Mallorie Croal Class: Senior Hometown: Villa Park, Calif. High School: Mater Dei Height: 6-1 Position: Outside Hitter Birthdate: 06/22/1987

Capable of playing on the outside or at the opposite ... strong all-around player with good skills in the back row and on the front line ... has adapted well to her roles with the Irish ... smart player and steady performer ... plays with tremendous poise.

AS A SOPHOMORE: (2006): Led the team in kills on 10 occasions as a sophomore ... appeared in 105 games ... played in all 32 matches, while picking up 21 starts ... finished third on the squad with 315 kills ... fourth on the squad with 211 digs ... picked up a total of 76 blocks (0.72 per game) ... second on the team with nine double-doubles and 377 points (3.59 per game) ... a first-team all-BIG EAST selection ... BIG EAST Player of the Week (11/6) ... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (11/25) ... her run of seven consecutive double-doubles to end the season was the second longest streak in the record books ... stepped up her play in the BIG EAST Tournament by notching double-doubles in each of the squad's three games ... threw down a season-best 25 kills at Cincinnati (11/17) in the tournament's first round ... registered 16 kills and 19 digs vs. #24 St. John's (11/18) and 12 kills and 14 digs vs. Louisville (11/19) ... also pitched in a double-double at Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament with 10 kills and 10 digs ... recorded double figure kills in each of her last 12 matches and double figure digs in eight of the last nine matches ... had 14 kills against #13 Missouri ... tied a career-best with six block assists at Cincinnati (10/28) ... had 15 kills on a .462 hitting percentage and 14 digs at Villanova (9/24) ... at Georgetown (11/3), she had 13 kills on a .417 hitting percentage ... at South Florida (11/5) she tallied 15 kills and .560 hitting percentage ... had 13 kills and 17 digs against both Pittsburgh (11/11) and West Virginia (11/12).

AS A FRESHMAN (2005): Notre Dame's most-used freshman saw action in 26 matches, made 15 starts at outside hitter and played in 70 games ... averaged 2.79 kills on .203 hitting to go with 1.41 digs for 3.19 points ... ranked fourth on team in reception attempts (77) with a .935 reception percentage ... started 11 of the season's first 14 matches ... in her Irish debut, she had 15 kills and 10 digs for 16 points in Notre Dame's win over #11 Texas ... also took 14 serves without making an error against the Longhorns ... parlayed that performance with 15 kills and 22 digs with four blocks for 18.5 points one day later against Arizona State ... tabbed to the Shamrock Invitational all-tournament team for her efforts (10 GP, 30 K, .212, 32 D, 5 B, 34.5 pts.) and also was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week ... posted a team-best 19 kills to go with 16 digs and four blocks for season-high 22.5 points against Louisiana State ... had seven kills on .417 hitting against Seton Hall ... notched team-high 17 kills on .400 hitting in three-game win against Syracuse ... had 11 kills at Marquette ... in her final start of the early season, posted six kills on 12 errorless swings for a personal best .500 attack percentage at Connecticut ... converted all four of her swings for kills at West Virginia ... had eight kills on .294 hitting in two games against Rutgers ... provided a spark off the bench in the BIG EAST Tournament finale at #7 Louisville, posting 15 kills (her highest total in over two months) on .310 hitting to go with a pair of blocks for 16.5 points ... had not played in more than two games in any match prior to that since Oct. 9 ... posted team-high 18 kills to go with five digs and a collegiate-high five blocks for 21 points in the Irish's NCAA first-round victory against Dayton ... tied for a team-high 18 kills to go along with seven digs and four blocks for 20.5 points against #12 Wisconsin to end the season.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-time PrepVolleyball.com All-American ... California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state Division II MVP in 2003 (all-tournament team in `04) ... ranked #32 on PrepVolleyball.com's list of top prep seniors ... the third Mater Dei HS graduate to play volleyball for the Irish, following two other outside hitters: Terese Henken (1981-83) and Kathy Baker (1984-87) ... other Mater Dei graduates who have been student-athletes at Notre Dame are 1964 football Heisman Trophy winner John Huarte (1962-64), two-time football All-America guard Larry Williams II (1981-84) ... became the second Villa Park native to earn a monogram in any sport at Notre Dame, following two-time All-America softball pitcher Terri Kobata (1993-96, who also attended Mater Dei) ... sports the same #2 jersey worn by Irish career assist average leader Denise Boylan (1997-2000) ... helped Mater Dei reach state finals in her final two prep seasons ... three-time CIF Southern Section (CIFSS) Division II player of the year ... club All-American in 2004, while serving as captain of the Golden West in its bronze medal run ... three-time Mater Dei and Sierra League MVP and two-time team captain ... Orange County Player of the Year as a senior ... member of all-county team three times ... three times named all-Southern California by Los Angeles Times ... team won three CIFSS Division II titles (2001-03) ... had 4.40 cumulative GPA and received National Merit Scholar Letter of Commendation ... joins former Golden West teammate Ashley Tarutis at Notre Dame ... full name is Mallorie Marie Croal ... second youngest of four children ... daughter of Cathi and Tom Croal ... last name is pronounced KROLE ... born June 22, 1987 ... a member of Student Athletes Adviser Council (SAAC) ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as a Management Consulting major.

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