Lauren Bohaboy

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA
	High School: Santa Margarita

	Height: 5-8
	Position: Forward
	Club Team: So Cal Blues

One-year monogram winner ... gifted striker who plays ball well with either foot ... athleticism and creativity make her a dangerous option ... also has speed and strength to be a target in the final third ... showed good development throughout her freshman season, continuing that growth through the spring season and into the off-season training program ... as team's top returning scorer, will be counted on to carry a greater portion of offensive load for Irish in 2012.

AS A FRESHMAN: BIG EAST All-Rookie Team selection ... appeared in all 21 matches, starting 12 times ... second among Irish freshmen in minutes played (1,198) ... tied for second on team in goals scored (6), as well as third in points (15) ... all six goals came during conference play, ranking her fifth in the BIG EAST in both total goals and goals per match (0.55) ... also was ninth in league for points (14) and points per match (1.27) during BIG EAST regular-season action ... collected first collegiate point with assist against Tulsa (7-1) at Notre Dame adidas Invitational ... registered season-high five shots in Notre Dame adidas Invitational win over Indiana (4-1) ... scored first collegiate goal in 88th minute at Cincinnati (4-1) ... found back of net for second consecutive match with 28th-minute strike at South Florida (1-1) ... earned Fox Soccer Channel Player of the Match honors against USF ... posted first multi-goal match of her career with season highs of two goals and four points against Connecticut (3-0) ... notched opening goal in 22nd minute of win over Providence (3-0) ... after weekend performances against UConn and Providence, was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (Oct. 3), as well as earning spot on Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week and selection as Our Game Magazine Player To Watch ... scored insurance goal in 22nd minute, while recording season-best three shots on goal and playing her first complete match (90 minutes) at Seton Hall (2-0) ... played major role in win over Villanova (3-1), assisting on both Irish goals in final 5:34 to break 1-1 draw (first career multi-assist match) ... turned in strong spring 2012 season, capped by two goals, including match-winner with 6:26 left to defeat Haiti National Team (2-1) that later formed foundation for 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite Division club FC Indiana.

WPSL/ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Played summer of 2012 with Beach FC (based in Long Beach, Calif.) of WPSL ... was ranked fifth in the February 2011 Top Drawer Soccer club soccer player ratings (five-star ranking; No. 2 forward in nation) ... invited and attended the adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) ... twice invited to attend the U.S. Club Soccer id2 National Identification Program ... member of Cal South ODP team from 2006-11 ... enjoyed considerable success on club level with Costa Mesa, Calif.-based So Cal Blues, the nation's top-ranked club program (according to February 2011 Top Drawer Soccer ranking), playing for head coach Randy Dodge ... helped her teams (U-15 through U-18 squads) to combined 160-25-25 record ... recorded career club totals of 131 goals (including 49 match-winners) and 150 assists, accounting for 60 percent of her team's offensive production ... chalked up at least 30 goals and 40 assists during each of her club seasons ... helped So Cal Blues to three consecutive appearances in U.S. Youth Soccer (USYS) Nationals, finishing second in 2008 (U-15) and third in 2009 (U16) before winning U17 national championship in 2010 ... led 2010 USYS U-17 Nationals in scoring with six goals in seven matches ... also helped club to 26 tournament and league titles in her career, including an unprecedented five consecutive Surf Cup championships, as well as four Blues Cup crowns, a USYS Region IV title, two Far West Regional League championships and a U.S. Club Soccer title.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., where she played for head coach Chuck Morales ... registered career totals of 100 goals and 34 assists (234 points), including a combined 79 goals and 19 assists (177 points) in her final two prep seasons alone ... recorded school-record 51 goals and 10 assists as senior in 2010-11 (tied for eighth in nation in goals) ... chalked up (then) school-record 28 goals (including five hat tricks) and nine assists in 2009-10 ... in final two seasons, netted 31 match-winning goals and scored multiple goals in 25 matches, while accounting for approximately 60 percent of her team's goal scoring production in that span ... 2011 Gatorade High School Player of the Year in state of California ... two-time NSCAA High School All-American (2009, 2010) ... NSCAA Youth All-American (2010) ... three-time ESPN/RISE Magazine All-American (first team in 2009-10 and 2010-11; honorable mention in 2008-09) ... three-time NSCAA All-Region VIII selection (2008-10) ... two-time NSCAA California High School Player of the Year (2010, 2011) ... three-time first-team all-state selection (2009, 2010, 2011) ... two-time Orange County Register California Female Player of the Year (2010, 2011) ... ESPN RISE Greater Los Angeles Girls Athlete of the Year (2010) ... two-time Trinity League Most Valuable Player (2009, 2010) ... helped Santa Margarita to 2009-10 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division I semifinals and Trinity League championship ... last name is pronounced "BOWE-uh-boy" ... daughter of Cheri and Michael Bohaboy ... has twin brother, Michael ... one of six California natives on the 2012 Fighting Irish roster along with senior goalkeeper Maddie Fox (San Jose) and a quartet of freshmen -- defender Charlotte Anderson (Pasadena), forward Anna Maria Gilbertson (Davis), midfielder/forward Riley McCurrie (Irvine) and goalkeeper Naomi Willett (San Clemente) ... enrolled in Notre Dame's top-ranked Mendoza College of Business but has not yet declared a major.

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