Lauren Fenlon

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Dayton, MD
	High School: Our Lady of Good Counsel

	Height: 5-10
	Position: Defense
	Birthdate: 05/23/1989

Two-time monogram winner as she enters her senior season at Notre Dame ... standout defensive player who is among the top defensive players in the BIG EAST ... one of the leaders of the Irish defense along with fellow senior Jackie Doherty ... brings a physical presence to the defense ... plays a tough, hard-nosed style ... has a great attitude and knows how to read the play as it develops ... makes life miserable for opposing attacks ... has outstanding defensive instincts ... has good size and speed ... will be a candidate for all-BIG EAST honors as a senior ... knows what it takes to win ... has done a great job in working with the team's younger defenders in helping them adapt to the speed of the college game ... selected as an alternate along with teammate Kailene Abt to the U.S. Under-19 team in the summer of 2007 ... two-time U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American ... 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 Jackie Doherty (Ellicott City) and freshmen Molly Shawhan (Fulton) and Margaret Smith (Westminster) ... attended the same high school - Our Lady of Good Counsel - as Shawhan ... has seen action in 48 games at Notre Dame, making 34 starts ... has 60 ground balls, 11 draw controls and 25 caused turnovers in her first three seasons at Notre Dame ... selected to 2009 and 2010 BIG EAST Academic All-Star team ... selected to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll following her junior season with a 3.50 grade-point average in Sociology.

AS A JUNIOR: Played and started in all 18 games for the Irish on defense in 2010 ... had 27 ground balls, six draw controls and 12 caused turnovers on the year ... selected by her teammates as the team's "Unsung Hero," following the 2010 season ... key member of Notre Dame defensive back line along with senior Rachel Guerrera and junior Jackie Doherty that helped freshman goaltender Ellie Hilling to lowest goals-against average (9.69) since the 2006 season ... had nine games with two or more ground balls and two games with two or more caused turnovers ... had a pair of ground balls in 14-12 win at California (3/13) ... had a season-high four ground balls as Irish limited Boston University to six goals in 7-6 win on March 20 ... had two ground balls and two caused turnovers in 10-9 home loss to Vanderbilt (3/24) ... had three consecutive games with two ground balls versus Georgetown, Loyola and Villanova ... part of defense that recorded first shutout in school and BIG EAST history versus Villanova (4/9) ... had a pair of ground balls in 12-11 win at Ohio State (4/22) ... recorded two ground balls and a season-high three caused turnovers in the 12-11, four-overtime loss to Syracuse in BIG EAST Tournament ... closed the season with three ground balls in NCAA Tournament loss to Northwestern (5/15).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 21 games during the 2009 season, making 16 starts ... became a stalwart on the Notre Dame defense with her physical style of play ... grabbed 30 ground balls to rank ninth on the squad ... added five draw controls and 12 caused turnovers for a solid sophomore campaign ... had seven games with two or more ground balls and three contests with two or more caused turnovers ... made first career start in season opener at Duquesne, getting three ground balls and one caused turnover in 22-7 win ... recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers in 14-11 win versus Ohio State (2/22) ... chipped in two ground balls in 17-8 win versus Stanford (2/28) ... recorded fourth multiple ground ball game, grabbing three in BIG EAST win at Cincinnati (4/3) ... had career-high five ground balls and three caused turnovers in 20-5 home win against Connecticut (4/18) ... had two ground balls, two draw controls and one caused turnover in two games at the BIG EAST Championship ... recorded a pair of ground balls in NCAA win versus Vanderbilt (5/10) and closed the season with four ground balls and one caused turnover in 16-10 NCAA quarterfinal loss at North Carolina.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in nine games as a freshman defender at Notre Dame, coming off the bench ... grabbed three ground balls and had one caused turnover in limited action ... saw first collegiate action in opening game of season, a 22-10 win over Canisius ... recorded ground balls versus Duquesne (2/17), Loyola (3/22) and at Northwestern (4/9).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Lettered in two sports at Our Lady of Good Counsel, winning four in lacrosse and two in basketball ... helped squad to four Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championships ... three-time all-conference ... helped basketball to city title in 2005 ... team was ranked 10th in the nation by USA Today ... first team all-Met selection in 2007 ... Montgomery County player of the year in `07 ... named to high school Tewaaraton Watch List as a senior in `07 ... as a senior, had 24 goals and 15 assists for 39 points while causing 36 turnovers ... for career, accumulated 82 goals and 46 assists for 128 points ... had 112 ground balls, 81 draw controls and 78 caused turnovers ... club teammate of fellow Irish defender Jackie Doherty on the M&D lacrosse team ... was a second team all-Galaxy player in 2005 and first team in 2006 ... team won 2006 Galaxy Tournament ... M&D won national tournament in 2004 and 2006 ... full name is Lauren Elizabeth Fenlon ... daughter of Tim and Linda Fenlon ... has one brother ... grandfather, Edward, played football (1937) at Notre Dame ... has a cousin, Riley, who currently attends Notre Dame ... born May 23, 1989 in Silver Spring, Md. ... Sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences at Notre Dame.

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