Kellie Sciacca Class: Sophomore Hometown: Monument, Colo. High School: Lewis-Palmer Height: 6-1 Position: Middle Blocker Birthdate: 09/09/1989

Talented middle blocker will immediately compete for playing time ... dynamic attacker ... possesses quick feet, a good jump and a powerful arm ... can hit anything well off of one foot ... should adjust well to speed of college game.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Ranked 22nd nationally on PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces list and named one of the web site's top-50 recruits in 2007 ... an all-conference and all-state selection in Colorado each of her last two seasons ... as a senior, she was voted team captain and averaged a team-best 3.42 blocks per match ... led prep squad in blocks as a junior (156) ... also led team in hitting percentage in each of the last three seasons ... garnered first-team academic all-state recognition as a senior ... all-tournament selection at the Cherry Creek (Colo.) Tournament ... her squad finished fifth in the state each of the last three seasons ... ... led club team, Colorado Juniors, to a ninth-place finish in the Junior Olympics open division in 2006 ... named MVP and best offensive player of high school team as a senior ... named all-Colorado Springs Player of the Year in 2006 by the Gazette-Newspaper ... chosen as a Rocky Mountain Region All-Star ... club team advanced to its regional championships in each of the last four seasons while also claiming third-place at the Las Vegas Invitational ... she was named to PrepVolleyball.com's Dream Team for her play in the tournament ... served as sports editor of her high school paper ... member of Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) ... spent time as volunteer volleyball and soccer coach ... will be the fourth Colorado native to play for the Irish following Tracy Bennington (1982-85), Joanna Bruno (1988) and Chris Rosso (1988) ... from same area as former Irish basketball player Pat Garrity (1995-98) ... full name is Kellie Anne Sciacca ... daughter of Kathleen and Anthony Sciacca ... last name is pronounced Shock-a ... born September 9, 1989 ... has an older sister, Erin, and two younger sisters, Kristen and McKenna ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.