Graduated in 2000 from Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California.
Played volleyball at USC from 2000 to 2003 and won two NCAA National Championships in 2002 and 2003.
Won the Silver Medal in beach volleyball at the 2012 London Olympics with partner Jennifer Kessy.
Graduated in 2005 from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations with an emphasis in Global Business.
At USC, she earned four All-America selections, including first team accolades in 2002 and 2003.
In 2009, became the FIVB World Champion in Stavanger, Norway.
Became the first American woman to win the FIVB Rookie of the Year award in 2007, one season after winning the AVP's Rookie of the Year award.
In the summers of 2000 and 2001, she was a member of the USA Junior National Team, USA A2 Women's National Phase 1 Team in 2002, and the Women's National Team in 2003.