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

A strong candidate for playing time at the libero position ... part of a three student-athlete recruiting class ... high energy player ... will give the team great flexibility ... has improved her defensive play over the past year ... very excited about the opportunity to contribute to the program ...

As a Freshman (2007): Appeared in 57 games and 23 matches for the Irish ... recorded 90 digs for an average of 1.58/game ... 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) ... recorded nine matches without committing a reception error ... fielding 11 serves at Syracuse (Oct. 14) ... tallied 12 assists (0.21/game) 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 highschool 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,was a 2006 Notre Dame graduate ... 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.

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