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2010 SEASON [Senior]: One of four players to play in all 30 matches … made 24 starts and ranked second on the team with 208 kills and third in kills per set (1.94 kps) … .207 hitting percentage ranked second on the squad … added 104 digs and 56 total blocks ... had six double-digit kill performances, including a pair of season-best 12 kills outings against Indiana State (8/31) and Oral Roberts (10/30) … reached lone double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs against Western Illinois on Sept. 24 … eclipsed .400 hitting percentage four times, including in her final match as a Jaguar in which she hit .421 (9-1-19) ... named to the Academic Advisor's list following both semesters ... earned a spot on The Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ... named IUPUI's nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year honor.

2009 SEASON [Junior]: Saw limited time her junior year, appearing in 15 matches ... Recorded 30 kills to finish with a .156 hitting percentage ... Had season-best 5 kills four times in 2009 ... Helped awaken IUPUI to come-from-behind 3-1 win over Centenary with 5 kills ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for both the fall and spring semesters for the third straight year ... Earned a place on the Academic All-Summit League Team ... Recognized  on The Summit League Commissioner’s List for Academic Excellence.

2008 SEASON [Sophomore]: Set career highs in virtually every category, appearing in 29 matches and playing in 95 sets ... Recorded 169 kills while hitting .170 in 540 attack attempts ... Recorded 37 total blocks, including 3 solo blocks ... Finished the season with 32 assists to go along with 44 digs ... Was third in blocking for the Jaguars, trailing teammates Ashley Johnson and Monica Suding ... Went over the 10-kill plateau on six occasions, setting a new career high with 16 kills versus UMKC on Oct. 4 ... 16 kills in that match came on a career-high 44 attack attempts ... Recorded three straight matches with 10 or more kills in the IUPUI Hampton Inn Invitational, finishing the event with 33 kills in three matches, helping IUPUI to a runner-up finish ... Hit .524 in the Jaguars’ championship loss to Tulsa on Aug. 31, establishing a new career best (with 10 or more attack attempts) ... Tallied her first career service ace on Oct. 31 in IUPUI’s five-set win over South Dakota State ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for both the fall and spring semesters for the second consecutive year ... Earned a place on the Academic All-Summit League Team ... Recognized  on The Summit League Commissioner’s List for Academic Excellence.

2007 SEASON [Freshman]: Appeared in 29 games in her first collegiate season, playing in 15 matches ... For the year, had 21 kills, 59 attack attempts, a .288 hitting percentage, 4 assists, 15 digs, 6 block assists and 6 total blocks ... 21 kills in 59 attack attempts helped her lead team with a .288 hitting percentage ... Hit over .300 in seven of the 15 matches in which she appeared ... Recorded a career-high 5 kills at North Dakota State on Oct. 27 ... Had 3 blocks (all block assists) versus Valparaiso on Oct. 12 ... Saw action in 14 conference games, tallying 8 kills ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for both the fall and spring semesters ... Recognized on The Summit League Academic All-Conference Team as well as The Summit League Commissioner’s List for Academic Excellence ... Also played tennis for the IUPUI women’s tennis team in the spring.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Starred in volleyball, basketball and tennis while at Shelbyville High School ... Finished her career with 1,435 kills in volleyball ... Named All-Hoosier Heritage Conference three times in her career ... In her senior year, was named to The Indianapolis Star’s Super Team and selected as an Indiana All-Star ... Honored as The Star’s Suburban Female Athlete of the Year ...  Lettered four years in volleyball, basketball and tennis ... Served as Class President during freshman and sophomore years ... Was Class Vice President junior and senior years. 

PERSONAL:   Full name is Dana Diane  Gardner ... Born December 10, 1988 ... Daughter of Bob and Diane Gardner ... Has two older brothers -- Brooks and Lincoln ... Business major ... Enrolled in the Kelley School of Business.