Debuted each year at the OSCARS - the year-end highlight video provides a look back at all 26 varsity sports competed at the University of Notre Dame and is created in cooperation with the Student Welfare and Development Office and LeSea Broadcasting.
ND women's soccer held its banquet on April 17th and were presented with their NCAA championship rings.
One-year monogram winner ... crafty playmaker who is versatile enough to play either midfield position or on the back line ... technically-sound player with solid possession skills ... battled injury bug during her rookie season, but is continuing to grow in the Irish system ... could be poised to be a vital contributor as either a key reserve or starter as the season progresses.
AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in nine matches (89 minutes played) during Notre Dame's third national championship season ... credited with one shot, which she took in her NCAA tournament debut, a second-round win over #22 USC (4-0) ... missed first seven matches of season with injury ... made college debut at Northwestern (2-1) ... played season-high 33 minutes in next match against Cincinnati (4-0).
NATIONAL/ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Ranked 98th in the February 2010 Top Drawer Soccer club soccer player ratings ... member of U.S. U-18 National Team player pool along with classmate Mandy Laddish ... also played for the U.S. at the U-15 and U-17 levels ... played ODP soccer with the South Texas State team from 2006-10 ... played at international events in Costa Rica in 2007 and 2009 ... attended the U-14 National Team Identification Camp ... played in the 2007-08 adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) invitational camp ... played club soccer with Challenge Soccer Club ... led Challenge SC to the 2009-10 Region III Premier League West championship ... helped Challenge SC to USYSA Region III tournament qualification for four consecutive years from 2007-10, making it to the Region III finals in 2008 and semifinals in 2010 (lost on 89th-minute goal to Sting Dallas) ... won state championships with Challenge SC in 2007 and 2009 ... team also won the Eclipse Challenge Cup in 2007.
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Second Baptist School, where she played soccer for head coach Geoff Brooks ... led team to a first-place district finish as a freshman ... was a TAPPS first-team all-district and an all-state honorable mention selection as a freshman ... followed with TAPPS first-team all-district and SBS Offensive Player of the Year, as well as second-team all-state honors as a sophomore ... was also an all-district and state TAPPS tournament qualifier in cross country at Second Baptist ... a four-year honor roll student ... honored as a Gold Award winner for Latin I, II and III ... born Feb. 26, 1992 ... daughter of Lee Ann and Kent Twining ... one of three children ... one of seven Texas natives on the 2010 Notre Dame roster, along with senior Taylor Knaack (Arlington), juniors Courtney Barg (Plano), Melissa Henderson (Garland) and Jessica Schuveiller (Plano) and sophomores Jazmin Hall (Highland Village) and Jordan Snyder (Dallas) ... enrolled in Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program.
