Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2022:
Lone Star Conference Academic Player of the Year
Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Week of Sept. 19)
Fall Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Spring Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2021:
Second Team All-Lone Star Conference
D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
Fall Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Spring Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2022 (SENIOR)
Selected as the Lone Star Conference’s Academic Player of the Year … One of four Lady Patriots to play in all 32 matches and saw action in 110 sets … Led DBU in digs (355) and digs per set (3.55) … Was second on the team in assists (107) … Also totaled 16 service aces … Posted double digits in digs in 23 contests including 14 of the last 15 matches … Named the LSC Defensive Player of the Week after holding Lubbock Christian (9/23) and Eastern New Mexico (9/24) to a mere .086 hitting percentage, while also leading DBU in digs (31) and averaged a team-high 4.43 digs per set ... Delivered a season-best seven assists at Angelo State (11/4) … Registered a season-high 30 digs in a five-set win over UAFS in the first round of the LSC Tournament (11/10).
 
2021 (JUNIOR)
Named Second Team All-Lone Star Conference … Played in all 22 matches and 79 sets in her first season at DBU … Ranked fourth in the LSC in digs per set (4.81) and led the team in digs (380) … Recorded double-digits in digs in 21 of the team’s 22 matches … Totaled 20 or more digs on eight occasions … Posted a career-high 32 digs at UAFS (9/24) … Tallied a career-best eight assists at Oklahoma Christian (9/25).
 
2020 (SOPHOMORE - IOWA WESTERN)
Played in 27 matches and 87 sets … Helped guide Iowa Western to an NJCAA Division I national title … Led the team in digs (312) and digs per set (3.59).

2019 (FRESHMAN - IOWA WESTERN)
Played in 40 matches and 148 sets …. Was third on the team in digs (367) and digs per set (2.48).

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered all four years at Papillion La-Vista South High School …. Coached by Brad Reichmuth … Garnered All-State honors in 2017 and 2018 … Was a part of the ITG All-Star Team … Played club volleyball for the NE Juniors.
 
PERSONAL
Born on April 3, 2001 … Parents are James and Denise Palensky … Majoring in Psychology … Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 16:11.