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#15 Mary McGinnis
Height: 5-11
Class: JR
Position: OH
Hometown: Fraser, Mich.
Previous School: Fraser/ Illinois State
 

2007: Sophomore Season
Named honorable mention all-conference…played in all 47 matches and 165 games…second on the team with 610 kills…ranked fourth in the WHAC in kills and hitting percentage (.219)…had 33 matches with double-digit kills…opened the season with five straight matches of double digit kills…ended the season with 11 straight matches in double digits…had three double-doubles (kills/digs) during the season…posted a then-career high 21 kills against #20 Georgetown (Oct. 19)…had 20 kills in the WHAC semi-finals against Indiana Tech (Nov. 9)…had 24 kills to set a new career best against the Warriors eight days (Oct. 17) later in the Region VIII semi-finals…followed that match up with 17 more kills in the Regional final against Indiana Wesleyan six hours later…had 24 kills against Mount Vernon Nazarene (Nov. 28) in the opening round of the NAIA National Tournament to go along with five blocks…had 62 kills in the four National Tournament matches…

2006: Freshman Season (at Illinios State)
Appeared in 57 games for the Redbirds ... posted 25 kills with three aces and 74 digs ... also notched three solo blocks and 29.5 points ...

High School:
Four-year starter in both volleyball and basketball, helped guide both teams to district championships her junior year ... three-time all-state and all-county honoree that led her volleyball team to a pair of conference titles and consecutive state crowns in 2003 and 2004 ... tallied 253 kills, 44 aces and 26 assists as a junior, helping her team to a 33-13 record ... member of the Fraser Volleyball Club ... named the Most Valuable Defensive Player for her basketball team in 2004, was selected as the team's captain in 2005 and was twice named to the all-county team ... earned all-academic honors for both basketball and volleyball every year of her career.
Personal:
Born December 27, 1987... daughter of Patrick and Dawn McGinnis ... older sister Angie was an All-American in volleyball at Florida and is a member of the U.S. National Team...younger sister Brittany is on the volleyball team at Ball State...her mother ran track at Michigan and her father ran track at Eastern Michigan...Majoring in art education.
2008 Volleyball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownPrevious School
1Liz DempseySOOH5-8Livonia, Mich.Franklin HS
2Megan FrickeFROH5-9Wyandotte, Mich.Roosevelt HS
3Lubovj TihomirovaSROH6-3Riga, LatviaRigas Gymnasia
4Brynn KerrJRDS5-7Livonia, Mich.Churchill/Schoolcraft CC
5Amanda KoszelaFRDS5-7Dearborn, Mich.Dearborn HS
6Martie MazurSOOH5-10Maybee, Mich.Monroe HS
7Abby LongJRDS5-10LaPorte, Ind.LaPorte HS
8Karie AltmanFRMH6-0Taylor, Mich.Cabrini HS
9Inta GrinvaldsJRS5-8Portage, Mich.Central HS
10Anna GattSODS5-7Livonia, MichChurchill HS
12Whitney FuellingSROH5-10Milford, Mich.Milford/ Western Mich.
13Marie MartinFRMH6-1Canton, Mich.Canton HS
14Amanda LenartSOOH5-9Dearborn Hts, Mich.Crestwood
15Mary McGinnisJROH5-11Fraser, Mich.Fraser/ Illinois State
18Stephanie ParslowSRMH6-3Clinton Twp., Mich.Dakota HS
Jerry Abraham - Head Coach
Ed Tolentino - Assistant Coach
Brian McClain - Assistant Coach