Justine Stremick Class: Senior Hometown: Langdon, N.D. High School: Langdon Area Height: 6-3 Position: Middle Blocker Birthdate: 03/14/1987

A tremendously talented athlete who gives the Irish versatility at both the middle blocker and opposite spots ... has a great natural understanding of the game ... good height and good lateral mobility ... incredibly bright and coachable ... strongest blocker on the squad.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2006): Was one of three players to appear in all 114 games and 32 matches in 2006 ... started 31 matches ... her .304 hitting percentage (239-72-549) paced the Irish ... team leader in blocks with 156 (27 solo and 129 block assists) ... reached double figure in kills five times ... fourth on the squad with 239 kills (2.10 per game) and 330.5 points (2.90 per game) ... team leader in blocks in 17 matches ... a second-team all-BIG EAST selection ... earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll nods on two occasions (9/4 and 10/16) ... selected to the Shamrock Invitational all-tournament team (9/2) and named the Best Blocker at the Sun Devil Classic (9/17) ... a third-team selection on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V volleyball team ... totaled a career-best 14 blocks against Idaho (9/2) in the Shamrock Invitational ... those 14 blocks are tied for the most ever by an Irish player in a four-game match ... she also became the 12th player to record 12+ blocks in a match ... had eight kills, a season-best three digs and six blocks at Northern Iowa (9/9) in the UNI Invitational ... threw down a career-best 15 kills with no errors for a .750 hitting percentage, seven blocks, and a career-high 18.5 points at South Florida (11/15) ... her .750 hitting percentage at South Florida was the highest for a Notre Dame player and second-best among league players on the season ... seven blocks vs. #24 St. John's (11/18) and eight vs. Louisville in the BIG EAST Championship match.

AS A FRESHMAN (2005): Was used as a front-row sub to improve Notre Dame's blocking during a single rotation at times ... was able to transition into the college game by learning from Irish All-American Lauren Brewster ... played in 52 games and 23 matches, posting seven kills on 14 attempts (.429 hitting), four digs, and 15 blocks for 14.5 points ... turned in three kills on five errorless swings against both South Florida and Georgetown ... accounted for three blocks against the Hoyas and Seton Hall ... had a kill against DePaul ... played in all five games in the BIG EAST Tournament final at #7 Louisville ... took part in a pair of blocks vs. Rice and Tennessee ... notched a block and an assist in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Northwestern ... played the national anthem on the saxophone during the first day of the Irish Thanksgiving Invitational (Nov. 25).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year for the state of North Dakota as a senior at Langdon Area HS ... North Dakota Class-B Outstanding Senior Volleyball co-Player of the Year, along with her twin sister, Briana, who now plays volleyball at Army ... the pair was known as the "Twin Towers" ... three-time all-state and all-North Dakota state tournament pick ... helped Langdon Area to an undefeated record and state title in 2003 ... was part of an 88-match winning streak ... led team to five consecutive top-seven finishes in state tournament and a 194-20 record ... did not play club volleyball until 2005 ... set Langdon Area single season records for kills (546), kill efficiency (.454), kill percentage (.558), blocks (125), and attack attempts (1,000) ... also broke school records for digs (23) and kills (19) in a two-game match and kills in a three-game match (26) ... accumulated 1,790 kills, 951 digs, 266 aces, 400 blocks in 456 career games ... three-time captain and all-conference pick ... in 2004, finished with 429 kills, 221 digs, 125 blocks, and 121 service aces ... also a three-year letter winner as a center in basketball, helping the Cardinals win the 2005 state championship while being named the tournament's MVP ... two-time all-state honoree in hoops, team's captain and MVP in 2005 ... averaged 5.6 blocked shots per game over final two seasons and averaged 14.4 points as a senior ... a five-time letter winner in track and field as a jumper and hurdler ... three-time top-eight finisher at state meet in the high jump ... won one cross-country letter ... student council president ... just the second North Dakota native to dawn an Irish volleyball jersey ... Jeanette Jacot (Bismarck, Bismarck HS) was a member of the 1989 team ... the most recent North Dakota native to earn a monogram was hockey player Cory McLean (2002-05) ... full name is Justine Kaye Stremick ... daughter of Lisa Howatt and Trent Stremick ... mother played basketball and ran track at Whapeton Community College ... one of eight siblings ... last name is pronounced STREM-ick ... born March 14, 1987, in Langdon, N.D. ... enrolled in College of Science as a Math and Life Science major ... plans to attend medical school after graduation.

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