Megan Dunne Class: Sophomore Hometown: Palos Heights, Ill. High School: Mother McAuley Height: 5-4 Position: Libero Birthdate: 12/20/1988

A strong candidate for playing time at the libero position ... part of a three student-athlete recruiting class ... high energy player ... will give the team great flexibility ... has improved her defensive play over the past year ... very excited about the opportunity to contribute to the program ... wears same #13 worn by Notre Dame's all-time kills leader Christy Peters.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Led Mother McAuley to the conference and regional championships in 2005 and 2006 ... her squad placed third in the state her junior season ... selected to the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC) All-Conference Academic Team ... led club team, the Celtic Force VBC, to a Nationals 15 open title ... guided the Force to six-straight national tournament appearances ... hails from the same high school as former Irish volleyball player Katie Kavanaugh (1988-91) and former fencer Terri Foley (1979) ... a member of the National Honor Society ... a French National Honor Society member ... daughter of Helen and Dan Dunne ... her father earned a pair of degrees from Notre Dame (1973, 1975) ... he was also a member of the cross country and track programs, serving as captain of the cross country team in 1972 ... brother, Dan, is a senior at Notre Dame ... cousin, Brian Sheahan, was a 2006 Notre Dame graduate ... full name is Megan Elizabeth Dunne ... born December 20, 1988 ... plans to major in pre-medicine ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.