Comes into this season determined to return to the form that made her one of the top defensive players in the conference…A year after collecting more than 500 digs, she had fewer than 100 digs in 2008…Spent hours in the gym during the off-season to assure her 2009 season would be an improvement over last season…Malone’s preseason work has helped her move into the top candidate to be the Aggies libero…She is one of the hardest working players on the team and brings tenacity to the lineup…Has played in 213 games over 72 matches…She is just 379 digs shy of 1,000 for her career.
2008: Played in 54 games over 21 matches ...Was used as a libero and defensive specialist...Finished with 14 digs against Wake Forest on Sept. 20...Posted seven digs against Charlotte on Sept. 19...Also had seven digs against Norfolk State on Oct. 17.
2007: She played in more games than any other Aggie with 116...Played in all 34 matches with one start...Ranked third in the conference in digs...Recorded 513 digs on the season for the third highest total in school history...Averaged 4.43 digs per game which ranked her for the second highest single-season average in school history...Recorded 22 services aces and had 43 assists...Recorded 30 or more digs twice and recorded 20 or more digs seven times...Recorded a career-high 35 digs and had three service aces in a 3-1 loss at Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 12...She finished the match three digs shy of breaking the single-match record...Returned a month later and recorded 33 digs against Bethune-Cookman in a 3-1 win...Had 23 digs and three serves aces in a 3-1 win over Norfolk State on Oct. 19
2006: Played mostly as a reserve last season...Played in 43 games over 17 matches with no starts...Averaged 0.74 digs per game...Made her first career appearance on Aug. 29 against Winston-Salem State...Played in three games and recorded one dig in a 3-0 win over the Rams...Recorded a season-best 12 digs in a 3-1 win over Savannah State on Sept. 30...Played in only one game against High Point on Nov. 7, but recorded six digs in a 3-0 loss to the Panthers.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played all three years for Hubert Butler at East St. Louis...She was named team captain as a junior and senior...An All-State Honorable Mention as a senior...Selected as Who’s Who Among High School Students...Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Her full name is Stacey Renee Malone ...She is the daughter of Carole Malone and has two siblings – Timothy and Adrienne Ford ...Her nickname is Stace...She was born on June 16, 1988...Malone is a psychology major...She is a Her favorite volleyball moment was when she finished ranked third in the conference in digs as a sophomore...She enjoys singing, traveling and texting...Her dream vacation would occur in Jamaica.
