Redshirt-Sophomore (2010): Saw action in 10 matches on the season, playing in 17 sets ... Contributed nine assists, four kills, four digs and a pair of blocks for the year ... Recorded her first kill in an FIU uniform versus Louisiana (11/7), going on to notch a season-high two kills against the Ragin' Cajuns ... Posted a season-best four assists at UALR (10/22) ... Achieved a season-high in digs with two at nationally ranked Florida State (8/28) ... Registered her first block as a Panther at Florida A&M (8/27) ... Went on to record her second block of the season at Middle Tennessee (10/1) ... Tabbed Most Improved at the FIU Annual Athletic Awards Banquet.
At UCF (2008-09): Excelled for the Golden Knights in 2008 before suffering an early season-ending injury in 2009, earning a medical redshirt ... Her career-highs at UCF include 21 assists, 14 digs, eight kills and seven total blocks ... Contributed 45 kills, 14 assists, 11 digs and 35 blocks across 29 matches played and three starts as a freshman ... Registered 12 kills, 36 assists, 21 digs and five blocks in 10 sets of action as a sophomore.
Prior to UCF: Attended Bishop Anstey High School East ... A native of Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago, where she named one of the top eight National Volleyball Players of the Year in 2007 ... Captained the 2007 gold medal-winning TNT Youth Volleyball squad to the Caribbean Youth Volleyball Championship while earning MVP accolades as well as the Best Setter Award ... Also served as captain of the 2007 TNT National Senior Women's Volleyball Team at the NORCECA Volleyball Championships ... Led the National Junior Team to a pair of gold medals in 2005 and 2007 ... Competed in the Caribbean Senior Volleyball Championships in Barbados in the summer of 2008, taking home the gold with the Trinidad and Tobago National Team.
Personal: Born August 6, 1990 ... Daughter of Esmond and Susan Forde ... Has one sister, Jaasiel ... Her favorite team is the Miami Heat... Majoring in recreation and sport management ... Aspires to continue her national team career and play professional volleyball upon graduation ... A member of the Trinidad and Tobago National Team.
