Christi Girton Class: Senior Hometown: Muncie, IN High School: Muncie Central Height: 6-3 Position: Outside Hitter Birthdate: 07/25/1979

Outside hitter who brings three years of starting experience to the team ... versatile player who can also play the opposite position ... one of the team?s primary passers, who moves well for her size ... boasts all-around hitting, digging and blocking skills ... owns a tough spin serve ... an on-court leader who leads by example ... a great off the net hitter, who can score behind the 10-foot line ... has become a smarter player on offense with a diversified shot selection ... will handle provide much of the offensive load for the Irish ... ranks 10th in Notre Dame career hitting with a .254 average ... sixth in career kills per game (2.91).

AS A JUNIOR: Earned second-team all-BIG EAST honors in ?99 for the second year in a row ... named to the BIG EAST preseason first team along with teammate Denise Boylan ... BIG EAST Player of the Week on Nov. 9 for her performances against Illinois State and Syracuse ... led the team in kills per game (3.83), which is ninth-best in Irish history ... also first on the team in digs per game (2.31) ... led the team in kills 12 times in ?99 ... seven double-doubles in 1999, including six in her last 12 matches ... opened BIG EAST Tournament play with a double-double (12 kills, 11 digs) versus Connecticut ... led the team for the third straight match with 16 kills on .565 hitting percentage in win over BIG EAST-foe Villanova ... also tallied her fourth straight double-double with 11 digs against the Wildcats ... one of three players to record a double-double in five-game win over Providence, tallying 15 kills and a season-best 14 digs ... tallied a career-high 21 kills on .349 hitting in a five-game marathon win over Wyoming ... added three assists, six digs and two blocks in the 3-2 win over the Cowgirls ... started her first match of the season against Miami with 11 digs and nine kills.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Had a spectacular second half of the season in ?98, leading the team in kills in 10 of the last 17 games ... 1998 second-team all-BIG EAST selection a year after being selected to the BIG EAST All-Rookie team ... played in all but one match and in 107 games ... led the team in kills with 328, almost double her 1997 season total ... first on the team in attempts, including a team-high 61 in a four-game match against North Carolina ... had the team?s highest kills per game average (3.07) and was second on the team in digs with 275 ... named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Oct. 26 for performances versus Florida, Providence and Boston College ... hit double-figure kills in all but six of the last 20 matches, including two nights with 19 kills to match a career high ... has had 16 double-digit kill games overall ... also came on in the second half of the season in digs, with eight double-digit games in the last 13 matches ... had only one double-double (kills/digs) against Georgia in the first 17 matches, but had eight in the last 14 matches ... had a team season-high 21 digs (a career high) in the crucial semifinal match vs. Connecticut ... had a team game-high 19 kills in the first match of the BIG EAST Tournament againsthost Pittsburgh ... ended the home season with a sensational three-game effort against Toledo, where she had 18 kills, 10 digs and four blocks ... led the team in kills against Boston College (10), Oral Roberts (15), Syracuse (15), Georgetown (17) and Villanova (14).

AS A FRESHMAN: Emerged as a starter, beginning with 10th match of ?97 season ... joined setter Denise Boylan on six-player BIG EAST All-Rookie team ... appeared in 33 of 34 matches (93 of 119 games), as primarily a rightside hitter ... ranked fifth on team with 1.90 kills/gm (177 total) on .235 hitting ... also totaled 126 digs (1.35/gm), 67 blocks (0.72/gm), 14 aces and 12 assists ... her .401 hitting in BIG EAST play ranked third in the conference, behind teammates Jaimie Lee (.451) and Mary Leffers (.410) ... earned BIG EAST Rookie of the Week honors in final weekend of conference play, totaling 17 kills and just one error on 26 swings (.615) at Rutgers and Seton Hall ... 10 of her 14 aces came in final 13 matches, including three at Villanova and four versus West Virginia ... her best backrow efforts included 11 digs at Texas and 10 at Houston on consecutive days ... assisted on seven blocks in 3-0 win at Georgetown ... totaled six blocks (one solo) in BIG EAST title match versus Villanova.

PREP & PERSONAL: Led Muncie Central to 71-4 record her final two seasons (36-3 in ?96) ... helped Munciana to the junior national title in 1994 and top-five finishes in 1997 and 1995 ... a third-team All-American at the ?93 junior nationals and first-team All-American in ?95 ... named all-tournament at ?97 junior nationals, when the awards changed to one national all-tournament team ... led Muncie Central to three conference and two regional titles ... three times all-state ... one of three Indiana players on Volleyball magazine?s ?96?-97 All-America team ... owned 12 records at Muncie Central including career kills (1,069) and kill avg. (3.97/gm) ... hit .909 in a single match in ?94 and had 11 aces in a match in ?93 ... received U.S. Army Reserve national scholar-athlete award ... played one year of tennis ... member of National Honor Society ... born July 25, 1979, in Muncie, Ind. ... full name is Christine Elaine Girton ... double majoring in English and computer applications in College of Arts and Letters.