| 8 Melissa Nava |
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PREP AND PERSONAL: A four-time letterwinner at Hinsdale South (Ill.) ... assisted her team to three-consecutive (2009, '10, '11) Western Suburban Conference championships ... collected a regional and sectional championship during the 2010 season ... all-conference, DuPage all-area second team and Warrior Blast all-tournament selection during the 2010 season ... all-academic award winner, all-conference selection, all-area honoree, in addition to being selected to the Wheaton Classic, Warrior Blast and Mizuno Cup all-tournament teams in 2011 ... 2011 Hinsdale South Most Valuable Player ... selected to play in the All-Star game ... during her junior season she had 272 kills, 28 assists and 42 digs ... led the squad in blocking with 122 ... blanked her opponents with 18 service aces ... logged a season-high 15 kills against Hinsdale Central ... during her final season as a Hornet, the team captain improved to 328 kills on the season ... season-high 18 against Downers Grove North ... posted 132 digs and 41 service aces ... led the Hinsdale South team in blocks, while finishing second in kills ... played club volleyball for 1st Alliance, where she assisted her team to a third-place finish at the Northern Lights Qualifier ... first place in the Rox Volleyball World Challenge ... 10th-place spot at the USA Volleyball Nationals ... born May 16, 1992, in Oak Lawn, Ill. ... daughter of Porfirio and Dora Nava ... has one brother, Chris ... plans to major in business.
