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.
Freshman scores in the 63rd minute to give Irish 1-0 win over Stanford.
One-year monogram winner ... athletic midfielder with creativity on the ball and a powerful shot from distance ... displays relentless style and strength to hold the ball ... emerging as a threat on set pieces ... has versatility to play in both holding and attacking midfield spots, having seen time in both roles during her freshman season ... thrust into starting lineup on opening day and never looked back, filling critical holding midfield spot during first half of season ... picks up new concepts quickly and reads the game well ... one of the young rising talents on Irish roster.
AS A FRESHMAN: Soccer America Freshman All-America Team ... NSCAA Third Team All-Region Team ... BIG EAST All-Freshman Team ... NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team ... started all 25 matches during Notre Dame's third national championship season (one of only 26 players in school history to start every game of their freshman season, including just six since 1999, a group that also includes current senior Jessica Schuveiller) ... ranked fifth on team (fourth among field players and first among freshmen) with 2,158 minutes played ... collected two goals (one match-winner) and one assist ...took 26 shots, with 10 of them on goal ... played all but nine total minutes in first eight matches of season (six 90-minute efforts) ... scored first collegiate goal in win over Cincinnati (4-0), netting an unassisted tally in the 37th minute ... played at least 77 minutes in all six NCAA Championship matches, moving primarily into attacking midfield spot ... notched first career postseason point with assist on Lauren Fowlkes' 71st-minute goal in first-round win over New Mexico (3-0) ... went the distance in final three matches of NCAA tournament ... was hero in NCAA College Cup semifinal win over #17 Ohio State (1-0), scoring lone goal of match at 82:22 following a 40-yard run from midfield stripe and culminating with 20-yard strike into upper left corner of net.
NATIONAL TEAM/ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Ranked 26th in the February 2010 Top Drawer Soccer club soccer player ratings ... member of 2008 U.S. U-17 National Team that earned a silver medal at inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand (USA lost to North Korea, 2-1 in overtime, in title match) ... member of U.S. U-18 National Team player pool along with classmate Rebecca Twining ... scored first U-18 goal in July 2009 friendly vs. Canada U-20s ... selected for U.S. U-20 squad for 2009 Ten Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain (starting twice and appearing in all three matches) ... competed with Region II ODP teams since 2005, helping teams to four Region II semifinals berths (2005-07, 2009), including spot in 2007 Region II finals ... most recently played on club level for head coach Jon Parry with Blue Valley Stars in Overland Park, Kan. ... served as team captain.
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Lee's Summit High School in Lee's Summit, Mo., ... played for head coach Dave Wiebenga ... piled up double-digit goals and assists in each of her final two seasons (combined total of 36 goals and 40 assists) ... Parade All-American (2009) ... NSCAA Youth All-American (2009) ... ESPN/RISE Magazine second-team All-American (2009) ... two-time NSCAA youth/high school all-region choice (2008, 2009) ... two-time all-state selection (first team 2009, second team 2008) ... Kansas City all-metro and all-district honoree (2009) ... two-time first-team all-Suburban Big 7 Conference pick (2008, 2009) ... recorded 24 goals and 16 assists in 2009 ... tallied 12 goals and school-record 24 assists in 2008 ... holds school records for assists in season and career ... helped LSHS to 2008 conference title and 2009 district crown ... member of LSHS Principal's Honor Roll (2006-09) ... twice earned Academic Letters (2007, 2009) ... has participated in local Susan G. Komen For The Cure walk (to benefit breast cancer research and awareness) for five years ... born May 13, 1992 ... full name is Amanda Laddish ... daughter of Debbie Heineman and Chris Laddish ... one of five children ... hails from the same hometown as senior Lauren Fowlkes ... one of four Missouri residents on the 2010 Notre Dame roster, along with Fowlkes, junior Ellen Jantsch (Kansas City), and classmate Elizabeth Wilson (Kansas City) ... also is one of five players on this year's Notre Dame roster from the Kansas City metro area, joining Fowlkes, Jantsch, Wilson and junior Molly Campbell (Mission Hills, Kan.) ... enrolled in Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program.
