Mallory Januski

#8 Mallory Januski

Pos. MH
Ht. 6-2
Yr. So.
Hometown Bourbonnais, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) Bradley-Bourbonnais

2022: Saw action in all 33 matches, appearing in 124 sets ... hit .353 with 1.81 kills/set (225 total kills) and 0.98 blocks/set (122 total blocks) ... set new program record for single-season hitting percentage ... moved into seventh in Valpo record book for single-season blocks as well ... ranked fourth in the Valley in hitting percentage and seventh in blocks/set ... improved to 1.08 blocks/set in conference-only play, good for fifth among Valley players ... tallied at least five blocks on 10 occasions and reached double digits in kills eight times ... led team in blocks 14 times and in kills three times ... capped strong opening weekend Aug. 27 at Youngstown State by hitting .471 with nine kills ... hit .474 with 11 kills in Sept. 2 win over Campbell ... closed Akron Invitational Sept. 10 against Cleveland State with 12 kills on .500 hitting in victory ... named MVP of the Roadrunner Classic Sept. 16-17, hitting .548 with a team-high 2.89 kills/set and an even block/set over three wins ... cracked the program's record book in tournament-opening win over UIW, hitting .688 with a team-high 12 kills ... .688 hitting percentage is tops at Valpo in the 25-point era in a five-set match, and ranks second overall in program history in five-set matches ... followed with six kills on .417 hitting and four blocks in win over host UTSA and closed tournament by hitting .500 with eight kills against Houston Baptist ... named MVC Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 19 as well ... tallied 10 kills and four blocks in Sept. 24 win over Drake ... posted then-career best seven blocks Sept. 30 in win at Illinois State ... picked up 14 kills the next night in win at Bradley ... registered 10 kills and six blocks to help take down Belmont Oct. 8 ... recorded six rejections in Oct. 22 win at Southern Illinois ... hit .500 with 12 kills and five blocks in road win at Belmont Nov. 4 ... exploded for one of the top defensive performances in program history at Murray State Nov. 5 ... nearly doubled her previous career best as she tallied 13 blocks ... set new program single-match record for blocks in the 25-point era, and is tied for third overall in program history ... most blocks by a Valpo player in a single match in over 19 years ... also was an MVC season high and the most in a single match by an MVC player since 2015 ... named MVC Defensive Player of the Week Nov. 7 ... followed that performance with an eight-block effort in win over Bradley Nov. 11 ... hit .467 with eight kills and five blocks the next evening versus Illinois State ... closed regular season with a career-best 16 kills on .556 hitting against UIC.

2021: Saw action in 13 sets over five matches as a sophomore ... hit .115 with 0.69 kills/set and 0.54 blocks/set ... picked up a solo block Sept. 3 in win over UNC Asheville ... tallied a pair of kills in Sept. 10 win against Youngstown State ... set career high with seven kills and five blocks in sweep of Western Illinois Sept. 17 ... paced the Beacons in blocks in the win over the Leathernecks ... recorded a block Sept. 24 in win at Southern Illinois.

Spring 2021: Debuted for Valpo in season finale at Evansville March 28 ... played two sets, picking up two kills without an error on six attacks, two blocks and one assist.

Prep: A three-year starter for Bradley-Bourbonnais H.S. ... an All-Area selection and SWSC Red Conference Player of the Year as a senior ... finished senior year with 307 kills and 90 blocks ... named to All-Tournament Teams at Rich East and the Moldenhauer Classic as a senior ... most recently played club volleyball for Impulse Volleyball Club.

Personal: Major is psychology ... daughter of Kevin and Laurie Januski.