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Gracie Palucis
Freshman
Guard
Moon Township, PA/Moon Area

High School: 2007 Pittsburgh Tribune Review All-WPIAL Terrific Ten All-Star selection • named Pittsburgh Tribune Review WPIAL Section 2 Class AAA First Team All-Section and Allegheny Times Section 2 Class AAA First Team All-Section as a junior and senior • Pittsburgh Post Gazette Fabulous Five All-Star Team for WPIAL AAA in 2006 • WPIAL First Team All-Section for Class AAA Section 2 in 2006 and 2007 • set school records with seven three-pointers in a game and 76 three-pointers in a season during 2005-06 • averaged 13 points per game as a senior • four-year starter at Moon Area High School • also started four years on the Moon Area soccer team • named Pittsburgh Post Gazette Elite Eleven WPIAL All Star in 2006 • 2005 and 2006 WPIAL All-Star and All-Section 4 AAA selection • ranks fourth in career assists at Moon Area • led team to the WPIAL AAA championship, the Section 4 championship, and the state final in 2004, and to the section championship and state final in 2006 • earned two letters in track and field • WPIAL qualifier in the high jump, long jump, and 4x4 relay team in the spring of 2005 • 4x4 relay team won the WPIAL championship in 2005 • named Moon Area’s Most Athletic Female in 2007 • graduated with 10 varsity letters • Who’s Who Among American High School Students: Sports Edition • named on of top 10 female athletes to represent Moon Area at the National Girls and Women in Sports Association honorary luncheon in February, 2005 • high school scholar athlete • honor roll student • member of SADD club from 2003-07, and served as treasurer as a junior and senior.

Personal: Grace Amanda Palucis • daughter of Mark and Janie Palucis • has two older sisters, Marisa and Haley • health and physical education major at Delaware • aspires to become a high school teacher and coach.