Brittany Johnson Class: Junior Hometown: Pleasant Prairie, WI High School: Christian Life Height: 5-9 Position: Midfielder Birthdate: 10/10/1988 Club Team: Eclipse Select (IL)

Intriguing midfield addition who has several similarities to 2007 graduate and defensive midfield standout Jill Krivacek, due to her size (5-10), technical ability, quickness in tight spaces and ability to maintain possession under pressure ... prototypical playmaker for Notre Dame's system, with great ability to find players with her passing ... tremendous competitor with strong leadership, after captaining Eclipse Select to 2006 national title ... made regular commutes from Wisconsin to Chicago in order to train with Eclipse ... part of Notre Dame's Chicago-area pipeline that has included nine different players from Eclipse Select (all since 2003), among them Brittany Bock, Elise Weber (her former St. Viator HS teammate), Amanda Clark, Michele Weissenhofer and Erica Iantorno (her club teammate), plus '07 grads Krivacek, Jen Buczkowski and Kim Lorenzen) ... five of her Eclipse teammates play in the BIG EAST: Louisville's Caitlin Rehder, DePaul's Janina Locascio and Tara Strickland, and Marquette's Kelsey Lynch and Lauren Thut.

CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Five-year member of Eclipse Select (2003-07) ... captained team to 2006 USYS under-17 national title, with 4-1 overtime win over Spirit United Gaels (Pa.) in title game (in Des Moines, Iowa) ... team opened nationals with 0-0 tie versus Spirit United and 2-1 win over Dallas Texans (featuring ND freshman Taylor Knack) before beating northern California-based SF Mustang ('04 national champs) in 3-1 semifinal ... Eclipse earned spot in four-team nationals after beating Bloomfield (Mich.) Force in Region II final (4-1), with 2-1 semifinal win over Ohio Premier and group-play wins over St. Louis S.C. (2-1), Michigan Hawks (3-2) and Kentucky-based Javanon (6-0) ... the 2006 state title included 4-0 final versus Windy City Pride ... member of five state-title teams, with 2007 final including wins over Chicago Fire Jr.'s (4-1), WC Pride (3-2) and ASC Eagles (3-1 final, in OT) ... the Eclipse returned to Des Moines for 2007 Region II Championship, with 0-0 tie versus Carmel Crossfire (featuring ND freshman Julie Scheidler) and wins over Michigan Hawks (1-0) and West Des Moines Royal Fuerza (2-0) before losing 1-0 semifinal to St. Louis S.C. ... earlier went to USYS nationals with Eclipse in 2003 and reached regional title game in 2005 ... helped win 2003 Disney Showcase ... spent previous seasons with F.C. Milwaukee team that won two state titles (2001-02) and reached '02 regional final.

PREP & PERSONAL: Played one season of high school soccer, leading St. Viator (Arlington Hts.) to 2005 Illinois state title as a sophomore ... completed studies in current home state of Wisconsin, at Christian Life High School ... scored game-winning goal in 2005 state-title game, as part of her 78-point season (24 goals, 30 assists) ... named all-section, all-area, all-conference and SVHS rookie of the year ... tabbed by School Sports Magazine as one of top-10 recruits in Chicago area ... starting point guard as a freshman for Tremper High School (Wis.) varsity basketball team that won regional title ... member of the National Honor Society, National French Honor Society and student government ... born Oct. 10, 1988, in Kenosha, Wis. ... daughter of Bruce and Vanessa Johnson ... full name is Brittany Angela Johnson ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies ... intends to major in science business.