Jessica Schuveiller Class: Sophomore Hometown: Plano, TX High School: Plano West Height: 5-8 Position: Defender Birthdate: 12/28/1989 Club Team: Dallas Sting

Great athleticism to match her tenaciousness around the ball ... will bring toughness to the Irish back line ... also possesses great attacking instincts.

ODP/CLUB: Traveled to Germany, Italy and Austria with the ODP Region III team ... five-year member of the ODP North Texas state team ... competed at 2007 ODP nationals ... seven-year team captain of the elite Dallas Texans/Sting Dallas (Texans '02-'07; Sting '08), playing alongside fellow ND freshmen Melissa Henderson and Courtney Barg ... helped Sting Dallas '90 squad to 2008 Region III and state cup titles, and ended as USYS national runnerup (at North Little Rock, Ark.) ... team also won 2007 Premier League and LHGCL titles ... helped Texans finish as national runner-up at the 2007 USYS tournament (in Frisco, Texas) ... won two Region III titles with the Texans ('05 and '07) ... competed with the Texans at the '05 USYS Nationals (in Orlando) ... member of two Texans teams that won the Disney Showcase.

PREP & PERSONAL: Three-year team captain at Plano West High School, where she played alongside Barg (both players bypassed their final prep season to concentrate on club-team commitments) ... helped lead Plano West to 2007 Class 5A state title ... 2006 NSCAA all-region selection ... earned all-district honors in each of her three seasons at PWHS (also district MVP and an all-area selection) ... member of the National Honor Society (3.85 GPA) ... full name is Jessica Schuveiller ... born Dec. 28, 1989, in Dallas, Texas ... currently enrolled in Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program.