This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
Debuted each year at the OSCARS - the year-end highlight video provides a look back at all 26 varsity sports competed at the University of Notre Dame and is created in cooperation with the Student Welfare and Development Office and LeSea Broadcasting.
Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse 17-14 victory over Stanford on February 19, 2012.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Notre Dame's starting goalie for all 19 games, playing 1,110:44 minutes ... led Irish to a 10-9 record, tallying 131 saves, while allowing 179 goals ... sixth in the BIG EAST in save percentage (.423) among student-athletes with at least 50 saves ... posted a 9.67 goals against average ... helped Notre Dame finish third in the league in goals against average at 9.58 ... allowed six or less goals in seven contests ... placed fifth in the conference in saves per game at 7.00 ... recorded four 11-plus save games ... played every minute of 16 games ... was third on team with 41 ground balls ... had 11 games with three or more ground balls ... had a career-high 15 saves in a 13-10 win at home against Georgetown ... notched 14 saves against Syracuse and 11 each against California and Vanderbilt ... allowed only two goals in a win against Cincinnati and three in a win against Villanova ... had .647 save percentage in 20-6 win at California ... also had career-high six ground balls against the Golden Bears ... had five at Hofstra ... earned a Monogram.
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. ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters and is majoring in sociology.
