Rachel Guerrera Class: Senior Hometown: Wantagh, NY High School: Wantagh Height: 5-7 Position: Defense Birthdate: 03/30/1988

Earned first monogram as a sophomore after becoming a regular on the Notre Dame defense in 2008 ... will team with seniors Shannon Burke and Beth Koloup to give the Irish three experienced players on the Irish back line ... a talented defender, she combines speed, quickness and toughness on defense ... has a driving will to win and plays the game with an edge ... saw plenty of action as a sophomore as a shut-down defender facing the opposition's top players ... confident player with outstanding defensive instincts ... excellent one-on-one defender ... came to Notre Dame after being one of the top defenders on Long Island while playing at Wantagh High School ... one of five Long Islanders on the Irish roster along with senior Jillian Byers (Northport), sophomores Kailene Abt (Huntington) and Shaylyn Blaney (Stony Brook) and freshman Kristen DeRespiris (Locust Valley) ... has played in 21 games at Notre Dame, starting 15 of them ... owns 25 ground balls, seven draw controls and 15 caused turnovers over two seasons.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 19 games in 2008, making 15 starts on defense ... finished the season with 25 ground balls, seven draw controls and 15 caused turnovers ... had eight games with two-or- more ground balls, including a career best three versus California (3/8) and at Hofstra (3/25) ... fifteen caused turnovers ranked sixth on the team ... turned in a career-best four caused turnovers in win over Delaware (3/13) ... recorded one draw control in seven different games.

AS A FRESHMAN: Served as a reserve on a veteran defensive unit in her rookie year ... played in two games, seeing first collegiate action against Duquesne on April 1 ... also played against California on April 7.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport standout at Wantagh High School where she played soccer, lacrosse and ran track winning four letters in soccer and lacrosse and three in track ... served as team captain of all three teams as a senior ... two-time all-county selection in soccer and lacrosse as a junior and senior ... selected to Newsday's all-Long Island team in lacrosse as a senior ... was a U.S. Lacrosse honorable mention All-American as a senior ... selected to play in the Under Armor High School All-American game but could not participate ... played for the Long Island Elite Yellow Jackets from seventh grade through her senior year ... played for the New York 1 team in the championship game at the U.S. Lacrosse National Championships in the spring of 2005 ... captained Long Island region team at the 2005 Empire State games ... named the most valuable defender at the 2004 National Draw Tournament and was named to the all-tournament team at the Star-Spangled Tournament in `04 ... won the New York State Journalism Gold Award for News Story in 2005 and a Bronze Award for Sports Writing in 2002 ... has received the Dartmouth College Award for Leadership Excellence and was a HOBY Leadership Ambassador for the Long Island Region ... full name is Rachel R. Guerrera ... daughter of John and Jeet Guerrera ... has one sister and one brother ... born March 30, 1988 in Bethpage, N.Y. ... has a double major in American Studies and Film, Television and Theatre in the College of Arts and Letters at Notre Dame.

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