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Mary Carpenter |
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Two-time monogram winner for the Irish ... steady, hard-working midfielder who came into her own as a sophomore in 2006 ... continues to improve all aspects of her game ... will look to get more involved in the offensive attack in 2007 ... outstanding all-around athlete who has the ability to run all day ... has shown good instincts in the midfield ... understands the tactics of the game ... the sky is the limit with her talent and ability ... has impressed the coaching staff with her tremendous work ethic ... will take a regular role in the Irish midfield this season ... a ground ball machine ... outstanding student who excels in the classroom ... a Dean's List selection in each of her first five semesters at Notre Dame ... selected second team all-BIG EAST and IWLCA all-West/Midwest region as a sophomore ... has played in 34 games, making 18 starts with 18 goals and 13 assists for 31 points ... has 61 ground balls, 37 draw controls and 29 caused turnovers in two seasons for the Irish.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 19 games, making 18 starts ... scored 12 goals with 10 assists for 22 points, all career highs ... led the Irish with 51 ground balls (sixth-best single season total) ... tied for third with 30 draw controls and was second with 23 caused turnovers (tied for ninth-best single-season total) ... selected second team all-BIG EAST and second team IWLCA all-West/Midwest region ... had six games with two or more points on the season and two games with two or more goals ... opened the season with two assists and four draw controls in win at California ... scored one goal with four ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers at Stanford ... added a goal (GWG) in 18-6 win over Ohio with four ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers ... scored a career-best three goals and four points in 17-15 win over Cornell with four more ground balls ... went two games without a point before getting a goal and an assist in 13-9 win at Loyola ... scored a goal and had two assists for three points in win over Canisius ... scored one goal in 13-9 win at Connecticut ... had two goals and a career-high seven ground balls in win at Ohio State ... recorded assists in back-to-back one-goal losses at Duke and at Georgetown ... had one goal and a career-high five draw controls in win at Rutgers ... did not score in last two regular seasons games but had one goal and two assists in three NCAA tournament games ... had five ground balls and four draw controls in the NCAA tourney.
AS A FRESHMAN: Played in all 15 games in 2005 ... scored six goals on 11 shots (.545 shooting percentage) ... added three assists for nine points ... grabbed 10 ground balls, had seven draw controls and caused six turnovers ... scored first two goals of her career in 10-9 loss at Vanderbilt ... recorded two assists in 18-8 win over California ... had one goal in 13-10 loss to Connecticut ... ended the year with a three-game point streak (3g, 1a) ... had a two-goal game at Johns Hopkins.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport standout at Our Lady of Mercy High School in Rochester, N.Y. ... lettered four years in soccer, four years in basketball and six years in lacrosse (played in seventh and eighth grades) ... served as team captain for all three teams as a senior ... three-year captain of lacrosse team ... five-time team MVP and leading scorer (2000-04) ... set school record for goals scored (375) to finish second all-time in New York state history and first all-time in New York Section V ... recorded 683 ground balls in her career (school record) ... member of New York state regional lacrosse team (2003) ... participated in U.S. Lacrosse national tournament ... four-time all-conference and all-city in soccer ... selected team MVP and Independent League player of the year in fall of 2003 ... was fourth team all-New York State in 2002 and first team in 2003 ... member of gold-medal-winning New York Empire State Games Team ... helped Our Lady of Mercy to Section V championship in 2001 and runner-up finishes in 2000 and 2002 ... all-city selection in basketball as a senior ... led team in scoring in 2003 (10.3 ppg) and 2004 (13.3 ppg) ... selected Rochester High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2003 and WHAM high school Sportswoman of the Year ... class valedictorian ... winner of NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award in 2002 and 2003 ... full name is Mary Bethany Carpenter ... daughter of Bill and Chrissy Carpenter ... father played football and golf at Dartmouth College ... grandfather also played football at Dartmouth ... has two brothers and two sisters ... sister, Lisa, is a 2005 graduate of Notre Dame ... born Nov. 8, 1985, in Pennington, N.J. ... psychology and arts and letters pre-professional major at Notre Dame.
