Francesca McBride/Margaret Dean

High School: Prepped at Troy High School under head coach Tom Vigilant…Led Troy to two district titles, as a sophomore and junior…Named a Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region selection following junior and senior seasons…A MIVCA Honorable Mention All-State selection as a senior…Selected honorable mention all-state by MLive.com… Named a PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace as one of the Top 150 players in her class…Earned the Troy High School Athletic Booster Award as a junior…PrepVolleyball.com named her one of five right side hitters in its 2018 list of top 50 junior recruits…Named the No. 7 player in the state by Detroit News as a sophomore. GR. | S | 5-8 BEDFORD, TEXAS TRINITY HS (SFA)

2019 (Junior - SFA)

Season: Played all 33 matches and made 21 starts…Saw action in 112 sets…Helped SFA to repeat of Southland Conference title with a 16-0 record in league play…Totaled 550 assists in a two-setter system…Led team with 35 service aces…Collected 277 digs…Picked up 13 doubledoubles…Tallied 20-plus assists in 10 matches…Had double-digit digs in 13 matches…Had season-high 26 assists at Northwestern State (Oct. 26)…Picked up season-high 17 digs at SMU (Aug. 31).

2018 (Sophomore - SFA)

Season: Appeared in 48 sets across 24 matches...Helped SFA capture the program’s 10th Southland Conference regular season title...Aided SFA in establishing program records for wins in a season (32) and winning percentage (.914)...Helped SFA construct a program-best and nation-leading 29-match winning streak...Set season highs in kills (2) and assists (17) versus Grambling State at The Fredonia Hotel/Holiday Inn Express SFA Volleyball Invitational (Sept. 8)...Turned in a season-high five digs in a four-set Southland Conference versus Houston Baptist (Sept. 27).

2017 (Freshman - SFA)

Season: Appeared in eight matches…Saw action in 12 sets…Averaged 2.67 assists and 1.08 digs per set...Made her SFA debut in win over South Florida (Sept. 1)...Set season-highs in assists Club: Played for Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy under head coach Kristin Eddy…Twice named to Ultra Ankle Junior Volleyball Association All-National Team.

Born Francesca Annette Marie McBride on March 6, 2002 in Detroit, Michigan…Also goes by nickname “Fran”...Daughter of Arvis Young and Shelia McBride…Has one brother, Kevin, and one

sister, Briana...Majoring in educational psychology.

11 (13) and attack attempts (2) in victory over Grambling State (Sept. 1)...Established a season-high seven digs and tied her season-best 13 assists in opening round of NIVC at Ole Miss (11/29)... Helped the Ladyjacks secure the program’s ninth regular season conference title with a 14-2 mark in league play...Helped SFA to an 11-1 start which included an 11-match winning streak, the longest in the nation at that point.

High School: Lettered all four seasons at Trinity High School under head coach Mia Langi… Named first team all-district as a junior and senior and second team as a freshman and sophomore…Earned academic all-district honors all four years…Collected Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State Academic first team honors as a senior…Selected Tennessee Sports Writers Association 6A All-State Honorable Mention as a junior…Named to Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches All-Texas Team after junior season.

Club: Played for Dallas Premier Volleyball Club.

Born Margaret Anne Dean on February 5, 1999 in Grapevine, Texas...Daughter of Kevin and Diane Dean…Has one brother, Dylan Dean...Working towards masters degree in kinesiology.