Meredith Simon Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 3rd year Alma Mater: Notre Dame '04

A familiar face returned to the Notre Dame sidelines in 2007-08 as Meredith Simon `04 joined her former coach, Tracy Coyne, as an assistant with the Irish.

She took over for former teammate, Alissa Moser `02, who was married during the summer of 2008 and is currently attending law school. Moser had served for three years as a Coyne assistant from 2004 through 2007.

In making the announcement Coyne said, "We're thrilled to welcome Meredith back to the Notre Dame family. She understands the expectations and demands of being a Notre Dame athlete and will be an invaluable asset to the team. Meredith gained valuable coaching experience while working at Towson. Not only are we excited about having another former player joining the staff, but she also brings fresh ideas to the program."

She added, "As a player, Meredith embodied all that we value at the University. Her enthusiasm and love of the game set her apart as a student-athlete. Now she will have the opportunity to inspire our current players with that same spirit."

As an assistant at Notre Dame, Simon will work with the Irish attack and the goalkeepers on a daily basis while assisting with recruiting and team travel in addition to the day-to-day office operations.

She rejoins the Irish as a coach after spending three seasons (2005-07) as an assistant at Towson University where she worked with the attack and the team's goalkeepers.

During her three seasons at Towson, the Tigers were 26-25 overall while capturing their first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title in 2005 and making their first NCAA Tournament appearance that season.

While at Notre Dame as a player (2000-04), Simon became the school's first-ever, firstteam, Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-American as she set a then Notre Dame single-season scoring mark with 74 points on 46 goals and 28 assists while leading the Irish to the NCAA tournament in 2004.

During that season, Simon also became the first Notre Dame player to be a nominee for the prestigious Tewaaraton Trophy as the top player in the nation. A two-time first team All- BIG EAST selection (2003, 2004), Simon was the BIG EAST co-attack player of the year in 2004, sharing the honor with Leigh Ann Zimmer of Syracuse. During 2004, the attack standout also was selected as a second team All- American by Inside Lacrosse Magazine and womenslacrosse.com.

A team captain as a senior, the Flemington, N.J., native finished her Notre Dame career ranked first in games played (64), third in goals (109), fourth in assists (49), third in points (158), tied for fourth in ground balls (123) and third in draw controls (91). She ended her career with what is now the fifth-longest pointscoring streak in the program's history as she scored in 28 straight games, recording 68 goals and 35 assists for 103 points between March 25, 2003 and May 13, 2004. During her career, Simon was a member of Notre Dame's first two NCAA tournament teams in 2002 and 2004.

The 26-year old Simon graduated with a degree in American Studies from Notre Dame in 2004 and was a Dean's List selection four times.A graduate of Hunterdon Central High School in New Jersey, she was a three-sport standout in soccer, basketball and lacrosse. Simon was the second member of her family to play and serve as captain of a Notre Dame lacrosse team as she followed her brother, Eric `03 who captained the men's team in 2003.