Biography
2025 (Junior at Sam Houston State): Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Played in 107 sets in 29 matches…Totaled 97 kills on 277 attempts, 74 digs, 22 service aces, seven assists and 26 blocks…Averaged 0.91 kills and 0.69 digs per set…Posted double digits in kills four times and digs twice…Hit .471 with 10 kills against Louisiana Monroe (9/20)…Had 10 digs, a season-high five blocks, a season-high four service aces and five kills against Tarleton (9/12)…Collected her first collegiate double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs, adding three blocks, an assist and an ace…Finished with a season-best 12 kills, hitting .478 with three aces, three digs and a block against McNeese (8/29)…Began her collegiate career recording five kills, four blocks, four digs and two assists in the season opener against Southern Illinois (8/29).
2024 (Sophomore at Sam Houston State): Received the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal and was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Played in 92 sets over 27 matches...Averaged 1.91 kills and 1.89 digs per set...Totaled 176 kills on 520 attempts, 174 digs, 25 service aces, nine assists and 28 blocks…Tallied 13 kills, four digs and a block at Florida International (11/16)…Earned her second double-double of the season, collecting a career-high 16 digs and added 13 kills and three blocks Louisiana Tech (10/9)…Was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (9/30) for her performances against Middle Tennessee…Hit .464 and totaled 15 kills, five digs and a block against Middle Tennessee (9/27)…Had a hitting percentage of .345 with 12 kills, three blocks and four service aces in the first match against Middle Tennessee (9/26)…Posted a double-double with a career-high 16 kills and 10 digs to go with two blocks against Tulsa (9/6)…Set a season-high five service aces and added six digs, two blocks and nine kills at Oral Roberts (9/6).
2023 (Freshman at Sam Houston State): Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Played in 22 matches and 70 sets...Finished with 72 kills on 231 attempts, 32 digs, 20 service aces, nine assists and 51 blocks…Concluded the season with eight kills, a season-high four service aces, three digs and two blocks in the finale at New Mexico State (11/4)…Recorded a season-best five digs with five kills, two aces and a block at New Mexico State (11/3)…Posted five blocks, five kills and three digs against Liberty (10/28)…Finished with five blocks, five kills, two aces, two digs and an assist Louisiana Tech (10/3)…Set season highs in kills (12) and blocks (5), while adding four digs and three service aces against Tulsa (9/16).
High School: Graduated with honors from Sport Gymnasium Ostredkova 10…Helped her team capture the Slovakia-extra league championship (2021, 22, 23) and the Slovakia-junior league championship (2022, 23)…Also led her beach volleyball teams to the Slovakia U20 championship in 2022 and the Slovakia U22 championship in 2023…Her teams attended the European Championships four times, twice in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Personal: Born Oct. 25, 2003…Daughter of Vladimir and Dusana Panekova…Has one sister, Patricia…Major is business management…Career goal is to play professional volleyball, then coach, while having a job in the business management industry. Dream goal is to own her own volleyball and beach volleyball club…Hobbies include traveling, coaching volleyball and beach volleyball, watching shows, reading and hanging out with family and friends.
