Kate Scarola Hometown: Windsor, Conn. High School: Windsor Height: 5-5 Position: Midfield Birthdate: 09/26/1980

Valuable reserve who played all four seasons at midfield for the Irish ... brought speed and quickness to the Notre Dame lineup ... versatile player with strong passing skills ... finished career with 11 goals (on 28 shots) and 13 assists for 24 points in 42 games played ... made four starts during her career.

AS A SENIOR: Saw action in 14 games during 2002, making three starts ... had three goals and four assists for seven points ... collected 16 ground balls ... opened the season with a goal and an assist in home win over Ohio University for lone multiple-point game of the year ... scored goals versus Boston College and Georgetown ... had assists versus Delaware, Virginia Tech and Ohio State in NCAA tournament play.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in 13 of Notre Dame’s 15 games in 2001 ... scored two goals (one free position goal) with two assists for four points ... collected 10 ground balls and five draw controls on the season ... scored a pair of goals in Irish win over the University of Denver ...collected assists versus Ohio University and Syracuse.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in five games ... began the season with one goal and one assist in win at Denver ... converted a free-position shot and added two assists versus Ohio University ... collected four ground balls, caused three turnovers and controlled two draws in her five games.

AS A FRESHMAN: Gave Irish solid contributions in reserve role ... saw action in 10 games with one starting appearance against Villanova ... assisted on team’s opening two goals in first 2:02 of the contest and finished with three assists in that win over the Wildcats ... finished with four goals on six shots ... scored twice against Davidson and added an assist ... notched single goals against Harvard and Gannon.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-sport athlete at Windsor High School ... won three letters each in lacrosse and soccer ... three-time all-conference and two-time team MVP in lacrosse ...captained her high school lacrosse team as a senior ... daughter of Kenneth and Mary Katherine Scarola ... has two brothers and two sisters ... father is a Notre Dame graduate ... born Sept. 26, 1980, in Hartford, Conn. ... graduated in May of 2002 with a degree in management information systems from the Mendoza College of Business.