Megan Dunne Class: Junior Hometown: Palos Heights, IL High School: Mother McAuley Height: 5-4 Position: Libero/Defensive Specialist Birthdate: 12/20/1988

Worked her way into the lineup as the go-to libero during her sophomore campaign ... high energy player ... one of the best passers on the team ... good form and technique ... a defensive cog on the floor for the Irish ... plays with tremendous heart and grit.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Broke a sweat in 84 sets and 27 matches for the Irish ... registered 236 digs on the season, the third-best total on the team ... led the Irish with a team-high 2.81 dig/set ... 13 double-figure dig performances ... lone kill of the season came during the Golden Dome Invitational against UC Irvine (Sept. 20) ... her season-high 22 digs and six assists came in a five-setter against Western Michigan (Sept. 21) ... added five more assists at Georgetown (Sept. 28) ... went five matches (Oct. 4-Oct. 16) without a receiving error ... scooped 21 shots against Syracuse (Nov. 1) ... did not fault on any of her 28 serves against Marquette (Nov. 2) while adding 11 digs and four assists ... in the BIG EAST Championship, dug 12 shots and cleanly fielded 30 serves versus St. John's (Nov. 22) and then finished with 15 digs against Louisville (Nov. 23) to lead the team ... paced the team with 14 digs against Xavier (Nov. 28) to cap off the year.

AS A FRESHMAN (2007): Appeared in 57 sets and 23 matches for the Irish ... recorded 90 digs for an average of 1.58/set ... set a career-high mark of 23 digs at LSU (Oct. 23) in a starting role at libero ... also notched 13 digs at UConn (Oct. 27) ... finished nine matches without committing a reception error ... fielded 11 serves at Syracuse (Oct. 14) ... tallied 12 assists (0.21/set) and two kills on the season... had a career-high three assists and one kill against DePaul (Oct. 19) ... did not commit a service error in 19 attempts from behind the line.

THE DUNNE FILE: Led Mother McAuley (Ill.) to high school conference and regional championships in 2005 and 2006 ... her squad placed third in the state her junior season ... selected to the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC) All-Conference Academic Team ... led club team, Celtic Force, to a Nationals 15 Open title ... guided the Force to six straight national tournament appearances ... hails from the same high school as former Irish volleyball player Katie Kavanaugh (1988-91) and former fencer Terri Foley (1979) ... member of the National Honor Society ... French National Honor Society member ... daughter of Helen and Dan Dunne ... has one sister, Katie ... her father earned a pair of degrees from Notre Dame (1973, 1975) ... he was also a member of the cross country and track programs, serving as captain of the cross country team in 1972 ... brother, Dan, graduated from Notre Dame in 2008 ... cousin, Brian Sheahan, graduated in 2006 ... full name is Megan Elizabeth Dunne ... born Dec. 20, 1988 ... wears the same #13 worn by Notre Dame's all-time kills leader Christy Peters ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as an accounting major ... made the fall 2008 dean's list ... an accomplished beach paddleball player ... once met Oprah Winfrey.

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