goals and points on the year with 70 and 102, respectively … Added on 32 assists for her scoring output … Scored on nearly half of her shot attempts, tallying 155 shots with a .452 shooting clip … Led the team with 44 steals and had 39 exclusions drawn … Went 52-18 in sprints on the year, notching the second-best sprint percentage of the group at .743 … Scored at least three goals in 10 games … Netted a season-high six goals in 19-18 overtime thriller against Iona on March 20 … Had a career-high five steals in the 11-5 win over Santa Clara on March 5.

2021: Dynamic part of the Villanova offense as a freshman … Was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week after the first weekend of her collegiate career and later in the season set a school record with nine goals in a game … Her season totals included 27 goals, eight assists and 35 points … Tied for second on the team in goals scored and was one of five players to tally at least 20 goals on the year … Ranked second on the squad with 69 shots and had a .391 shot percentage … Tallied 12 steals to go along with seven exclusions drawn and two blocks … Was 20-of-26 in sprints, with her 20 wins leading the team … Her school-record performance came in a thrilling 19-18 win over VMI on Marc 27 in the team’s MAAC opener … She scored nine goals in the win to break the previous Villanova record of eight which had been accomplished on five occasions, first in 2001 and most recently in 2018 … In her collegiate debut she lifted the Wildcats to a 13-12 win over Saint Francis when she scored the game-winning goal on a power play with 26 seconds left … It marked the first time since 2007 that Villanova won its season opener … Named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on March 8 after she totaled four goals and three assists over three games played during the first weekend of the season … Registered a season-high four steals against LIU on April 3 … Netted six goals against La Salle on April 10.

Club Water Polo: Played for the ODP Northwest Zone team in 2019.
 
Newberg High School: Earned four varsity letters each in water polo and swimming … Named the state MVP and league MVP in water polo as a junior … Three-time first team all-state honoree … Helped lead her team to state titles her freshman and junior seasons … Totaled 274 goals during her scholastic career and was her team’s leading scorer as a sophomore and a junior … Her season high for goals scored was 106 … Achieved Honor Roll status academically as a senior.
 
Personal: Born 6/4/02 in Portland, Ore. … Older of two children of Trevor and Anne Byles … Has a younger brother, Solomon (16) … Enjoys hiking and rafting in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova for its incredible academic reputation and competitive athletics program, as well as the beauty of the campus and the surrounding area … Has yet to declare a major.