Courtney Rosen Class: Senior Hometown: Brecksville, OH High School: Hathaway Brown Height: 5-7 Position: Midfielder/Forward Birthdate: 11/10/1987 Club: Ohio Internationals

Team captain ... surging midfielder who can fill many different roles in the Irish attack ... proved to be a premier holding midfielder with her tough tackling and ability to win possession back ... defensive skills are improved by her physical strength and fearless approach in the air ... also has classic combination of skills for a prototypical attacking midfielder, merging technical excellence with tactical savvy ... good vision and ability to find open forwards and wing players when she does win possession back in the midfield or is attacking from the midfield ... showed more and more offensive flair as last season went on ... a constant threat for opposing goalies as she is a great long distance shooter as she possesses the hardest shot on the team ... creative playmaker with tremendous touch on the ball, assortment of dizzying moves, tremendous field vision ... has special ability to bring teammates into the game, due to keen passing and timely change of pace ... her spirited personality brings life to the team in any setting ... product of U.S. Under-16 and U-17 national teams who racked up All-America honors throughout her youth soccer career ... proven winner after playing on four state-title teams with Ohio Internationals club and leading Hathaway Brown High School to 2004 state title ... grew up watching Notre Dame football on television with her grandfather ... other Notre Dame players who have worn number-14 include defender Ashley Scharff ('96; starter on '95 NCAA champs).

AS A JUNIOR: An all-BIG EAST second team selection ... played in 27 games for the Irish, making 26 starts ... netted three goals and added five assists for 11 points, all of which were career high marks ... her five assists were the fifth-most on the team ... opened the season with two assists in Notre Dame's season-opening 7-0 win versus Michigan ... named to the Inn at Saint Mary's Classic all-tournament team ... scored her first goal of the season versus SMU (W, 5-0), netting the game winner ... also scored in Notre Dame's win at Cincinnati (6-0) as she gave the Irish a 4-0 lead in that contest ... also had assists in wins at Providence (5-0) and Seton Hall (6-0) ... scored the third goal for the Irish in their BIG EAST quarterfinal win over Cincinnati ... started all six of Notre Dame's NCAA Championship games ... played every minute of the final five NCAA contests ... notched an assist in the NCAA Championship match when she lofted a cross over the UNC back line to an onrushing Kerri Hanks, who picked up the ball in stride and chipped in a shot with the outside of her right foot to give Notre Dame a 1-0 lead just 16 seconds into the game ... one of a record-setting 19 players to score for the Irish last season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 25 of 26 games ... made 17 starts ... notched a goal and four assists for six points ... three of her four assists came in post-season play ... scored the second goal in Notre Dame's 3-0 win against Georgetown on a left-footed shot ... set up Hanks' goal in 1-1 tie versus West Virginia in the BIG EAST final ... set up Michele Weissenhofer's game-winning goal at No. 4 North Carolina in the NCAA round-of-16 match by playing a thru-ball down the left side to the forward.

AS A FRESHMAN: Bounced back from early foot injury that sidelined her seven games, emerging as one of team's top players over final month ... scored twice and added four assists while appearing in every game when healthy (20; five starts) ... ranked fifth on team in shots (38) despite missing a month ... registered assist in opening win over Iowa State (9-0), with deep cross from left side that set up Lizzie Reed's far-post goal (6-0) ... started in home showdown with fellow number-one ranked Santa Clara but suffered foot injury that held her out from Sept. 3-Oct. 5 ... returned to action on Oct. 6 versus Seton Hall ... had assist two days later, when her short free kick from right corner ultimately led to goal by Amanda Cinalli (for 2-0 cushion versus Rutgers) ... returned to starting lineup next week at Providence, logging 70 minutes in 5-0 win while providing primary assist with pass to onrushing right back Ashley Jones (whose looping far-post shot capped scoring) ... made brief shifts to forward, including in second half of top-10 showdown at Villanova ... scored first goal of her collegiate career shortly after moving to forward in that game, taking rightside drop pass from Weissenhofer and shifting ball to her left before rocketing low shot through crowded penalty area and into back of the net (3-1 lead in 75th minute and eventual gamewinner, 4-2) ... her pass to Jen Buczkowski helped spring Hanks for goal and 3-1 lead on Oakland in NCAA opener (assist; 7-1 final) ... pounced on a Florida State turnover outside the top right corner of the box and faked a defender before blasting 25-yard leftfooted shot into near-right side of goal for 1-0 lead in 36th minute (2-1 win) in NCAA semifinal.

NATIONAL TEAM/ODP/CLUB HIGH-LIGHTS: Member of U.S. U-17 and U-16 national teams ... competed alongside Cinalli at first-ever U.S. U-17 national-team event, playing as a 15- year-old and scoring team's first goal ... member of ODP Region II team (2000-06) ... star player for Ohio North ODP team that won 2002 regional title and finished third at ensuing 2003 nationals ... played for Super Y Divisional ODP Team ... spent 2004-07 summers playing with W-League's Cleveland Internationals (Cinalli and current teammate Rose Augustin were on 2005-07 teams) ... tied for team assist lead (4) on 2007 Internationals while appearing in 10 games for 12-8-4 squad ... helped Internationals place second in 2005 standings ... advanced with Internationals to 2006 Region II semifinals, losing to Eclipse team that featured her future classmates Weissenhofer and Amanda Clark ... she and Weissenhofer were teammates with ODP Region II and had been club rivals when Team Chicago faced Internationals ... played alongside Weissenhofer and Clark at 2006 U-19 regional in southern California (Home Depot Center).

PREP & PERSONAL: Earned All-America honors six times from National Soccer Coaches Association of America (four high school; two youth level) ... two-time Ohio player of the year and three times all-state at Hathaway Brown High School ... led team to state title as a junior, with double-OT win over Cincinnati Indian Hill ... scored OT goal to beat two-time champ Bay High School in 2004 state quarterfinals (2-1) ... totaled 101 career goals and 51 assists (both school records), including 22G-12A in state-title season ... Ohio High School Magazine woman of the year ... three-time team MVP and two-year captain, earning all-conference and all-city honors all four seasons as team won four conference and two regional titles ('04, '05) ... three-year recipient of scholar-athlete award ... received 2005 Blazer Award as most accomplished fall sports student-athlete ... began playing soccer at age seven ... hails from same hometown (Brecksville) as former ND football tight end Brian Behmer ('81-'84; Brother Rice HS) ... her sister Lindsay played soccer at Denison ... daughter of Marc and Christie Rosen ... full name is Courtney Blair Rosen ... born Nov. 10, 1987, in Farmington Hills, Mich. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major ... carries a 3.119 cumulative GPA.

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