Serinity Phillips Class: Sophomore Hometown: Valley Center, Calif. High School: Valley Center Height: 5-11 Position: Outside Hitter Birthdate: 02/01/1988

A very versatile athlete that is capable of playing any position ... exciting player to watch ... gets off the ground well ... has the ability to play on either side of the floor ... talented offensive player that also excels at blocking ... brings flexibility to the Notre Dame roster ... wears the same #4 worn by Notre Dame all-time digs leader Meg Henican.

AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Finished second on the team with a .258 hitting percentage ... appeared in 92 games and 30 matches with 20 starts ... fifth on the team and second among freshman with 225 kills (2.45 per game) ... paced Irish in kills on three occasions ... picked up 79 total blocks (0.92 per game) ... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Oct. 9 ... led the team with a career-high eight blocks twice - against Syracuse (10/8) and #24 St. John's (11/18) in the BIG EAST Championship ... recorded team-high points on three occasions - vs. Connecticut (10/20), Pittsburgh (11/11) and #24 St. John's (11/18) ... turned in career-best nine digs against Idaho in the Shamrock Invitational (9/2) ... added 10 kills on a .364 hitting percentage at Northern Iowa (9/9) ... 13 kills and a .429 hitting percentage at Villanova (9/24) ... nine kills on only 14 swings against DePaul (10/13) ... a career-best 16 kills on a .500 hitting percentage against Connecticut (10/20) ... tied career-best with nine digs at Georgetown (11/3) ... 15 kills and 4 blocks against Pittsburgh (11/11) ... 14 kills and eight blocks vs. #24 St. John's (11/18) in the second round of the BIG EAST Championship ... 14 kills and four blocks vs. Louisville in the championship game of the BIG EAST Tournament ... 15 kills vs. #18 Ohio (11/24) in the Louisville Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Ranked 21st among the top high school seniors in the country by PrepVolleyball.com ... helped Vintage Volleyball Club take first place in the 2005 USA Junior Olympics Festival ... three-year member of the USA Volleyball High Performance Program ... tabbed all-California Interscholastic Federation (C.I.F.) and named to the state all-tournament team ... first-team all-Valley League selection led Valley Center High School to three consecutive conference championships (2003-05) ... the first Valley Center native and first graduate of Valley Center HS to be a student-athlete at Notre Dame in any sport ... the 24th California product - including teammates Ashley Tarutis and Mallorie Croal - to play for the Irish, the most of any state ... full name is Serinity Alexandra Phillips ... first name is pronounced suh-REN-ih-tee ... nickname is Spider ... daughter of Maureen and Greg Phillips ... born February 1, 1988.

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