Returning All-Northeast Conference caliber player after being named to the all-league second team last year... One of the most mentally tough players on the team... Will be counted on to drive in runs batting in the middle third of the Monmouth line-up... Steadily improving defensive player with great hands.
2007 [Junior]: Named to the All-Northeast Conference Second Team at first base... Played in 44 games for the Blue and White, starting every contest... Registered a .346 batting average, connecting for 45 hits in 130 at-bats... Had a slugging percentage of .500, smashing nine doubles, one triple, and three home runs... Scored 13 runs for the Hawks while knocking in 28... Ranked first on the squad with a .993 fielding percentage and third on the squad with 123 put outs... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two doubles against Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne in Orlando, Fla. (3/7)... Hit 3-for-4 with five RBI’s, a triple, and a home run in 11-2 win over Central Connecticut State (4/1).
2006 [Sophomore]: Appeared in 41 games for the Hawks, making 40 starts... Led the Blue and White with 228 put-outs... Batted .254 for the season, connecting for 30 hits on 118 at-bats... Logged four doubles and a home run... Scored 12 runs and knocked in 13... Went 2-for-3 in win over IPFW (3/9), driving in two runs on a single to the right side... Went 4-for-4 against Rutgers (3/17), scoring three runs and knocking in two RBIs... Had two RBIs and seven put outs in doubleheader against Columbia (3/26).
2005 [Freshman]: Saw action in 42 games for the Blue and White while starting 39 of them... Most of her action came at designated player... Highest batting average among Hawks’ newcomers (.270)... Logged 33 hits in 122 at-bats... Racked up five doubles and four home runs... Drove in 19 RBIs while scoring 23 runs for the Blue and White... Posted the third highest fielding percentage on the Hawks (.982) with only one error in 55 chances... Hit first collegiate homerun while going 2-for-3 in loss to Seton Hall (3/17)... Went 6-for-12 with two runs scored, three RBIs, and a home run at Bash at the Beach tournament in Georgetown, Del... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and drove in three runs in 10-5 win over Manhattan (4/6)... Went 2-for-4 in loss to Long Island (4/9)... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in 12-4 win over St. Francis [N.Y.] (4/16)... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in 6-2 defeat of Sacred Heart (4/26)
High School: Played behind the plate for two years at Green Valley (Nev.) H.S. ... Batted .333 for two-time division champion Gators... Graduated with high academic honors... Member of Las Vegas Rage travel club.
Personal: Daughter of Shirley O’Dell... Born Kara L. O’Dell on August 8, 1986... Majoring in health studies.
