Student-Athletes
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Toni Alugbue Sophomore • Right Side • 6-0 Del Aire, Calif. El Segundo Sunshine
• 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 her freshman campaign • Member of school’s Link Crew, Interact Club and Save the Angels Club
HONORS & AWARDS 2011 BIG EAST Honor Roll (Oct. 10) 2011 BIG EAST Honor Roll (Oct. 17) 2011 Golden Dome Invitational All-Tournament Team
Explosive hitter, blocker and hitter • gifted with loads of athletic talent • adjusted well to the college game after her first season • one of the team’s most improved players during the offseason • quiet leader on and off the court • can hit a variety of shots with power and finesse 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 The Alugbue File • Prepped at El Segundo (Calif.), same high school attended by 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-American Watch List
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• Born in Inglewood, Calif. • 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 • Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business