Stephanie Slatt Class: Sophomore Hometown: Burien, WA High School: John F. Kennedy Height: 6-1 Position: Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter Birthdate: 05/01/1989

Has the versatility and athleticism to play in the middle or on the outside ... her athleticism and agility helps provides depth to the Irish squad ... developed her outside game during the off-season ... could step in and contribute offensively early in the season.

As a Freshman (2007): Played at the middle blocker and outside hitter positions ... appeared in 11 games and eight matches ... notched two kills, one assist, three digs and one block assist ... totaled three matches with a perfect serving percentage ... launched eight serves on the season, with three of those falling at West Virginia (Sept. 23) ... made her collegiate debut at No. 22 Santa Clara (Sept. 16), coming through with one swing in her lone game played ... received three serves against Seton Hall (Sept. 29), also logging an assist and one dig in the home match with the Pirates ... assisted on a block against Rutgers (Oct. 6) ... converted her first kill against DePaul (Oct. 19) while tacking on a second against Georgetown (Nov. 2) ... closed out the year by seeing action in a pair of games at Tennessee (Nov. 23), recording one dig against the Lady Vols.

The Slatt File: The first freshman since 1984 to play varsity volleyball at John F. Kennedy (Wash.), and cracked the starting lineup in every match of her prep career ... first-team all-state selection in 2006 and 2007 ... made the second-team as a sophomore in 2005 ... Seamount League MVP in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... three-time member of the all-Seamount League team, earning an honorable mention nod in 2004 ... team MVP in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... led prep squad to a second-place finish in the 2007 Washington high school state tournament while claiming a district title in 2006 ... won Seamount League titles in 2004, 2006 and 2007 ... King County Journal Player of the Year in 2007, and King County Journal All-Area All Star in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... two-time member of the Seattle Post Intelligencer All Star Team ... voted to Seattle Times All-Star Team in 2007 ... team captain for Club Wahine from 2003-2004 and led the squad to the Junior Olympics Nationals in 2004 ... member of Puget Sound for three years, serving as team captain in 2007 ... made appearances in the 2005 and 2006 Junior Olympic Nationals while earning a pair of regional titles in those same years ... earned four letters in volleyball and three in track and field ... placed 9th in the 2006 state track meet and 10th in the 2005 edition as a high jumper ... member of school's Spanish Honors Society and Amnesty International club ... daughter of Jeanine and Christopher Slatt ... father graduated from Notre Dame in 1980 and sister, Danielle, graduated in 2008 ... relatives Charles Slatt ('33),Vincent Slatt ('43), Stephen Slatt('72),Christopher Slatt ('80), Philip Slatt ('86), Mary Irene Slatt ('98) and Vincent E. Slatt ('00) also graduated from Notre Dame ... born May 1, 1989 ... the first Irish volleyball player to ever wear #17 ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major ... also a design major within the College of Arts and Letters.

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