Kelly McKenna Class: Junior Hometown: Penfield, NY High School: Penfield Weight: 200 Position: Midfield

A tough player ... two-time monogram recipient ... good defensive skills ... has played in 31 games, totaling six points on three goals and three assists ... 22-for-42 (.524) in faceoffs ... has picked up 43 ground balls ... can play a lot in different roles ... has played primarily as a defensive midfielder, but will look to be a two-way midfielder this season ... has developed offensively.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 17 games ... posted career-high numbers in goals (3), assists (2), points (5) and ground balls (27) ... went 13- for-17 (.765) in faceoffs ... attempted 11 shots ... called for two penalties, resulting in 1:30 of penalty time ... went 3-for-3 in faceoffs in a 7-6 seasonopening win at #17 Loyola ... was 2-for-2 in the faceoff X in a 15-9 triumph of Penn State ... scored the first goal of his career in a 16-6 win at Villanova ... was 1-for-2 in faceoffs in a 19-7 win over Dartmouth and followed that with a 1-for-1 effort in a 13-6 victory over #11 Drexel ... notched an assist in back-to-back contests against Bellarmine (W, 19-7) and Denver (L, 9-8) ... also picked up a career-high three ground balls against both Bellarmine and Denver ... went 1-for-2 in the X in a 16-6 besting of Quinnipiac ... was a perfect 3- for-3 in faceoffs during a 14-7 win at Lehigh ... netted a goal and was 0-for-1 in faceoffs in a 13-5 win at Air Force ... tallied a goal in a 9-2 win over #10 Ohio State in the title game of the GWLL tournament ... went 2-for-3 in faceoffs in an 11-9 setback to #3 Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship.

AS A FRESHMAN: A major contributor to the Fighting Irish defense that held opponents to a program record 6.66 goals-against average, which ranked fourth nationally for the 2007 season ... played in 14 games ... notched one point on one assist ... went 9-for-25 (.360) in faceoff attempts ... picked up 16 ground balls ... collected an assist in a 16-4 conference victory over Air Force ... scooped up a season-high three ground balls against the Falcons ... won three of his five faceoff attempts against Air Force ... those were seasonhigh numbers for both attempts and wins.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Talented athlete out of Penfield High School where he was a four-year letterwinner in lacrosse ... a three-year letterwinner in football ... capped off an incredible senior campaign with a conference championship in lacrosse ... lacrosse team earned a national ranking during his senior season ... captained Penfield during his junior and senior seasons en route to MVP honors as a senior ... four-time all-conference selection ... named an All-American as a senior ... left Penfield with the school record for most career points with 199 ... had 70 points in lacrosse as a senior ... captained football team as a senior ... three-time allconference and two-time all-city selection for football ... earned MVP honors in football as a junior and senior ... son of Anne and Jim McKenna ... has one younger brother ... born February 7, 1988, in N.J. ... member of Notre Dame's Academic Honors Program ... boasts a 3.521 cumulative GPA ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

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