2016: First Team All-MAC selection and a four-time MAC Pitcher of the Week in 2016… recorded a 9-5 record and a 1.99 ERA during MAC play, totaling 69 strikeouts, 28 walks, 12 complete games and one save in 16 appearances… ERA in Mac play ranked fourth and she was third for innings pitched (98.2) and seventh for strikeouts - fifth for strikeouts looking… recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts vs. Ball State on April 29... posted 16 wins and had a 2.54 ERA… struck out 140 over 192.2 innings pitched… appeared in 105 career games and made 72 starts, logging over 646 innings and 364 strikeouts… Kus is WMU's all-time saves leader with eight and ranks among all-time leaders for career wins, innings pitched and strikeouts.
2015: Made 35 appearances, starting 26 games … compiled an 11-10 record with three saves, maintaining a 3.17 ERA and struck out 75 in 137.0 innings pitched, all of which were teams highs … also threw a team-high five complete games … held opposing hitters to a .245 average … had a 6-4 MAC record with a 3.21 ERA, fanning 41 batters in 63.1 innings pitched … named to the MAC All-Tournament Team after starting all six games for WMU, picking up three wins, including a three-hit shutout against Central Michigan, and recording a save … had a 2.28 ERA in the tournament, throwing 30.2 of the 37.2 innings played and registering 19 strikeouts … tied a career-high with seven K’s in a 5.0 inning relief appearance to earn save against Bowling Green (4/5) … fanned six Falcons over five innings to get the win in the start (4/4) the day before … allowed just four hits and one run in each of the appearances against BGSU … struck out six in both MAC Tournament games against Central Michigan (5/6 & 5/9) … threw a complete-game against Kent State (5/8), allowing just three runs on five hits … tossed a three-hit shutout against the Chippewas to propel the Broncos to the championship round.
2014: Led the team in appearances (42), starts (31), complete games (26), innings pitched (214.2), shutouts (4) and strikeouts (109) … earned MAC West Pitcher of the Week twice (3/31 and 4/21) … complete games and innings pitched totals each rank fourth in a season in program history … struck out a career high seven batters at Central Michigan (4/19) … amassed a career high 13 wins in 2014 … had 13 appearances when no earned runs were allowed and 18 appearances where no walks were given up this season.
2013: Made 25 appearances in the circle with 14 starts … made collegiate debut against Cal Poly (2/8) … made first collegiate pitching start against No. 4 Arizona State (2/9) … led team with two saves … led team in ERA … had season high five strikeouts against Valparaiso (4/30) … had a season high 118 pitches against Dayton (2/22) … registered four complete games ... earned first letter ... batted 14 times, collecting two hits, a double and an RBI.
High School: Broke the single season record for victories in the circle en route to earning all-district, all-area and All-Oakland Activities Association ... served as team captain as a junior ... has been on the OAA Scholar Team twice in her career ... teams won district championships in 2009 and 2010.
Personal: Early childhood education major with a 3.19 GPA ... daughter of Steve and Virginia Kus ... born Nov. 17, 1994 in West Bloomfield, Mich.
