Lynda Morales Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Fallbrook, Calif. High School: Centennial HS Height: 6-2 Position: MB Experience: 1V Club: Bakersfield

NORTHRIDGE - 2007 Lynda Morales appeared in 30 matches and 112 games for the Matadors in her first season on the active roster ... had 191 kills while averaging 1.71 kills per game ... hit .200 for the season which was second among Matador hitters ... led the team with 157 total blocks (10 solo, 147 assisted) which ranked second in the Big West and third on the Northridge single-season record list ... her 147 assisted blocks is a Matador single-season record ... Northridge improved from the fourth-best blocking team in the conference to the second-best in 2007 ... matched a Northridge five-set match record with 12 block assists against UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 20) and Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 2) ... had a Matador season-high 13 total blocks in Northridge's five-set win at UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 21) and against the Gauchos in The Matadome on Oct. 20 ... knocked down a season-high 17 kills in back-to-back matches; vs. Manhattan (Sept. 7) and against Oregon State (Sept. 8) to earn All-Tournament honors at the Sacramento State Invitational (Sept. 7-8) ... recorded her first collegiate double-double with 13 kills and 12 blocks in the Matadors' five-set win over Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 2) ... reached double figures in kills six times.

2006 Morales redshirted the 2006 season for the Matadors.

CENTENNIAL HS Finished her high school career at Centennial High School in Bakersfield, Calif. ... earned All-Southwest Yosemite League honors in volleyball in 2005 ... also picked up Second Team all-league honors as a center for the Golden Hawks basketball team ... won the 2004 Avocado League volleyball championship playing for Fallbrook High School in Fallbrook, Calif. ... also competed in track & field as a high jumper in 2004 and 2005 graduated in 2005 with a 3.3 grade point average.

PERSONAL Born May 20, 1988 in Glendale, Calif. ... parents are Lucy and Louis Morales ... has two older sisters, Lesley and Lydia ... favorites include the San Antonio Spurs, pro beach volleyball player Misty May, actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Alba and "The Simpsons" ... says the toughest thing about being an athlete is "practice, practice, practice" ... says the biggest obstacle she's had to overcome was moving to a new school as a senior in high school ... major is Family Consumer Sciences.