HONORS
– SEC All-Freshman Team | 2023
– SEC Freshman of the Week | Nov. 30, 2022, Dec. 7, 2022, Dec. 21, 2022, Jan. 11, 2023, Jan. 18, 2023
RECORD BOOK
Season
1st - Defensive Rebounds (225), 2022-23
1st – Games Started (37), 2022-23
1st – Games Played (37), 2022-23
2nd – Rebounds (255), 2022-23
2nd – Defensive Rebound Average (6.1), 2022-23
3rd – Minutes (1190), 2022-23
11th – Rebounding Average (6.9), 2022-23
14th – Blocked Shots (40), 2022-23
17th – Blocked Shots Per Game (1.1), 2022-23
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Started in all 30 games appeared in … Led the team in rebounds per game (11.2) and total defensive rebounds (283) … Finished her redshirt sophomore year with 14 double-figure scoring games, 19 double-digit rebound games, nine double-doubles and two 20-point games … Broke the single-season defensive rebound record … Only player in school history to log four 19+ rebound games in a career, done all this season … In the Arkansas record book for a single season, also broke the record for defensive rebound average (9.4) and was second in total rebounds (337) and double-doubles, third in rebounding average, 19th in blocks (34) and 20th in 3-point attempts (164) … In the SEC, finished first in defensive rebounds/game, second in rebounds/game, third in 3-point attempts, eighth in 3-pointers/game (1.8), 11th in blocks/game (1.1) and 13th in minutes/game (31.6) … In the NCAA, came up second in defensive rebounds/game, seventh in rebounds/game and 18th in total rebounds … 35.5 FG%, 32.9 3FG%, 67.3 FT% … Pulled down 21 rebounds in Arkansas’ season opener vs. ULM … Recorded a double-double behind 10 points and 12 boards with three assists, three blocks and three steals vs. Murray State … Broke a 35-year school record for single-game rebounds with 23 at No. 15 Florida State, while also adding 13 points and three blocks … Recorded 13 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and five blocks vs. UAPB … Logged eight points and 19 rebounds vs. Illinois … Was 6-of-7 from the floor and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc for 17 points vs. UIC in the West Palm Beach Classic … Registered another 19 boards against UIW … Tallied 15 points, 17 rebounds and four assists against Georgia … Matched a career-high 24 points at Missouri, registering eight 3-pointers, the second most in a single game in school history … Followed that up with 23 points off 9-of-18 from the floor with 11 rebounds against Alabama … Finished with a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds at Florida … Recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards vs. Missouri.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022-23)
SEC All-Freshman Team selection … Five-time SEC Freshman of the Week, which broke a school record and led the conference … Started in all 37 games, tied for school record … Crashed the boards well, leading the team in rebounds (6.9), as well as blocks (40) … Broke the single-season defensive rebound record with 225 defensive boards, while also becoming the first Hog to pull down 200+ defensive rebounds (since stat has been tracked) … In SEC, ranked No. 3 in defensive rebounds/game (6.1), No. 8 in minutes/game (32.2), No. 11 in rebounds/game and No. 13 in blocks/game (1.1) … Finished with 13 double-digit scoring games, nine 10+ rebounding contests, five 5+ assist games and four double-doubles … 33.1 FG%, 22.9 3FG%, 70.5 FT% ... Started season with a near double-double of 11 points and eight rebounds at Arkansas – Pine Bluff … Had her first of nine 10+ rebound performances against Tulsa with 10 boards … Averaged 12.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists/game across three contests at the Paradise Jam in the U.S.V.I. … Most impressive defensive performance came against No. 25 Kansas State, holding K-State’s leading scorer to 1-of-10 shooting from the field for five points … Earned first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds with five assists vs. Oral Roberts … Followed that up with her second consecutive double-double with 17 points and 12 boards against Lamar … Huge in Arkansas’ road win at No. 16 Creighton with a double-double (16 points and 11 boards) … Scored a career-high 24 points at Missouri, while shutting down the Tigers’ leading scorer to five points … Registered a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double at Auburn and held their leading scorer to one point and 0-for-8 from the field … Put up 22 points, four rebounds and four assists in SEC Tournament game vs. No. 1 South Carolina … Averaged 8.9 rebounds per game in the four Postseason WNIT contests.
AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Joined Arkansas in January 2022 ... Sat out the season.
AT UCONN
Appeared in 12 games ... grabbed two rebounds at Xavier (2/20) ... notched three points, one rebound and one block at St. John's (2/17) ... scored first career points on a three pointer at Marquette (2/5) ... made collegiate debut at DePaul (1/31) ... enrolled at UConn in January 2021.
AT MIDDLETOWN HS
No. 30th-ranked recruit in her class ... No. 13th-ranked guard ... two-time all-state first team ... two-time conference player of the year ... 2020 Ms. Maryland Basketball ... won gold at the 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championship ... averaged 7.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in the tournament.
FUN FACTS/PERSONAL
- Daughter of Amy and Bill Poffenbarger
- Birthday is April 14
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
- Born and raised in Maryland
- Played against teammate Makayla Daniels in high school
- Best parts of her game: can do a little bit of everything like shoot, drive, post and stretch
- Plays for her little brother who passed away
- Comes from an athletic family, as her mother, Amy, played at Missouri and one of her brothers, Reese, is the starting quarterback at Albany
- Favorite food: chicken tenders
- Favorite sport outside of basketball: football
- Favorite TV show: Stranger Things
- Favorite movie: Legally Blonde