Kelsey Lysander Class: Senior Hometown: San Diego, CA High School: Rancho Bernardo Height: 5-10 Position: Goalkeeper Birthdate: 01/05/1988 Club: San Diego Surf

Fourth-year goalkeeper who stepped in and took over in the Irish net as a junior ... played the majority of the minutes as Notre Dame made an historic unbeaten run to the national title game ... a quick and agile athlete with good size (5-foot-10) and a prototypical goalkeeper's body type to go along with a tremendous work ethic ... turned in 10 solo shutouts while playing some of her best games in the post season ... named to the 2009 BIG EAST all-tournament team ... had an impressive seven save effort in Notre Dame's 1-0 national semifinal win over Stanford ... Lysander's seven saves were the most for a Irish goalkeeper in an NCAA Tournament game since Nov. 24, 2000 (Liz Wagner eight saves in a 2-1 overtime victory over Santa Clara at Alumni Field) ... the last Notre Dame goalkeeper to post seven saves in a regulation game was LaKeysia Beene, who stopped seven shots on Dec. 3, 1999, in a 1-0 win over Santa Clara in the NCAA College Cup semifinals at San Jose, Calif. ... collected 2006 NSCAA prep All-America honors while also helping the San Diego Surf reach the national four-team club tournament (as Region IV champs) ... the daughter of a former Major League Baseball pitcher ... one of 25 Californians to play for the Notre Dame women's soccer program, with others including recently-graduated Carrie Dew, current sophomore forward Jennifer Nordine and four former All-Americans - forward Rosella Guerrero (Sacramento), midfielder Cindy Daws (Northridge) and goalkeepers Jen Renola (Los Gatos) and Beene (Gold River) - plus current U.S. National Team defensive midfield standout Shannon Boxx (Torrance) and record-setting forward Monica Gerardo (Simi Valley) ... previous Notre Dame women's soccer players who have worn number-13 include pair of All- Americans - forward Alison Lester ('94) and U.S. National Team defender Kate (Sobrero) Markgraf ('98).

AS A JUNIOR: Started all of Notre Dame's 27 games, posting a 26-1-0 record ... logged 2240:51 minutes but yielded only 11 goals against for a 0.44 goals-against average ... had 57 saves ... helped Notre Dame to an impressive 18 shutouts including 10 solo shutouts while combining with Nikki Weiss for eight shared shutouts ... her 18 combined shutouts tied for the school record jointly held by Renola (1995), Beene (1997) and Lauren Karas (2006) ... Lysander and the Irish defense recorded four consecutive clean sheets to start the season for the first time since 1995 ... earned Inn at Saint Mary's Classic goalkeeper MVP honors as the Irish shut out Loyola Marymount (4-0) and No. 21 Santa Clara (2-0) ... named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 8 after helping Notre Dame to consecutive wins over No. 3 North Carolina (1-0) and No. 12 Duke (3-1) ... recorded three saves in the win over the Tar Heels and added two more versus Duke ... also had a three-save game as the Irish defeated No. 17 Penn State (3-1) ... followed that game with a four save effort in Notre Dame's 4-1 win over Louisville ... had five saves in Notre Dame's regular season win over Marquette at Alumni Field, including three second half stops (W, 3-1) ... in a battle of previously unbeaten teams in BIG EAST play, helped the Irish to a 3-1 win at No. 17 Georgetown by making three saves ... also made three saves in Notre Dame's 3-1 win over No. 24 Rutgers ... made two saves in ND's BIG EAST tournament title game win over Connecticut (1-0, ot) ... named to the BIG EAST all-tournament team as she led the Irish to three consecutive shutout wins en route to the title ... made her NCAA Championship debut with five saves versus Toledo in Notre Dame's first round win (5-2) ... made two vital saves to preserve a shutout as the Irish defeated Michigan State in NCAA Championship second round action (1-0) ... had another clean sheet in the third round as the Irish needed overtime to get past No. 22 Minnesota (1-0) ... one of her two saves in that contest was a game-saving stop in overtime ... had three saves as Notre Dame took out No. 6 Florida State to advance to the College Cup (2-0) ... made a career-high seven saves to keep Stanford off the board in the national semifinal match, helping Notre Dame to a 1-0 win to advance to the NCAA Championship final ... made two saves in the title game ... helped keep Notre Dame either in front or tied for all but four minutes during the entire 2008 campaign.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in six games for the Irish, logging 179 minutes of play and posting a 2.51 GAA with three saves ... made her lone start of the season (third career) versus Michigan in the season opener ... made one save in first half while combining with Weiss to blank the Wolverines ... made one save in 16 minutes of play to combine with Karas to shut out Loyola-Chicago (3-0) in the first round of NCAA tournament ... also combined with Karas to blank Providence (4-0) and Georgetown (3-0), logging a combined 46 minutes of play ... tied a season-high mark for minutes played (45) in loss at No. 3 Santa Clara ... played final 30 minutes in exhibition draw with top-ranked North Carolina, allowing one goal ... closed out exhibition win over No. 11 Virginia (3-1; in Fort Wayne, Ind.), turning aside the only shot she faced ... looked solid during spring 2008 exhibition vs. Mexican National Team (2-1), earning start and stopping four of five shots she faced in first half.

AS A FRESHMAN: Logged 281 minutes while helping Notre Dame rank third nationally with a 0.40 goals-against average ... compiled 0.32 GAA while saving four of the five shots she faced and starting twice in eight total appearances ... made a pair of saves while playing full 90 minutes in opening win over Iowa State (9-0) ... played the first half two weeks later at TCU, with the Irish scoring twice in the final 45 for the 2-0 win ... closed four different 5-0 wins: at DePaul, at home against Pittsburgh and Seton Hall, and at Providence ... made two postseason appearances, with a goal allowed and a save in the BIG EAST title game versus Rutgers (4-2) ... played the final five minutes in NCAA opening win over Oakland (7-1) ... her 2006 preseason action included a shutout second half versus Virginia (3-0; in Traverse City, Mich.) and a scoreless first half in the 5-0 win over Xavier, with a save in each game.

ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Member of Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region IV team from 2004-06 ... attended interregional event with Region IV team (Boca Raton, Fla.) ... member of Region IV player pool in 2003 ... played with Cal-South ODP team from 2002-06 ... member of same elite club program, the San Diego Surf, that produced former Notre Dame standout defender Carrie Dew ... headed to the Midwest (Des Moines, Iowa) for the U.S. Youth Soccer national club tournament, just days before reporting to Notre Dame ... the Surf lost to PDA Wildcats (N.J.) at the start of the national four-team round-robin, followed by 2-0 loss to Chicago-based Eclipse Select team (featuring ND classmates Amanda Clark and Michele Weissenhofer) and 3-1 defeat at the hands of eventual champion Dallas Texans squad (captained by another ND classmate, Haley Ford) ... the Surf's march to nationals went through the Region IV tournament in Boise, Idaho, with a 3-1 win over CSA Copa (Colo.) and a 1-0 victory over the Hawaii-based HSC Bulls before losing to the Avalanche Black team from Utah on the final day of round-robin (0- 2) ... the Surf still advanced to the Region IV semifinals and won a 3-2 battle with FC Royals (Wash.) before avenging the loss to the Avalanche in a 2-1 regional title game ... the Region IV tournament was preceded by the hard-fought Cal-South state cup, as the Surf edged the SoCal Blues in the 2-1 final (played in Rancho Capistrano) ... the Surf opened the state cup with wins over the Claremont Stars (4-0) and SASC Strikers (4-2) before a 3-1 semifinal win over SoCal United ... helped Surf win annual four-team event that pits top Cal- South teams versus top Cal-North teams, with the Surf beating SoCal United in the 2-1 final (fall '05) ... also member of 2002 Surf team that won annual WAGS tournament in Washington, D.C.

PREP & PERSONAL: Named 2006 All- American by National Soccer Coaches Association of America while playing for Rancho Bernardo High School ... four-year starter and two-year captain, setting school records for shutouts and goals-against average (career and single-season) ... earned first team all-CIF (all-state), first team all-Palomar League and first team all-North County honors as a junior in 2005, adding All-America, all-league and team MVP honors as a senior captain ... lettered with cross country team as a freshman ... father Rick pitched in the Major Leagues during the early 1980s, with the Oakland Athletics and Minnesota Twins ... brother Brent played baseball at Sonoma State University and for the Class-A Midwest League's Kane County Cougars (Oakland A's affiliate) ... daughter of Rick and Tracey Lysander ... full name is Kelsey Rae Lysander ... born Jan. 5, 1988, in Mountain View, Calif.... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a political science major.

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