| Brittany Mallory |
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Overview
Tough competitor with well-rounded game ... consistent perimeter scorer who also enjoys contact on inside ... high basketball IQ and strong court awareness ... anticipates well at defensive end with quick hands and nose for ball ... enjoys challenge of playing when stakes are highest ... in position to add significant punch from three-point line for Irish.
High School
Collected 17.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.1 three-pointers per game during four-year career at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md. ... ranked 96th in nation by Blue Star Basketball ... three-time all-state selection (2005, 2006, 2007) ... four-time IAAM A Conference All-Star choice (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) ... four-time Baltimore Sun all-metro and all-county pick (first team final three seasons) ... second in school history with 1,825 career points ... averaged 17.3 ppg., 6.1 rpg., 2.5 spg. with .470 field goal percentage and .390 three-point mark as senior, leading team to first IAAM A Conference title game since 1999 ... team posted 83-23 (.790) record during her career ... also was standout prep lacrosse midfielder ... 2006 high school All-Tewaaraton Team ... two-time honorable mention All-America (U.S. Lacrosse), IAAM A Conference All-Star and all-metro/all-county selection (2005, 2006) ... led team to IAAM A Conference championship game in 2006.
Personal Data
Born Feb. 6, 1989 in Baltimore ... younger of two children ... daughter of Wendy and Bob Mallory, Jr. ... fourth Maryland resident to play for Irish and first since Sherri Orlosky (Columbia/Atholton HS) graduated in 1994 ... enrolled in First Year of Studies program at Notre Dame ... some former Irish players who wore No. 22 include Orlosky, Comalita Haysbert (a fellow Baltimore native) and NCAA career three-point percentage champion Alicia Ratay.