2025-26 FRESHMAN

• 2 points, 1 rebound vs LWSRA (1/18)
• 1 point, career-high 5 rebounds vs Mary Free Bed (1/17)
• 4 points vs WASA (11/22)
• 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal in 25 minutes in her first game as an Illini vs the Skyhawks (11/15)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Attended Parkway South High School
• Graduated High School Summa Cum Laude with a 4.2 GPA
• NWBA Academic All-American Team Captain: Senior year (2025)
• The Hartford Human Achievement Award Recipient: Junior Year (2024)
• NWBA National Invitational Tournament (NIT) Champions in 2023 and 2024
• Missouri Para Track State Champion in 100, 200, 400, & 800 meter races in 2023, 2024, and 2025

PERSONAL

• Born April 6, 2007
• Majoring in Business in the GIES School of Business
• Parents are Robert and Victoria Portell
• Favorite athlete is Stephanie Wheeler and favorite team is Illinois Wheelchair Basketball
• Favorite artist is Taylor Swift
• Hobbies include traveling, trying new places to eat, listening to Taylor Swift, and spending time with my friends
• Proudest sports achievements are helping her team win the NIT Championship in 2023 and 2024