Prior to NJIT: Two-year captain and two-time all-county for coach Dale Brennan at Laurel High ... team was a county runner-up ... also a member of the basketball team ... was a club teammate of current Highlander Rebecca Wilkinson for the Metro American Volleyball Club ... earned Knights of Columbus Award ... graduated in the top ten percent of her class.

Personal: Daughter of Maria DiSimone ... majoring in biomedical engineering ... born 1/4/86 in Silver Spring, MD.