Early Life
Irvin is the daughter of Daughn Irvin and Angela Hollis and is the niece of former Dallas Cowboys star wide receiver Michael Irvin.
In Irvin's senior season in college she averaged 19.9 points and 11.9 points per game and tallied 150 blocked shots, two shy of tying the NCAA’s single-season record at that time. Irvin previously held the NCAA record for career blocked shots (480) when she graduated in 2005. She broke the old mark of 428 set in 1991. However, since that time she has been surpassed by Louella Tomlinson at St. Mary's College in California. At the conclusion of Tomlinson's senior season in 2011 she had smashed the old record by accumulating 663 career blocks.
As a senior Irvin was also named to the AP All-America first team and selected as a Kodak All-American. She also earned USBWA All-American and Conference USA Player of the Year honors. Irvin was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. She ended her junior season with 15 consecutive double-doubles She set the TCU single-season records for points (504), rebounds (366) and field goals made (195) as a junior.
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