Made an immediate impact in her first season at Southern Miss ... Worked hard during the spring season, improving her overall skills ... ... Solid spring season ... Good sever and passer ... Excellent defensive player ... Quick and moves well ... Adds depth in the back row ... 2006 (Fr.): Played in all 33 matches and started nine contests ... Third on the team in digs with 238 ... Finished with 19 service aces ... Had a season-high 16 digs against South Alabama (9/5) ... Had seven matches with double-digit digs ... High School/Club Team: A four-year letterwinner at Bayside Academy for Coach Ann Schilling ... Recorded 2,914 career digs during her high school career as a defensive specialist ... Named captain her senior season ... A four-year starter ... Received all-district honors four times ... Named all-state and all-county twice ... Helped her team advance to the elite eight two times ... Played in the North/South All-Star Game and was elected captain ... Played club volleyball for the Eastern Shore Volleyball Club ... Personal: Born September 17, 1987 ... Daughter of Jim and Kay Stanky-Flarity ... Her mother played volleyball at South Alabama ... Her grandfather, Ed Stanky, was a professional baseball player and manager ... He coached baseball at South Alabama ... A sport administration major.