| Jillian Byers |
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Burst on the scene as a freshman to make an immediate impact on the Notre Dame attack in 2006 ... earned first monogram as she set Notre Dame freshman records for goals (54), assists (24) and points (76) ... became the first Irish freshman to be named first team all-BIG EAST and take all-American honors as she was selected second team All-America by the IWLCA and womenslacrosse.com ... Inside Lacrosse Magazine named her a third team All-America ... a unanimous preseason all-BIG EAST selection for the 2007 season ... will team with junior Caitlin McKinney to form an excellent 1-2 scoring punch for the Irish ... outstanding all-around athlete who brings speed, quickness and scoring skill to the lineup ... total team player who makes players around her better ... enthusiastic player with a tremendous love for the game ... recognized as one of the most-dominant women's lacrosse players ever from Long Island ... holds Northport High School records for goals and assists in a career ... among the top four in goals and assists for a season and a career in the state of New York as a high school standout ... played in 19 games as a freshman with 23 ground balls, 30 draw controls and 15 caused turnovers to go with her 54 goals, 24 assists and 78 points.
AS A FRESHMAN: Played and started all 19 games in her freshman year ... set Irish freshman records for goals (54), assists (24) and points (78) in a season ... added 23 ground balls, 30 draw controls and 15 caused turnovers ... led the Irish with four game-winning goals ... goal and point totals were second-best single-season totals in program's history behind Crysti Foote's 74 goals and 114 points ... selected first team all-BIG EAST ... first team IWLCA all-region team selection ... chosen second team IWLCA and womenslacrosse.com All-American ... was a third team selection by Inside Lacrosse Magazine ... had an 18-game point streak (54g, 24a) snapped in the NCAA semifinal game with Dartmouth ... had 18 games with two or more points and 16 games with two or more goals ... started her collegiate career with a seven-point game (5g, 2a) in win at California ... followed that with five goals, including game winner in overtime, and one assist in 12-11 win at Stanford ... selected womenslacrosse.com player of the week and rookie of the week for Feb. 26 ...had three goals and two assists in 18-6 win over Ohio ... added two goals and one assist in 17-15 win over Cornell ... had career-high nine-point game (5g, 4a) in 20-4 win over Lehigh ... scored three goals in wins over James Madison and Loyola ... scored twice in 21-12 loss to Northwestern ...scored twice in 18-2 win over Canisius ... had three goals and one assist in 13-9 win at Connecticut ... racked up three assists as Irish defeated Ohio State, 13-6 ... scored twice in 11-10 loss at Duke and followed with three goals and one assist in 11-10 loss at Georgetown ... recorded three goals, including game winner, with two assists in 13-8 win at Rutgers ... held to a season-low two points (two assists) in 11-10 win over Syracuse ... had a season-high six goals, including last second game winner in 12-11 win against Vanderbilt ... had seven goals and four assists for 11 points in three NCAA tournament games ... scored four goals with two assists in 16-8 win versus Cornell ... followed with three goals and two assists in 12-9 win over Georgetown ... was held off the scoresheet in the semifinal loss to Dartmouth.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport standout in soccer, basketball and lacrosse at Northport High School ... earned 12 letters (four in each sport) during her high school career ... led all three teams to Suffolk County League titles all four years at Northport ... team captain of soccer and lacrosse teams as a senior ... team MVP in soccer as a senior and three-time team MVP in lacrosse (2003-05) ... three-time all-conference selection in each sport ... was selected Newsday all-Long Island in basketball (2005), soccer (2004) and lacrosse (2004, 2005) ... all-state selection in basketball as a senior and as a sophomore and junior in lacrosse ... set Long Island record for goals in a season (119) in 2004 and New York state record for assists in a year (59) ... for career, had 282 goals and 133 assists for 415 points ... two-time All-American in lacrosse (2004, 2005) ... was a lacrosse academic all-American in 2005 ... was a 12-time New York state scholar-athlete team award winner ... winner of the "Butch Dellecave" Award as the outstanding female athlete in Suffolk County ... won the Northport High School Outstanding Senior Athlete Award ... named by Inside Lacrosse magazine as one of 10 "Blue Chip" recruits nationally ... participated in the Empire State Games in 2003 and 2004, winning gold medal in `03 and silver in `04 ... played in two U.S. Lacrosse Association national tournaments, finishing as top scorer on New York 2 in 2003 and New York 1 in 2004 ... lost national title to Mid-Atlantic 2 in `04, a team that featured current Irish teammates Shannon Burke and Mary Veith ... full name is Jillian Ashley Byers ... daughter of John and Allison Byers ... has three brothers ... born Aug. 3, 1987 in Huntington, N.Y. ... a Film, Television and Theatre major at Notre Dame.
