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Has battled injuries throughout her career … has the talent andpotential to have a major impact on the front line for the Terra-

pins this season … has good quickness and can strike the ballwith authority … needs to build on her impressive showing at the endof the 2000 season

As a Junior (2000)Missed most of the 2000 campaign with aback injury … came on strong at the end of

the season as she started the final fourmatches of the year … over that span, sheset a career-high with 14 kills at Wake Forest (Nov. 11) …also chipped in with nine digs against the Demon Dea-

cons … recorded a double-double with 11 kills and a ca-reer-high 11 digs against North Carolina in the quarterfinals ofthe ACC Tournament (Nov. 17) … recorded eight kills andtied a career-high with five blocks against Duke (Nov. 10) …

also tallied five blocks Oct. 29 at Florida State … selected tothe ACC Honor Roll.

As a Sophomore (1999)Appeared in 20 matches, in which 12 of them were ACC con-tests … posted five kills and four digs against NC State on

Sept. 24 … smacked 13 ki l ls against UMBC on Oct. 5 …notched five total blocks (two solo, three assist) against FloridaState on Oct. 23 … named to the ACC Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (1998)Following a redshirt season in 1997, she appeared in threegames over the course of two matches … named to the ACC

Honor Roll.

Before MarylandA 1996 all-league, all-section and all-county selectionat Clarkstown North High School ... captained her high

Dority’s Career StatisticsCareer BestsKills: 14 vs. Wake Forest, 11-11-00

Attack Pct: .667 (2-0-3), three times, most recently vs. North Carolina, 9-25-99

Service Aces: 2, vs. Duke, 10-9-99Digs: 11 vs. North Carolina, 11-17-00

Blocks: 5, three times, most recently vs. Duke, 11-10-00

Career StatisticsYear M G K E T A PCT A SA D I G BS B A TB1 9 9 8 2 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 9 9 9 2 0 4 8 5 7 2 6 1 4 3 .217 1 6 1 6 4 3 6 4 02 0 0 0 1 6 3 7 4 7 2 2 1 1 8 .212 3 1 4 2 3 1 6 1 9

Totals 3 8 8 8 104 4 8 261 .215 4 7 5 8 7 5 2 5 9

#3 Willette Dority6-1 • SeniorMiddle Hitter

Congers, N.Y.Clarkstown North High School

(Rockland)school and club teamsin 1996 ... earned the

1996 coaches’ awardand the scholar-athleteaward ... a three-yearvarsity letterwinner ...

earned honorable men-tion all-league honors asa junior in 1995 ... wasg iven the most im-

proved player award byher coach, Ann Metz, asa junior ... was named tothree al l-tournamentteams as a senior ... has

three years of club ex-per ience, p lay ing forher high school coach,

Ann Metz, with the Rockland Wildcats

(1994-95) and with the Rockland Panthers18 Elite team from 1995-97.

PersonalBorn Jan. 10, 1979 … the daughter of Wilton and VivianDority ... 2000 President’s Cup Award for the highest cu-

mulative GPA for a junior or senior on the volleyball team… has made the Dean’s List five semesters at Maryland …member of the College Park Scholars Program and SAAC

…has a double major in public relations and criminal

justice.

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#4 Lynnsy Jones5-10 • SophomoreRight Side

Castro Valley, Calif.Castro Valley High School

(City Beach)

A terrific athlete who turned heads as a freshman with a daz-

zling jump serve … has all the tools to become an excellent

all-around player … is quick off the floor and has the athleticismto be a dominant player on the collegiate level … gained valuableexperience last season in her first year with the Terps.

As a Freshman (2000)Led the team and the ACC with 46 service aces … saw game action in28 matches … ranked fifth on the team in kills (127) and digs (158) …

named to the all-tournament team at the Columbia/LIU Invitational …recorded her first double-double of her career Sept. 19 versus WakeForest with a personal-best 11 kills and 17 digs … also chipped inwith three aces against the Deacs … collected 16 digs to go along

with seven kills in a five-game victory over Connecticut (Oct. 14) …dished out a career-high seven assists against Morgan State(Sept. 16) … ripped off a career-best six service aces inMaryland’s opening-round win over Clemson in the ACC Tour-

nament … tallied five aces along with 10 digs and nine kills in awin at NC State (Oct. 17).

Before MarylandA four-year letterwinner at Castro Valley High School in vol-leyball … a two-time all-league and team MVP selec-

tion … helped lead her team to two first-place leaguefinishes in her career … named prep of the weekby the San Francisco Examiner her senior season… outstanding athlete who lettered in track all

four years and received a scholarship offer fromUC Santa Barbara … holds the school recordfor long jump with a leap of 18 feet … wasrecruited by schools all over the countryincluding Texas, DePaul, Pittsburgh,

and Baylor.

Jones’ Career StatisticsCareer BestsKills: 11 vs. Wake Forest, 9-19-00Digs: 17 vs. Wake Forest, 9-19-00

Attack Pct.: .455 (6-1-11) vs. Lafayette, 9-9-00Blocks: 4 vs. NC State, 10-7-00 and 4 vs. Florida State, 9-22-00Assists: 7 vs. Morgan State, 9-16-00

Service Aces: 6 vs. Clemson, 11-16-00

Career StatisticsYear M G K E T A PCT A SA D I G BS B A TB2 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 0 1 2 7 8 0 4 2 3 .111 4 6 4 5 1 5 8 4 3 3 3 7

PersonalBorn Jan. 26, 1982 … the daughter of Sandra and Randy Jones … herbrother Ryan is an offensive lineman for the University of California foot-ball team … a letters and sciences major.

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#7 Autumn Wilson5-9 • JuniorDefensive Specialist

Rising Sun, Md.Rising Sun High School

(Deerfield Juniors)

An intense competitor who adds depth in the

back row ... returns to the team after a

year of studying abroad in France … anexcellent defensive player... an outstanding stu-dent who is a Banneker-Key scholarship recipi-ent.

As a Redshirt Junior (2000)Spent the year studying abroad in France, didnot play college volleyball.

As a Sophomore (1999)Played in 30 matches … tallied 108 digs and six service

aces from her back row position … had a career-day againstGeorgetown (Sept. 18) as she notched a personal-best 14digs against the Hoyas … came up with nine digs Sept. 7 ina five-game loss to James Madison … had seven digs in a

home victory over George Mason (Sept. 14) … came awaywith six digs (Sept. 17) in a three-game victory over Dela-ware … tallied 10 digs in a five-game win against conferencefoe NC State (Sept. 24) … named to the ACC Honor Roll.

As A Freshman (1998)Appeared in 45 games over the course of 17 matches ...

posted 53 digs and one assist ... named to the ACCHonor Roll.

Before MarylandGraduated with honors from Rising Sun High School. ...a three-sport athlete, earning letters in volleyball, softball and basket-ball ... played volleyball under head coach Richard Bowers

... named captain of the volleyball team her senior year ...earned MVP honors as a senior ... a first team all-countyselection in volleyball as a senior ... earned all-county hon-orable mention as a junior ... a four-time Player of the Weekselection in volleyball by the Cecil Whig ... helped guide

Rising Sun to the Cecil County co-championship as a jun-ior ... the team advanced to the state semifinals during hersenior season ... named captain of the softball team as asenior ... helped guide softball team to back-to-back state

championships in 1997 and 1998.

PersonalBorn Dec. 6, 1980 ... the daughter of Ruth and Stewart

Wilson ... graduated from Rising Sun with a 4.7 GPA andwas class valedictorian ... double majoring in theatre andFrench ... chose the University of Maryland because of itsmultitude of opportunities.

Wilson’s Career StatisticsCareer BestsDigs: 14 vs. Georgetown, 9-18-99

Career StatisticsYear M G K E T A PCT A SA D I G BS B A TB

1 9 9 8 1 7 4 5 0 1 1 1 - .091 1 0 5 3 0 0 01 9 9 9 3 0 8 1 6 1 3 3 5 - .200 9 6 1 0 8 0 1 1

2 0 0 0 Did Not PlayTotals 4 7 126 6 1 4 4 6-.174 1 0 6 161 0 1 1

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#14 Fiona DeFreitas5-4 • Sophomore

Defensive SpecialistLanham, Md. • Laurel High School(PG Juniors)

A sound defensive player who gives the Terrapins a quality op-

tion in the back row … got a taste of Division I volleyball as afreshman as she appeared in 11 matches … should be a factor

at the defensive specialist position for the Terps this season.

As a Freshman (2000)Part-time player who participated in 11 matches … had an impressive

showing against Lafayette (Sept. 9) as she set a career-high with sixdigs in Maryland’s 15-2, 15-3, 15-2 win over the Leopards … collectedtwo digs against Long Island (Sept. 9) in the Columbia/LIU Invitational.

DeFreitas’ Career StatisticsCareer BestsDigs: 6 vs. Lafayette, 9-9-00

Assists: 1 vs. NC State, 10-7-00

Career StatisticsYear M G K E T A PCT A SA D I G BS B A TB

2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

Before MarylandThree-year letterwinner at Laurel HighSchool in vol leybal l … excel lent teamleader who was elected captain of the

volleyball team her senior season …solid all-around athlete who letteredthree years in tennis also … won thecoaches award in both volleyballand tennis her senior season … was

recruited by Delaware State beforedeciding to play at Maryland.

PersonalBorn Sept. 20, 1982 … parents are Pamela and Vibert DeFreitas …comes from an athletic family as her brother Gavin played football for

the Terps in 1999 and her sister is a junior on the Georgia Tech women’strack team … was vice president of the National Honor Society atLaurel High School … chose to attend Maryland due to its academicsand its location … majoring in letters and sciences.

#16 Kathy Shahrokh5-4 • SophomoreDefensive Specialist

Ellicott City, Md. • Long Reach High School(Deerfield Juniors)

Outstanding student who is another player in the mix at the

defensive specialist position … played in 13 matches as afreshman … should see time in the back row as she contin-

ues to adapt to the collegiate game.

As a Freshman (2000)Played in 13 matches and 22 games … collected three digs and handed

out two assists Sept. 9 against Lafayette at the Columbia/Invitational… also recorded three digs Nov. 4 vs. Clemson.

Before MarylandFour-year letterwinner at Long Reach High School … named all-county

Shahrokh’s Career StatisticsCareer BestsDigs: 3 vs. Clemson, 11-4-00 and 3 vs. Lafayette, 9-9-00Assists: 2 vs. Lafayette, 9-9-00

Career StatisticsYear M G K E T A PCT A SA D I G BS B A TB

2 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .000 2 0 1 1 0 0 0

her senior season … outstandingathlete who also played basketball,tennis and was a member of the

Long Reach High School state

championship track team … ex-cellent student-athlete who wasnamed the team’s scholar-athlete

for volleyball, tennis and track.

PersonalBorn Nov . 27 , 1982 …

daughter of Soosanand Fred Shahrokh …member of the Na-tional Honor Society

… majoring in lifesciences … part

of the CollegePark honors

program … received the President’s Cup award and the scholar-ath-lete award for her work in the classroom … chose to attend Marylanddue to its beautiful campus and its academics.