Brings tremendous experience to the setter position ... great all-around player ... good blocker ... versatile sand volleyball player ... her knowledge of the game will bring added value to the roster.
As a Freshman (2010): Had 51 assists in her first collegiate match to open the Shamrock Invitational against Marshall (Aug. 27) ... added 10 digs for a double-double, also going for 56 assists and 16 digs one day later in a five-set win over Cal Poly (Aug. 28) ... tacked on three blocks versus the Mustangs ... had one ace in each of Notre Dame's three matches at the Nevada Invitational (Sept. 3-4) ... four blocks and four digs versus Belmont (Sept. 3) ... distributed 47 assists with nine digs and three blocks at Nevada (Sept. 4) ... led Notre Dame to three wins at Denver's Pioneer Classic (Sept. 10-12) behind a team hitting percentage of .350 in the three contests ... averaged 9.78 assists/set at the invite with three aces ... her ace against Denver (Sept. 12) capped off a six-match streak with at least one ace ... the Irish hit .488 in the win over the Pioneers, the program's best single-match average since Nov. 4, 2001 (when the Irish hit .495 in a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh) ... added two aces, two kills and two blocks against Pittsburgh (Sept. 26) ... three kills, two aces and 36 assists in a three-set win at Georgetown (Oct. 3), while leading Notre Dame to a .383 hitting pct ... bounced four kills as Notre Dame connected on each of her 24 assists attempts for kills at Western Michigan (Oct. 19) ... dropped a pair of aces against Syracuse (Oct. 23) ... distributed 56 assists with an ace and 12 digs against Marquette (Oct. 24) ... also had six blocks - two solo - against the golden eagles ... 37 assists in a win over St. John's (Oct. 30) ... aced Connecticut (Oct. 31) on match point, one of her five aces on the day ... Notre Dame had 11 aces against the Huskies ... notched a double-double with 32 assists and 10 digs at Villanova (Nov. 5) ... almost earned another double-double against Northern Iowa (Nov. 7) with 39 assists, nine digs and two blocks ... another ace came on match point came at Seton Hall (Nov. 14) ... accumulated 943 assists (9.16/set) to her name with 45 kills in 103 sets played on the year ... also blocked 43 shots (three solo) with 23 aces and 176 digs.
The Brown File: Member of USA Girls Youth National Beach Training Team in 2009 and 2010 ... participated in the 2009 World Championships in Blackpool, England, with the USA U21 Youth National Beach Volleyball Team ... three-year varsity starter and team MVP as a senior ... led team to Channel League titles in 2008 and 2009 ... 2008 CIF 1A finalist ... team finished first in 2009 Californian Challenge ... Californian Challenge all-tournament team member ... first team all-Channel League in 2008 and a second-team choice in 2007 ... led club team to a silver medal at the 2008 and 2009 Junior Olympics ... member of the 2008 and 2009 Junior Olympics all-tournament team ... gold medalist winner at the 2006 Junior Olympics ... three-time all-conference and all-city selection ... daughter of Tina and Patrick Brown ... mother (volleyball) and father (football) earned varsity letters as Cal Poly SLO ... sister, Keslie, is currently a senior setter at Cal State Los Angeles ... born March 26, 1992 ... member of National Honor Society ... AP Scholar ... played for same club team as current Irish outside hitter Kristen Dealy.
