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NOTRESTUDENT-ATHLETES DAME Junior center Melissa D’Amico was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2005 Duel in the Desert after averaging 16.0 points and 8.5 rebounds with an .824 field goal percentage while leading the Irish to the tournament title. career-high tying four assists at Student- Indiana — six points came in game- Athletes changing 27-8 second-half run … tossed in 13 points (4-7 FG) and hit I three key free throws in the final minute to preserve victory over No. 24/21 USC … matched career high with nine rebounds vs. No. 22/21 Utah in helping Irish win Duel in the R Desert Gray Division championship … collected eight points (4-7 FG) and seven rebounds in win over Valparaiso … notched first double- digit scoring game since late I November (USC) with 10 points against Seton Hall … dropped in 15 points in career-high 38 minutes vs. Marquette, nailing crucial three- S pointer with 2:23 left in regulation that helped propel Irish to overtime Charel win … had team-best 10 points at Allen Louisville, marking the first time in #2 her career she had three consecu- H tive double-figure scoring games …made first career start vs. No. 10 DePaul, scoring five points … con- Guard tributed 10 points and eight rebounds against South Florida … 5-11 • Jr.-2V recorded 10 points, eight rebounds, Monessen, Pa. • Monessen H.S. four assists and three steals vs. Providence … had 14 points vs. Villanova, all coming in second half HONORS & AWARDS on 7-of-10 shooting in period posted 2005: BIG EAST All-Freshman Team team-high 15 points and plucked six rebounds at No. 17/15 DePaul … BIG EAST Freshman of the Week shared team-best scoring honors vs. No. 8/6 Connecticut with 12 points … chalked up 12 points in OVERVIEW: Versatile, athletic wing who win at West Virginia … tied season can play on the perimeter or attack the paint high with 16 points while adding on the dribble drive … has played role of five rebounds and three steals in Notre Dame’s “Sixth Man” the past two sea- regular-season finale against sons, and is poised to step into the spotlight Pittsburgh … registered 12 points, for a potential breakthrough campaign in five rebounds and career-high three 2006-07 … dependable scorer and rebounder blocks in BIG EAST Championship who isn’t afraid of contact inside … has first-round win over South Florida enjoyed added bonus of full off-season work- …played pivotal role in team’s late- out regimen for first time in college career season push to NCAA Tournament, averaging points (14 in the second half), including two (was sidelined in summer 2005 while recover- 9.9 ppg. and 4.5 rpg. in final 11 games. critical three-pointers in Preseason WNIT ing from knee surgery). FRESHMAN SEASON (2004-05): semifinal win vs. No. 6 Duke … made all three SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005-06): Ranked fourth on team in scoring and third in of her shots, finishing with six points and five Appeared in all 30 games, including first rebounding (first among Irish freshmen and rebounds in Preseason WNIT title game vs. career start (Jan. 17 vs. DePaul) … averaged reserves) … showed poise of a veteran in No. 10/9 Ohio State … pinched season-high 8.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, ranking pressure situations, going 20-for-20 at the free five steals against Colorado State … scored fourth on team in scoring and third in throw line in the final five minutes of regula- six points for fourth consecutive game and rebounding for second year in a row … had tion and overtime … scored 14 points and added season-high nine rebounds at career-best 14 double-digit scoring games … grabbed team-high six rebounds in collegiate Valparaiso … tallied seven points, five scored game-high 16 points (6-14 FG) in sea- debut vs. Illinois State … plucked eight rebounds and three assists before fouling out son opener vs. Michigan … cracked double rebounds (second on team) in victory over against No. 15 Michigan State … rang up figures for second time with 11 points and Nebraska … came off bench to score 16 team-high 14 points (7-12 FG) in only 16 min- ALLEN’S CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg 2004-05 33-0 794-24.1 87-199 .437 7-16 .438 72-85 .847 48 89 137 4.2 63-1 47 60 11 39 253 7.7 2005-06 30-1 737-24.6 104-285 .365 15-57 .263 32-53 .604 39 91 130 4.3 45-0 39 41 16 41 255 8.5 TOTALS 63-1 1531-24.3 191-484 .395 22-73 .301 104-138 .754 87 180 267 4.2 108-1 86 101 27 80 508 8.1 30 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME® NCAA Tournament debut vs. UC Santa earned Special Performance Award as a fresh- Allen’s Career Highs Barbara … suffered season-ending left knee man in 2001 after setting a WPIAL postseason Points: 17 at Syracuse (1/19/05) injury (torn ACL) in NCAA second-round loss record with 39 points in Class A champi- vs. Arizona State. onship game … rated No. 27 in nation by Blue Rebounds: 9, three times (MR: vs. Utah, 12/18/05) HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 26.1 points, Star Index. 10.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 6.4 steals per PERSONAL DATA: Born July 23, 1986 in Assists: 4, three times (MR: vs. Prov., 2/4/06) game with a .351 three-point field goal per- Monessen, Pa. … oldest of four children … centage during her outstanding prep career daughter of Rotina and Lee Johnson … fourth Field Goals: 7, five times (MR: vs. Pitt., 2/28/06) … two-time Associated Press Pennsylvania Pennsylvania native to play for Notre Dame … Field Goal Attempts: 18 vs. Pittsburgh (2/28/06) Class A Player of the Year (2003, 2004) … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a three-time Associated Press first-team all- double major in sociology and computer Three-Point Field Goals: 2, four times state selection (2002, 2003, 2004) … four-time applications … is the first Notre Dame (MR: vs. Pittsburgh, 2/28/06) Street & Smith’s honorable mention All- women’s basketball player ever to wear No. 2. American (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) … AAU 16- Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 7 at Louisville (1/14/06) and-under All-American (2003) … two-time Free Throws: 8 at Seton Hall (3/1/05) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune- Free Throw Attempts: 8, three times Class A Player of (MR: vs. USC, 11/27/05) Review the Year (2003, 2004) … Steals: 5 vs. Colorado State (11/22/04) two-time Valley Independent Mid-Mon Blocked Shots: 3 vs. South Florida (3/4/06) Valley Player of the Year (2003, 2004) … second- B Minutes Played: 38 vs. Marquette (1/10/06) highest scorer in Western Pennsylvania Miscellaneous Interscholastic Athletic Double-doubles 0 League (WPIAL) history Double-figure scoring games 23 and fifth-highest scorer 20-point games 0 A Double-figure rebound games 0 in state annals with 5-assist games 0 3,110 points … one of 5-steal games 1 eight players in Pennsylvania high school history with S utes at Dayton … logged eight points and 3,000 career points, join- three rebounds in conference debut vs. Seton ing the likes of Kelly Hall … knocked down first four shots vs. No. Mazzante and Michelle 16 Connecticut, finishing with eight points Marciniak … also K and six rebounds in 28 minutes … piled up plucked 1,247 rebounds eight points and matched season high with 32 in her illustrious career minutes played against 20th-ranked Purdue … as a senior, she aver- … poured in season-high 17 points (6-9 FG, 2- aged 26.1 points, 8.1 2 3FG) and added five rebounds at Syracuse rebounds, 5.4 assists E … scored 11 points (5-6 FG) at No. 9/10 and 5.1 steals per game Connecticut, including five in a row during the with a .378 three-point final four minutes to help seal first-ever Irish percentage while lead- victory at Gampel Pavilion … added nine ing her team to a 29-2 T points and five rebounds in win over No. record and the Class A 16/13 Boston College … chalked up 16 points state title (first for (7-11 FG) in homecoming game at Pittsburgh WPIAL school since … carded 14 points, six rebounds and career- 1983 and second all- high four assists vs. Georgetown … amassed time) … averaged 29.3 B eight points (4-8 FG), five rebounds and three ppg. in eight postseason assists against West Virginia … led team with games … also had 26 20- near double-double (14 points, nine point games and nine 30- rebounds) at Seton Hall; also went 8-for-8 at point games as a senior the free throw line, including four in a row … during her four-year A inside the final minute … collected 11 points career at Monessen High vs. West Virginia in BIG EAST Championship School, team posted a quarterfinal victory … scored seven points in 100-19 (.840) record … L ALLEN IN THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2004-05 16-0 403-25.2 50-97 .515 4-7 .571 32-38 .842 26 51 77 4.8 24-0 22 31 2 18 136 8.5 2005-06 16-1 412-25.8 66-179 .369 10-36 .278 10-22 .455 24 42 66 4.1 21-0 19 21 11 25 152 9.5 L TOTALS 32-1 815-25.5 116-276 .420 14-43 .326 42-60 .700 50 93 143 4.5 45-0 41 52 13 43 288 9.0 2006-07 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 31 first starting assignments of her Student- career) … averaged 5.9 points Athletes and 3.7 rebounds per game with eight double-figure scoring nights I … also was second on team and eighth in BIG EAST in blocked shots (1.17 bpg.), as well as sec- ond on squad in field goal per- centage (.468) … made first R career start in season opener vs.