David Earl Class: Sophomore Hometown: Simsbury, CT High School: Westminster School Height / Weight: 6-1 / 180 Position: Midfield

Played in 15 games as a freshman and earned a monogram ... five points on two goals and three assists ... 34 ground balls ... a good athlete that has the ability to help the Irish in a variety of ways ... good at every aspect of the game ... arguably the best one-on-one defenders on the team at the midfield position ... one of the top ground ball guys on the team ... played primarily as a defensive midfielder as a freshman but coaching staff sees him as an effective two-way midfielder ... continues to improve and had a solid `fall ball' season in 2008 ... looks to have a breakout sophomore season.

AS A FRESHMAN: A significant contributor to the Irish during his freshman season as he played in 15 games ... registered five points on two goals and three assists ... picked up 34 ground balls, a total that ranked sixth on the team ... scored his first goal of the season in a 19-7 win over Dartmouth ... dished out an assist in a 9-8 setback to #19 Denver ... assisted on a goal and picked up a season-high seven ground balls in a 16-6 victory over Quinnipiac ... deposited a goal in a 14-7 win at Lehigh ... notched an assist in a 13-5 triumph of Air Force ... scooped up six ground balls in a 17-12 victory over #9 Ohio State and in a 10-6 win against Quinnipiac in the semifinals of the GWLL tournament ... received a monogram.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Graduated in 2006 from Westminster School ... completed a post-graduate year in 2006-07 ... a 2006 All- America selection ... tallied 56 points during his senior season ... named team MVP of his prep squad ... received Team Hubby Ground Ball Award ... won the Brian Bruyette Award as Westminster's top athlete ... was a 2006 Western all-star in soccer along with being allleague in 2005 and 2006 ... named second-team all-league in ice hockey for the 2006-07 campaign ... son of Virginia and Tom Earl ... brother played ice hockey at Yale ... father played college hockey at Colgate ... has three siblings ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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