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2005 TORERO NEWCOMERS

#15 STACY COMPTON Fr. C/1B R/R

PLEASANTON,CA Foothill HS

High School: Prepped at Foothill High School ... earned First Team All-East Bay Athletic League honors while leading Foothill to a league championship and North Coast Section semifinals appearance ... named to the All-EBAL Second Team both her junior and sophomore seasons . also lettered in basketball ... played for the West Bay Nuggets club team with Celine Pujol. Personal: Born on July 21, 1986 in Mountain View, California ... also recruited by UC San Diego, Wisconsin and Humboldt .. . chose USO for its small size, beautiful campus, loca ti on and family nearby . .. Business Administration major.

#4

ASHLEY HIGHTOWER Fr. OF R/R

CARMEL,CA Santa Catalina HS

High School: Prepped at Santa Catalina where she was a two-time Team MVP and team captain ... also a three-time All-Mission Trails Athletic League honoree ... played for the Monterey Magic and Monterey Bay Rippers club teams ... also lettered in basketball, volleyball and tennis .. . ea rned several honors in basketball, including Team MVP (twice), team cap tain (twice), All-League (three times), All-County (twice), Team Most Improved and Coach's Award ... also earned All-League honors twice in Volleyball. Personal: Born on June 13, 1985 in Berkeley, California ... daughter of Dan and Lori Hightower . .. chose USO for the location, beautiful campus and friendly people ... Business Economics major; Biology minor.

#3

CELINE PUJOL Fr. IF R/R

DANVILLE, CA San Ramon Valley HS

High School: Played at San Ramon Valley High School ... co-captain her senior season, earning the Gold Glove Award in the 2004 Livermore Stampede Tournament . .. named All-East Bay Ath letic League and Queen of the Mountain All-Tournament her junior year ... Helped San Ramon Valley win three straight EBAL Championships (2001-2003) ... teammates with Stacy Compton on the West Bay Nuggets travel team.

Personal: Born on March 16, 1986 in Castro Valley, California ... daughter of Cesar and Edcelyn Pujol ... also recruited by St. Mary's, Claremont McKenna and Chapman .

#10

NICHOLE VALENZUELA Fr. OF R/R

COVINA, CA Bishop Amat HS

High School: Four-year varsity starter at Bishop Amat Memorial High School where she was teammates with Kathleen Bonja ... named team captain, 2nd Team All-Serra League and Defensive Player of the Year while leading her team to the CIF Division I Quarterfinals in 2004 ... earned the Coaches' Award and 2nd Team All-Serra League honors her junior season ... sophomore year was named 2nd Team All-Del Rey League ... also was team captain and hit .423 for the Santa Fe Springs Rebels club team. Personal: Born on March 22, 1986 in West Covina, California ... was recruited by Loyola Marymount, Hawai'i, New Mexico State and James Madison ... chose USO for the grea t academics, awesome location and to play Division I softball ... her brother, Eric, is currently the pitching coach for the USO Baseball team.

2005 University of San Diego Torero Softball