Malinda Goralski Class: Senior Hometown: Missouri City, Texas High School: Clements Height: 6-1 Position: Middle Blocker Birthdate: 05/28/1980

AS A SENIOR: 2001 BIG EAST Player of the Year ... 2001 BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player ... led the team in hitting percentage (.379) and blocks per game (1.66) ... ended her career ranked first on the all-time hitting percentage list (731 K, 167 E, 1562 Att., .361) ... her 2001 hitting percentage of .379 ranks second all-time on the single-season charts ... one of just six players in Notre Dame history to play in every possible game during a season (103 of 103 in 2001) ... matched her career highs in blocks (11) and kills (18) four times during the 2001 season ... named the the University of Florida Volleyball Challenge all-tournament team ... scored 18 kills and 10 blocks at Kentucky ... hit .714 and recorded 15 kills vs. Valparaiso.

AS A JUNIOR: Starter for the Irish at middle blocker ... improved each week of the season and led the BIG EAST Conference in hitting percentage (.380) ... led the team in blocks with 154 ... her kill and block production in 2000 surpassed her previous two years combined ... named to the Lady Seminole Classic all-tournament team after totaling 26 kills (on .388 hitting) and 13 blocks in the three tournament matches ... posted 16 kills, her first career ace, two digs and five blocks at #3 USC ... second on the team with 15 kills while adding six blocks against Cincinnati in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Touranment at Ohio State.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Improved dramatically in one season, playing in 26 of the team's 27 matches and 67 games after playing in only 24 games as a freshman ... perfect offensively in six matches, tallying a .667 hitting percentage vs. Washington State ... took advantage of her first career start against #6 Pacific in the Shamrock Invitational, hitting for eight kills on 18 attempts.

AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 14 matches and 24 games in '98 ... finished the year by leading the team in hitting percentage with a .294 mark.

PREP & PERSONAL: Captained Clements High School to the '97 region title, earning team MVP and all-state honors before being named to the all-state tournament team ... played club volleyball with Club Texas, which saw nine of its players from the 1997-98 sign letters of intent to play Division I volleyball ... member of the National Honor Society while at Clements ... born May 28, 1980, in Valparaiso, Ind. ... daughter of David and Nancy Goralski ... graduated with a math degree from the College of Science.