High School
Coached by Judy Blair at Holy Name High School ... teammate of fellow-freshmen Colleen Day at Holy Name ... member of AAU national championship team along with Day and Kim Lancaster ... member of regional championship team as a senior ... helped team to a combined record of 83-15 during her four years ... North Coast League MVP as a junior and senior ... all-state special mention as a senior ... amassed 1,573 points in her prep career (16.7 ppg) ... finished as second leading all-time scorer at Holy Name ... averaged 17.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.8 assists per game as a senior ... named team MVP as a junior ... three-time all-district selection ... earned Cleveland Plain Dealer Player of the Week honors ... awarded Cleveland Plain Dealer Best of the Best plaudits ... four-time first-team all-conference ... team captain as a senior.

Personal
Named Melanie Marie Kozlowski ... born July 24, 1982 ... daughter of Sue and Mike Kozlowski ... an exercise science major.