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.
Women's Soccer defeated Tulsa 7 to 1 in the game against Tulsa at Alumni Stadium in the Notre Dame Adidas Invitational.
Two-year monogram winner ... quick, athletic outside back who has persevered through handful of injuries to thrive in Notre Dame's 4-3-3 system with her mix of defensive toughness and timely runs into the offensive third ... plays much bigger than her size with her physicality and acute awareness of defensive positioning ... also delivers a strong service from the wings ... expected to be a significant member of the Fighting Irish outside back rotation this season, and may contend for starting spot on the left side after being a part-time starter in her first two years.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 21 matches, earning seven starts during Notre Dame's third national championship season ... earned starting assignments at left back for early-season 1-0 wins over Minnesota and #8 Santa Clara ... played a season-high 79 minutes in the latter contest ... started at #13 UCLA, but had to come off in fifth minute with injury, which sidelined her for the next two matches ... returned to action at Northwestern (16 minutes) and would build up her playing time as a key reserve ... eventually played her way back into lineup against Seton Hal (2-1), a role she would hold off and on for the remainder of the regular season and BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal ... saw action in five NCAA tournament matches, all off the bench ... turned in poised 62-minute reserve effort in third-round victory at #3 North Carolina (4-1).
AS A FRESHMAN:Appeared in 20 games as a rookie, starting eight times ... led all Notre Dame freshmen with 976 minutes played ... credited with two assists and took two shots ... came off the bench
for the first three games of her career ... steadily earned more playing time in those three contests, culminating with a solid 73-minute relief effort against #1 North Carolina (0-6) ... earned her first career start in the next game against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3-0), beginning a run of six consecutive starting nods ... early injury at Cincinnati (2-1) led her to come off the bench in next game against Louisville (1-0), a role she also filled at West Virginia (3-2, ot) and Pittsburgh (0-0, 2ot), taking her first shot of the season in the latter contest ... returned to the lineup at #10/12 Rutgers and went the distance for the first time in her career ... also collected her first career point with an assist on Lauren Fowlkes' gamewinning goal in the 84th minute (1-0) ... suffered an injury in opening minute of ensuing game at Seton Hall (2-0), causing her to miss the final four games of the regular season ... suited up again for BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal against South Florida (5-0) with 44 minutes in relief ... carded her second assist of the season on Fowlkes' 34th-minute strike against USF ... played 47 minutes as a reserve in BIG EAST final against #rv/10 Marquette (2-1), starting the sequence that led to Amanda Clark's gamewinning goal on her leftside service to Melissa Henderson at the edge of the penalty area (Henderson dished to Erica Iantorno, who crossed to Clark for the score in the 71st minute) ... made NCAA Championship debut in first-round win over IUPUI (5-0) with 69 minutes of action ... also saw time during NCAA tourney games against Central Michigan (6-1), #6 Florida State (2-0) and #4 North Carolina (0-1).
ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Selected for United States U-15 National Team player pool (2006) ... a USYS Region III team member (2005-07) ... played her club soccer with the 2008 national champion Dallas Texans ... the Texans also produced current Irish senior Taylor Knaack and fellow sophomore Jordan Snyder, as well as 2008 graduate/two-time Hermann Trophy recipient Kerri Hanks ... a national championship finalist in 2007 with the Texans and third-place finisher in 2006 with the Texans ... crowned Region III champions for three consecutive years (2006-08) ... five-time NTX state champions (2003-04, 2007-09) ... also won the Disney Showcase in 2008 ... her Texans squad won the LHGCL Grand Championship six times (2003-07, '09) and were named the Premier League Champions on four occasions (2005-08) ... earned the WAGS Championship in 2003.
PREP & PERSONAL: Started every game of her high school career and earned all-district honors in each of her four seasons ... netted nine goals and five assists for 23 points as a senior ... served as the team captain and was named the team's MVP ... helped Marcus HS to a regional semifinal appearance and a third-place finish within the district ... earned her district's Utility Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season while garnering first-team all-district accolades ... also named to the Dallas Morning News First Team ... finished her high school career with 31 goals and 25 assists for 87 career points ... scored 15 goals and also recorded 13 assists for 43 points as a junior ... named the Utility Player of the Year for her district ... a first-team all-district selection and a member of the all-region team ... helped her team to a second-place district finish ... netted five goals and added five assists for 15 points as a sophomore ... helped her team to a state semifinal appearance after the team was earned the region and district Championships ... a second-team all-district selection ... scored two goals and registered two assists as a freshman ... named a second-team all-district selection ... helped Marcus to a state semifinal appearance ... the team finished second in the district but went on to win the regional championship ... an A/B Honor Roll student ... named a Magnificent Marauder four times (2006-2009) ... daughter of Boderick and Cassandra Hall ... has one brother, Jarrod ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.
