Mirica Yancey

#27 Mirica Yancey

Yr. So.
Bowls R
Hometown Aurora, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) Waubonsie Valley

2019-20: Started 18 traditional matches in her junior season ... finished year third on the team with a 183.4 average ... rolled four games of 200 or better and led Valpo on three occasions ... rolled a season-high 232 to lead the way against #12 Central Missouri at the Warhawk Classic Nov. 9 ... posted a 190 the next match to help Valpo to a win over Aurora ... broke 200 three consecutive games at the Big Red Invitational Feb. 29, starting with a team-high 211 in a victory over Texas Southern ... followed that effort with a 214 in a win over #8 Youngstown State and a 213 against host #3 Nebraska ... closed out day by tying for team-high honors against Augustana with a 180 ... helped Valpo to victory over #16 Tulane March 7 at Columbia 300 Music City Classic with a 198.

2018-19: Started 14 traditional matches as a sophomore for Valpo ... posted a 186.1 average, good for second on the team ... rolled five games of 200 or better and led Valpo six times ... registered a 200 Nov. 3 against #21 UW-Whitewater as part of the Crusader Classic ... paced Valpo to close that same day with a 198 against Augustana ... led Valpo to a narrow win at #22 Maryville Jan. 26 with a career-best game of 258, Valpo's best single-game effort of the season ... closed out the regular season in style at the Big Red Invitational Mar. 2, leading Valpo in three straight matches, all with games of 211 or better ... rolled a 223 against #13 UW-Whitewater, a 211 at #3 Nebraska and a 211 versus #16 Central Missouri to close the day ... named to the SBL All-Academic Team.

2017-18: Made 24 starts in traditional matches as a freshman ... finished her rookie year with a 179.3 average ... totaled four games of 200 or better and paced Valpo three times ... rolled a season-best game of 226 to lead Valpo to win over North Central Nov. 5 at the Crusader Challenge ... had two team-best efforts Jan. 13 at the Mid-Winter Invitational, rolling a 216 against #20 Maryville and a 209 against Alabama A&M ... posted a 202 on Mar. 3 at #1 Nebraska as part of the Big Red Invitational.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Warriors ... won regional title in both 2016 and 2017 ... placed 20th at states in 2017 ... helped team to third-place finish at states in both 2015 and 2017 ... named conference's MVP as a junior and a senior ... team received conference's Sportsmanship Team Award in each of her final two years ... an Academic All-Conference selection as a junior ... finished in first place on the Illinois State Scholarship Tour in 2016.

Personal: Daughter of Victor Yancey and Cassandra Brewton ... major is computer science.