Nova Southeastern University Athletics

PRIOR TO NOVA SOUTHEASTERN
Spent the 2024 season at South Alabama, appearing in 28 matches and 104 sets... Totaled 30 kills, 132 digs, 14 service aces, eight assists, and 44.5 points on the year... Recorded a season-high six kills in her collegiate debut against Texas A&M (Aug. 30) and matched that performance with six points in the same match... Tallied a career-best 13 digs versus Auburn (Sept. 21), while also reaching double-digit digs three times on the season, including 12 at James Madison (Nov. 1)... Registered three aces in a win over Alabama State (Sept. 13) and added four kills on .429 hitting against Samford (Sept. 20)... Posted at least five digs in 15 matches and recorded her first career block assist at Troy (Sept. 26).

HIGHSCHOOL
Lettered four seasons at Osceola Fundamental High School (Seminole, Fla.) … Named 2022 FACA Class 5A Player of the Year and earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2022 … Also competed in tennis (two years) and beach volleyball (one year) … Played eight years of club volleyball with Team Kiwi (Tampa, Fla.), earning 2019 AAU All-Star and 2021 AAU Academic All-American honors … Helped club team earn USA bids to the Girls Junior National Championships in 2018, 2021, and 2022, and finish as 2019 AAU Premier Division National Runner-Up.

PERSONAL
Full name is Erika Maria Spankus … Born in Milwaukee, Wis. … Daughter of John and Carol Spankus … Has an older sister, Gabrielle, who played at Little Rock in 2022 and currently plays at Nova Southeastern … Majoring in Biology … Chose Nova Southeastern for its strong academic and athletic programs, small class sizes, close faculty connections, excellent pre-med track, and the team culture.