Melanie Pasillas

Position:
Midfielder/Back
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Glendora
Hometown:
Glendora, Calif.

? 2005, 06, 07 NFHCA National Academic Squad

BALL STATE: Three-year letterwinner . . . tops the team with a 3.93 GPA . . . majoring in social work with a minor in Spanish . . . posted a perfect 4.0 GPA for the spring semester . . . 2007: Started all 18 games as a defender . . . notched her first career assist in a 5-4 win at Kent State (Oct. 14) . . . recorded a defensive save vs. Ohio (Sept. 22) . . . 2006: Appeared in and started 19 contests . . . served as a key contributor to a defensive unit that held opponents to 1.8 goals per game in conference play . . . 2005: Played in four games with one start -- Sept. 23 at Ohio.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Sandie Cummings at Glendora . . . earned two letters . . . registered six goals, five assists and 10 defensive saves as team captain her senior year . . . earned all-tournament team honors and league MVP accolades while leading the Tartans to a second-place finish in the Golden West League and third in the CIF playoffs . . . served as defensive captain as a junior . . . received Glendora's 2003 Defensive MVP award . . . participated in 2003-04 National Field Hockey Festivals . . . Futures participant from 2003-05 . . . competed at the 2005 National Futures Tournament . . . graduated with a 3.95 grade-point average.

PERSONAL: Daughter of David and Christine Pasillas . . . one sister, Michelle . . . born May 22, 1987, in Glendora, Calif. . . . full name is Melanie Anne Pasillas.