Before USMMA: Tappers was a two-year letterwinner in softball at the Mary Louis Academy...part of the team that was the 2007 and 2008 CYO softball champions...in the spring of 2010, she won the Coach's award...two-time member of the National Honor Society...part of the Adopt-a-Grandparent program for four years.

Personal: Born in New York City...daughter of Joseph and Kris Tapper...has a brother named Corey...majoring in Marine Transportation.