SMU Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
AVCA Southwest All-Region Honorable Mention (2024)
All-ACC Second Team (2024)
ACC All-Academic Team (2024)
Selected in 2024 PVF Draft by the Orlando Valkyries at No.14 (Round 2, Pick 6)
SMU Volleyball Single Season Ace Leader (64, 2024)
Two-time All-American Athletic Conference Selection (2022 & 2023)
Two-time AVCA All-Region North Selection (2022 & 2023)
Second-Team All-AAC Selection (2021)
 
2024 (Graduate at SMU)
• Finished the season second in the ACC in total aces (64) and aces per set (.54), both program records
• Her 64 aces in more each of her previous four collegiate seasons combined
• The middle also is one of the most efficient hitters at her position in the nation, ranking third in the ACC in hitting percentage, swinging at a .360 percent clip in her lone season in Dallas
• Put down a season-high 14 kills in the 3-2 win over NC State while hitting .500
• Logged her first double-digit kill outing of the season against Houston in the Mustangs’ four set victory
• Notched five or more blocks 10 times, and 3+ aces in 12 matches
• Selected in 2024 PVF Draft by the Orlando Valkyries at No.14 (Round 2, Pick 6)
• Led the Mustangs core rotation in hitting percentage, finished fourth on the team in kills per set, and second on the team in blocks per set
• Her 1.04 blocks per set is the best average in her career
 
2023 (Junior at Wichita State)
• Named First Team All-Conference and AVCA All-Region North for a second straight season… Started all 34 matches and played in all 128 sets
• Ended the season with a hitting percentage of .413, tops in the American Athletic Conference and 12th nationally
• None of the 11 players with a better hitting percentage had more than Foster’s 673 attempts
• Led the Shockers with 436.0 total points, the ninth-highest total by any middle in the country
Finished second on the team with 2.78 kills per set
• Earned 126.0 total blocks, establishing a new career high and ranking 76th nationally

2022 (Sophomore at Wichita State)
• Named First Team All-Conference, AVCA All-Region North, and CSC Academic All-District after emerging as one of the nation’s most efficient middles
• Ranked second on the club with 3.69 points per set and 3.01 kills per set, checking in 31st nationally with a .382 hitting percentage
• Had 21 matches with 10 or more kills, highlighted by a stretch of 14 in a row from October 7 to November 20
• Named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll four times, and was selected Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 5
• Named to AD Honor Roll in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
• Named to AAC All-Academic Team

2021 (Freshman at Wichita State)
• Named Second Team All-Conference after leading all AAC middles with 197 kills in conference play
• Twice named to American Weekly Honor Roll (10/25 and 11/29)
• Appeared in all 29 matches and all 117 sets. Finished sixth in the league with .334 hitting percentage, best among all AAC freshmen
• Had 11 matches with double-digit kills, all in conference play, including four matches of 16 or more kills on less than 30 attacks, and earned 77 blocks

2021 (Freshman ‘Spring Season’ at Wichita State)
• Played in nine matches and 30 sets
• Posted 71 kills on 146 attempts with 21 errors for a .342 attacking percentage
• Had four service aces, 14 digs, two block solos and 17 block assists

High School/Club
• Four-year letterwinner and starter, and senior team captain at Mattawan High School
• Named second team all-state as a junior, and was honorable mention all-state as a freshman and sophomore
• Four-time first team all-conference honoree
• Three-time selection to the Beast of the East All-Tournament Team
• Averaged 12.2 kills per set and hit .398 as a senior
• In her career, played in 457 games, compiling 1,698 kills, a .387 attacking percentage, 3.72 kills per set, 224 aces, 226 blocks and 168 digs
• Helped her team to district titles three times (2017-19)
• Also was an all-state and all-conference basketball player, and tallied four triple-doubles (points, rebounds, blocks)

Personal
• Daughter of David and Heidi Foster
• Has a brother, Nolan
• Her mother, Heidi, played basketball and volleyball at Michigan Technological University, her father, David, played basketball at Siena College