Jackie Doherty

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
	High School: Mt. Hebron

	Height: 5-6
	Position: Midfield/Defense
	Birthdate: 12/21/1988

Three-time monogram winner for the Irish ... became one of the nation's most dominant defensive players during her junior year in 2010 ... will anchor Notre Dame's defense during the 2011 campaign ... team leader on the back line ... will serve as one of the team's captains during her senior year ... tough, hard-nosed competitor who makes plays all over the field ... has great stick skills and tremendous hand-eye coordination ... strong transition player who allows the Irish to play a more up-tempo style ... a force in the defensive midfield on both sides of the ball ... will team with fellow senior Lauren Fenlon, juniors Kate Newall and Jordy Shoemaker and sophomore Emily Conner to form a solid defensive unit ... tough on the draw and knows how to force opponents into turnovers ... a preseason all-BIG EAST selection in 2011 ... will be an All-American candidate for her defensive play as a senior ... selected to the Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List for the 2011 season ... comes from one of the top high school programs in the country - Mt. Hebron High School in Ellicott City, Md. ... joined current junior teammates Kailene Abt and Shaylyn Blaney as 2007 Under Armour All-Americans ... was selected as an honorable mention U.S. Lacrosse All-American in 2007 after being a first team choice in 2006 and an honorable mention choice in 2005 ... member of seven-player 2007 recruiting class that was ranked among the best in the nation ... one of four Maryland natives on the Notre Dame roster along with fellow senior Lauren Fenlon (Dayton) and freshmen Molly Shawhan (Fulton) and Margaret Smith (Westminster) ... has played in 54 games at Notre Dame, making 45 starts ... has 19 goals and 14 assists for 33 points to go with 121 ground balls, 74 draw controls and 71 caused turnovers ... enters her senior year ranked eighth in ground balls, 11th in draw controls and seventh in caused turnovers.

AS A JUNIOR: Played and started in all 18 games ... scored four goals and added an assist from her defensive position ... led the Irish with 53 ground balls, was second with 30 draw controls and led the team with 40 caused turnovers ... had two or more ground balls in 14 of 18 games ... had multiple draw controls in nine of 14 games and had two or more caused turnovers in 12 games ... led the BIG EAST in caused turnovers (2.22 per game) and was fourth best in the nation ... her 2.94 ground balls per game were best in the conference and ranked her 12th nationally ... selected first team all-BIG EAST and first team IWLCA All-American ... winner of Notre Dame's 2002 Award as the top defensive player ... set the defensive tone in the opener with three ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers in 13-12 win at Hofstra (2/23) ... had three caused turnovers in home-opening win versus Duquesne (2/27) ... had a career-high four draw controls and scored first goal of the season in 12-8 home loss to Dartmouth (3/7) ... was all over the field in 14-12 win at California (3/13) ... scored a goal and had career highs with six ground balls and five caused turnovers versus the Golden Bears ... followed with another career-high, six ground-ball game and four caused turnovers in 7-6 win at Boston University (3/20) ... picked up only assist of the season in 11-9 home win versus Louisville (3/27) ... had five ground balls, two draw controls and two caused turnovers in 15-5 loss at Northwestern (3/30) ... helped Irish to a key road win, snapping a two-game losing streak at Loyola (4/5) ... had third, six-ground ball game of the season, added four draw controls and four caused turnovers in 11-10 win over the Greyhounds ... helped Irish to first shutout in program and BIG EAST history as Notre Dame blanked Villanova, 16-0, at Arlotta Stadium on April 9 ... helped defense limit high-scoring Syracuse to just five goals in 6-5 upset of the Orange (4/11) ... scored third goal of the season with three ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers in 15-5 win over Cincinnati (4/17) ... had three caused turnovers in 12-11 win at Ohio State (4/22) ... scored fourth goal of the season in 16-9 win at Connecticut in regular-season finale ... closed the season with four ground balls, one draw control and three caused turnovers in 17-9 loss to Northwestern in NCAA first round game on May 15.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 21 games, getting the starting call all 21 times ... had career highs in goals (9), assists (12), points (21) and shots on goal (22) ... was second on the team with 53 ground balls, fourth in draw controls (36) and fourth in caused turnovers (21) ... recorded points in 12 of Notre Dame's 21 games ... picked up two or more ground balls in 17 games and had 12 games with two or more draw controls ... named the team's Unsung Hero following the season ... started the year with a goal and an assist in the 22-7 win over Duquesne ... next goal came versus Stanford (2/28) and was the game winner in a 17-8 victory ... followed with a career-high three-point game (1g, 2a) in 16-11 win at Dartmouth (3/3) ... added a goal and an assist in the 16-12 win over James Madison at Disney World of Sports ... had a goal and an assist to go with then-career highs in ground balls (4) and draw controls (4) in 18-9 BIG EAST win over Rutgers ... had assists in Notre Dame wins versus Loyola (Md.) and Cincinnati (4/3) ... caused a career-high three turnovers in the 18-11 loss at Vanderbilt (4/15) ... held off the scoresheet until April 18 when she had a pair of assists in the 20-5 win over Connecticut ... was scoreless in the BIG EAST Championship win but did her part defensively with five ground balls, two draw controls and two caused turnovers in the wins versus Syracuse (4/24) and Georgetown (4/26) ... equaled career highs in goals (2) and points (3) in NCAA first round win over Vanderbilt (19-13) ... also had a career-best five ground balls to go with a draw control and two caused turnovers in the victory ... finished the season with a goal and an assist in the NCAA quarterfinal loss at North Carolina (5/16).

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 15 games in her rookie year, making six starts ... scored six goals and added an assist for seven points ... grabbed 15 ground balls, had eight draw controls and 10 caused turnovers ... started fast with goals in three straight games - Canisius, Duquesne and Ohio State - to help Irish to a 3-0 start ... picked up only assist of the season in 14-13 losss to Oregon ... added goals against California (3/8), Loyola (3/22) and at Northwestern (4/9) ... had five games with two ground balls and four games with two caused turnovers on the season.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport athlete at Mt. Hebron High School where she played lacrosse, basketball and soccer ... won four letters in lacrosse and basketball and two in soccer ... served as team captain of the lacrosse and basketball teams as a senior ... helped Mt. Hebron to three undefeated seasons (2004-06), four conference titles, four regional championships and four state titles during her career ... selected all-county (2005-07), all-Metro (2006-07) and was the Howard County player of the year in 2007 ... three-time all-county selection in basketball (2004-07) where she played point guard ... scored 173 goals in her career while adding 24 assists for 197 career points ... scored 55 goals in her senior season with 31 draw controls and 53 ground balls in helping Mt. Hebron to its 11th consecutive Maryland state title ... member of the M&D Lacrosse Club and was a first team all-Galaxy selection ... full name is Jacqueline Elizabeth Doherty ... daughter of Brian and Hedwig Doherty ... has three brothers and two sisters ... born December 21, 1988 in Elkridge, Md. ... Anthropology major in the College of Arts and Letters at Notre Dame.

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