Missouri Southern State University Athletics

2015 - Darby saw action in 17 matches, starting in five as a junior for the Lions ... She averaged 1.48 kills per set on the season ... had her most productive match against Augustana where she had 11 kills in the match ... Also had nine kills against South Dakota Mines ... On the season she had 74 kills, 45 digs and 15 total blocks ... A member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Southern - Darby comes to the Lions after a season at Hutchinson Community College ... Prior to Hutch, Darby played a year at Arkansas-Fort Smith ... As a sophomore at HCC, Darby helped the Dragoons to a 27-14 overall record and a perfect 14-0 mark in the Jayhawk Conference ... She averaged 2.28 kills per set, while also churning out 0.90 digs per set and 0.32 blocks per set for a total of 335 points on the season, earning honorable mention All-Conference honors ... As a freshman at UAFS, Darby played in nine matches. She recorded five kills, added seven digs and a block. 

High School - Darby prepped at Olathe South High School where she played for coach Ken Talcott and the Falcons ... She was a team captain and a first-team All-Conference pick as a senior ... She was named first-team as a junior and second-team as a sophomore, while also being named a team captain as a freshman ... She was also a member of the Academic-Athlete Honor Roll. 

Personal - Darby is the daughter of David and Kim Darby. Her brother Jake was a basketball player at Newman and UC-Colorado Springs. She is a kinesiology major at Southern.