5 Anna Dorn Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Munster, Ind. High School: Munster Height: 6-3 Position: MB

AT ILLINOIS

2011
Returned from ACL injury to start at one of the middle blocker positions ...Tallied six block assists vs. both St. Mary's and UCSB ... Had 10 kills and hit .529 vs. Dayton ... Named to the all-tournament team at the MTSU Invitational after hitting .551 with 29 kills and 18 blocks in three wins ... Led the Illini in total blocks (183) and hitting percentage (.344) ... Hit at least .500 in 14 matches ... Ranked 3rd in the Big Ten in blocks during conference only matches (1.36)... Ranked 4th in the Big Ten and 31st in the nation in blocks per set (1.28) in overall matches .. Ranked third nationally among freshmen in blocks per set .. Named Big Ten Freshman and Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10, earning her first career conference honors following stellar performances at Ohio State and Penn State ... Tallied a career-high 13 block assists, which tied the school record in a win at #8 Penn State and is the most by a Big Ten player in a single match this year ... Ranked 3rd on the Illinois' single-season block assists list with 184 ... Hit .400 during the first four matches of the NCAA Tournament with 18 kills and only two errors in 40 attempts ... Had nine kills and no errors in 19 swings between the two matches at the Gainesville Regional.

2010
Tallied one block and one kill in two sets before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Sept. 4 vs. Florida A&M.

HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as the No. 6 player in the class by prepvolleyball.com, the second-highest ranked player that Illinois has signed ... Named to USA Volleyball High Performance teams in each of her last three seasons - the 2007 Girls' Select A1 team that won a gold medal at the International Junior Division High Performance Championship, the 2008 Youth team that competed in Europe and the 2009 Youth National Training Team ... Led the Munster Mustangs (coached by Tracy Afman) to three straight Northwest Crossroads Conference titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and to sectional titles in both 2008 and 2009 ... Earned The Times first-team all-area in 2008 while claiming honorable mention all-area honors in 2007 ... Played for the Dunes Club Team, participating on the top open team at the 15s, 16s and 17s levels ... That team won the JVDA National Silver Division title in both 2008 and 2009 ... Played for Sports Performance (coached by Rick Butler), which won the 2010 JVA National Championship and the national championship for the 18-open division ... Named best attacker for the 18U National Junior Classic in 2010 and the best blocker for the 17U National Junior Classic in 2009.

PERSONAL
Birthday is April 29 ... Daughter of John and Laurie Dorn ... Has younger twin siblings, Andrew and Elise ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Member of Westminster Presbyterian Church ... Graduated with highest honors from Munster High School ... Indiana All-State Academic recognition ... Selected for the James Scholar and Chancellor's Scholar academic programs at the University of Illinois.

Career Statistics

Anna Dorn's Career Highs
K: 13 vs. Tulsa (9/10/11)
TA: 23 vs. Tulsa (9/10/11)
Pct: .636 vs. UCSB (8/27/11)
A: 2 at Ohio State (10/7/11)
SA: 0
D: 3 vs. Tennessee (9/2/11)
BS: 1, 5x, last at Michigan State (11/18/11)
BA: 13 at Penn State (10/8/11)
TB: 13 at Penn State (10/8/11)

Getting to know Anna

Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan

Favorite Professional Sports Team: Chicago Bears

Three things on your "bucket list:" Travel the world, live in a foreign country for at least a year and go skydiving

Restaurant you have to get to when going home: Portillo's

Nicknames: AD, A-Dorn

Career Plans:v Become a Doctor

Favorite Midnight Snack: Insomnia Cookies

Favorite Sundae Topping: Hot Fudge

Favorite Musical Group: Rascal Flatts

Favorite TV Show: Pretty Little Liars, Criminal Minds and CSI: New York

Favorite Movie: The Guardian

Lucky Number: 3

Favorite Quote: "Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."- Babe Ruth

If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why: I would visit Italy because of the amazing food.

If you weren't playing volleyball, which sport would you play: Track and Field

One thing most people don't know about me: I'm addicted to watching game shows on TV

Secret Talent: Skiing and snowboarding

Website I most often visit: Facebook

Favorite Subject in High School: Math

Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Skiing in Europe

Who did you idolize growing up: Both of my parents