#12 Toni Alugbue 2013-14 Volleyball Roster

Career Stats

AT NOTRE DAME (2011-2014): Talented and athletic student-athlete who missed senior season with an ACL injury in left knee … played two years on the outside after one year in the middle as a freshman … ended Irish career just 82 kills away from becoming the 22nd player in program history to reach 1,000 kills for career … finished career tied for 10th place in school history with seven career matches with 20 or more kills … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in management consulting … will play at the University of Minnesota for her fifth season in 2015.

HONORS & AWARDS: AVCA honorable mention All-American (2012) … AVCA all-Northeast Region team (2012) … first team all-BIG EAST (2012) … Blue Raider Bash all-tournament team (2013) … two-time Shamrock Invitational all-tournament team (2012, 2013) … Shamrock Invitational MVP (2012) … USC Classic all-tournament team (2012) … two-time Golden Dome Invitational all-tournament team (2011, 2012) … BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 12, 2012, Sept. 17, 2012, Sept. 10, 2012, Sept. 3, 2012, Oct. 17, 2011, Oct. 10, 2011) … BIG EAST Player of the Week (Sept. 24, 2012) … three-time monogram winner (2011, 2012, 2013) … ACC Academic Honor Roll (2014).

AS A SENIOR (2014): Tore ACL in left knee during preseason practice and missed the entire 2014 season due to the injury … provided color commentary for Notre Dame’s ESPN3 match at Purcell Pavilion versus Boston College (10/19) … was a member of the Notre Dame Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) … named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

AS A JUNIOR (2013):Turned in another solid season at outside hitter, finishing the year as the team leader in kills (344), kills per set (2.89) and points per set (3.30) while placing second in digs (266), digs per set (2.24) and points (393.0) … also had 12 service aces and 54 blocks while hitting .209 for the year … played and started in all 31 matches (119/120 sets overall) … recorded a team-high 11 double-doubles on the year … these included: 14 kills and 11 digs (Bowling Green – Sept. 6), 15 kills and 11 digs (Oakland – Sept. 14), 12 kills and 13 digs (Auburn – Sept. 14), 10 kills and 16 digs (North Dakota State – Sept. 21), 12 kills and 14 digs (Kansas – Sept. 22), 21 kills and 15 digs (Wake Forest – Oct. 4, 2013), 10 kills and 10 digs (Georgia Tech – Oct. 12), 11 kills and 17 digs (Virginia – Oct. 27), 11 kills and 15 digs (Boston College – Nov. 9), 12 kills and 10 digs (Virginia Tech – Nov. 20) and 15 kills and 11 digs (Boston College – Nov. 29) … totaled 10+ kills in 22 matches and 10+ digs in 13 contests … also recorded two or more blocks in 11 matches … opened the year by earning a spot on the all-tournament team at the Blue Raider Bash (Aug. 30-31) … had 35 kills and 22 digs in the three matches … also earned a spot on the Shamrock Invitational (Sept. 13-14) all-tournament team after producing 40 kills and 27 digs in a perfect 3-0 weekend for the Irish … most impressive outings of the season came at home against Duke (Oct. 2) and Wake Forest (Oct. 4) … hit .333 with 20 kills and seven digs against Blue Devils before recorded a team season-high 21 kills against the Demon Deacons … totaled 13 kills (.407 attack %), six digs and a season-high six blocks in win over Maryland (Nov. 1) … closed out campaign with 15 kills (.308 attack %), 11 digs and three blocks in win over Boston College (Nov. 29) and 12 kills (.455 attack %) and six digs against Syracuse (Nov. 30) … participated in the Rosenthal Leadership Academy and was on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) … earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012): Turned in sensational sophomore campaign, culminating in Honorable Mention All-America honors … teamed with fellow sophomore Jeni Houser to give the Irish two or more All-Americans in one season for the first time since 2009 … also was named to the AVCA All-Northeast Region team and was a first team all-BIG EAST selection … named the squad’s co-Notre Dame Monogram Club Team MVP with Houser … finished first on the team in kills (390), kills per set (3.45), points (452.5) and points per set (4.00) … placed fifth in the BIG EAST in kills per set and sixth in points per set … in conference play was seventh in kills per set (3.38) and fifth in points per set (4.08) … also was second on team in digs (272) and digs per set (2.41), third on the team in service aces (17) and sixth in blocks (68) … played in and started all 30 matches … recorded 10 or more kills in 23 of the team’s 30 matches … led or tied for the team lead in kills in 17 matches … had 13 double-doubles on the year … these included: 12 kills, 12 digs (No. 1 UCLA – Aug. 24), 11 kills, 10 digs (UAB – Aug. 31), 22 kills, 12 digs (San Diego – Sept. 8), 15 kills, 17 digs (Xavier – Sept. 14), 13 kills, 11 digs (Loyola Marymount – Sept. 15), 20 kills, 10 digs (Kansas – Sept. 16), 26 kills, 11 digs (Cincinnati – Sept. 21), 18 kills, 18 digs (Louisville – Sept. 23), 14 kills, 22 digs (Pittsburgh – Oct. 26), 17 kills, 13 digs (Seton Hall – Nov. 3), 22 kills, 11 digs (Cincinnati – Nov. 9), 10 kills, 10 digs (Marquette – Nov. 11) and 13 kills, 20 digs (Ohio – Nov. 23) … closed out regular season with 13 kills, 20 digs, four assists and two solo blocks at Ohio (Nov. 23) … selected to the BIG EAST’s Weekly Honor Roll after performance against Cincinnati and Marquette on the final regular season weekend of the year (Nov. 12) … tallied 10 kills, 10 digs and two solo blocks against Marquette (Nov. 11) … pounded home 22 kills, 11 digs and two solo blocks in a 3-2 win over Cincinnati (Nov. 9) … had 12 kills, one assist, eight digs and one block in a 3-1 win over Rutgers (Nov. 4) … produced 17 kills, 13 digs and two blocks in a 3-1 win over Seton Hall (Nov. 3) … also tied a career high with three service aces … had a team-high 14 kills on 27 attempts with two errors (.444 attack percentage) in a 3-1 win over Pittsburgh (Oct. 26) … also had a career-high five assists and a career-high 22 digs and tied her career high in blocks with seven … totaled nine kills, two digs and two blocks while hitting .643 in a 3-0 win over Georgetown (Oct. 19) … had zero errors in 14 attempts … produced 13 kills and nine digs in a 3-0 win over DePaul (Oct. 12) … had 12 kills and four blocks in a 3-0 win over Syracuse (Sept. 30) … totaled 14 kills, three service aces, six digs and four blocks against Marquette (Sept. 29) … named BIG EAST Player of the Week (Sept. 24) after leading the Irish to a pair of come-from-behind 3-2 wins on the road against Cincinnati and No. 10 Louisville … had career highs in kills (26) and blocks (7) in a 3-2 win over Cincinnati (Sept. 21) … also had 11 digs … hit .426 for the match after only having three errors in 54 attempts … came back with 18 kills and a career-high 18 digs in a 3-2 win over No. 10 Louisville (Sept. 23) … earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 17) for the third consecutive week after earning a spot on the Golden Dome Invitational all-tournament team … recorded double-doubles in all three matches … totaled 15 kills, 17 digs and four blocks in a 3-2 win over Xavier (Sept. 14) … produced 13 kills, 11 digs against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 15) … had 20 kills, 10 digs, four blocks, two assists and two service aces in a 3-1 win over Kansas (Sept. 16) … named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 10) after earning a spot on the USC Classic Tournament … set then-career high with 22 kills and tied career high with 12 digs against No. 17 San Diego (Sept. 8) … also had four blocks and three assists against the Toreros … had 13 kills and nine digs while hitting .346 against No. 5 USC (Sept. 8) … opened USC Classic Tournament with 10 kills, two service aces, three digs and two blocks in a 3-0 win over Cal Poly … earned spot on BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 3) after being named MVP of the Shamrock Invitational … totaled 21 kills and seven digs in 3-1 win against Buffalo (Sept. 1) … 21 kills came in 30 opportunities with no errors … .700 hitting percentage was the second-highest in school history for four sets … produced 17 kills and two blocks in 3-0 sweep of Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 2) … had 11 kills, two assists, one service ace, 10 digs, one block in 3-1 win over UAB (Aug. 31) … began year with 35 digs, 23 digs and four blocks in opening weekend against No. 1 UCLA, Saint Louis and No. 4 Nebraska (Aug. 24-26) … totaled 12 kills and 12 digs against No. 1 UCLA (Aug. 24) … had 11 kills in 3-0 win over Saint Louis (Aug. 25) … concluded weekend with 12 kills, seven digs and two blocks against No. 4 Nebraska (Aug. 26) … earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Team-high 1.10 blocks/set (11 solo blocks, 87 block assists, 98 total) … fifth among Irish players with 2.77 points/set (246 total points) … three matches with 10+ kills … season-high 16 kills at DePaul (16-3-29, .448) … nine matches with 5+ blocks … season-high seven blocks (2-5) vs. Portland … six blocks in back-to-back games vs. Seton Hall and Rutgers … blitzed Wisconsin for 10 kills on 15 errorless swings … laid down 11 kills on 22 errorless swings against Seton Hall … 17 matches with 10+ points … season-high 18.0 points at DePaul … three matches with two aces … two matches with 10+ digs … season-high 11 digs at Connecticut … named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star … earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL:Pronounced “UH-loo-bway” … prepped at El Segundo (California), same high school attended by former Notre Dame head coach Debbie Brown … two-time team captain and MVP as a junior … named to all-city squad as a junior … PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace (ranked 37th) … PrepVolleyball.com Top Junior Recruit … 2010 AVCA All-America Watch List … led team to Pioneer League second-place finishes in 2009 and 2010 … named to the North High Invitational all-tournament team in 2007 and 2010 … first-team all-Pioneer League and Daily Breeze All-Area Team member in 2009 … team’s most improved player during freshman campaign … member of school’s Link Crew, Interact Club and Save the Angels Club … born in Inglewood, California … full name is Antoinette Ijeoma Alugbue … daughter of Sylver and Anthony Alugbue … one of four children … brother, Roy, was on the track and field team at USC … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in management consulting … will play at the University of Minnesota for her fifth season in 2015.

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