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

Team captain ... a staple in the Irish lineup in central defense ... paired with then senior Carrie Dew to form one of the strongest defenses in the Nation a year ago ... great athleticism to match her tenaciousness around the ball ... brings toughness to the Irish backline and a willingness to do whatever is necessary to keep the opposition off the board ... also possesses great attacking instincts and should continue to develop into an even greater weapon on set pieces due to her ability to win balls in the air.

AS A FRESHMAN: Started all 27 games for the Irish ... registered a goal and an assist for three points ... played 2,127 minutes over the course of the season, the second-highest total on the team (excluding goalies) ... had her first collegiate point with an assist in Notre Dame's season-opening 7-0 win versus Michigan ... netted her first career goal in Notre Dame's 2-0 win over No. 6 Florida State in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals ... her goal, which proved to be the game winner, came when she rose above the crowd to head home a Kerri Hanks corner kick ... became the record setting 19th player to score for the Irish last season ... started all nine of Notre Dame's postseason games, including playing every minute of ND's final five NCAA Championship contests ... helped Notre Dame to an impressive 18 shutouts on the year and a 0.44 goals-against average (GAA) for the season ... the Irish defense also limited its opponents to 74 shots on goal all season (an average of 2.74 per match) and kept Notre Dame either in front or tied for all but four minutes during the entire 2008 campaign ... named to the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week (Sept. 8) and to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 20).

NATIONAL TEAM/ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Among a group of 24 players invited by head coach Bill Irwin to compete at the United States Under-23 Women's National Team Training Camp on June 12-19 in suburban Cleveland ... 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 Mendoza College of Business.

Schuveiller's Career Statistics

Schuveiller In the Post Season