2014: Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Appeared in 69 sets ... Had two kills and four blocks in season finale against Maryland (11/29) ... Set a season-high with 12 kills and hit at a career-high clip of .714, tied for fourth-best in the Big Ten this season (min. 12 kills) against Iowa (11/22) ... Had eight kills at No. 9 Illinois (11/8)... Also added four blocks against the Illini... Put away seven kills and added four blocks against No. 9 Illinois (11/5) ... Buried eight kills and hit a season-high clip of .667 against Michigan (10/31) ... Tallied seven kills and three blocks against Indiana (10/25) ... Posted eight kills and a season-high six blocks against No. 13 Purdue (10/24) ... Had a kill against Ohio State (10/8) ... Tallied two kills against Maryland (9/27) ... Had five kills and hit at a clip of .400 against Ohio (9/18) ... Also had three blocks in the match ... Registered a block against Youngstown State (9/12) ... Recorded four kills on eight attempts and added three blocks at San Diego (9/6) ... Tallied two kills on two swings at NIU (8/30) ... Converted four kills on six swings in three-set victory against Presbyterian (8/30).
2013: One of four Wildcats to play in all 124 games ... Leads the Wildcats with 0.91 blocks per set ... Posted four kills, three digs and a block against No. 13 Wisconsin (11/30) ... Registered four kills and two blocks against No. 18 Illinois (11/27) ... Had four blocks at No. 2 Penn State (11/22) ... Scored five kills on 10 swsings vs. Indiana (11/17) ... Collected a career-high nine blocks in win over No. 18 Purdue (11/15) ... Put down six blocks and five kills against No. 17 Michigan (11/10) ... Tallied six kills and two blocks against No. 13 Michigan State (11/8) ... Chipped in with nine kills and three blocks at No. 11 Nebraska (11/2) ... Posted team-high six blocks at No. 7 Minnesota (10/27) ... Tallied 10 kills and seven blocks in win against Illinois (10/23) ... Notched season-high six digs against No. 17 Ohio State (10/16) ... Buried 10 kills on a season-high 26 swings at Purdue (10/12) ... Served season-best two aces in that match ... Hit match-high .692 (9-0-13) at Indiana (10/11) ... One of five players with at least eight kills (9) against the Hoosiers ... Sent down eight blocks against Nebraska (9/27) ... Collected seven kills and four blocks against IUPUI (9/22) ... Notched eight kills and three blocks vs. South Florida (9/20) ... Racked up 10 kills without an error on 21 swings vs. Portland State (9/14) ... Tallied 10 kills and three blocks vs. Arizona (Sept. 12) ... Secured season-high attacking percentage of .444 against Boise State (9/8) ... One of four Wildcats in double figures with 13 kills in season's first win against Milwaukee (8/31) ... Added five digs and five blocks against the Panthers ... Led NU with a hitting percentage of .400 in that match.
2012: Registered nine kills in the season finale at Nebraska (11/24) ... Tied a career high with seven blocks against Illinois (11/21) ... Chipped in with nine kills in that match ... Collected six blocks against Michigan (11/16) ... Scored eight kills at Ohio State, including five in the first set (11/7) ...Notched seven kills vs. Purdue (11/3) ... Put down 14 kills in a five-set win over Wisconsin (10/28) ... Stuffed a career-high seven blocks vs. Iowa (10/21) ... Collected team-best 12.5 points in that match ... Earned a career-high 15 kills to go along with four blocks at Illinois (10/17) ... Scored 13 kills at Michigan (10/13) ... Added personal-best hitting percentage of .706 in that match ... Collected seven kills and four blocks in win at No. 25 Michigan State (10/12) ... Recorded four blocks at Indiana (9/29) ... Chipped in with six kills at Purdue (9/28) ... Led all players with two solo blocks against Wisconsin (9/21) ... Tied career-highs with three service aces and two assists vs. Western Michigan (9/16) ... Earned a career-high .545 hitting percentage [6-0-11] against Delaware (9/14) ... Did not commit an attacking error in two matches [21 total attempts] on Sept. 14 at the Wildcat Classic ... Put down a career-high nine kills at a clip of .533 [9-1-15] vs. Villanova (9/8) ... Served a career-high three aces at Yale (9/8) ... Made a career-high 19 attempts at New Mexico State (9/1) ... Tied a career-high with seven digs against Cincinnati (9/1) ... Recorded four blocks and two service aces in the championship match of the Marquette Challenge against the Golden Eagles (8/26) ... Made Northwestern debut against Bowling Green (8/25) ... Achieved a then-career-best hitting percentage of .429 and tied a career high with seven kills in that match.
Prior to Northwestern: Played in 2011 at the University of Oregon ... Helped the Ducks achieve a record of 21-10 and a berth in the NCAA Tournament ... Appeared in 53 games and collected 46 kills and 35 blocks ... Tallied 29 total blocks in 40 games played during Pac-12 competition.
High School: Helped guide St. Francis H.S. to a state title in 2010 ... Served as co-captain and garnered First Team All-League honors ... Lancers were ranked No. 28 nationally by PrepVolleyball.com in 2010 ... Earned Second Team All-League accolades as a junior in 2009 ... Boasted a 3.8 GPA and was recognized as a four-year scholar-athlete at St. Francis.
Personal: Daughter of Gustavo and Vanessa Paffen ... Majoring in biological sciences.
Paffen's Career Statistics (NU only):
Paffen's Career Highs
| Kills | 15, at Illinois (Oct. 17, 2012) |
| Total Attempts | 28, at Wisconsin (Oct. 28, 2012) |
| Hitting Pct. (min. 10 att) | .714, vs. Iowa (Nov. 22, 2014) |
| Service Aces | 3, two times, last vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 16, 2012) |
| Assists | 2, vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 16, 2012) |
| Total Blocks | 9, vs. Purdue (Nov. 15, 2013) |
| Digs | 7, twice, last vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 1, 2012) |
Paffen's 2014 Highs
| Kills | 12, vs. Iowa (Nov. 22) |
| Total Attempts | 21, vs. Purdue (Oct. 24) |
| Hitting Pct. (min. 10 att) | .714, vs. Iowa (Nov. 22) (Oct. 31) |
| Service Aces | N/A |
| Assists | N/A |
| Total Blocks | 6, vs. Purdue (Oct. 24) |
| Digs | 1, vs. Presbyterian (Aug. 30) |