University of Illinois Springfield Athletics

• Appeared in 64 games as a Prairie Star, including four starts
• Recorded 148 points, 203 rebounds, and 31 blocks
• Holds the school’s single-game rebounding record with 20 boards in a 2018 contest

UIS:
2020-21- Appeared in 13 games, with two starts … recorded 16 points, 31 rebounds, one assist, and three blocks … led the team in rebounding once … had a season-high six points against Missouri S&T … also had a season-high 10 rebounds in that game … led the team with 12.5 rebounds per 40 minutes of playing time.
 
2019-20- Appeared in six games … collected six points, five rebounds, and one steal … shot 50 percent from the field … had a season-high four points against Drury … made two-of-two from the field in that game … pulled down a season-high two rebounds against Bellarmine … had one steal versus Harris-Stowe.
 
2018-19- Appeared in 24 games, and started the road game at Southern Indiana … the team’s top rebounder with 119 total boards, and 5.0 rebounds a game … led the team with 21 blocks, and was 11^th in the GLVC with 0.88 blocks a game … collected 82 points, six assists, and six steals on the year … averaged 3.4 points a game … shot 42.7 percent from the field … led the team in rebounding for eight contests, the most on the team … had three games with double-figure points, including a season-high 12 against Missouri Southern and Rockhurst … made six-of-seven from the field versus Missouri Southern … set a school single-game record with 20 rebounds against Robert Morris-Springfield, with eight offensive rebounds and 12 defensive boards … also had double-figure rebounds with 11 against Lincoln Christian … had a season-best three blocks versus Robert Morris-Springfield and Southern Indiana.
 
2017-18- Competed in 18 games and started in one … contributed averages of 2.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 10.4 minutes … turned in a career-high 12 points in first matchup against McKendree … pulled down career-high eight rebounds against Robert Morris-Springfield.
 
High School:
Competed in basketball for Lawrenceville High School for four years … three-time Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 1A/2A all-state selection (Third Team-Senior, Third-Team-Junior, Fourth Team-Sophomore) … four-time Little Illini all-conference selection (First Team-Senior, First Team-Junior, First Team-Sophomore, Second Team-Freshman) … Lawrence career leader in rebounds (1,196) … Lawrenceville career leader in blocks (269) … holds top three spots in Lawrenceville history for single-season rebounds (328-Senior, 321-Sophomore, 314-Junior) … pulled down a Lawrenceville single-game record of 21 rebounds as a sophomore … totaled 1,405 career points, the third-most in Lawrenceville history … blocked 83 shots as a sophomore, which ranks second among Lawrenceville single-season leaders … converted 55.3 percent of her shots from the field as a senior, which ranks third among Lawrenceville single-season leaders … led team to Illinois High School Association (IHSA) 2A regional title as a junior … put together four-year record of 70-49 … competed with Indiana Elite S.W.I.S.H. club basketball team during 2015-16 season … competed in volleyball for four years … three-time Little Illini all-conference selection (First Team-Senior, First Team-Junior, Second Team-Sophomore) … two-time Lawrence County first-team all-county selection (Sophomore, Junior) … set single-match school record with 22 kills during senior year … registered 257 kills, 51 aces and a .278 hitting percentage as a senior … averaged 4.0 kills per sets as a senior … competed in track and field as a freshman and sophomore … established the school record in the shot put with a distance of 36 feet, 4 inches.
 
Personal:
The daughter of Marcie and Aaron Mefford … has four siblings, Tanner, Morgan, Dylan and Noah … a Teacher Education major with an emphasis in History.