Images of the Irish from the run to another NCAA tournament.
AS A JUNIOR: Played in all 18 games, including the last 13 as a starter on defense ... tallied 14 ground balls, 14 caused turnovers and two draw controls ... turned in three multi-ground ball games and four multi-caused turnover games ... had two ground balls each against Louisville, Rutgers and No. 3 Syracuse ... caused two or more turnovers against No. 16 Cornell, Syracuse, Connecticut and No. 1 Northwestern ... had career-high three caused turnovers against the Orange ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... earned a monogram.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 18 games as a reserve, starting one game against Northwestern ... scored three goals on the year ... added 11 ground balls, nine draw controls and nine caused turnovers ... scored goals in first two games of season against California and Stanford ... also added a goal against Cincinnati ... had two ground balls each against Villanova, Vanderbilt and Loyola (MD) in the BIG EAST Championship game ... earned a monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 17 games, making eight starts ... grabbed 10 ground balls with one draw control and six caused turnovers ... had a career-high six ground balls and two caused turnovers at Northwestern (3/30) in 15-5 loss ... had two ground balls and a caused turnover in 7-6 win at Boston University (3/20) ... selected to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team ... earned a monogram.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Won five letters - two in lacrosse and three in field hockey - at St. Stephen's and St. Agnes High School in Alexandria, Va. ... member of three ISL conference championship teams in field hockey and two in lacrosse ... was an all-ISL conference selection in field hockey as a senior in 2009 ... member of a tough defense that helped SSSA to a 26-0 record in 2008 and a No. 1 ranking in the nation and then a 24-2 mark last season ... two-time U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American in 2008 and 2009 ... played for the Capital `09 Blue club team ... member of U.S. Lacrosse Mid-Atlantic 1 team that won 2009 national championship ... helped squad to back-to-back state titles in lacrosse (2008, 2009) and field hockey (2007, 2008) ... led field hockey team in scoring with 19 goals in `07 and 26 in `08 ... full name is Emily Wilson Conner ... daughter of Chuck and Dru Conner ... has two brothers and one sister ... born in Washington, D.C. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and is majoring in management with an emphasis in consulting.
