Kellie Sciacca Class: Sophomore Hometown: Monument, CO High School: Lewis-Palmer Height: 6-1 Position: Middle Blocker Birthdate: 09/09/1989

Made an immediate impact in her first year with the program ... turned in one of the best freshman seasons of any player to play for Notre Dame ... dynamic attacker ... possesses quick feet, a good jump and a powerful arm ... hits well off of one foot.

As a Freshman (2007): Named the AVCA Northeast Region Freshman of the Year despite missing out on the BIG EAST Conference's Freshman of the Year honor ... became only the second Irish player to earn the recognition, joining Lauren Kelbley, who won the award in 2002 ... paced Notre Dame by posting a .343 hitting percentage, which was sixth among league players in overall play and the highest clip of any conference freshmen ... in fact, the average ranked 67th nationally as only four other freshmen hit for a higher average ... her single-season hitting average is the eighth-best of any player to don the blue and gold ... finished 12 matches with an attack average of .300 or greater, and slammed a career-high 16 kills on two occasions ... she is one of only five freshmen to lead Notre Dame in hitting percentage since the program's inception in 1984 ... Kelbley was the last to do so, putting up a .351 average during her first season with the Irish ... had an overall average of 1.11 blocks/game - 10th among league players and the best of any freshmen - as Notre Dame was ranked 20th in the nation with 3.09 blocks/game as a team ... the Irish finished second in the conference with 3.26 blocks/game, trailing only a Louisville (3.94 blocks/game) squad that topped the nation in that category ... against No. 22 SantaClara (Sept. 16) in the Bronco Invitational, set a school record for hitting percentage in a five-game match (.625) with 16 kills on 24 attempts with only one error ... wrapped up the three-match invite with 37 kills and a .361 mark over 14 games ... registered double-digit block totals against No. 11 California (10) and Villanova (11) ... a key cog in helping Notre Dame post 22 blocks versus Villanova (Sept. 30) and 21 against College of Charleston (Sept. 7) ... scooped a season-high seven digs during a regular-season meeting with No. 17 Louisville (Nov. 11), and tacked on three service aces on three separate occasions throughout the year ... was named the BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week three times (Sept. 17, Oct. 22, Nov. 12) - the most among league rookies - and she was a part of the league's honor roll on four occasions ... saw action in 110 games and all 28 matches for the Irish ... second on the team with 111 total blocks ... was fifth on the Irish squad with 283 kills (2.57/game) ... totaled 373.5 points (3.40/game) on the season ... the only freshman ranked in the BIG EAST's top-10 in hitting percentage and blocks ... recorded 20.0 points against Alabama (Sept. 8) and Santa Clara.

The Sciacca File: Ranked 22nd nationally on PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces list and named one of the web site's top-50 recruits in 2007 ... allconference and all-state selection in Colorado after each of her last two prep seasons ... as a senior, she was voted team captain and averaged a team-best 3.42 blocks/match ... led prep squad in total blocks as a junior (156) ... also led team in hitting percentage in each of her last three seasons ... garnered first-team academic all-state recognition as a senior ... all-tournament selection at the Cherry Creek (Colo.) Tournament ... her squad finished fifth in the state each of her last three seasons ... led club team, Colorado Juniors, to a ninth-place finish in the Junior Olympics open division in 2006 ... named MVP and best offensive player of high school team as a senior ... named all-Colorado Springs Player of the Year in 2006 by the Gazette- Newspaper ... voted to the Rocky Mountain Region All-Star team ... club team advanced to its regional championships in each of the last four seasons while also claiming third-place at the Las Vegas Invitational ... she was named to PrepVolleyball.com's Dream Team for her play in the tournament ... served as sports editor of her high school paper ... member of Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) ... spent time as volunteer volleyball and soccer coach ... the fourth Colorado native to play for the Irish following Tracy Bennington (1982-85), Joanna Bruno (1988) and Chris Rosso (1988) ... from same area as former Irish basketball player Pat Garrity (1995-98) ... full name is Kellie Anne Sciacca ... daughter of Kathleen and Anthony Sciacca ... last name is pronounced Shock-uh ... born Sept. 6, 1989 ... has an older sister, Erin, and two younger sisters, Kristen and McKenna ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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