Tara Durkin Hometown: Jenkintown, PA High School: Jenkintown Last College: Massachusetts Height: 5-4 Position: Goalkeeper Birthdate: 11/24/1978

Played two seasons at Notre Dame after transferring from the University of Massachusetts ... finished Irish career with 11.19 goals against average and a .531 save percentage ... has single-season mark with 176 saves during 2000 season ... for career including two seasons at Massachusetts, had a 9.47 goals against and a .584 save percentage ... graduated with a degree in business from the Mendoza College of Business ... spent the fall of 2000 studying in Australia.

AS A SENIOR: Saw action in nine games off the bench for the Irish as a backup to Jen White ... played 95:41, with 19 goals against and 10 saves for an 11.91 goals against average and a .345 save percentage.

AS A JUNIOR: Led all Irish goalkeepers in minutes with over 783 minutes played ... started all 15 games ... set the school record for saves in a season with 176 ... eclipsed Carrie Marshall’s record for lowest goals against average in a season with her 11.11 mark ... also established a record for highest save percentage in a season with .548 ... allowed only two goals in 38 minutes against Ohio ... recorded 18 saves in loss to 16th-ranked Syracuse ... recorded 17-plus saves in six consecutive games ... matched Notre Dame record for single-game saves with 20 against Vanderbilt.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT MASSACHUSETTS: Played in nine of 15 games for the Minutewomen ... started five games and finished with a 3-2 record ... had 14 saves in season-opening win over Harvard ... also posted wins over New Hampshire and Hofstra ... ranked second in Atlantic-10 Conference in save percentage (.615) and goals-against average (7.83).

AS A FRESHMAN AT MASSACHUSETTS: Saw action in eight games, making four starts ... finished season with a 3-0 record ... had a .689 save percentage ... compiled a 6.31 goals-against average ... made 15 saves in overtime victory over Brown ... recorded nine saves against both Yale and Connecticut.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Led Jenkintown High School to 52-9-3 record as four-year letterwinner ... named Bicentennial League MVP following senior season ... named team MVP as junior and senior and captained team as a senior ... three-time first team all-league selection ... four-time all-area selection ... named to first team all-area by Philadelphia Inquirer ... participated in Pennsylvania senior all-star game ... also won three letters in field hockey at Jenkintown ... born Nov. 24, 1978, in Lancaster, Pa.