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#14 Malorie Pardo Season 2014

Position
Setter
Height
5'10
Class
Junior
Hometown
League City, Texas
High School
Pearland HS

2014 All-Louisiana Second Team
2013 All-Louisiana Second Team
2013 Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup All-Tournament Team & Tournament MVP
2013 Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team
2011 All-SEC Freshman Team
2011 All-Louisiana First Team
2011 SEC Freshman of the Week (09/26, 10/17, 10/24)
2011 Hotel Encanto Classic All-Tournament Team

SENIOR SEASON (2014)
Ends her LSU career second place all-time in career assists with 4,911, becoming just the second player in program history to earn 1,000 assists in four consecutive seasons… Sits fourth all-time in assists per set, averaging 10.68 for her career, while also becoming the 14th player in program history to earn 1,000 digs in a career with 1077, averaging 2.34 per set… Earned 231 kills, hitting .208 lifetime with 85 service aces… Finished with 242 blocks, averaging 0.53 per set… Started all 29 matches and played in all 116 sets as a senior, earning 96 kills and finishing second in hitting percentage with a .312 average… Earned her second season with over 1,200 assists, earning 1,227 for an average of 10.58 which was good enough for sixth in the SEC… Averaged 10.99 assists per set in league play which was fifth… Had 16 matches this season with over 40 assists, with five matches of 50 or more assists on the season… Led the team in service aces with 30, averaging 0.26 per set which was 11th in the conference, having eight matches with at least two… Earned 23 of the 30 aces in league play, averaging 0.32 which was sixth best in the conference… Finished fourth on the team in digs with 232 for a 2.00 digs per set average, while finishing second on the team in blocks with 76, having 11 solo which was also second on the team, with 65 assisted… Led the Tigers with 10 double-doubles on the season, finishing tied for eighth in the league and her career with 53 total… Earned five of the 10 against SEC competition… Earned her first double-double of the season in the season opener, dishing out 46 assists with team-leading 17 digs against San Diego… Became the first player since Sam Dabbs in 2008 to earn a triple-double in a match, finishing with 40 assists, 11 digs and 10 kills in the four-set win over South Florida… Served up 35 assists with eight digs against Purdue… Hit .455 with six kills to go along with 30 assists, six digs and four blocks against Central Arkansas… Had 38 assists and eight digs with five blocks against Samford… Earned a double-double with 42 assists and 12 digs against Florida State… Had a double-double against Baylor with 49 assists and 10 digs… Had 38 assists and six blocks against UTSA… Earned 17 digs for the second time on the year to go along with her 38 assists in the finale against Baylor… Had 42 assists and eight digs with four blocks against No. 14 Kentucky… Had 28 assists with two kills, three blocks and a service ace against Alabama… Served up 40 assists against Florida with seven digs and two kills… Served up 50 assists for the first time with 54 in the win over Arkansas, with three blocks and three digs… Had her sixth double-double of the season with 30 assists and 11 digs, earning a new career high in service aces with five against Mississippi State… Served up 34 assists with four digs and six kills and no errors on six attempts in the win over Tennessee… Earned her seventh double-double of the season with 30 assists and 11 digs, three blocks, three kills and a service ace… Served up 58 assists and had 11 digs for the double-double in the win over Kentucky… Had 47 assists in the win at Ole Miss, while her five digs helped crack 1,000 digs for her career… Served up 47 assists against Georgia while firing off six kills for a .667 average and two service aces… Served up 52 assists, with six kills on a .545 average and four digs against South Carolina… Had 51 assists at Arkansas with seven digs, four blocks and two service aces… Earned a double-double with a match leading 49 assists and 19 digs, while hitting .545 with seven kills, three blocks and two service aces in the win over Texas A&M… Had 39 assists with four kills and digs and two blocks against Tennessee… Served up 57 assists, while earning five kills three digs and three blocks against Mississippi State… Led the match with 41 assists, while earning 10 digs four the double-double against Missouri… Had 38 assists to go along with four digs, three kills, three service aces and three blocks against Auburn… Had 54 assists to go along with five digs, three kills and a service ace in the win at South Carolina… Tossed up 32 assists in the sweep of Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA tournament, earning seven digs, three kills and two blocks against the Sooners… Had 47 assists in the second round against Oregon, with three kills, three digs and two blocks against the Ducks.

JUNIOR SEASON (2013)
Served as LSU’s starting setter for all 32 matches … Dished out 1,399 assists and her 10.44 per set average was fifth on the SEC leaderboard … The 1,399 assists also were ninth in program history for a single season … First LSU player since two-time AVCA All-American and LSU Hall of Fame inductee Dani Reis (1989-92) to have three straight seasons of 1,000-plus assists … Distributed 40-plus assists in 22 of her 32 matches highlighted by a trio of 60-plus helper efforts … Corralled 355 digs which were third on the squad … Her 2.84 digs per set in SEC matches were 19th in the league rankings … Picked up 85 total blocks and slapped 24 service aces, both feats were second on the team … Racked up 12 of her 20 double-doubles during SEC action … The 12 double-doubles in SEC play were tied for first, while the 20 overall double dips were second in the SEC rankings … Named All-Louisiana Second Team … Racked up a career-high 68 assists and added 13 digs against UC Davis (Aug. 31) … The 68 assists were second-most for a SEC player during the 2013 season … Fueled LSU’s offense to a season’s best .385 hitting percentage versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Sept. 7) … Came away with 61 assists, six digs and four blocks at Rice (Sept. 7) … Put together a run of seven straight double-doubles (Sept. 14-Oct. 9) … Moved past Randi Winn (1995-96) for fifth place on the LSU career list with 62 assists to go along with 18 digs and four blocks versus Baylor (Sept. 20) … Checked in with 48 assists coupled with a career-high 23 digs against Georgia (Sept. 27) … Sparked LSU’s offense to a SEC season-high .317 hitting clip during sweep of Mississippi State (Oct. 13) … Garnered 51 assists, 13 digs and five blocks during five-set comeback win over Arkansas (Oct. 27) … Compiled 50 assists, 20 digs and a career-best eight blocks versus Auburn (Nov. 15) … Turned in 45 assists, 12 digs and a career-high six kills as LSU erased a two-set deficit against No. 24 Michigan (Dec. 6) during the NCAA Tournament First Round … Enters her senior season with 3,684 career assists, fifth on LSU’s all-time list and is 18 helpers shy of eclipsing Katie Kubena (1999-2002) for the No. 4 position.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012)
One of four Tigers to play in all 29 matches, including 26 starts at setter … Amassed 1,055 assists and her 10.05 per set average was eighth in the SEC … First LSU player since Katie Kubena (2001 & 2002) to produce over 1,000 assists during back-to-back seasons … Surpassed the 40-assist plateau on 11 occasions … Collected 263 digs, third-best on the team … Her 2.87 digs per set ratio was 20th in the SEC … All of her team-leading 12 double-doubles came during SEC action … The 12 double dips were tied for fifth among the SEC leaders … Slapped a team-leading 20 aces highlighted by a trio of aces two times during the Western Michigan (Sept. 8) and Missouri (Sept. 23) matches … Notched 35 assists, six digs and three blocks against Cal Poly (Aug. 25) … Compiled four straight double-doubles (Sept. 16-28), most notably a 60-assist and 13-dig performance against Kentucky (Sept. 21) … Distributed 55 assists, corralled 18 digs and added a career-high five kills at Mississippi State (Sept. 28) … Led LSU’s offense to over a .300 hitting percentage during the fifth set of both wins over UK and MSU … Passed out a career-best 64 assists to go along with 14 digs  versus Georgia (Oct. 3) … Fueled LSU to a season’s best .359 hitting clip during a 3-0 win over South Carolina (Oct. 7) … Tabulated 54 helpers and sprawled out for a career-high 19 digs against Tennessee (Oct. 10) … Came away with 46 assists and 18 digs during the Texas A&M match (Oct. 26) … Secured 57 assists and 17 digs at Georgia (Nov. 9) … Heads into her junior season with 2,285 career assists, seventh on LSU’s all-time list, and is 174 helpers away from passing Luciana Santana (1992-95) for the No. 6 spot. 

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)
Started as LSU’s setter in 27 of 30 matches and played in 105 of the team’s 114 sets … Handed out 11.71 assists per set, ninth-best in program history for a single season … The 11.71 helpers also were second in the SEC and ranked ninth in the nation … Also recorded 2.16 digs per set en route to a team-leading 11 double-doubles … The 11 double dips were the most by a SEC Freshman in 2011 … Secured SEC All-Freshman and All-Louisiana First-Team honors … Notched SEC’s Freshman of the Week award on three occasions (Sept. 26, Oct. 17, Oct. 24) … One of four players in program history to earn that recognition three times in a season joining former All-Americans Marina Skender (2005) and Lauren DeGirolamo (2007) along with Desiree Elliott (2010) … Eclipsed the 40-assist mark 19 times sparked by a trio of 60-helper efforts … Fueled LSU to a single-match record .638 hitting percentage during her first career start versus Louisiana-Lafayette (Aug. 26) … Notched her first career double-double with 53 assists and a season-high 15 digs against Miami (Aug. 27) … Compiled four consecutive double-doubles (Sept. 9-16) to make her the first LSU freshman to secure that feat since former All-American Daniella Romero (2003) … Dished out a season’s best 60 assists to go along with 12 digs in five-set comeback at Ole Miss (Sept. 16) … Totaled 50 assists and 12 digs at South Carolina (Oct. 7) … Led LSU’s offense to a .468 hitting ratio against Alabama (Oct. 21), the second-highest hitting clip by a SEC school during league play … Equaled a season-best 60 assists and registered 14 digs versus Ole Miss (Oct. 23) … Garnered 55 assists and 10 digs during LSU’s five-set comeback win at Mississippi State (Oct. 30) … Distributed a season-high 60 assists and tacked on 10 digs at Georgia (Nov. 6) … Checked in with 56 assists and 12 digs against South Carolina (Nov. 13) … Compiled 40 assists, eight digs and two blocks versus Arkansas (Nov. 26) to enable LSU to clinch its seventh straight SEC Western Division championship. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by John Turner at Pearland High School in Texas … LSU’s 2011 recruiting class tabbed No. 18 nationally by PrepVolleyball.com … Notched No. 74 ranking among PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces … Showered with a variety of awards during her prep career highlighted by 2009 & 2010 TGCA All-State, 2009 District MVP and 2008 District Newcomer of the Year accolades … Selected to play at the 2008 USA Girls Youth Team High Performance Championships … Plays club volleyball for Absolute Volleyball Academy with Marissa Maas … Team tallied ninth place finish at the 2010 USAV Nationals in the 17 Open Division … Came away with a trio of 22-5A All-District Academic Team honors.

PERSONAL
Full name is Malorie Dee Pardo … Daughter of Ben and LaShelle Pardo … Born on November 21, 1992 … Has one brother, Trevor (16), and one sister, Mariah (13) … Majoring in kinesiology … Also recruited by Cal, Hawai’i, Illinois, Miami,  Rice and Southern Cal.

 

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