Lakeland University Athletics

2021: Started all 36 games, the only Muskie to start every game, and batted .388 with 45 hits in 116 at bats… Finished with 11 doubles, two triples, 27 runs batted in, 18 runs scored and 12 stolen bases… Led team in doubles and RBIs and finished second in hits, batting average and stolen bases and third in runs scored… Went 3-for-3 with a career-high six RBIS in second game of doubleheader against Alverno April 13… Tied career high with three hits in a game on five occasions… Put together a 15-game hitting streak in middle of season.

2020: Started all 10 games in the Muskies’ abbreviated season and batted .448 with 13 hits in 29 at bats… Hit two doubles, drove in four runs, scored six runs and stole three bases… Hit safely in each of first nine games, extending her hitting streak back to 20 games dating back to the previous season before she went hitless in her final game against Washington (Md.) March 13… Posted four multi-hit games.

2019: Played in 37 games as a freshman, starting 35… Batted .308 with 32 hits in 104 at bats, with eight doubles, three triples, 22 runs batted in and 21 runs scored on her way to being named honorable mention all-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference… Led team in runs batted in and was second in hits, total bases and stolen bases, tied for second in doubles and triples and third in batting average… Also ranked tied for fourth in the NACC in triples and was fifth in sacrifice flies (four) and tied for fifth in sacrifice hits (seven)… Posted six multi-hit games, including a season-high three hits in going 3-for-4 against UW-Stevens Point March 27 with two doubles and three RBIs.

High School: Four-year letter winner in softball and basketball… Member of Indiana state tournament runners up in softball as a freshman and senior… Member of four Duneland Athletic Conference championship teams in basketball, as well as a sectional championship team as a senior.
 
Personal: Born Oct. 19, 1999… Daughter of Robert Mathas and Julie Syler and has three brothers (Cody, Tyler and Riley) and two sisters (Tiffany and Brittani)… Majoring in psychology.
 

Favorite movie: The Blind Side
Favorite food: Orange chicken
Favorite sports teams: North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball, Chicago Bears
Hero/most influential person: Grandpa
Greatest sports accomplishment: Going to state my freshman and senior year for softball.
Why did you choose Lakeland? When I first went on my visit there and saw the campus I knew that is where I wanted to be