| Stephanie Darnall |
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 | Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Laguna Beach, Calif.
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| High School:
Laguna Beach HS
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| Height:
5-11
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| Position:
OH
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| Birthdate:
07/14/1988
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| Experience:
1V
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SAN DIEGO STATE 2006
Top returning kill leader after averaging 3.12 kpg as a freshman, third-best average on the squad ... Averaged 3.07 kpg in league play ... Opened collegiate career with 19 kills vs. Cal State Northridge on Aug. 25 ... Matched that season high at UNLV (Sept. 13) ... Finished in double figures in kills in 19 matches ... Season high 23 digs at Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 16 ... Recorded 10 double-doubles (kills-digs) including four in a row from Sept. 2 to Sept 19 ... Had four blocks on two occasions: at Oregon (Sept. 9) and at Wyoming (Oct. 5) ... Named to the all-tournament team at the Big Orange Invitational at Syracuse ... In three matches at that event, averaged 3.36 kills and 2.09 digs per game while hitting .377 over the 11 games ... In Mountain West Conference action, averaged 3.00 digs per game, second best on the squad ... Overall mark of 2.89 dpg also ranked second ... Attack percentage of .300 or better in eight matches ... Scored 3.45 points per game, third most on the team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year varsity volleyball letterwinner at Laguna Beach High School ... Was a first-team all-CIF selection as both a junior and senior ... Selected to the Orange County All-Star team ... Was the Laguna Beach HS Athlete of the Year in 2006 ... Named the 2005 Pacific Coast League Player of the Year as a senior...Orange County Register Athlete of the Week during the 2005 season ... Chosen a "Top Performer" by the Los Angeles Times ... Was among the Pacific Coast League leaders in 2005 in kills (12.4 per match), service aces (2.0 per match) and digs (7.6 per match) ... That followed a junior season in which she averaged 13.2 kills per match, 2.21 aces per match and 7.6 digs per match ... Played club volleyball from 2002 through 2006 as an outside hitter for the Laguna Beach Volleyball Club
PERSONAL
Stephanie Lauren Darnall was born July 14, 1988, in Laguna Beach. Calif. ... Daughter of William and Patricia Darnall ... Hobbies include going to the beach and playing golf ... Favorite athlete is beach volleyball player Misty May ... Also considered playing collegiate volleyball at Fordham, Rice and Portland ... Undeclared major at SDSU.
