Chrissie Galindo Class: Senior Hometown: Ellicott City, Md. High School: Mt. Hebron Height: 5-8 Position: D

PENN STATE CAREER
2007 (Sophomore): Played in five games...Registered two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and one draw control.

2006 (Freshman): Saw action off the bench in three games...Recorded one ground ball and one caused turnover.

HIGH SCHOOL
Led Mount Hebron High School (Ellicott City, Md.) to county, region, state and national championships in 2004 and 2005 as her Viking team finished 18-0 and 19-0, respectively...Named First Team All-County by the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post as a junior, also receiving honorable mention All-Metro accolades...Named second team All-County as a senior...Received First Team All-Galaxy honors in 2003 and Second Team All-Galaxy honors in 2004...Earned two varsity letters in lacrosse...Also played JV basketball her freshman and sophomore years, and ran cross country her junior year...Played for the M&D Lacrosse Club team.

BACKGROUND
Born Christine Elisabeth Galindo on September 2, 1987 to parents Karen and Al...Has two siblings, Jessica, who plays lacrosse at Virginia Tech, and Joey...Father, Al, played basketball at the University of San Francisco.

QUOTING COACH ISIDOR
"Chrissie is ready and primed to have a breakout season. She has fine-tuned her skills and is ready to utilize all of her talents in making the defense one of the top units in the country. Chrissie's understanding of the game has grown leaps and bounds and we're anticipating her to make a huge impact on the field this spring."