2008: Played in 19 matches with two starts ... averaged 1.23 kills per set ... tallied a season-high nine kills in a 3-1 win at Randolph-Macon ... had five kills and a season-best five digs in a four-set victory over Stevenson.

T.S. Wootton HS: Excelled under Mary Malinauskas ... 2007 All-Montgomery Gazette Player of the Year ... first team Washington Post All-Extra and second team All-Met as a senior.

Personal: Gena Marie Hlavinka ... born May 31, 1990 in Owattonna, Minn. ... daughter of Mary and Paul Hlavinka ... has an older sister named Katie.

Why St. Mary's?: "Loved the campus, interesting major offerings."