Melinda McCormick Class: RS Senior Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich. High School: Loy Norrix Height: 6-0 Position: Setter Birthdate: 03/06/1981

GENERAL: Shared starting setter duties with Megan Clark as a junior ... will battle Clark to take the reins as the starting setter for the 2003 season.

2002: Averaged 7.26 assists per game, playing in 47 games ... participated in 18 matches, making 10 starts ... forced to sit out part of the season due to foot ailments ... doled out a season-high 50 assists in a four-game match at Ohio ... it was a team-high for four-game matches in 2002 ... also compiled 46 assists in a three-game match against Buffalo, which was a RedHawk 2002 season-best total ... produced a career-best 10 digs in a four-game match versus Kent State and a season-high-tying three blocks ... her 39 assists and 10 digs against the Golden Flashes marked her first career double-double ... also recorded three blocks at Ohio ... a member of the MAC Honor Roll.

2001: Played in 17 matches, making eight starts ... named to the Valparaiso All-Tournament Team ... averaged 7.36 assists per game ... produced a career-best 61 assists in a five-game win over Kent State, which proved to be a pivotal match for the RedHawks to get into the MAC Tournament ... was in double figures for assists in nine matches ... collected five kills, 53 assists and nine digs against Akron ... an Academic All-MAC selection and a member of the MAC Honor Roll.

2000: Played in 20 matches ... made first career start against Western Michigan ... averaged 4.36 assists per game over 55 games ... notched 5.04 assists per game in league action ... produced a career-high 27 assists in three games against Kent State ... posted four kills in three matches ... tallied four blocks (1 solo; 3 assists) against Central Michigan ... a member of the MAC Honor Roll.

1999: Redshirted

High School: Team captain and Most Valuable Player for Loy Norrix High School both junior and senior seasons ... first-team all-Big Eight Conference as a senior ... an all-regional and all-state pick as a senior ... received National Women in Sports Day and YWCA Young Women of Achievement awards ... a Big Eight all-tournament team selection as a sophomore and junior ... played for the USA Michigan club program ... a member of National Honor Society and is a Loy Norrix Scholar-Athlete ... earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the last three semesters.

Personal: Born March 6, 1981 (22 years old) ... daughter of Tom McCormick and Janet Jones ... father, Tom, was a basketball All-American at DePauw and brother, Ben, played basketball at DePauw... stepmother, Mary, played semi-professional basketball in Germany ... majoring in English: Journalism ... four semesters on the Dean's List.