| Francie Crowell |
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Talented athlete who will see action at midfield/defense for the Irish ... becomes the first Notre Dame women's lacrosse player from the state of California ... hard-working player who is adapting to the speed and pace of Division I lacrosse ... has good stick skills and excellent speed and quickness ... began her playing career when her high school - Los Alamitos - began its program in her sophomore year ... played club lacrosse with Team OC/Xteam ... was a U.S. Lacrosse first team All-American in 2009, the first in her high school program's history.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Earned three letters in lacrosse at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... three-year captain who helped school to two Sunset League championships (2008, 2009) ... led team to an undefeated, 19-0 season, as a senior in `09 and the U.S. Lacrosse Southern California title ... two-time, team MVP and all-Sunset League choice ... selected team MVP and all-Sunset League in `08 and '09 ... named the Orange County Register girls lacrosse player of the year (2009) and was the California state player of the year as a senior ... led Los Alamitos in scoring as a senior with 73 goals and 76 assists for 149 points while grabbing 47 ground balls, 54 draw controls and 31 caused turnovers ... owns school records for goals, assists, points, caused turnovers, draw controls and points in a game (11) ... became the first player from Los Alamitos High School to go on to play Division I lacrosse ... full name is Frances Hart Crowell ... daughter of Jim and Cindy Crowell ... has two brothers and three sisters ... born May 10, 1991 in Long Beach Calif. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame ... plans to major in pre-professional studies for a career in medicine.
