Meredith Locasto

	Class: Graduate Student
	Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
	High School: Mt. Lebanon

	Height: 5-6
	Position: Attack

Earned first monogram in 2010 season ... recognized for her dedication to the program ... the definition of a true team player ... knows her role with the team and is one of the team leaders ... shows the younger players what it takes to be a member of the program and works hard to push players ahead of her ... walked on to the team as a freshman and continues to impress the coaching staff with her outstanding work ethic ... moved from defense to attack in 2009 and continues to improve her game ... has a strong, accurate shot ... has solid stick skills ... member of seven-player 2007 recruiting class that was ranked among the best in the nation ... has played in 12 games during her career, scoring three goals for three points ... also has one ground ball, one draw control and one caused turnover ... outstanding student who graduated summa cum laude with a degree in accounting in just three years in May of 2010 from the Mendoza College of Business ... is currently in graduate school at Notre Dame ... was one of four Notre Dame players selected to the IWLCA Academic honor roll following the 2010 season with a 3.967 grade-point average for the 2009-10 school year.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in two games for the Irish during the 2010 season, seeing action against Villanova (4/9) and Cincinnati (4/17) ... had one shot on goal in the game versus Cincinnati ... one of four Notre Dame players named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll following the 2010 campaign ... award goes to juniors and seniors with 3.5 grade-point averages or better.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in eight games during the 2009 season ... scored three goals with no assists for three points ... grabbed one ground ball, one draw control and caused one turnover during the year ... picked up first collegiate goal in her hometown as she scored in the season-opening, 22-7 victory, at Duquesne (2/14) ... played in games against Northwestern, Stanford and Rutgers, picking up a draw control before scoring her second goal of the year at home versus California (3/22) ... notched third goal of the season in 20-8 win over Louisville (4/5) ... recorded a ground ball and a caused turnover in win against Connecticut (4/18).

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in two games in 2008, playing versus Canisius and Duquesne.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Played three years of lacrosse (2005-07) at Mt. Lebanon High School ... also ran track during the winter ... earned letters as a junior and senior for the Blue Devils ... member of two Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Athletic League (WPIAL) championship teams (2005, 2006) with a second-place finish in 2007 ... team also won Midwest School Girls Lacrosse Association (MSLA) title in `05, was third in `06 and second in `07 ... selected to `07 first team section 3 and first team WPIAL all-star ... selected second team all-Midwest team in `07 ... played for Upper Atlantic Team 6 at 2006 national tournament ... selected U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American in 2007 ... full name is Meredith Leigh Locasto ... daughter of Lee and Lisa Locasto ... has one brother and one sister ... father Lee, is, a 1975 Notre Dame graduate ... ... born December 19, 1989 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... graduated with a degree in accounting from the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame in three years ... currently attending graduate school.

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