Yates played in a reserve role for Utica a season ago. Her effort so far in 2026 is a breakout experience as she is making a huge impact for her team through their 3-3 start. Per set, she current leads the 2028 class at a clip of 7.1 digs with an overall average of 26.3 d/m. At 5’3, she patrols the back row with good connection to point flow to find and fill space to make the read and react with whatever his needed to keep the ball off the ground. Over 20 digs in all of one match this season, her career best output most recently happened as she earned 36 digs in a 3-1 loss to Johnstown-Monroe.