The team recently concluded fall ball and will turn toward November training.
Talented, athletic goalkeeper who earned her first monogram as a freshman, playing all but 2:17 during the 2010 season ... learned a great deal in her rookie season and knows what to expect in her second season as Notre Dame's top netminder ... quick, active goalkeeper with great mobility outside the cage ... gives her teammates confidence as the last line of defense ... competitive player who comes from a top program where she faced talented shooters all the time ... has all the tools to be an outstanding Division I goalkeeper ... recorded the first shutout in Notre Dame and BIG EAST history when she blanked Villanova, 16-0, on April 9, 2010 ... had the longest shutout streak in Notre Dame and BIG EAST history when she went 98:33 between April 5 and April 11 without giving up a goal to Loyola, Villanova and Syracuse ... one of two Irish players from the Rochester, New York area on the roster as she is joined by freshman Lindsay Powell (Honeoye Falls) ... two-time U.S. Lacrosse honorable mention All-American (2008 and 2009).
AS A FRESHMAN: Played and started all 18 games for the Irish between the pipes ... was 11-7 on the year with a 9.69 goals-against average (the lowest for a Notre Dame goalkeeper since 2006) and a .421 save percentage ... waswas second on the team with 42 ground balls ... played in 1,114:03 minutes ... recorded one shutout, the only one in Notre Dame and BIG EAST history ... set an Irish and conference record by not giving up a goal in 98:33 from April 5 to April 11, 2010, covering parts of three games ... also played in the longest game in Notre Dame and BIG EAST history, as she played 78:52 (four overtimes) in a 12-11 loss to Syracuse (5/6) in the BIG EAST semifinals ... made first career start in 13-12 win at Hofstra (2/23), making seven saves ... stopped Duquesne, 15-10, on Feb. 27, making four saves ... suffered first loss of career in 12-8 loss to Dartmouth (3/7) ... made nine saves ... bounced back with a five-save game as Irish won at California (3/13), 14-12 ... had eight-save game at Boston University (3/20) in 7-6 Irish win ... selected BIG EAST defensive player of the week for wins at Cal and Boston University ... lost second game of the season, making five saves in 10-9 loss to Vanderbilt (3/24) ... made career-high 12 saves in 11-9 win over Louisville (3/27) ... selected BIG EAST defensive player of the week for 12-save game versus Louisville ... ran into No. 1 Northwestern and dropped a 15-5 decision, making six saves ... lost second consecutive game, this one at Georgetown, 12-10, making 10 saves in the contest ... started Notre Dame on a five-game winning streak, making four stops in an 11-10 win at Loyola (4/5) ... made eight saves in historic, 16-0, shutout win versus Villanova ... blanked Syracuse for first 30 minutes in 6-5 upset win over the Orange ... finished with six saves ... chosen WomensLax.com player of the week for week of April 12 ... won fourth straight game, 15-5, over Cincinnati (4/17) ... played 57:43, sitting out the final 2:17 ... made just two saves in the contest ... had seven saves in 12-11 win at Ohio State (4/22) ... made 10 save in 12-11 loss at Rutgers (4/24) ...closed the regular season with seven saves in 16-9 victory at Connecticut (5/1) ... had second, 12-save game of the year and a career-high six ground balls as Irish lost to Rutgers, 12-11, in longest game in BIG EAST history in conference semifinals ... closed the season with nine saves in a 19-7 loss in first round of the NCAA Tournament at Northwestern.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-sport standout at Brighton High School in Rochester, N.Y. ... three-time letter winner in soccer and four-time letter winner in lacrosse ... played center midfield in soccer, helping Brighton to a pair of undefeated seasons (2007, 2008) ... team captain as a senior and the team's most valuable player in `07 and '08 ... played in the senior all-star game in fall of `08 ... in lacrosse was a four-year starter in goal for Brighton ... actually joined the team in eighth grade as the back up goalkeeper ... played on four Section V championship teams and two teams that advanced to the state title game ... two-time Section V all-county team selection (2008, 2009) ... selected to play in the U.S. Lacrosse Greater Rochester Section V Senior all-star game ... full name is Eleanor Pauline Hilling ... daughter of Peter and Paula Hilling ... has one brother and one sister ... born December 27, 1990 in Rochester, N.Y. ... American Studies major in the College of Arts and Letters at Notre Dame.
