USD Women's Basketball 1998-1999

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1998-1999 Torero Basketball Newcomer Biographies I # 5 Melissa Glazebrook 5-6 Guard Freshman

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Prep: Wrap ped up stell ar poi nt guard ca ree r at Arc hb ishop M itty Hi gh Schoo l, w innin g fourth co nsecu ti ve Blossom Valley Ath leti c League and Ce ntral Coast Section Champion ships ... As a sen io r, was named San Jose Merc ury News CCS Player of th e Yea r and Arco AM/ PM Scho lar Athlete of th e Yea r for women's basketball. .. Earn ed team and leag ue MVP honors as a senior and w as a three-time member of th e BVAL A ll -League First Team squad ... Member of Mitty's 1994 -9 5 State Championship team. Pe rso nal: M ajo rin g in electri ca l eng ineerin g.. A lso rec ruited by Santa Clara, San Francisco and Ar izona State ... Parents are W ard and Denise G lazebrook ... Born December 26, 1979 in Mou nta in V iew , CA. #23 Maria Perez-Barris So lano Co llege: .Named tea m MVP in 1997 and won tea m aca demi c awa rd in th e Spring of 1998 ... Averaged 12 .6 ppg and 7.4 rp g in her fina l season at So lano ... Led So lano to a two -yea r record of 60- 13 and two Bay Vall ey Conference tit les ... Finished her caree r with 1,01 1 points (3 rd all-t ime) 62 4 rebounds (2nd ) and 284 stea ls (1st). Pr ep/C lub: Attended M argar id a Xirgu sc hoo l in nat ive Barce lona and se t a sin gle season sco rin g reco rd and wo n 1992 Cl ub Championsh ip of Spain , while pl ayi ng for th e Ri era de Co rn ell a... Began play ing basketba ll at eight yea rs o ld and played for Santiago Apos tl e Club for three yea rs before pl ay in g fi ve yea rs with Ri era de Co rn el la. Pe rsonal: Chose USO for the si mi lar atmosp here of her nat ive Barce lon a and the academi c exce ll ence and high level of ath leti c competition ... A lso recruited by Fres no State, New Mex ico State, and Sonoma State ... Parents are Pedro Perez-G rau and M aria Barris– M asac hs ... Born M arc h 4, 1976 in Barce lona. Biggest Role Model: My Dad Best Advice: Work hard and be lieve in yourself. Favorite USO Experience : Knowing that the team is a fam il y and we are together for everything. We support each other to do things we ll. Up Close With -..Melissa Glazebrook

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Los Altos, CA Archibiship Mitty HS

Greatest Achievement: Named CIF/ARCO AM/PM Scholar Athlete of the Year Favorite quote: "Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less trave led by and that has made all the difference " - Robert Frost

6-0 Forward Junior (TR)

Barcelona, Spain Solano College

Up Close With Maria Perez- Barris

I #24 Robyn Fortney

5-9 Forward Freshman

Pr ep: Named first team AII-CIF and A l l-Palomar Leagu e for the seco nd consec ut ive yea r as a senior at Ranc ho Bernardo H igh Schoo l. .. Female Ath lete of th e Year at RBHS ... W on back-to-back CIF championsh ips in so ph omore and juni o r ca mpaigns ... A lso p layed vo ll ey ball w ith current USO vo ll eyball sta ndout Adr ian Frediani , w innin g league honorabl e menti on as a se ni o r. Pe rsonal: Chose USO for its aca dem ic reputation and her des ire to pl ay co l lege athleti cs ... Plans to majo r in Biology ... Also rec ruited by Ca l Pol y Pomona ... Father Doug played football at O hio State and sister Chri sty p layed basketba ll at Loyo la M arymount. .. Parents are Doug and ....,,.__ Jeanette Fortn ey ... Born O ctobe r 19, 1979 in San Diego, CA .

Rancho Bernardo, CA Rancho Bernardo HS

Up Close With Robyn Fortney

Favorite Food: Grandma's Thanksgiving dinners. Greatest Accomplishment: Winning Female Athl ete of the Year honors two years in a row.