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Senior
Hometown
Everett,
Washington
Last School
Everett High School
Roster Years
2010-2013
Personal
- Parents are Kenneth and Sharleen
- Born in Everett, WA
- Married husband, Spencer, on August 11, 2012
- Has four sisters and one brother
- Sister Anna is also on the team
- Majoring in psychology
Before BYU
- Prepped at Everett High
- Softball MVP
- Recognized for her leadership and received the Captain's Award senior year
- Rookie of the year in 2006
- Four-time first-team All-Conference
- Made the Seattle Times All-Star team in 2009
- Three-time first-team All-Area and second-team All-Area in 2008
- Was a scholar-athlete all four years
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2010
- Played in 37 games, starting 27
- Academic All-MWC
- Earned 1 walk in game one of the NCAA Super Regional against Arizona
- Hit an RBI-double against No. Stanford (3/26)
- At No. 8 Arizona State (3/13), had 1 hit and 1 run
- Had a hit and BYU's only RBI against No. 8 Arizona State (3/12)
- Had 1 walk at No. 19 Texas A&M (3/4)
- Walked once against No. 2 Arizona (2/26)
- Hit 2-for-2 with 1 double, 1 run and 1 stolen base against No. 9 Georgia Tech (2/19)
- Went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, 2 RBI and 1 run against Maine (2/13)
Sophmore Year
2011
- Played in 40 games with 13 starts
- Hit a 2-RBI double with 1 run vs. Utah
- Hit a solo home run vs. UNLV to finish with 1 run, 1 hit and 1 RBI
- Drew 2 walks vs. No. 9 UCLA
- Hit an RBI-double vs. Long Beach State
- Had 1 hit, 1 stolen base and 2 walks vs. Cal Poly
- Registered 1 hit and 1 walk vs. No. 19 Texas A&M
- Scored a career-high 3 runs and had 1 hit vs. Ole Miss
- Made first appearance and start of the season vs. Texas Tech
Junior Year
2012
- Academic All-WAC
- WAC Scholar-Athlete
- Hit a game-tying RBI single before scoring the game-winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning vs. Saint Joseph's
- Hit a bases-loaded double for 3 RBI vs. UCSB
- Had 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 walk and 1 run vs. Cal State Northridge
- Had 2 hits in the NCAA Regional
- Came in late in numerous games for defensive purposes
- Played in 54 games, starting in 27, all in the outfield
Senior Year
2013
- PCSC First Team All-Conference
- PCSC Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Named Most Inspirational by the BYU coaches
- Set career-highs in at bats (142), runs scored (16), hits (50), triples (2), RBI (18), walks (31), sacrifice hits (7) and batting average (.352)
- Led the team and conference in on base percentage at .469
- Also led the team in triples (2) and walks (31) on the season
- Got on base during 48 of her 52 games played
- Had three hits and one RBI against UNLV
- Went a perfect 3 for 3 against Providence College, with a double
- Had two hits, including the first triple of her career, and two runs against Marist in the home opener
- Went 3 for 4 in the first game against USD with one run scored and one stolen base
- Hit two doubles in game three against Santa Clara with one RBI
- Had the walk-off RBI agianst Saint Mary's in game two
- Had two RBI to tie game three with Saint Mary's and allow BYU to clinch the conference championship
- Hit 2 for 3 against No. 3 Oregon in the Regional opener and scored one run
- Made a diving play in center field against No. 3 Oregon
- Appeared in 56 games with 52 starts in the outfield
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- Softball | Jun, 19
2013 softball season review
- ImageSoftball | May, 21
Eight players named All-PCSC, three individual awards announced
- ImageSoftball | May, 16
No. 3 Oregon defeats BYU 5-2 in Regional opener
- ImageSoftball | May, 04
Softball clinches PCSC Championship with sweep of Saint Mary's
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 30
Tauali'i and Arnold combine for seven RBI in double-home wins
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 29
Tuesday doubleheader, senior weekend against Saint Mary’s
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 27
CSUB avoids sweep on day two, splits games with BYU
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 26
Softball remains atop the PCSC with sweep of CSUB
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 26
Softball remains atop the PCSC with sweep of CSUB
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 20
BYU scores 14 runs in sweep of Santa Clara
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 19
BYU cruises to sweep of Santa Clara on day one
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 13
Howell notches perfect game, records two wins
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 06
Series evened with 3-2 extra-inning win for BYU softball
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 30
Houston completes sweep of BYU
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 22
Eleven runs helps BYU start conference play on a high note
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 19
Big sixth inning earns Cougars a win in home opener
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 09
Bats quiet in both losses for BYU softball
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 07
Manuma and Duckworth step it up to lead BYU past Maine
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 02
Softball splits game on last day of Classic
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 01
Softball defeats Boise, loses in seventh to Fresno State
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 28
BYU suffers first five-inning loss of season in 9-1 defeat
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 23
Manuma's grand slam not enough in 12-10 loss to UCSB
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 23
Three-run seventh leads Northwestern over BYU softball
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 22
Cougars bounce back in 5-3 defeat of UNLV
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 21
Softball suffers two tough losses in Palm Springs
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 16
Cougars split games on final day of tournament
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 15
Softball gives up both leads on day two of Easton Desert Classic
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 09
Softball falls to No. 6 Tennessee
- ImageSoftball | Jan, 30
BYU softball 2013 season preview
- ImageSoftball | Oct, 20
Hicken's walk-off caps doubleheader sweep
- ImageSoftball | Aug, 14
Ten players named WAC Scholar-Athletes
- ImageSoftball | Jun, 20
WAC All-Academic Awards Announced
- ImageSoftball | May, 02
BYU Uses Eight Innings to Get By UVU
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 28
Seniors Aid Two Wins
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 20
Softball Snatches Win in Home Opener
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 01
BYU Goes Down 1-0 in Final Inning to SDSU
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 23
Cougars Start Cathedral Classic 1-1
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 18
Bats Get Hot in Wins Over CSUN, Memphis
- ImageSoftball | Jun, 28
Six Players Named Academic All-Mountain West