Nick Petcoff Class: Senior Hometown: Troy, MI High School: Detroit Country Day Height / Weight: 5-9 / 165 Position: Midfield Birthdate: 09/28/1981

Notre Dame's most solid and consistent face- off man will see considerable action in that area for fourth consecutive season ... plays with great intensity ... very aggressive and hard-nosed player on the field ... has shown considerable improvement throughout his career ... first Detroit Country Day graduate ever to play lacrosse at Notre Dame ... part of a trio of three-time monogram winners on Irish ... wore jersey No. 34 in first collegiate season.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in 13 games ... shared faceoff duties with Craig Bishko ... won 32 of the 78 faceoffs he took for a .410 winning percentage ... was 1-3 in faceoffs against Penn State ... won 6-10 faceoffs versus Pennsylvania ... won 6-11 faceoff attempts against North Carolina ... was 5-7 in faceoffs and added two ground balls in 9-8 loss to Hofstra ... collected three ground balls and won four faceoffs against Hartford ... was 3-5 in faceoffs against Denver ... won 1-8 faceoffs against Ohio State ... picked up one ground ball in a win over Butler ... was 2-6 in faceoffs and added a ground ball against Air Force ... finished 2-6 in faceoffs against Fairfield ... the only game he did not see action in was in the season finale versus Maryland ... collected 13 ground balls.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 11 of 13 games ... was Notre Dame's secondary face-off man with a .375 faceoff winning percentage (24-64) ... collected five ground balls ... was 2-2 in faceoffs against Penn State in the season opener ... won all three of his faceoffs against Rutgers ... did not play in the Virginia and Loyola contests ... handled all but three of the Irish faceoffs against Butler ... won a personal-best 10 in 21 attempts.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 15 of 16 games ... enjoyed considerable success as Notre Dame's secondary faceoff man, with a .539 percentage (42-77) ... saw increased faceoff duties as the season progressed ... had his best effort of the season against Air Force, as he won 6-8 faceoffs for a .750 winning percentage ... picked up nine ground balls ... produced solid effort against Harvard as he won 7-12 faceoffs (.583).

PREP AND PERSONAL DATA: Member of 1999 state championship lacrosse and football teams ... captained both teams as a senior ... earned all-state honors in lacrosse during final two prep seasons ... named all-city as a wide receiver/safety in 1999 and 2000 ... participated in Michigan-Ohio All-Star game ... four-time letter winner in lacrosse and three-time winner in football ... winner of Detroit Country Day's Athletic Cup, which recognizes the school's top athlete ... born Sept. 28, 1981 ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

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