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.
The Irish cruise into the NCAA Championship round of 16 with a 6-1 win over Central Michigan on Sunday, November 15.
Two-year monogram winner ... athletic and versatile player who has spent time as midfielder and center back ... good size and mobility to go along with her competitive nature ... also possesses powerful shot ... has shown great deal of development in her game during past two seasons ... hard worker in training and looks to translate that to match readiness, allowing her to take on a larger role in Fighting Irish rotation this season.
AS A JUNIOR: Played in career-high nine matches and personal-best 88 minutes during Notre Dame's third national championship season ... credited with one shot, which came during a career-high 45 minutes of action against Cincinnati (4-0) ... made two appearances during the NCAA Championship, seeing time in the second round against #22 USC (4-0) and third round at #3 North Carolina (4-1).
AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in six games, playing a total of 74 minutes ... had one assist and took four shots, including one on goal ... made season debut against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3-0), playing the final eight minutes ... also saw time in regular season against Connecticut (6-1) ... made first postseason appearance in BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal win over South Florida (5-0), taking one shot in 10 minutes ... called upon in BIG EAST title game victory over #rv/10 Marquette (2-1), playing four minutes in the second half as the holding midfielder after the Irish took a one-goal lead ... made NCAA Champinship debut in first-round contest against IUPUI (5-0) ... played career-high 28 minutes in that game, registering her first career point when she assisted on Ellen Jantsch's goal in the 86th minute ... also took two shots (one on goal) against IUPUI ... logged 23 minutes in NCAA second-round conquest of Central Michigan (6-1), notching one shot.
AS A FRESHMAN: Played in two games for the Irish ... made her collegiate debut in Notre Dame's season-opening 7-0 defeat of Michigan, when she came off the bench to play 13 minutes ... also played in Notre Dame's 5-0 win over SMU.
ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Member of Kentucky ODP state program from 2006-08 ... also part of ODP Region II player pool from 2005-07 ... top player for the Javanon SC club program ('90s) from 1999-2008 ... helped Javanon reach US Soccer club finals ('05) while also winning four state cups ('01, '02, '04, '06) and being state runner-up in three other seasons ('03, '05, '07).
PREP & PERSONAL: Played as a forward, midfielder and defender during her youth soccer career ... a four-time team MVP while totaling 190 career points (57G-76A) at Assumption High School ... received NSCAA all-region honors as a senior in 2007 ... named first-team all-state in each of her final three seasons (honorable mention as a freshman) ... her annual scoring totals included 9G-19A as a freshman, 18G-18A as a sophomore, 14G-22A as a junior and 16G-17A as a senior ... a 2007 all-tournament pick at the Region 6 tournament and the Male High School Bulldog Cup, also helping AHS win '07 Bluegrass State Games ... named all-tournament as a junior at the 2006 District 13 tournament and the Fayette County Soccer Spectacular, while helping team with the BSG and MHS Bulldog Cup ... led 2005 team to the state semifinals, earning all-tournament honors (she also was all-tournament at the District 13 event and the Oldham Country Bluegrass tournament) ... AHS won the '05 BSG and OCB tournament while being a finalist at the Bulldog Cup ... her freshman season in '04 also saw AHS reach the state semifinals, after winning the Bulldog Cup and reaching the OCB final ... member of the National Honor Society, principal's list and honor roll (3.9 GPA) ... a four-year class officer and member of the student-faculty advisory board ... recent ND golfer Lauren Fuchs ('00) and volleyball outside hitter Christina Kaelin also attended Assumption ... full name is Brynn Nicole Gerstle ... born Dec. 19, 1989, in Louisville, Ky. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a double major in psychology and history ... carries an impressive 3.503 cumulative grade-point average ... earned a place on the 2009-10 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
