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No Name Pos Ht Yr G A Pts Notes 2 uKerri Hanks F 5-6 Sr. 19 15 53 •2x BE Off. Player of Year; 83G-73A career 6 MelissaHenderson F 5-8 Fr. 17 2 36 •BE Rookie of Year; “golden goal” vs. UConn11 uMichele Weissenhofer F 5-4 Jr. 4 7 15 •1G-3AinBIGEASTChampionship14 uCourtneyRosen M 5-7 Jr. 3 4 10 •GoalinBEquarterfinalvs.Cincinnati 15 Rose Augustin M 5-5 So. 6 2 14 •3Gin2008NCAAplay(2GWG)17 Courtney Barg M 5-5 Fr. 3 3 9 •Scoredgamewinnervs. Stanford12 JessicaSchuveiller D 5-8 Fr. 1 1 3 •GWGvs.FSU,startedall26games 19 uCarrieDew(C) D 5-9 Sr. 1 1 3 •2008BEDefensivePlayeroftheYear 23 uEliseWeber D 5-7 Sr. 1 3 5 •2nd-teamAcademicAll-Americapick 25 uJulieScheidler D 5-5 So. 0 5 5 •5assistsinpast17games(1lastyear)13 KelseyLysander GK 5-10 Jr. 26-0-0,0.38GAA •9GAin2150:51in’08(10soloshutouts)u = Returning starter from 2007Pronunciations: Augustin (AW-gus-teen); Lysander (LIE-sand-er); Scheidler (SHYD-ler); Schuveiller (SHOE-vy-ler); Weissenhofer (WISE-en-HOFF-er)

2008 ND Women’s Soccer — Game 27NCAA Women’s College Cup — Final#1/1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish(26-0-0/11-0-0BIGEAST)vs.#4/5 North Carolina Tar Heels (24-1-2/9-0-1ACC)

uDATE: December7,2008uTIME: 2:00p.m.ETuAT: Cary,N.C. WakeMedSoccerPark(7,000)uSERIES: UNCleads9-4-2u1ST MTG: UNC3-0(10/15/93)uLAST MTG: ND1-0(9/5/08)

uTV: ESPN2(live) ESPN360.com(live) BethMowins,p-b-p CatWhitehill,color uLIVE STATS: UND.comuTEXT ALERT:SignupatUND.comuTICKETS: Noneavailable

Storylinesu Notre Dame has advanced to the NCAA

Women’sCollegeCup final for the secondtime inthreeyearsandtheseventhtime inprogramhistory,winningnationalchampion-shipsin1995and2004.

u The Irish are 2-4 all-time in national finalgames,andwontheprogram’smostrecenttitlebybeatingUCLA in2004 followingsixroundsofpenaltykicksinCary,N.C.

Everything the top-ranked Notre Damewomen’s soccer teamhasbeenworkingonforthepastfourmonthswillculminate

Sundaywhen the Irish take onNo. 4/5 NorthCarolinaintheNCAAWomen’sCollegeCupna-tionalchampionshipgameat2p.m. (ET) fromWakeMedSoccerParkinCary,N.C.Thegamewill be televised live nationally onESPN2andESPN360.com. NotreDame(26-0-0)earneditsseventhtriptotheNCAAtitlegamewitha1-0victoryoverNo.5/3StanfordonFridayinCary,N.C.Fresh-manmidfielderCourtney Bargconvertedapin-pointcrossfromclassmateMelissa Henderson togivetheIrishtheleadinthe15thminute,andNotreDamemadeitstandupwitharesilientde-fensethatkepttheCardinalatbay.Juniorgoal-keeperKelsey Lysanderalsodidherpartwithacareer-highsevensaves,themostforanIrishnetminderinNCAAplaysince2000.

Rankingsu Notre Dame is ranked No. 1 in the latest

NSCAApollandfinalSoccer Americapoll.u NorthCarolinaisrankedfourthinthelatest

NSCAApollandwasfifthinthefinalSoccer Americapoll.

Web Sitesu NotreDame: http://www.UND.comuNorthCarolina: http://www.tarheelblue.comu BIGEAST: http://www.bigeast.orgu ACC: http://www.theACC.com

Setting The (Golden Dome) StandardWhen it comes to powerhouse programs inwomen’scollegesoccer,oneneedlooknofur-therthanNotreDame.TheIrishhavewontwoNCAAtitles(1995,2004)tohighlightaresumethat includessevenNCAAnationalchampion-ship game appearances and 10 trips to theNCAACollegeCupsemifinals(second-mostintournamenthistory).NotreDamehasearned16consecutiveNCAAChampionshipberths(1993-2008)and isoneofonly twoschools toreachthefinal-32everyyearsince1993. Intheirhistory,theIrishhavedevelopedthreeHermannTrophywinnersand42All-Americans,including 15 first-team selections. Now in its21stseasonin2008,NotreDameownsanall-timerecordof411-67-19 (.846).

Notre Dame Head Coach Randy WaldrumMidwesternState’81u 10thseasonatNotreDame •211-29-8(.867)atNotreDame. •318-79-20(.787)in19seasons(women). •394-134-27(.734)in25seasons(overall).NOTESu4thontheNCAADivisionIcareerwinningpercentagelist(4thamongactivecoaches)

u8-timeNSCAARegionalCoachoftheYearu8-timeconferenceCoachoftheYear •BIGEAST(1999,2000,2003,2004,2008) •Big12(@Baylor)(1998) •MissouriValley(@Tulsa-men)(1991,1993)

26-0-0 / 11-0-0 BIG EASTA12 (5/4) Memphis (exhib.) W, 3-1

A16 (5/4) vs. Virginia (exhib.) (6/7)1 L, 1-2

A22 (4/4) Michigan W, 7-0

A29 (4/4) Loyola Marymount2 W, 4-0

A31 (4/4) Santa Clara (21/12)2 W, 2-0

S5 (5/4)@NorthCarolina(3/2)3 W,1-0

S7 (5/4)vs.Duke(12/11)3 W,3-1

S12 (2/2) SMU W, 5-0

S19 (1/1)•@DePaul W,1-0

S21 (1/1)@PennState(17/16)BTN W,3-1

S26 (1/1) • Louisville W, 4-1

S28 (1/1)•@Cincinnati W,6-0

O3 (1/1) • South Florida W, 3-0

O5 (1/1) • Marquette W, 3-1

O10 (1/1)•@Georgetown(17/16) W,3-1

O12 (1/1)•@Villanova W,3-2OT

O17 (1/1)•@Providence W,5-0

O19 (1/1)•@ConnecticutCBS CS W,2-0

O24 (1/1) • Rutgers (24/18) W, 3-1

O26 (1/1) • Seton Hall W, 6-0

N2 (1/1) Cincinnati4 W, 5-0

N7 (1/1) Marquette (NR/25)4-CBS CS W, 2-0

N9 (1/1) Connecticut4-CBS CS W, 1-0OT

N14 (1/1) Toledo5 W, 5-2

N16 (1/1) Michigan State5 W, 1-0

N21 (1/1) Minnesota (22/24)5 W, 1-0OT

N28 (1/1) Florida State (6/6)5 W, 2-0

D5 (1/1)vs.Stanford(5/3)6-ESPN2 W,1-0

D7 (1/1)vs.NorthCarolina(4/5)6-ESPN2 2:00ET

(x) = numbers before opponent are ND rankings in NSCAA/Soccer America polls; numbers after are opponent rankings.

• = BIG EAST Conference game1 = at Traverse City, Mich. (Keystone Soccer Complex)2 = Inn at Saint Mary’s Soccer Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.)3 = Carolina Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.)4 = BIG EAST Championship (Notre Dame, Ind.)5 = NCAA Championship (Notre Dame, Ind.)6 = NCAA Women’s College Cup (Cary, N.C.)

ESPN2 = Match to be televised on ESPN2CBS CS = Match televised on CBS College SportsBTN = Match televised on Big Ten Network

NOTE: All home matches not scheduled for commercial TV broadcast will air live on UND.com

Matches in boldface to be played at Alumni Field (2,500)

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2008 Notre Dame Women’s Soccer

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Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (Previous Schools) 1 NikkiWeiss GK 5-11 So.-1V Redding,Conn.(ImmaculateHS) 2 KerriHanks F 5-6 Sr.-3V Allen,Texas(AllenHS) 3 KerryInglis D 5-6 Sr.-2V FortWayne,Ind.(SniderHS) 4 TaylorKnaack F 5-4 So.-SQ Arlington,Texas(MartinHS) 5 MollyCampbell M 5-8 Fr.-HS MissionHills,Kan.(St.Teresa’sAcad.) 6 MelissaHenderson F 5-8 Fr.-HS Garland,Texas(BerknerHS) 7 AmandaClark D/M 5-6 Jr.-2V Naperville,Ill.(NeuquaValleyHS) 8 HaleyFord D 5-9 Jr.-1V Midland,Texas(MidlandHS) 9 LaurenFowlkes D/M 5-10 So.-1V Lee’sSummit,Mo.(St.Teresa’sAcad.) 10 BrittanyBock(C) M/F 5-7 Sr.-3V Naperville,Ill.(NeuquaValleyHS) 11 MicheleWeissenhofer F 5-4 Jr.-2V Naperville,Ill.(NeuquaValleyHS) 12 JessicaSchuveiller D 5-8 Fr.-HS Plano,Texas(PlanoWestHS) 13 Kelsey Lysander GK 5-10 Jr.-2V SanDiego,Calif.(RanchoBernardoHS) 14 Courtney Rosen M 5-7 Jr.-2V Brecksville,Ohio(HathawayBrownHS) 15 RoseAugustin F/M 5-5 So.-1V SilverLake,Ohio(WalshJesuitHS) 16 MicaelaAlvarez M 5-3 Jr.-2V Cranbury,N.J.(PeddieSchool) 17 CourtneyBarg M/F 5-5 Fr.-HS Plano,Texas(PlanoWest) 18 StephanieSohn D 5-6 So.-1V Ronkonkoma,N.Y.(SachemEastHS) 19 CarrieDew(C) D 5-9 Sr.-3V Encinitas,Calif.(LaCostaCanyonHS) 20 RebeccaMendoza M 5-2 Sr.-3V Garland,Texas(NorthGarlandHS) 21 EricaIantorno M/F 5-4 So.-1V Hinsdale,Ill.(HinsdaleHS) 22 Rachel VanderGenugten D 5-4 Jr.-1V Schererville,Ind.(LakeCentralHS) 23 Elise Weber D 5-7 Sr.-1V ElkGrove,Ill.(St.ViatorAcad./Wisconsin) 24 EllenJantsch M/D 5-9 Fr.-HS KansasCity,Mo.(St.Teresa’sAcad.) 25 JulieScheidler D/M 5-5 So.-1V Indianapolis,Ind.(BishopChatardHS) 26 HaleyChamberlain D 5-8 Fr.-HS Chandler,Ariz.(XavierPrep) 27 BrynnGerstle D 5-9 Fr.-HS Louisville,Ky.(Assumption) 28 EllenBartindale D 5-9 Fr.-HS St.Charles,Ill.(St.CharlesEastHS) 29 JenniferNordine F 5-8 Fr.-HS Danville,Calif.(SanRamonValleyHS)(C) - indicates team captain

Coaching StaffName Position Year at ND Alma MaterRandyWaldrum HeadCoach 10th MidwesternState’81DawnGreathouse AssistantCoach 6th Baylor’01KenNuber AssistantCoach 1st SaintFrancis(Ind.)’93AmandaCinalli VolunteerAssistant 1st NotreDame’08

Pronunciation GuideMicaela Alvarez Muh-KAY-luhRose Augustin AW-gus-teenAmandaCinalli sih-NELL-eeLauren Fowlkes FolksBrynn Gerstle Brin GUR-stullErica Iantorno Eye-un-TORE-noKerry Inglis IN-glessEllen Jantsch JantzTaylorKnaack NackKelsey Lysander LIE-sand-erKen Nuber NEW-burrJulie Scheidler SHYD-lerJessica Schuveiller SHOE-vy-lerStephanieSohn Sone(rhymeswithcone)Rachel VanderGenugten Van-dir-GUH-new-tunNikkiWeiss (rhymeswithnice)Michele Weissenhofer WISE-en-HOFF-er

By ClassSeniors ................................................ 6

Juniors ................................................. 7

Sophomores ........................................ 7

Freshman ............................................. 9

By PositionForwards ............................................. 9

Midfielders ......................................... 12

Defenders .......................................... 14

Goalkeepers ........................................ 2NOTE: some players listed at more than one position

By StateTexas ................................................... 7

Illinois ................................................... 6

California ............................................. 3

Indiana ................................................. 3

Missouri ............................................... 2

Ohio ..................................................... 2

Arizona ................................................ 1

Connecticut ......................................... 1

Kansas ................................................. 1

Kentucky ............................................. 1

NewJersey .......................................... 1

NewYork ............................................. 1

By Height5-11 ..............................................Weiss

5-10 ......................... Fowlkes,Lysander

5-9 ...................... Bartindale,Dew,Ford

Gerstle,Jantsch

5-8 .................. Campbell,Chamberlain,

Henderson,Nordine,Schuveiller

5-7 ........................Bock,Rosen,Weber

5-6 ................Clark,Hanks,Inglis,Sohn

5-5 ................ Augustin,Barg,Scheidler

5-4 .............................Iantorno,Knaack,

VanderGenugten,Weissenhofer

5-3 ............................................. Alvarez

5-2 .......................................... Mendoza

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2008 Standings (through Dec. 6)

American W L T Pts W L T

(12/15)WestVirginia 7 1 3 24 14 3 6

Marquette 6 3 2 20 11 8 3

Connecticut 4 3 4 16 7 9 6

St. John’s 4 4 3 15 8 6 5

Pittsburgh 4 6 1 13 7 12 1

South Florida 3 7 1 10 7 8 3

Syracuse 2 8 1 7 5 11 2

Providence 1 7 3 6 6 8 3

National W L T Pts W L T

(1/1) NOTRE DAME 11 0 0 33 26 0 0

Georgetown 8 3 0 24 13 4 2

Rutgers 7 3 1 22 13 7 2

Louisville 6 3 2 20 9 7 3

Cincinnati 5 3 3 18 10 7 3

Villanova 4 6 1 13 11 7 1

DePaul 2 9 0 6 4 15 0

Seton Hall 1 9 1 4 5 11 23 points for win; 1 point for tie (BIG EAST games only)(x) - ranking in current NSCAA/Soccer America polls

BIG EAST Postseason AwardsOffensive Player of the Year ..... Kerri Hanks, Notre DameDefensive Player of the Year ..... Carrie Dew, Notre DameCo-Midfielders of the Year ...CarolynBlank,WestVirginia ErinHardiman,VillanovaGoalkeeperoftheYear.....StephanieLabbe,ConnecticutRookie of the Year ... Melissa Henderson, Notre DameCoach of the Year ..........Randy Waldrum, Notre Dame

All-BIG EAST First TeamGreerBarnes,Sr.,D ..................................... West VirginiaCarolynBlank,Jr.,M .................................... West VirginiaBrittany Bock, Sr., F/M ............................... Notre DameAmandaCicchini,Sr.,M ............................... West VirginiaCarrie Dew, Sr., D ....................................... Notre DameGinaDeMaio,Jr.,M.............................................. RutgersAliciaHall,Sr.,M .................................................. Rutgers*Kerri Hanks, Sr., F ..................................... Notre DameErinHardiman,Sr.,M ..........................................VillanovaMelissa Henderson, Fr., F .......................... Notre DameStephanieLabbe,Sr.,GK .............................. Connecticut* - unanimous selection

All-BIG EAST Second TeamJeniferAnzivino,Jr.,F/M ...................................... RutgersKellyEagan,Jr.,D ...............................................VillanovaDeanaEverrett,Sr.,F ................................... West VirginiaErinGuthrie,Jr.,GK ............................................. RutgersToniMarieHudson,Jr.,F ..............................GeorgetownKatieKelly,Sr.,D .............................................. MarquetteKristinMay,Sr.,F ..............................................CincinnatiSarahMcGrath,Jr.,F/M ....................................St. John’sKaceyRichards,So.,M................................. ConnecticutCourtney Rosen, Jr., M .............................. Notre DameBrittanyTegeler,Sr.,F/M ................................. Connectict

All-BIG EAST Third TeamAshleyBares,So.,F ......................................... MarquetteMeganBellingham,So.,F ..................................SyracuseShannonCusick,Sr.,D .................................... MarquetteKellyD’Ambrisi,Fr.,M ...................................GeorgetownJackieDesJardin,So.,GK ............................GeorgetownJessicaMello,Sr.,D ........................................... LouisvilleMeganMills,Jr.,D ............................................ Seton HallMeganMischler,So.,F ................................ West VirginiaShannonSmyth,Sr.,F ....................................... LouisvilleJuliaVictor,So.,M/F ........................................ MarquetteAnnieYi,Jr.,M .............................................. Connecticut

All-BIG EAST Honorable MentionCaitlinDurkee,So.,M ...................................GeorgetownCaycieGusman,Jr.,F .......................................... RutgersTaraMendoza,Jr.,D/M .....................................St. John’sBlakeMiller,Fr.,F ......................................... West VirginiaKristinRussell,Fr.,GK ......................................St. John’sElise Weber, Sr., D ...................................... Notre DameStephanieZare,Sr.,M...................................Georgetown

Upcoming BIG EAST GamesSunday, December 7 - NCAA College Cup Final (@ Cary, N.C.) Notre Dame vs. North Carolina 2:00p

All times Eastern and subject to change

Around The BIG EAST

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Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (Previous Schools) 16 MicaelaAlvarez M 5-3 Jr.-2V Cranbury,N.J.(PeddieSchool) 15 RoseAugustin F/M 5-5 So.-1V SilverLake,Ohio(WalshJesuitHS) 17 CourtneyBarg M/F 5-5 Fr.-HS Plano,Texas(PlanoWest) 28 EllenBartindale D 5-9 Fr.-HS St.Charles,Ill.(St.CharlesEastHS) 10 BrittanyBock(C) M/F 5-7 Sr.-3V Naperville,Ill.(NeuquaValleyHS) 5 MollyCampbell M 5-8 Fr.-HS MissionHills,Kan.(St.Teresa’sAcad.) 26 HaleyChamberlain D 5-8 Fr.-HS Chandler,Ariz.(XavierPrep) 7 AmandaClark D/M 5-6 Jr.-2V Naperville,Ill.(NeuquaValleyHS) 19 CarrieDew(C) D 5-9 Sr.-3V Encinitas,Calif.(LaCostaCanyonHS) 8 HaleyFord D 5-9 Jr.-1V Midland,Texas(MidlandHS) 9 LaurenFowlkes D/M 5-10 So.-1V Lee’sSummit,Mo.(St.Teresa’sAcad.) 27 BrynnGerstle D 5-9 Fr.-HS Louisville,Ky.(Assumption) 2 KerriHanks F 5-6 Sr.-3V Allen,Texas(AllenHS) 6 MelissaHenderson F 5-8 Fr.-HS Garland,Texas(BerknerHS) 21 EricaIantorno M/F 5-4 So.-1V Hinsdale,Ill.(HinsdaleHS) 3 KerryInglis D 5-6 Sr.-2V FortWayne,Ind.(SniderHS) 24 EllenJantsch M/D 5-9 Fr.-HS KansasCity,Mo.(St.Teresa’sAcad.) 4 TaylorKnaack F 5-4 So.-SQ Arlington,Texas(MartinHS) 13 Kelsey Lysander GK 5-10 Jr.-2V SanDiego,Calif.(RanchoBernardoHS) 20 RebeccaMendoza M 5-2 Sr.-3V Garland,Texas(NorthGarlandHS) 29 JenniferNordine F 5-8 Fr.-HS Danville,Calif.(SanRamonValleyHS) 14 Courtney Rosen M 5-7 Jr.-2V Brecksville,Ohio(HathawayBrownHS) 25 JulieScheidler D/M 5-5 So.-1V Indianapolis,Ind.(BishopChatardHS) 12 JessicaSchuveiller D 5-8 Fr.-HS Plano,Texas(PlanoWestHS) 18 StephanieSohn D 5-6 So.-1V Ronkonkoma,N.Y.(SachemEastHS) 22 Rachel VanderGenugten D 5-4 Jr.-1V Schererville,Ind.(LakeCentralHS) 23 Elise Weber D 5-7 Sr.-1V ElkGrove,Ill.(St.ViatorAcad./Wisconsin) 1 NikkiWeiss GK 5-11 So.-1V Redding,Conn.(ImmaculateHS) 11 MicheleWeissenhofer F 5-4 Jr.-2V Naperville,Ill.(NeuquaValleyHS)(C) - indicates team captain

Coaching StaffName Position Year at ND Alma MaterRandyWaldrum HeadCoach 10th MidwesternState’81DawnGreathouse AssistantCoach 6th Baylor’01KenNuber AssistantCoach 1st SaintFrancis(Ind.)’93AmandaCinalli VolunteerAssistant 1st NotreDame’08

Pronunciation GuideMicaela Alvarez Muh-KAY-luhRose Augustin AW-gus-teenAmandaCinalli sih-NELL-eeLauren Fowlkes FolksBrynn Gerstle Brin GUR-stullErica Iantorno Eye-un-TORE-noKerry Inglis IN-glessEllen Jantsch JantzTaylorKnaack NackKelsey Lysander LIE-sand-erKen Nuber NEW-burrJulie Scheidler SHYD-lerJessica Schuveiller SHOE-vy-lerStephanieSohn Sone(rhymeswithcone)Rachel VanderGenugten Van-dir-GUH-new-tunNikkiWeiss (rhymeswithnice)Michele Weissenhofer WISE-en-HOFF-er


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A Quick Look At The Fighting IrishNotreDamerollsoutoneofitsdeepestteamsinyears,with19monogramwinners(includingnine starters) back from last season’s squadthatwent19-5-2(11-0-0intheBIGEAST)andadvancedtotheNCAACollegeCupsemifinalsfortheninthtimeinthepast14years.TheIrishalso bring back a powerful offensive punch,with 83.3 percent of their goalscoring (55 of66)returning. Asifthatweren’tenough,NotreDamewel-comesahighly-regardednine-playerfreshmanclass to campus,with threeof those incom-ing players having earnedmultiple nationalAll-America honors during their prep or clubcareers. LeadingthewayforNotreDamethisseasonaretwoofthecountry’spremierfront-lineplay-ers (and ’08NSCAAAll-Americans) in seniorforwardKerri Hanksandseniorforward/mid-fielderBrittany Bock. A four-timeAll-Americanand the ’06Her-mannTrophyrecipient,Hanks(19G-15A)con-tinuestoblazenewtrailsthroughtheNCAAandIrishrecordbooks,sitting justoffthenationalleadingoalsandpointsthisyearaftersettingtheNCAApaceinassiststhepasttwoseasons.A two-timeBIGEASTOffensivePlayerof theYear(including2008),Hanksbecamethefirst-DivisionIplayertolog73goalsand73assistsinhercareer(83G-73AenteringFriday’sgame).Shehasearnednational honors fromSoccer America (Teamof theWeek) andTop Drawer Soccer(Player/TeamoftheWeek)acombinedseventimes,aswellasgarneringfourBIGEASTOffensivePlayeroftheWeekhonors.Shewastheonlyunanimousselectiononthe2008All-BIGEASTFirstTeam. Bock(6G-9A),oneoftheIrishco-captainsin2008,emergedasagenuineoffensivethreatlastseason,leadingtheteamingoalsandfinishingsecondwith 36 points (16G-4A). A two-timeAll-Americaselection(firstteamin’07,secondteamin’08),Bockearnedtheleague’sOffensivePlayeroftheWeekhonoronSept.8,aswellasaspotontheSoccer AmericaNationalTeamoftheWeekafterscoringthegame-winninggoalina1-0victoryatNo.3/2NorthCarolinaonSept.5.More recently,shewas tapped for theTop Drawer SoccerNationalTeamoftheWeekonOct. 21 after registering a goal and four assists in shutoutwinsatProvidenceandConnecticut. AnotherkeyplayerfortheIrishthisseasonis senior center back/co-captain andNSCAAfirst-teamAll-AmericanCarrie Dew(1G-1A),thetwo-timeBIGEASTDefensivePlayeroftheYearandBIGEASTChampionshipMostOutstand-ing Defensive Player. One of three defenders to starteverygamefortheIrishthisseason,DewandtheNotreDamedefensehaverecorded18shutoutsanda0.38GAA,includingfourcon-secutivecleansheetstoopenthisseason(thefirsttimetheIrishhavedonethatsince’95).

A Quick Look At North CarolinaNorthCarolina(24-1-2)isplayingintheNCAAtitlegameforthe21sttimeinthe27-yearhis-toryofthetournament,winning18titles(mostrecentlywitha2-1winovertheIrishin2006).UNChasnowappearedintheNCAAChampi-onshipfieldforthe27thconsecutiveseason.

TheTarHeels advanced to the title gamewitha1-0semifinalwinoverUCLAonFridaynight.SeniormidfielderYael Averbuch netted thegame’sonlygoalat40:15whenshecon-verted a penalty kick, which was earned byBrittani Bartok,whowasfouledinthebox. On the season, junior forward Casey Nogueira leads the team with 23 goals and54points.FreshmanforwardCourtney Jones haschippedinwith13goals,whilejuniorfor-wardJessica McDonaldhasa team-high10assists. In net, seniorAnna Rodenbough and ju-nior Ashlyn Harris have split time in the TarHeelnet,asbothhasappearedin26games.Rodenburghhasa14-1-1recordandateam-best 0.51 goals-against-average. Harris has postedaperfect10-0-0markwhilemaking28savesontheyear.TheduohashelpedNorthCarolina notch 16 shutouts this season. The Tar Heels are led by 30th-year headcoach Anson Dorrance.WhilewithUNC,Dor-rancehascaptured18NCAAtournamenttitleswhile posting an overall record of 672-33-21(.940). He has been at the helm for each ofNotre Dame’s previous 15meetingswith theTarHeels.

The Notre Dame-North Carolina SeriesThe Irish and Tar Heels have met 15 times,withNorthCarolinaleadingtheall-timeseries9-4-2, including a 6-1-1 edge whenmeetingon a neutral field. Irish head coach Randy Waldrumholdsanall-timerecordof2-4-0ver-susUNC,includingtwoconsecutivevictories.Prior toNotreDame’scurrent two-gamewin-ningstreak,NorthCarolinahadbeenunbeat-en in theprevioussixmeetings (5-0-1).Foracomplete series breakdown, see page 99 ofthe2008Irishmediaguide. NotreDameandNorthCarolinahavemetonsixoccasionsinNCAAChampionshipplay,with the Tar Heels holding a 5-1-0 record inthose contests. The two teams have previ-ously met with the NCAA title on the line in1994,1996,1999and2006,withUNCholdinga4-0-0recordinthosegames. Inpostseasonplay,theteamsmostrecent-lymet inNCAA roundof16play lastseasoninChapelHill,N.C.TheIrishearneda3-2winon that day, behind two goals and an assistfromMichele WeissenhoferaswellasaBrit-tany Bockgoal.Weissenhofer’ssecondgoal,scored in the 60thminute, proved to be thegamewinner.

The Last Time ND And UNC MetTheIrishandTarHeelsmostrecentlyclashedearlier thisseason (Sept.5)when (then)fifth-ranked Notre Dame upset (then) second-ranked North Carolina, 1-0, at UNC’s FetzerField intheCarolinaClassic.NotonlydidthegamemarkNorthCarolina’sonlydefeatoftheseasontodate,butitwasalsotheonlygameinwhichtheTarHeelshavebeenheldoffthescoreboard in 2008. Senior Brittany Bock scored the lone goalat50:21toleadtheIrishtovictory.BockhasscoredagoalineachofherthreegamesplayerversustheTarHeels.Inthecontest,ju-niorgoalkeeperKelsey Lysandermadethree

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NSCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Poll• Nov. 11, 2008: Poll #13/Final Regular Season Poll Team (1st-Place Votes) Rec Pts LW1 NOTRE DAME (34) 21-0-0 850 12 UCLA 18-0-2 794 23 Portland 17-1-0 780 24 uNorth Carolina 19-1-2 761 45 uStanford 18-1-1 718 66 uFlorida State 14-2-3 660 57 OklahomaState 17-1-3 620 88 Southern California 15-4-1 618 99 Florida 17-3-1 570 710 Boston College 13-5-2 527 1011 uVirginia 13-4-3 463 1212 West Virginia 13-2-6 422 1313 Missouri 15-5-1 402 2014 TexasA&M 15-4-1 367 1115 Colorado 14-4-4 365 1616 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 18-2-2 306 1917 San Diego 14-4-2 301 1418 uDuke 12-5-3 254 1719 Texas 12-3-4 249 1520 uPenn State 16-7-0 228 2321 BYU 17-5-0 179 2222 uMinnesota 20-3-0 155 2123 Wake Forest 12-7-0 137 1824 Washington State 10-5-5 83 2425 VirginiaTech 10-8-4 76 RVOthers Receiving Votes: Washington 37, Long BeachState 33,Harvard 23,Denver 15,Charlotte 14, BostonUniversity8,uGeorgetown 7,uMemphis 6,UCSantaBarbara 5, James Madison 4, Princeton 4, Georgia 3,LSU2,Miami(Fla.)2,UNCGreensboro1,Fairfield1.

LW = last weeku = 2008 Notre Dame opponent (Mem/UVa - exhibitions)

Notre Dame in the NSCAA PollNSCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Poll Weeks RankedWeek Points Rank 2008 All Time*

Aug.12,2008(Pre) 122 5 1 185Aug.26,2008 688 4 2 186Sept.2,2008 634 5 3 187Sept.9,2008 763(6) 2 4 188Sept.16,2008 840(28) 1 5 189Sept.23,2008 774(29) 1 6 190Sept. 30, 2008 850 (34) 1 7 191Oct.7,2008 824(32) 1 8 192Oct. 14, 2008 850 (34) 1 9 193Oct. 21, 2008 800 (32) 1 10 194 Oct. 27, 2008 850 (34) 1 11 195Nov.4,2008 799(31) 1 12 196Nov. 11, 2008 850 (34) 1 13 197SEASON BESTS 850 (34) 1

Note: first-place votes listed in parentheses (unanimous in italics)* - includes 44 weeks ranked (1992-95) in Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America (ISAA) poll before NSCAA took over poll in 1996.

Notre Dame in Other Polls Week SA ST SB TDAug.13,2008(Pre) 4 5 — —Aug.25,2008 4 5 2 4Sept.1,2008 4 4 2 4Sept.8,2008 2 2(4) 2 2Sept.15,2008 1 1(14) 1 1Sept.22,2008 1 1 (16) 1 1Sept.29,2008 1 1 (16) 1 1Oct.6,2008 1 1 (16) 1 1Oct.13,2008 1 1 (16) 1 1Oct.20,2008 1 1 (16) 1 1 Oct.27,2008 1 1 (16) 1 1Nov.4,2008 1 1(15) 1 1Nov.11,2008 1 1(15) 1 1SEASON BESTS 1 1 (16) 1 1

SA - Soccer America // ST - Soccer Times // SB - Soccer Buzz // TD - Top Drawer SoccerNote: first-place votes listed in parentheses (unanimous in italics)

saves in what proved to be Notre Dame’sfourthshutoutoftheseason.UNCheldaslight10-9advantageintotalshots,buttheIrishputsixshotsonnettoUNC’sthree.Thegamealsofeatured two yellowcardsby each teamandNotreDamewaswhistled for beingoffside aseason-highninetimes.

Finding Common GroundAsidefromplayingeachother,NotreDameandNorth Carolina have faced four common op-ponentsthisseason—Stanford,SantaClara,DukeandFloridaState. The Irishwent 4-0-0(twogamesathome,twoatneutralsites)ver-susthoseteams,whileNorthCarolinaposteda2-0-2record(onegameathome,threeontheroad)againstthesamefoes.Inthosecontests,NotreDameheld a 8-1 edge in scoringmar-gin,whileUNC’sscoringmarginwasan11-3advantage. NotreDamebeatSantaClara (Aug.31)athomebyascoreof2-0.TheIrishfollowedupwitha3-1neutralsitewinoverDuke(Sept.7),a2-0winoverFloridaStateintheNCAAquar-terfinals(Nov.28)anda1-0winoverStanfordonFridayafternoonattheCollegeCup. NorthCarolinabattledStanfordtoa1-1tieattheStanfordInvitational(Sept.12)andfoll-wedupwitha5-0winoverSantaClara(Sept.14)at thesametournament.UNCthenfacedDukeandFloridaStateinACCplay,defeatingtheBlueDevils3-0(Oct.2)andearninga2-2tieversustheSeminoles(Oct.30).

Notre Dame in The NCAA FinalsThe Irish aremaking their seventh title gameappearance, all since 1994. They hold a 2-4markall-timewith theNCAA titleon the line,with the past two trips to the championshipgamecominginCary,N.C. NotreDamelastplayedintheNCAAfinalsin2006,droppinga2-1decisiontoNorthCaro-linaatthefacilitycurrentlyknownasWakeMedSoccer Park. Brittany Bock headed in a cross fromKerri Hanksat80:30 tohalve theUNClead,buttheTarHeelsheldonforthevictory.InadditiontoBockandHanks(whoeachplayed90minutes),the2008IrishlineupfeaturestwootherstartersfromthatcontestincludingHaley Ford(whoalsoplayedthefull90minutes)andMichele Weissenhofer (62minutes).Amanda Clark (40minutes) andCourtney Rosen (44minutes)alsosawactionoffthebenchinthatcontest. In2004,NotreDameplayedUCLAtoa1-1tie through regulation and twoovertimeperi-ods, before the teams moved on to penaltykicks.TheregulationfivePKroundswouldn’tdecidematters before the Irish proved victo-rious(4-3) inthesixthround,withgoalkeeperErika Bohnmaking thedecisivestop tohelpthe Irishwin the second national title in pro-gramhistory. OfNotreDame’ssixtripstothefinals,threehavemoved toovertime.Aside fromthedra-maticsversusUCLAin2004,NotreDamefelltoNorthCarolina,1-0inthesecondovertimestanzaofthe1996titlegame.Priortothat,theIrishwontheirfirstnationaltitleinathrilling1-0triple-overtimevictoryoverPortlandin1995atUNC’s Fetzer Field.Cindy Daws scored the

decisivegoal onadirect free kick at 125:31,when rules still allowed for a third overtimestanzatobeplayed.

Irish In The NCAA Championship• Notre Dame is competing in the NCAA

Championship for the 16th time, datingbacktothe1993season.TheIrishareoneofthreeschoolstowinmultiplenationalti-tles(1995,2004),joiningNorthCarolinaandPortland.

• NotreDamenowholdsthesecond-longestactivestreakofconsecutiveNCAACham-pionshipberthswith16,trailingonlyNorthCarolina(27)inthatcategory.

• TheIrishandTarHeelsalsoremaintheonlyteamstohavereachedthefinal-32or fur-ther in every NCAA Championship since1993.

• TheIrishare39-3-0(.929)all-timeathomeinNCAAtournamentgames,witha135-22scoringmargininthosecontests.

• NotreDameholdsanall-timerecordof49-13-1(.786)inNCAApostseasonplay.

• TheIrishseniorclassfinished20-0all-timeinpostseasongames(BIGEAST/NCAA)atAlumni Field, shutting out 16 of those 20opponents.

• The Irish senior class is 17-3 all-time inNCAApostseasongames.

• The Irish return nine players whowere inthestarting lineup for lastseason’sNCAACollegeCupsemifinalagainstFloridaState(3-2lossongoalin72ndminute).

• TheIrishenteredtheNCAAswiththeirfirst-everunbeatenanduntiedrecord,buttheirfifthunbeatenrecordinthepast15seasons(also1994,1997,2000and2006).

The BIG EAST Hardware HaulInadditiontoclaimingits11thBIGEASTregu-lar-seasontitlein14seasons,theIrishearnedfour of the six major individual awards andplaced sixplayerson the all-BIGEASTCon-ferenceTeamduring theBIGEASTWomen’sSoccer Awards Banquet on Nov. 6 at theSouthBendMarriott.Thefourindividualawardrecipientsmatchesthe2005IrishclubforthemostmajorawardhonoreessinceNotreDamejoinedtheBIGEASTin1995. Senior All-America forward/Hermann Tro-phycandidateKerri Hanks wasaunanimousselectionastheBIGEASTOffensivePlayeroftheYearandafirst-teamall-conferencechoiceby theBIGEASTcoaches.Also the2006 re-cipientoftheaward,Hanksjoinsformerteam-mate Katie Thorlakson (2004, 2005) as theonlyIrishplayerstoearnthetrophymorethanonce. For thesecondtime in threeyears,seniordefender/co-captainCarrie Dew was laudedastheBIGEASTDefensivePlayeroftheYear.DewisthefourthIrishplayertobeatwo-timerecipientof thehonor, alongwithJen Grubb (1998,1999),Candace Chapman (2002,2005)and Melissa Tancredi(2003,2004),withNotreDamenowhavingaplayergarnerthattrophyforthesixthtimeinsevenseasons. Freshman forward Melissa Henderson wasnamedtheBIGEASTRookieoftheYear,becomingthefourthIrishplayerinthepastsix

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Brittany Bock (Sr., F/M)Dec. 5 .......................NSCAASecondTeamAll-AmericanNov.29 ................................HermannTrophySemifinalistNov.18 ... ESPN The Magazine1st-TeamAcad.All-Amer.Oct. 16 .................... Lowe’sSeniorCLASSAwardFinalistNov.6 .........................................All-BIGEASTFirstTeamSept.8 ..................... Soccer AmericaNat’lTeamofWeekOct. 21 ................ Top Drawer SoccerNat’lTeamofWeekSept.8 ......................BIGEASTOffensivePlayerofWeekOct. 6 .................................. BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRollPreseason ........ 2ndTeamAll-American(Soccer America)Preseason ...................BIGEASTOffensivePlayerofYearPreseason .......................All-BIGEASTTeam(unanimous)

Carrie Dew (Sr., D)Dec. 5 .............................NSCAAFirstTeamAll-AmericanNov.6 ..................BIGEASTDefensivePlayeroftheYearNov.9 .... BIGEASTTourn.MostOutstandingDef.PlayerNov.6 .........................................All-BIGEASTFirstTeamNov.9 .............................BIGEASTAll-TournamentTeamNov.10 ..............Top Drawer SoccerNat’lPlayerofWeekNov.10 .................... Soccer AmericaNat’lTeamofWeekSept.8 ................ Top Drawer SoccerNat’lTeamofWeekSept.1/8 ........................ Soccer BuzzEliteTeamofWeekAug. 31 .......... InnatSaintMary’sClassicDefensiveMVPAug.25/Sept.1 .......BIGEASTDefensivePlayerofWeekSept.29 .............................. BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll

Kerri Hanks (Sr., F)Dec. 5 ....................Lowe’sSeniorClassAwardRecipientDec. 5 .............................NSCAAFirstTeamAll-AmericanNov.29 ................................HermannTrophySemifinalistNov.6 ...................BIGEASTOffensivePlayeroftheYearNov.6 .....................All-BIGEASTFirstTeam(unanimous)Sept.1 ...............Top Drawer SoccerNat’lPlayerofWeekS22/S29/O27 ...... Top Drawer SoccerNat’lTeamofWeekS2/S30/O21 ............. Soccer AmericaNat’lTeamofWeekS29/O13/O20/O27 ........BIGEASTOffensivePlayeroftheWeekAug. 31 ...........InnatSaintMary’sClassicOffensiveMVPA25/S1/S22 ........................ BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRollPreseason ......... 1stTeamAll-American(Soccer America)Preseason .......................All-BIGEASTTeam(unanimous)

Melissa Henderson (Fr., F)Nov.29 ....................................HermannTrophyNomineeNov.6 ................................. BIGEASTRookieoftheYearNov.9 .....BIGEASTTourn.MostOutstandingOff.PlayerNov.6 .........................................All-BIGEASTFirstTeamNov.9 .............................BIGEASTAll-TournamentTeamSept.15/29 ......... Top Drawer SoccerNat’lTeamofWeekSept.29 ......................... Soccer Buzz EliteTeamofWeekSept.29/Oct.27 ................BIGEASTRookieoftheWeekSept.15 .............................. BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll

Kelsey Lysander (Jr., GK)Nov.9 .............................BIGEASTAll-TournamentTeamAug. 31 ....... InnatSaintMary’sClassicGoalkeeperMVPSept.8 .......................BIGEASTGoalkeeperoftheWeek

Courtney Rosen (Jr., M)Nov.6 ....................................All-BIGEASTSecondTeamAug. 31 .....InnatSaintMary’sClassicAll-TournamentTeam

Jessica Schuveiller (Fr., D)Sept.8 ........................... Soccer BuzzEliteTeamofWeekOct. 20 ................................ BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll

Randy Waldrum (Head Coach)Nov.10 ...NSCAAGreatLakesRegionCoachoftheYearNov.6 ..................................BIGEASTCoachoftheYear

Elise Weber (Sr., D)Nov.18 .. ESPN The Magazine2nd-TeamAcad.All-Amer.Nov.6 ...........................All-BIGEASTHonorableMentionNov.9 .............................BIGEASTAll-TournamentTeamAug. 31 ..........InnatSaintMary’sClassicAll-Tourn.TeamOct. 27 ................................ BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll

Michele Weissenhofer (Jr., F)Nov.9 .............................BIGEASTAll-TournamentTeam

seasons tocollect the league’s topaward forfirst-yearplayers.She’salso the thirdcurrentIrishplayertoearnthehonor,followinginthefootsteps ofHanks (2005) and junior forwardMichele Weissenhofer,whowasthe2006re-cipient. Head coach Randy Waldrumwashonoredby his peers by being voted the BIG EASTCoachof theYear for the fifth time in his 10seasons at Notre Dame. Waldrum also tookhomethehonorin1999,2000,2003and2004,andnowhasearnedeightconferencecoachoftheyearawards inhis illustriouscareer,add-ingpreviouscitationsintheBig12Conference(atBaylorin1998)andMissouriValleyConfer-ence(withTulsa’smen’sprogramin1991and1993). TheIrishalsofieldedfourfirst-teamall-con-ference selections— Hanks,Brittany Bock,DewandHenderson— for the fourth time inthepastfiveseasons.Bockalsobecomesthe15thNotreDameplayertobeatwo-timefirst-teamall-BIGEASThonoree. Junior midfielder Courtney Rosen wasvotedasecond-teamall-BIGEASTselection,her first career all-conference certificate. Se-nior defender Elise Weberwasanhonorablementionall-conferencepickthisseason,earn-inghersecondconsecutiveall-BIGEASTcita-tion,followingathird-teamhonorayearago.

Poll PositionNotreDametookovertheNo.1rankinginallofthemajornationalpollsonSept.16(unani-mousinthefinalregular-seasonNSCAAballot-ing),withtheIrishnowhavingearnedthetopspotinthenationinfourofthepastfivesea-sons(andfiveofthe10-yearRandy Waldrum era,withWaldrumjoiningNorthCarolina’sAn-son Dorrance as the only coacheswith fivetop-rankedseasonsinthisdecade). NotreDamelastwasrankedNo.1in2006,assumingthatpostinallthepollsbytheendoftheseason’sfirstmonthandcarryingitthroughtotheNCAACollegeCupfinal,wheretheIrishfell to North Carolina, 2-1 (one of only twoblemishesina25-1-1season). NotreDame remains theonly team in thecountrytoowntheNo.1rankingintheNSCAApollinfouroffiveyearsfrom2004-08.All-time,theIrishare94-6-3(.927)asthenation’stop-rankedsquad. As has become the custom on the NotreDamecampus, the traditional lighted#1signhasreappearedatopGraceHall,anda#1flagnowfliesoutsidetheIrishathleticdepartmentofficesattheJoyceCenter(seenoteonpp.26ofthisyear’smediaguide). Thisyear’swomen’ssoccerrankingmarkstheninthconsecutiveacademicyear (startingin 2000-01) that Notre Dame has fielded atleastonetop-rankedteam,withwomen’sbas-ketball, fencing,baseballandicehockeyalsoreachingthetopoftheirrespectivepollsduringthatspan(icehockeyreturnedtothetopofitspollsthisweek).

One Tough SlateLest anyone thinkNotreDamehasn’t earneditsplaceatopthepolls,justtakealookattheIrishschedulethisseason.

NotreDamehas10winsoverrankedoppo-nents(No.21/12SantaClara,atNo.3/2NorthCarolina, vs. No. 12/11 Duke, at No. 17/16PennState,atNo.17/16Georgetown,vs.No.24/18Rutgers, vs.No.NR/25Marquette, vs.No.22/24Minnesota,vs.No.6/6FloridaStateand No. 5/3 Stanford), with the first three inthatseriescominginsuccessionandtheUNC,Duke, Penn State, Georgetown and Stanfordgamesallcomingawayfromhome. And it’s not like the Irish have experienceplayingSCU,UNCandDukeinarow,havinglastseenthosethreepowerhousesinsucces-sionin1995(andnotatanypointinthesameregularseason,letaloneinarow,since1999). The 1-0win atNorthCarolina onSept. 5wasevenmorenoteworthy,as itmarked justtheseventhtimetheTarHeelshadeverbeenshutoutathome,andonlythefifthtimebyaDivisionIteam.Oneofthosefivewasa0-0tie(Duke), while the other fourwere 1-0 losses,two at the hands of Notre Dame (the othercame in the ’95 NCAA semifinals at FetzerField, leading to thefirstof two Irishnationalchampionships).

Numbers Don’t LieTogetaclearerpictureofjusthowdominatingNotreDamehasbeenthrough26gamesthisseason,oneneedlooknofurtherthansomeofnumberstheIrishhaveputup. NotreDameisoutscoringitsopponentsbyastaggering82-10margin(+72,tiedwithNorthCarolinaforbestinthenation),with18shutoutsthisyear.Through26games,theIrishalsoaresecond in the nation in scoringoffense (3.24goals/game),aswellas third ingoals-againstaverage(0.40)andthirdinshutoutpercentage(0.68). The Irish also allowed just 70 opponentshotsongoalallyear(12fewershots on goal thanNotreDame’sgoals).Bycomparison,se-niorAll-AmericaforwardandHermannTrophycandidate Kerri Hanks has 60 shots on goal all by herself. Together,theIrishhaveregistered292shotson goal,whiletheiropponentshavemanaged208 totalshotsthisyear.And,NotreDamealsohas a sizeable 175-54 (+121) edge in cornerkicks,thebestmargininthenation.

Lead, Follow Or Just Get Out Of The WayWiththepotencyoftheNotreDameoffensiveattack,mostopponentsoptforthethirdoption.Infact,theIrishhavetrailedforagrandtotalof1:59thisseason(59:06-61:05vs.MarquetteonOct.5)andhave ledfor1,564:17of2,360:52minutes this season (66.3% of the elapsedgametime).Inaddition,NotreDamehasbeentied in thesecondhalf orOTnine times (0-0atNo.3/2NorthCarolina,0-0and1-1againstNo. 12/11Duke, 0-0 atDePaul, 1-1 vs.Mar-quette, 2-2 at Villanova, 0-0 vs.Connecticut,0-0vs.MichiganState,0-0vs.Minnesota)foracombinedtotalof227:12.

The One And OnlyAt26-0-0,NotreDameistheloneunbeatenanduntiedteamleftatanylevelofNCAAwomen’ssoccer.Theonlyothercandidatewas inDivi-sion II, but previously unbeatenGrandValley



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Day of the WeekSunday 11-0Monday 0-0Tuesday 0-0Wednesday 0-0Thursday 0-0Friday 15-0Saturday 0-0

Time of GameDaygames(before6p.mlocaltime) 16-0Nightgames(6p.m.orlaterlocaltime) 10-0

LocationHomegames 16-0Roadgames 8-0Neutralsitegames 2-0

Score TotalsScoreopeninggoal 25-0Allowopeninggoal 1-0Leading 2-0 17-0Trailing2-0 0-0

Halftime scoreLeading at the half 19-0Tiedatthehalf 7-0Trailingatthehalf 0-0

10-minute scoreLeadingwith10minutesleft 24-0Tiedwith10minutesleft 2-0Trailingwith10minutesleft 0-0

5-minute scoreLeadingwith5minutesleft 23-0Tiedwith5minutesleft 3-0Trailingwith5minutesleft 0-0

Shots on goal marginTakemoreshotsongoal 25-0Takesamenumberofshotsongoal 0-0Takefewershotsongoal 1-0

Total shots marginTakemoretotalshots 23-0Takesamenumberoftotalshots 0-0Takefewertotalshots 3-0

Corner kicks marginTakemorecornerkicks 19-0Takesamenumberofcornerkicks 2-0Takefewercornerkicks 5-0

MiscellaneousVs.Top25(NSCAAorSoccer Americapolls) 10-0On broadcast television 5-0Inwhitejerseys 17-0Inbluejerseys 9-0Inovertimegames 3-0Playinginrain/snow/wetfield 6-0

Individual AccomplishmentsWhen Hanks scores a goal 15-0WhenHanksregistersapoint 21-0When Bock scores a goal 5-0WhenBockregistersapoint 10-0When Henderson scores a goal 12-0WhenHendersonscoresapoint 14-0

Conference AffiliationAtlantic Coast 3-0BIGEAST 14-0BigTen 4-0Conference USA 1-0Mid-American 1-0PAC-10 1-0West Coast 2-0

MonthAugust 3-0September 7-0October 8-0November 7-0December 1-0

State was upset byWisconsin-Parkside, 1-0onNov.21 in thesecondroundof theNCAAChampionship.

Now That’s How You Bounce BackSince beginning last season with that tough3-4-1start,theIrishare42-1-1intheirlast44games overall, with the only loss coming toNo.14FloridaState(3-2) in lastyear’sNCAACollegeCupsemifinals,andthelonetieoccur-ringatNo.12WestVirginia(1-1)inthe’07BIGEASTtournamentfinal (WVUwon the titleonpenaltykicks,5-3). WithavictoryoverToledointhefirstroundoftheNCAAChampionshiponNov.14,NotreDame matched the best 40-game stretch inschool history (38-1-1), previously set fromOct. 2, 2005-Dec. 1, 2006. The 40-game re-cordcannotbeimproveduponunlesstheIrishrolloffninemorewins(extendingintonextsea-son).

Sailing Into Uncharted WatersNotreDame’scurrent26-gamewinningstreakisthebestruninprogramhistory.Itbeststheprevious unbeatenstreak of 24 games,setfromOct.19,1995-Oct.11,1996. The current streakalso marks the sixthconsecutive season inwhichtheIrishhavereeledoff at least 12 victories in a row.Priorto this year’s success string, the longest runin that span (dating back to 2003) had beena15-gamewinningstreaktokickoffthe2004nationalchampionshipseason.

Golden Domers Golden In OTOvertime has usually been the right time forNotreDame,astheIrishare18-3-8(.759)all-time in the Randy Waldrum era (since ’99)when going to an extra period or two.NotreDamewenttoOTforthefirsttimethisseasononOct.12,takinga3-2winatVillanovaona“goldengoal”bysophomoremidfielderRose Augustin at 96:58. NotreDame’ssecondOTwinoftheseasoncameonNov. 9 atAlumni Field,when, onceagain at exactly 96:58, Melissa Henderson scored to give the Irish a 1-0win overCon-necticutandsecurethe2008BIGEASTCham-pionship. Itmarked the first “golden goal” inBIGEASTtitle-gamehistory. The Irish once again needed overtime toadvanceoutoftheNCAAthirdroundonNov.21,doingsowhenseniorAll-AmericaforwardandHermann Trophy candidateKerri Hanks nettedapenaltykickat96:54fora1-0victoryoverNo.22/24MinnesotaatAlumniField. ThisseasonmarksthefirsttimeNotreDamehaseverplayedmultipleovertimegamesinthepostseason(BIGEAST/NCAAChampionship).

Getting The Jump On The CompetitionNotre Dame’s impressive results this seasonhas been fueled by its lightning-fast beginning tothefirsthalf. In 16 of their 26 games, the Irish have

scored a goal in the first 20minutes of play(includingsixintheopening10minutes),withan own goal against Cincinnati exactly 1:00intotheNov.2BIGEASTquarterfinalbeingthefasteststrikeof theseason.Thatmarked thesecond-fastest goal in Notre Dame’s storiedpostseasonhistory,nottomentionthefourth-fastest of the Randy Waldrumera(since’99). The last time the Irish got on the boardquickerthantheCincinnatigamewasonNov.5,2006,whenHanksstruck57seconds intotheBIGEASTfinalagainstRutgers(agametheIrishultimatelywon,4-2).

Strong Out Of The BlocksNotreDameisofftothebeststartinprogramhistory (26-0-0), with this year marking thecompletion of the first unbeaten and untiedregularseasoninschoolhistory(18-0-0).Thatdebut also eclipses the 16-0-0 start by the2000Irishsquadduringthesecondseasonforhead coach Randy Waldrum atNotreDame. Here’s a look at the other strong starts the Irishhavehadtoaseasonandhowthingsend-edupforNotreDame: Start Final Record Resultu2008 26-0-0 ?? ??2000 16-0-0 23-1-1 NCAAsemifinalist2004 15-0-0 25-1-1 NCAAchampion2006 13-0-0 25-1-1 NCAArunner-up1996 13-0-0 24-2-0 NCAArunner-up

Beasts Of The BIG EASTWithawinoverConnecticut intheBIGEASTtitlegameonNov. 9,NotreDamenowownsaschool-record52-gameunbeatenstreak(50-0-2) against BIG EAST opposition (second-longestinNCAADivisionIhistory)datingbacktoa4-1lossatNo.15MarquetteonSept.30,2005.Inthattime,theonly ties were a 0-0draw at Connecticut(Oct. 13, 2006) and a1-1 deadlock at No.12 West Virginia in last year’s BIG EAST finalonNov.11(WVUwon5-3 on PKs, but thegame is recorded asatie). Since joining theBIGEAST,theIrishare123-8-4 (.926)all-time in regular-seasoncon-ferencegames,32-2-1(.929)intheBIGEASTTournament,andholda682-81scoringedgedatingbacktothatfirstleagueseasonin’95. What’smoreNotreDamemaintains a 13-year,87-gamehomeunbeatenstreak(86-0-1)versusBIGEASTteams,withConnecticuttheloneconferenceteamevertodefeattheIrishatAlumniField(5-4inOTonOct.6,1995).

Dude, We’re Going StreakingWith its 3-0 win athomeoverSouthFlor-ida on Oct. 3, NotreDamesetanewschoolrecord for consecutive regular-season vic-tories, with an active

ND Regular-Season Winning Streaks

28 (9/29/07-present)20 (10/2/05-10/8/06) (10/24/99-10/18/00)18 (10/19/95-10/5/96)

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NCAA D-I Conference Unbeaten Streaks

1. NorthCarolina 55 (10/23/94-9/1/00) 2. NOTRE DAME 52 (10/2/05-present) 3. Florida 50 (9/26/97-10/14/01) 4. NorthCarolina 41 (10/30/87-9/21/94) 5. Fairfield 38 (10/16/96-10/1/00)



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AnewerainNotreDamesoccerbeganonApril26, 2008,when groundbreaking ceremonieswereheldforthebrand-new$5.7millionhomeforFight-ingIrishwomen’sandmen’ssoccer. Actualconstructionworkonthestadiumbeganinthesummerof2008,withatentativecompletiondateofJune2009.ThesiteforthesoccerfacilityissoutheastoftheJoyceCenter,westofthecurrentAlumniFieldandsouthofnewLaBarFootballPrac-ticeFields,whichdebutedinAugust2008. Plans for thestadium includea lighted facilitythatwillfeatureanaturalgrassfield,lockerrooms,restroomsandconcessionareas.Thenewsoccerstadiumwillsitside-by-sideNotreDame’snewla-crosse facility, Arlotta Stadium, for which groundwas broken on April 18, 2008 (the soccer facilitywillbesituatedfurtherwest, the lacrossestadiumfurthereast). The soccer project is part of the University’slong-term athletics facilitiesmaster plan that ulti-matelywilladdnewstadiumsforsoccer,lacrosse,trackandfield,andtennis,allintheareaeastandsoutheast of the Joyce Center. Besides the LaBar Fields, themost recentlycompletedvenue isMe-lissaCookStadium,NotreDame’snewsoftballfa-cilitythatwasdedicatedearlierinApril2008.Otherfuture elements of the athletics facilities masterplan include a new rowing boathouse on the St.JosephRiver,aswellastheconstructionofPurcellPavilion(basketball/volleyball)andLeftySmithRink(hockey), the cornerstones of an extensive JoyceCenterrenovationthatbeganinSeptember2008. Among those present at the groundbreakingceremoniesforthenewNotreDamesoccerstadi-umwereleadbenefactorsandformerFightingIrishmen’ssoccerplayersTom Crotty and Rob Snyder,along with Notre Dame deputy athletics directorMissy Conboy, women’s soccer coach Randy Waldrum,men’s soccer coachBobby Clark and players fromboth theFighting Irishwomen’s andmen’ssoccerteams. OriginallyfromDarien,Conn.,Crottystarredforthe Irish from 1977-79, playing midfield and full-back in60games,earning threemonogramsandfinishingwith23careerpoints (eightgoals,sevenassists).HeplayedinNotreDame’sfirstthreesea-sonsofvarsitysoccer(undercoachRich Hunter),servingasoneoftheteamcaptainsasaseniorin’79.HewasvotedMVPofthe’79NotreDameteamand ledthe Irishtoacombined57-14-3record inthose three years. A1980NotreDamegraduatewithadegreeinfinance,CrottyiscurrentlygeneralpartnerwithBat-teryVenturesLPinWellesley,Mass.HeandhiswifeShariliveinSouthborough,Mass. FromDallas,Texas,Snyderearnedtwomono-grams while playing forward, participating in 51gamesin1980-81-83andaccountingfor68points(23 goals - and 22 assists that rank him seventhonNotreDame’scareerchart).Hetiedfortheteamlead in goals in 1981 with 12. Snyder played onHunter-coached teams that finished a combined54-14-3 in his three seasons (including 35-3-1 athome). Snyder isa1984NotreDamegraduatewithadegreeingovernment.HeisthefounderandCEOofStreamEnergyinDallas. ThegiftsbyCrottyandSnyderarecomponentsof the $1.5 billion “Spirit of Notre Dame” capitalcampaign,thelargestsuchendeavorinthehistoryof Catholic higher education.

winning streak at 28games heading intonext season. The lasttimetheIrishdroppeda regular-season con-test was more thana year ago (Sept. 23,2007)whentheygaveup two second-halfgoals in a 2-1 loss to 14th-ranked Penn StateatAlumniField. Notre Dame’s 28-game regular-seasonunbeaten streak also is tied for the third-longest inschoolhistory. In fact, itshouldbenoted that, except for a 16-day stretch lastSeptember when the Irish lost four times insixgames (twice inOT),NotreDamehasnotdropped a regular-season game dating backthemiddleofthe2005season.

Spreading The WealthInanearlyexampleoftheincredibledepthofthisyear’sNotreDamesquad,theIrishhadsev-endifferentplayersscoregoalsintheseason-opening7-0whitewashofMichigan(includingthreewhotalliedtheirfirstcareergoals).Thatmatchedthelargestnumberofgoalscorersinonegameduringthe10-yearRandy Waldrum era (since ’99), and themost since the 2005season opener (an 11-1 rout of New Hamp-shireonAug.26 intheTDBanknorthClassicatBurlington,Vt.). For theseason,a record-setting19differ-entIrishplayers,representingallfourclasses,havescoredatleastonegoal.Freshmancen-ter back Jessica Schuveiller is themost re-cent goal scorer, as she headed home whatproved to be the game-winning goal versusFloridaStateinNotreDame’s2-0NCAAquar-terfinalwinonNov.28.Inaddition,NotreDamehassetaschoolrecordwith21differentpointscorersthisseason,withseniorforwardKerry Inglis thenewestpoint scorerbehinda two-goal afternoon against Seton Hall on Oct. 26. The previous Irish single-season recordsforgoalscorers(17)andpointscorers(20)bothweresetin1996.

No Soup For YouForthesecondtimeinprogramhistory,thefirsttimesince1995andthefirsttimeintheRandy Waldrumera,NotreDameopeneditsseasonwithfourconsecutiveshutouts,blankingMich-igan(7-0),LoyolaMarymount(4-0),No.21/12SantaClara (2-0) andNo.3/2NorthCarolina(1-0).TheIrishactuallyputtogetherastringof419:44scorelessminutestobeginthisseason(437:44datingbacktotheendoflastyear),be-foretherunwassnappedonSept.7whenNo.12/11Dukescoredat59:19offacornerkickthatdeflectedinoffanIrishdefender. The1995squadreeledoffeightconsecu-tiveshutoutstobeginwhatwouldbea21-2-2season, culminating with the program’s firstnationalchampionship.

No Shots For You, EitherNotreDameheldSouthFloridawithoutasingleshotina3-0winonOct.3.Itmarkedthefirst

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Hanks = HistoryWith each passing game, senior All-AmericaforwardandHermannTrophycandidateKerri HanksreachesmorecareermilestonesintheNCAAandNotreDamerecordbooks,continu-ing to stamp herself as one of the greats inwomen’scollegesoccerhistory. On Nov. 28 against Florida State, Hanksdelivered two assists to become the firstD-Iplayertoamass73goalsand73assistsinhercareer.Only twoothersareevenqualified forthe70G-70Aclub:NorthCarolina’sMia Hamm andNotreDame’sJenny Streiffer. Hankscurrentlystands ineighthplaceontheDivisionIcareerpointslistwith239points(83G-73A),and13thontheNCAAcareergoalschart following her penalty kick gamewinnerinovertimeagainstMinnesotaonNov.21.Onbothlists,thepersonaheadofherisacurrentorformerU.S.NationalTeammember—Abby Wambach isseventh incareerpoints (242atFloridafrom1998-2001),whileShannon Mac-Millan(87atPortlandfrom1992-95)andApril Heinrichs (87atUNCfrom1983-86)are fourahead of Hanks on the goals chart. For more information on Hanks’ ground-breakingcareeratNotreDame,includingafullrundown of the records she currently holds,pleaseseepage12ofthisnotespackage.

One After The Other After The OtherSenior All-America forward/Hermann Trophycandidate Kerri Hanksisinthemidstofoneofthemostproductiverunsofherbrilliantcareerand arguably one of best inNCAADivision Iannals. Against Seton Hall on Oct. 26, the Allen,Texas,nativehadherschool-record11-gamegoalscoring streak snapped (she did have agoalwaved off due to an offsides call), end-ingwhat is tied for the fifth-longest inNCAADivisionIhistory,aspotsheshareswithformerHartfordplayerMaria Kun (1997)andonegoallonger than the10-gamestreaksbynotablessuchascurrentU.S.NationalTeamstandoutsAbby Wambach(2001atFlorida)andChristie (Pearce) Rampone(1996atMonmouth). Against Stanford, Hanks’ career-long 19-gamepoint-scoringstreakwassnapped.Her19-game streak broke the school record setbyHanks’formerteammateandcurrentCana-dianNationalTeammemberKatie Thorlakson fromOct.14-Nov.25,2005(thefinal14gamesofThorlakson’scareer). Despite missing Notre Dame’s BIG EASTsemifinal and final wins over Marquette andConnecticut, Hanks’ streak had remained in-tactwithherspreethroughtheNCAAChampi-onship.ItbeganwithtwoassistsintheNCAAopeneragainstToledo,followedbythehelperon Rose Augustin’sgamewinnerversusMich-iganState, then the clinching penalty kick inovertimetobeatMinnesota,andtwoassistsintheNov.28quarterfinalwinvs.FloridaState. TheIrishhadasemi-similarsituationoccurin1999,whenAnne MakinenscoredtwiceonSept.5vs.Duke,thenmissedfourgamesduetodutywiththeFinlandNationalTeam.Upon

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Senior All-America forward and HermannTrophy semifinalistKerri Hanks (Allen, Texas/Allen)hasbeennamedthe2008recipientoftheLowe’sSeniorCLASSAward,itwasannouncedFriday evening. The Senior CLASS Award ispresented annually to the nation’s top seniorplayerbasedon theirdedicationandachieve-mentinfourareas:Classroom,Character,Com-munity and Competition. Notre Dame is theonlyschoolwithmultiplefinalistsforthisyear’saward,whichisinitssecondyearofexistence. Hankswaschosenfromamongagroupof10finalists(includingseniorteammateBrittany Bock (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley)), basedon personal qualities that define a completestudent-athlete.Votesfromcoachesandmediawere coupled with fan balloting to determinetherecipientoftheaward.HanksreceivedherawardathalftimeofthesecondsemifinalonFri-dayattheNCAACollegeCupinCary,N.C. Both Hanks and Bock have exemplifiedthe term “student-athlete” throughout theircareers. After enrolling at Notre Dame in thespringof2005(duetoplayingintheFIFAU-19WorldChampionshipsthepreviousfall),Hanksworked hard to graduate one semester early(withherClassof ‘08teammates),earningherbachelor’s degree in sociology this past May.She’s currently enrolled in graduate classes at NotreDame,whileshecompletesherfinalsea-sonwiththeIrish. On the field, Hanks is one of the nation’spremierattackingthreats,leadingtheBIGEASTConferenceingoals(19)andpoints(fourthna-tionally-53)enteringSunday’sNCAAfinal,whilecollectingnationalweeklyhonors fromSoccer America (three times) andTop Drawer Soccer (four times),aswellasearning fourBIGEASTOffensivePlayeroftheWeekhonors.Thefour-timeAll-Americaselection,two-timeBIGEASTOffensivePlayeroftheYearand2006HermannTrophy recipient also is eighth in NCAA Divi-sionIhistorywith239careerpoints(83G-73A),is tied for13th inDivision I forcareergoals (aschool-record83),andisthefirstD-Iplayerevertoamass73goalsand73assistsinacareer. Bock is a two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American (including a first-teamhonoreethisyear)whilecompilinga3.365cu-mulative GPA as a marketing major in NotreDame’sMendozaCollegeofBusiness.Shealsogarnereddean’s listhonors in thespring2008term(3.70GPA)andhadasharp3.834GPAthispast summer.Bock also is a teamco-captainandisamemberofNotreDame’sStudent-Ath-leteAdvisoryCommittee. Alloftheseaddtoastoriedathleticresumethat includes46careergoals (12th inprogramhistory)and121careerpoints (46G-29A).Shewas theBIGEASTCo-OffensivePlayerof theYearandisatwo-timeAll-American(firstteamin’07,secondteamin’08),becomingthe51stathlete in school history to couple AcademicAll-AmericaandathleticAll-Americahonors inthesameyear.

herreturn,sheregisteredpointsinhernext11gamesfromSept.24-Oct.27.

Hanks Sets The Table, TooSet plays and dead-ball situations now haveaccounted for 77 (26G-25A) ofKerri Hanks’ 239 career points (83G-73A), representing32.2%ofherpointswiththeIrish.Her26goalshavecomeonpenaltykicks(15-for-16,includ-ing8-for-9thisyear),freekicks(10),ordirectlyonacornerkick(1),whileher25assistshavebeen via corner-kick (16) or free-kick (9) ser-vices. Here’sa lookatHanks’set-piecesuccess(numberslistedasgoals-assists,exceptPKs): Free Corner Penalty Total2005 3-1 0-1 0 3-2-8p2006 2-4 0-8 2 4-12-20p2007 5-3 1-4 5 11-7-29p2008 0-1 0-3 8 8-4-20pTotals 10-9 1-16 13 26-25-77p

A Pair Of AcesSeniorAll-AmericaforwardandHermannTro-phycandidateKerri Hanksandfreshmanfor-wardMelissa Henderson currently are tied as themostprolificgoalscoringduointhecountrythis seasonwith 36 goals (Hanks - 19, Hen-derson-17).NorthCarolina’sCasey Nogueira (23)andCourtney Jones(13)alsohavecom-bined for 36 goals this season.

Melissa Can’t MissFreshman forward/BIG EAST Rookie of theYear/first-teamall-BIGEASTselectionMelissa Hendersonismakingthemostofhertimeonthe field, ranking second in theBIGEAST ingoals(17)despiteaveragingonly54.1minutespergame.Infact,weresheaveragingafull90minutesandscoringathercurrentpace,Hen-dersonwouldhave29goalsthisyear,onemorethantheNotreDamesingle-seasonrecord(28by Kerri Hanks as a freshman in 2005), andfive more than national leaderSarah Hagen (Milwaukee)enteringSunday’scontest.

Bock Stays A-Head Of The GameNearlyhalf(22)ofthe46careergoals—12th-most in school history — scored by seniorforward/midfielderBrittany Bock have comeonheaders.That includesnineofher last14scores,mostrecentlytheopeninggoal intheOct. 12 win at Villanova. Bock also has fourrare header assists in her career.

Lysander Minds The StoreAfterloggingjustfiveminutesofNCAAtourna-mentplay(inNotreDame’s7-1openingroundwinvs.Oakland in2006) inherfirst twosea-sonswith the Irish, junior goalkeeperKelsey LysanderhasstartedallfiveofNotreDame’s2008NCAAChampionshipgames,totalingjustover452minutesofplay.Sincebeingbeatonawell-placedfreekickbyToledo’sMollyCorn-wellinthefirsthalfofNotreDame’s5-2open-ingroundwinovertheRocketsonNov.14atAlumniField,Lysanderhasnotallowedgoalinthepast433:55ofplay (aseason-high)whileleading the Irish to four consecutive NCAAtourney shutouts.

InhelpingtheIrishtoa5-0-0recordinthisseason’s NCAA tournament, Lysander hasmade 18 saves while posting a 0.20 goalsagainstaverageanda .947savepercentage.Against Stanford, Lysander came up with acareer-high seven saves tohelp the Irish ad-vancetothetitlegame.HersevensaveswerethemostbyaNotreDamegoalkeeperinNCAAChampionshipplaysinceLiz Wagner notched eight saves in the quarterfinals to leadNotreDametoa2-1overtimewinoverSantaClaraonNov.24,2000.

Knaack Is Taylor-Made For Goal ScoringSophomoreforwardTaylor Knaackmayhavemissedalloflastseasonwhilerecoveringfrompreseason ACL surgery. However, once shegot up to speed with the college game, it’sbeen clear the Arlington, Texas, native has abrightfutureintheIrishlineup. After scoring a goal in Notre Dame’s 7-0season-openingwinoverMichiganonAug.22,KnaackaddedanassistatCincinnationSept.28,givingherthreepointsinNotreDame’sfirst17games. StartingwiththeOct.26regular-seasonfi-naleagainstSetonHall,whenshenettedNotreDame’s third goal,Knaackhas recorded fourgoalsandanassistinaneight-gamespan.Herrecentscoringspreehasincludedthreegoalsandanassistinpostseasonplay,mostrecentlythegame-clinchingscoreina2-0Irishwinoversixth-rankedFloridaState in theNCAAquar-terfinalonNov.28atAlumniField.

The Teacher And The StudentSenior defender/co-captain Carrie Dew, atwo-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of theYear,andhercentraldefensivepartner,fresh-man Jessica Schuveiller, were held off thescoreboard in the regular season and BIGEAST Championship, but have opened their2008goalscoringaccountsinNCAAChampi-onshipplay. Dew scored her first goal of the seasonasshepottedNotreDame’sfirst tallyagainstToledoinNCAAfirstroundplay.Shenowhaseightcareergoals,threeofwhichhavecomeinNCAAtournamentplay(37.5%).What’smore,all three of Dew’s NCAA tournament goalshavebeenassistedbyseniorAll-Americafor-wardKerri Hanks. Taking a cue from her backline mentor,Schuveiller scored her first collegiate goalin theNCAAquarterfinalsonNov. 28 togiveNotreDamea1-0leadoverFloridaState.Thegoal proved to be the gamewinner, makingSchuveillerthefirstfreshmantoscoreagame-winninggoal for the Irish inNCAAplaysincecurrent junior forwardMichele Weissenhofer notchedthefirstgoalinNotreDame’s4-0de-featofPennStateonNov.24,2006,alsointheNCAAquarterfinals.Weissenhoferwenton toregisterahattrickinthatgame,oneofonlytwoeverpostedbyanIrishplayinthequarterfinalroundorlateroftheNCAAChampionship.

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SeniorforwardBrittany Bock and senior de-fender Elise WeberwerenamedtotheESPN The Magazine Academic All-AmericaWom-en’s Soccer Team, it was announced Nov.18. Bock earned the honor for the second consecutive year, receiving first-teamacco-lades this season after third-team laurels ayear ago.Meanwhile,Weber was tabbed asecond-team Academic All-America in theoneandonlyseasonshewaseligiblefortheaward(duetohertransferfromtheUniversityofWisconsininthesummerof2007). Bock’sfirst-teamselectionmakeshertheeighthNotreDamewomen’ssoccerplayertoearnAcademicAll-Americastatusmorethanonceinhercareer.Lastyear,shepairedherthird-teamAcademicAll-Americahonorwithfirst-team All-America accolade, becomingthe 51st student-athlete in school history (and third Irish women’s soccer player) tocouplebothAll-Americahonorsinthesameseason. Bock and Weber also continue an un-matchedtraditionofsuccessfulstudent-ath-letes in the Irish women’s soccer program,anAcademicAll-Americaheritage that nowincludes 22 selections during the past 14seasons. IncludingBock, eightNotreDamewomen’ssoccerplayershavecombined for12first-teamAcademicAll-Americahonors,withtheIrishprogramproducingatleastonefirst-teamerineightofthepastnineyears.AtleastoneNotreDamewomen’ssoccerplayeralso has been chosen as anAcademicAll-Americanin12ofthepast14seasons(allbut’99 and ’02), and the program easily couldhavelaidclaimtohonoreesintheothertwoyears.JennyStreiffersomehowwaspassedoverinher1999All-Americaseason,despitepreviously being an Academic All-Americanin’97and’98,whileaninjurytoVanessaPru-zinskypreventedher fromearningher thirdstraight Academic All-America honor in ’02(whichinsteadcamein’03). Bockcurrentlyholdsa3.365cumulativegrade-pointaverageintheMendozaCollegeofBusiness,wheresheispursuingadegreeinmarketing.Sheearneddean’s listhonorsin the spring of 2008 after posting a 3.70semesterGPA,andsheaddeda3.834GPAduring the summer 2008 session. She alsoisoneof10finalists(alongwithseniorteam-mate Kerri Hanks) for the Lowe’s SeniorCLASSAward,which is presented annuallyto the nation’s top women’s soccer playerwhohaveconsiderableachievementacrossfour areas: Classroom, Character, Commu-nity,andCompetition. Webermaintainsa3.733cumulativeGPAintheCollegeofArtsandLetters,wheresheisstudyingpoliticalscience.Lastspring,shegarnereddean’slistrecognitionafterpostinga3.867semesterGPA.

theteamwith17points(5G-7A).AllthisforaplayerwhocametoNotreDamelastyearasawalk-on(afterreversingheroriginaldecisiontoattendMissouri)andhadfourpointsduringherentirefreshmanseason(onfourassists). This year, Iantorno has emerged asNotreDame’s“microwave”offthebench,heatinguptheminuteshegetsintothegame.Infact,lessthanaminuteaftersubbingintothePennStategameonSept.21,theHinsdale,Ill.,nativeal-readyhadchalkedupanassist,takingathrow-in, driving to the left endline andwhipping acrossintotheboxthatjuniorforwardMichele Weissenhofer buried in the back of the net. Fivedays lateragainstLouisville, Iantornopostedathree-pointnight(1G-1A)lessthan10minutesaftercomingintothegameatthe31-minutemark.First,shedeliveredasharpcrossatthetopoftheboxthatWeissenhoferdum-miedfor freshmanmidfielderCourtney Barg,whoscoredherfirstcareergoal(33:35).Then,senior defender Elise Weber sent a cross into thebox thatwasmisplayedby the LouisvillegoalkeeperandIantornowasonthedoorstepfortheeasyfinish(40:32). MostrecentlyonNov.14,IantornoscoredNotreDame’s fifth goal against Toledo in thefirst round of the NCAA Championship, lessthan19minutesafter returningasa second-half substitute.

Patience Pays Off For InglisSenior forward Kerry Inglis had to battle through four injury-plagued seasons atNotreDame, enduring four major surgeries on herright ankle, which she initially injured on thefirstdayofpreseasonpracticeasafreshmanin2005.Shealsomissedtheentire2006cam-paignbecauseoftheconstantmedicaltrouble,andhasplayedinjust20gamesinhercollegecareerbecauseofthemaladies. However, Inglis’persistence, faithandde-terminationwererewardedonSeniorDay(Oct.26) against SetonHall,when she earned thefirst starting assignment of her career. Notcontentwith just enjoying the specter of be-inginthelineup,Inglispromptlywentoutandscoredthefirstgoalofhercareerat11:18ofthefirsthalf,knockinghomeacrossingpassfromclassmateBrittany Bock. Asifthatweren’tenough,Inglistackedonasecondgoalinthegame,scoringwith5:36leftaftercollectingalooseballinthepenaltyboxandpokingitintotherightsideofthenet.

Senior MomentsThe Irish senior class ranks among themostsuccessful inthecountry,withafour-yearre-cord to date of 92-9-3 (.899) that includesfour NCAA quarterfi-nal berths, three tripsto the NCAA CollegeCup and two appear-ances in the national titlegame. Notre Dame’sClass of 2009 also finishedwitha53-1-2(.964) record againstBIGEASTopponentsandhasbeenrankedei-

therfirstorsecondinthenationineachoftheirfour years (includingNo. 1 rankings in 2005,2006and2008).

Our Fearless LeaderTenth-yearNotreDamehead coach Randy Waldrum reached a career milestone onSept.21atNo.17/16Penn State. With the 3-1 Irish victory,Waldrum became theeighth active Division Iheadcoachtorecord300careerwins—henow has a record of318-79-20 (.787) in 19 seasons (including sixatTulsaandthreeatBaylor).

Game #26 Recap: StanfordFreshmanmidfielderCourtney Barg scored in the15thminuteandtheNotreDamedefensedidtherest,holdingfastagainstasternStanfordonslaughtasthetop-rankedIrishbookedtheirplaceintheNCAAnationalchampionshipgamewith a 1-0 victory over theNo. 5Cardinal intheNCAAWomen’sCollegeCupsemifinalsonFridayafternoonbeforeacrowdof8,926fansatWakeMedSoccerParkinCary,N.C. ThesequencethatperpetuatedBarg’sde-cisive strike started as sophomoremidfielderRose Augustin took a throw-in on the nearsidelinethatfoundfreshmanforwardMelissa Henderson just outsideof theStanfordbox,eightyardsfromtheendline.HendersontookthreetouchestoworkherwayaroundaStanforddefenderbeforeslidingtheballacrossthetopoftheboxtoBarg,whowasmakingarunintothecenterofthebox.TheonrushingBarggath-eredthepassandfiredalowdrivetoStanfordgoalkeeperKiraMaker’s right side toput theIrishup1-0at14:07. JuniorgoalkeeperKelsey Lysander had to makefoursavesinthefirsthalfincludingoneon Stanford’s Kelley O’Hara at 21:43. O’Hara latchedontotheendofalongballsentfromtheStanfordmidfieldtobreakinonLysander,butthejuniorgoalkeeperwasabletoturnO’Hara’sshotasidewithaslidingkicksave.Minuteslater,at 26:46, Lysandermade a point-blank savetopreservetheleadasStanford’ssophomoreforwardChristenPressgotaheaderonnetfromfiveyardsoutafterO’HaraplayedinacrossfromLysander’s right side. ThesecondhalfsawStanfordpushfortheequalizer, but theNotreDameback line heldfast,andLysandermadethreemoresavestogive her a career-high seven on the afternoon. Astimewaswindingdown,sophomoreforwardTaylorKnaackdidwelltoearnacornerkickonthefarendlineinfrontofthespiritedIrishfaithful,effectivelyendingthegame. StanfordwoundupoutshootingNotreDame,20-12,includinga7-4margininshotsongoal.TheCardinalalsotooksixcornerkickstothreefortheIrish,butintheend,NotreDameposteditseighthshutoutinninegamesandfourthinarow.

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A.Dorrance(UNC) 672L.Tsantiris(UCONN) 463J.Smith(SCU) 342B.Burleigh(FLA) 330R. Waldrum (ND) 318D.Lombardo(JMU) 315J.Rudy(UMASS) 313C.Petrucelli(TEX) 309(through games of Dec. 5)

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The Magic NumberScoringthreegoalshasmeantvirtuallyanau-tomatic win in Notre Dame women’s soccerhistory,with a 278-3-1 (.988) record in thosegames, includinga180-1-0 (.994)marksinceOct.6,1995.TheIrishalsoare374-9-15(.959)whenholdingtheoppositionto0-1goals. Most impressively,NotreDame is302-0-1all-timewhenclaiminga2-0leadandisunbeat-eninitspast279contestswhengoingahead2-0(datingbacktoa3-3tiewithVanderbiltonSept.15,1991,inCincinnati).Infact,justtwoofthepast191Irishopponentstofacea2-0deficithave forceda tie, somethingachievedbyfouropponentsinNotreDamehistory:DukeonOct.17,1993, inHouston (Irishwon3-2),ConnecticutonNov.10,1996,intheBIGEASTfinalatAlumniField(NDled2-0,latertied2-2and3-3,NDwon4-3),DukeonNov.30,2007,intheNCAAquarterfinalsatAlumniField(Irishwon3-2),andmostrecently,VillanovaonOct.12,2008inVillanova,Pa.(Irishwon3-2inOT).

You Can Put It On The BoardNotreDamehasscoredagoalin51consecu-tive games, dating back to a scoreless drawwithMichigantoopenlastseason.Thecurrent51-gamegoalstreak isthesecond-longest inschoolhistory,trailingonlya55-gamerunfromAug.29,1997-Sept.17,1999.

A Little Added Face TimeNotreDameplayedontelevisiontwiceduringthe2008regularseason.TheIrishmadetheirBigTenNetworkdebutonSept.21,postinga3-1winatNo.17/16PennState.OnOct.19,Notre Dame traveled to Storrs, Conn., anddefeatedBIGEASTrivalConnecticut,2-0,onCBSCollegeSports. Inaddition,NotreDamewillbeplayingonTVforthefourthtimethispostseasoninSun-day’s NCAA College Cup final against NorthCarolina,asthegamewillbebroadcastliveonESPN2.NotreDame’s2-0BIGEASTsemifinalwinoverMarquetteonNov.7airedliveonCBSCollegeSports,asdiditsNov.9BIGEASTtitle-gamevictoryinovertimeagainstConnecticut,whileNotreDame’sCollegeCupsemifinalwinover Stanfordwas broadcast live on ESPN2,ESPNUandESPN360.com. InadditiontoitscommercialTVcoverage,Notre Dame enjoys an extensive broadcastfootprinton the Internet.Allof the Irish regu-lar-season home games were broadcast liveon the officialNotreDame athleticsweb site(www.UND.com),withsupplemental livestatsinformation provided by CBS College SportsOnline’sGameTrackerservice. Fansalsocan followthe Irishon theircellphonesbysigningupfortheIrishALERTtext-messaging system. This free service is avail-ablebyloggingonthewomen’ssoccerpageatwww.UND.com and scrolling down the right-hand sidebar. Finally, the Notre Dame Sports Hotline(574-631-3000)remainsareliableresourceforallthelatestIrishathleticsinformation.Regularupdateson theNotreDamewomen’s soccerprogramcanbe foundbycalling theHotline,thenselectingoption4andpressing“2”.

The Golden GirlsFormer Notre Dame standoutsKate (Sobre-ro) Markgraf (’98) and Shannon Boxx (’99)helpedtheUnitedStatessuccessfullydefenditsOlympicgoldmedalwitha1-0overtimewinoverBrazilinthe2008titlegameonAug.21inBeijing,China.Bothplayersstartedandplayedall120minutesinthefinalonthewaytoearn-ingtheirsecondconsecutivegoldmedal. The duo join fencerMariel Zagunis (’10)asNotreDameOlympianswithmultiple goldmedals.Markgraf alsomatches Zagunis’ ca-reer total of threemedals (Markgraf won sil-verwiththeUSAatthe’00SydneyGames),astandardalsoequalledbyformertrack&fieldgreat Alex Wilson(’32).

Fowlkes Tapped For U.S. U-20 TeamSophomoredefender/midfielderLauren Fowl-kesisoneof20playerswhohavebeennamedtothefinalrosterfortheUnitedStatesUnder-20Women’sNationalSoccerTeam,itwasan-nounced Oct. 27 by head coach Tony DiCicco. FowlkesandherAmericanteammatesarrivedin Chile to compete in the 2008 FIFA U-20Women’sWorldCup,slatedforNov.19-Dec.7.FowlkespreviouslywaspartoftheU.S.U-20squadthatqualifiedfortheWorldCupbackinJuneafterfinishingsecondattheCONCACAFU-20ChampionshipinMexico. Thusfar,FowlkeshasstartedallfivegamesatcenterbackforTeamUSA,whichhaspost-ed three shutouts and advanced to the tourna-mentfinalsfollowinga1-0winoverGermanyon Thursday night. The Americans will faceNorthKoreaonSundayeveninginthefinals. Becauseofhernationalteamcommitments,Fowlkeswillmissthebalanceofthe2008post-season at Notre Dame. She appeared in 18gamesfortheIrishthisyear,startingsixtimes,withher lonegoalbeingthegamewinner ina3-1victoryoverNo.12/11DukeonSept.7attheCarolinaClassicinChapelHill,N.C. Fowlkes continues a strong tradition ofNotre Dame players on the U.S. U-20WorldCupTeam (and its predecessors at theU-19level).CurrentIrishseniorco-captainsBrittany Bock and Carrie Dew donned the Stars &Stripesforthe2006FIFAU-20Women’sWorldChampionship(asitwasthencalled)inRussia,wheretheUnitedStatesfinishedfourth. AnotherNotreDamesenior,All-Americafor-ward/HermannTrophycandidateKerri Hanks,playedfortheUSAatthe2002and2004FIFAU19Women’sWorldChampionships, helpingthe Americans to the title in 2002 (defeatinghostCanada,1-0inOTinthefinal)andathird-placefinishin2004inThailand.Inthe‘04third-place game, Hanks scored the opening goalfortheU.S.onafreekickinthe21stminute.


fighting irish women’s soccer 2008 NOTRE DAMENotre Dame Student-Athletes Rank Among Nation’s BestWhethermeasuredby the federalgovernmentinitsDepartmentofEducationreport(the18thedition came out this fall) or by the NCAAthrough its newer Graduation Success Rate(GSR) numbers, graduation rates for NotreDamestudent-athletesrankamongthenationalleadersinallmajorcategoriesamongallmajorfootball-playingcollegesanduniversities. NotreDameledthenation intheGSRrat-ings for all student-athletes (at 98, tied withtheUnitedStatesNavalAcademy),whilealsoranking first in both the GSR and federal stand-ings for femalestudent-athletes (100GSR,93federal)—aswellas first in thefederal listingforblackstudent-athletes(84).Boththefederalgraduation-rate figuresand theGSRnumbersforNotreDamestudent-athletesfoundtheIrishranked fourthorbetternationally in fivemajorcategoriesamongthe119football-playinginsti-tutionsintheNCAAFootballBowlSubdivision(formerlyDivisionI-A). Listing all student-athletes in all sports,Notre Dame tied for first among the BowlSubdivisionfootballschoolsintheGSRfigures,initiatedin2005bytheNCAA.TheUniversity’s98 percent GSR for all its student-athletesmatched that for the U.S. Naval Academy.Usingthe federal formula,NotreDamegradu-ated a four-year average of 89 percent of itsstudent-athletes,second-bestinthenation. Notre Dame graduated 93 percent of allwomencompeting in varsity athletics, to rankfirst among its peer institutions (tied withNorthwestern) based on the federal calcula-tions. Among men, Notre Dame’s 87 percentfederalratewassecond,whiletheschoolalsograduated84percentofitsblackstudent-ath-letes,rankingfirstbasedonthefederalrate. In the GSR standings, in addition to itsnumber-one ranking for all student-athletes,Notre Dame tied for first among female stu-dent-athletes at 100 (Vanderbilt and the U.S.Naval Academy also finished at 100), secondamong male student-athletes at 97 percent(behindtheNavalAcademyat98),andsecondamong black student-athletes at 96 percent(behindtheNavalAcademyat98). TheNCAAalsocalculatedgraduationratesover a 10-year period (student-athletes whoenteredfrom1992-93through2001-02).Duringthose10years,NotreDamehad627student-athleteswhoexhausted their eligibility—and100percentofthemgraduatedwithintheallot-tedsix-yearperiod,afigureonlyNorthwesterncanmatch.

Academic All-AmericansEntering the 2008-09 academic year, NotreDame ranks second in the nation with 201Academic All-America® selections, including32inthepastthreeyearsalone.TheAcademicAll-America® Program is administered by theCollegeSportsInformationDirectorsofAmerica(CoSIDA), whose membership votes on theawardwinners,andtheprogramissponsoredby ESPN The Magazine.

The Hanks Legacy

Simply put, senior All-America forward andHermann Trophy candidateKerri Hanks is thebestplayertoeverdontheblueandgoldfor Notre Dame and among the greatest inNCAAhistory.Justtakealookatherincom-parableresumeandwhatmakesheralead-ingcandidate for the2008HermannTrophy(andarecently-namedsemifinalist):

CAREERThetwo-timefirst-teamNSCAAAll-Americanand 2006 Hermann Trophy recipient is theholder (or co-holder) of an astounding 63records in the Irish record book,while alsoearning a place among the top 20 on 10NCAAsingle-seasonorcareerlists(seechartatrightforacompletebreakdown).Shealsohasbecomethe23rdDivisionIplayertobeafour-timeAll-Americahonoree,earningfirst-teamplaudits for the thirdconsecutiveyearon Friday afternoon.

2008 SEASON — BY THE NUMBERSHanks is enjoying another of her signatureseasons in 2008, despite missing the fi-nal two games of Notre Dame’s BIG EASTChampionshiprunwithaminorkneeinjury. Entering Sunday’s NCAA final againstNorthCarolina,Hanks,afour-timefirst-teamall-conference selection and two-time BIGEASTOffensivePlayeroftheYear,ranksfifthin the nation in totalgoals(19),tiedforthirdin totalassists(15)andtiedforfourthintotal points(53). Hanks is the only player to rank in thetopfivenationallyintotalgoals,assistsandpoints. Additionally she is one of only twoplayersinthecountrywithat least15goalsand15assists thisyear,alongwithCynthiaMorote-Ariza(18G-19A)ofLoyola-Chicago. Hanks and Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Jade Westalsoaretheonlyplayersrankedinthetop 10 nationally for goal, assist and pointaverageswithHanksnowseventhinpoints,ninth in goals and seventh in assists. What’s more, Hanks and freshman for-wardMelissaHenderson(17G)aretiedwithNorthCarolina’sCaseyNogueiraandCourt-ney Jones as the most prolific goalscoringtandeminthecountrythisyear(36goals).

2008 SEASON HONORSHanks’trophycasecontinuestooverflow,assheearnedhersecondBIGEASTOffensivePlayeroftheYearawardin2008(aunanimousselectionbytheleague’sheadcoaches),andwasnamed toanational teamof theweekseventimesthisseason(fourbyTop Drawer Soccer,threebySoccer America)—bycom-parison,whensheearned the ’06HermannTrophy,Hanksreceivedtwonationalteamoftheweekcitations. ShealsosetnewBIGEASTrecordswithfour Offensive Player of the Week selections thisyearandeightforhercareer,whileearn-ing her second consecutive Offensive MVP awardattheInnatSaintMary’sClassic. Inaddition,Hanksisthe2008recipientoftheLowe’sSeniorCLASSAward,recognizingherachievementson thefield, in theclass-roomandinthecommunity.


fighting irish women’s soccer 2008NOTRE DAMETop 20 NCAA Season/Career Lists (10)

Career goals ....................................tie-13th(83)4 away from 11th (S. MacMillan/A. Heinrichs)

Career assists ..................................tie-2nd(73)(Tied with former ND teammate K. Thorlakson)Careerassistspergame......................7th(0.71)Careerpoints ........................................8th(239)

3 away from 7th (A. Wambach)Careerpointspergame ................tie-19th(2.37)Goalsinconsecutivegames .............tie-5th(11)Combinedpoints(frosh/soph) ..............3rd(137)Careergamesplayed ....................tie-10th(102)

1 away from 5th (five players tied)Season assists ...................tie-20th(22in2006)Seasonpoints .....................tie-17th(71in2005)

NCAA Championship Records (1)Totalassists ....................................................20

Irish Career Records (19)GOALSTotalgoals ......................................................83Inconsecutivegames..........................11(2008)Game-winninggoals ......................................23Firstgoals(scoredinagame) ........................27

HAT TRICKSInconsecutivegames............................2(2005)Priortojuniorseason .......................4(2005-06)Inacareer .........................................................6

POINTSTotalpoints ...................................................239Pointspergame ..........................................2.37Inconsecutivegames..........................19(2008)Game-winningpoints ................... 68(23G-22A)

QUICKEST TO…10 goals ..................................... 4games(2005)15 goals ..................................... 9games(2005)30 goals ..............................26games(2005-06)40 goals ..............................40games(2005-06)50 goals ..............................49games(2005-06)80 goals ..............................94games(2005-08)100points ...........................40games(2005-06)

MISCELLANEOUSTotalshots ....................................................475GWgoalsbyclassmates(w/B.Bock) ...........38

Irish Single Season Records (13)Goals scored .......................................28(2005)Goalsinfirsttwogamesofseason .......7(2005)Goalsinfirstthreegamesofseason .........8(2005)Goalsinfirstfourgamesofseason .........10(2005)Goalsinconsecutivegames .................7(2005)Goalsbyafreshman ...........................28(2005)Hattricksbyafreshman .......................2(2005)Pointsbyafreshman ........... 71/28G-15A(2005)Pointsbyasophomore ....... 66/22G-22A(2006)Assistsbyasophomore ......................22(2006)Totalshots .........................................135(2005)Gamesstarted .....................................27(2006)Gamesplayed .....................................27(2006)

Irish Single Game Records (6)Goalsinagame ................... 4(atVermont,’05)Goalsinfirsthalf ..........3(vs.NewHampshire,’05)Goalsinseasonopener ..........3(vs.NewHamp.,’05)Quickestgoalinopener ...........1:19vs.IowaSt.(’06)Hattrickbyfroshinopener ........vs.NewHamp.(’05)Assistsvs.Top25teams .............3(vs.PennSt.,’06)

Irish Postseason Records (24)COMBINED NCAA/BIG EASTCareer goals ...................................................19Career assists .................................................29Careerpoints ................................ 67(19G-29A)Career GW assists ..........................................10CareerGWpoints ........................... 20(5G-10A)GWassistsinapostseason ..................4(2006)Quickestpostseasongoal .. 0:57(’06BEFinalvs.Rutgers)

NCAA TOURNAMENT ONLYCareer goals ...................................................10Career assists .................................................20Careerpoints ................................ 40(10G-20A)Career GW goals ..............................................4CareerGWpoints ............................. 15(4G-7A)Pointsinonetournament ........ 16/4G-8A(2006)Assistsinonetournament .....................8(2006)GWpointsinonetournament .... 5 (2008-active)Goalsintournamentgame .....3vs.Oakland(2006)Assistsintournamentgame ... 3,twice(PSU’06;Loy.’07)Pointsintournamentgame ....7(3G-A)vs.Oakland(’06)

BIG EAST TOURNAMENT ONLYCareer goals .....................................................9Career assists ...................................................9Careerpoints .................................... 27(9G-9A)Career GW assists ............................................3Careerfirstgoals ..............................................3GWassistsinonetournament .........................2

Miscellaneous Achievements• Youngest player by class year (male or fe-

male)toreceiveprestigiousM.A.C.HermannTrophy (2006);could joinMiaHamm(UNC,1992-93),CindyParlow(UNC,1997-98)andChristineSinclair(Portland,2004-05)asonlymultiple-yearHermannTrophyrecipients…wouldalsobethefirsttoearnhonorinnon-consecutive seasons.

• FirstDivisionIplayerevertoamassatleast73G-73Ainacareer...oneofthreeplayersinDivisionIhistorywith70careergoalsand70careerassists,alongwithHamm(103G-72A, UNC, 1989-93) and Jenny Streiffer(70G-71A,ND,1996-99).

• JoinedHamm (32G-33A,UNC ’92) asonlyDivisionIplayersevertoendaseasonasna-tionalleaderingoalsandassists(22G-22Ain’06)…becamejustthe11thDivisionIplayerevertoreach20G-20Ainsameseason(oneofonlysixevertoreach22G-22A).

• JoinsThorlaksonin2005assecondpairofDivisionIteammatesevertoreach70pointsinsameseason(bothhad71)…Hanksthenjoined Michele Weissenhofer (53) to rank1-2atopthenation’spointsleadersin2006(23rdsetofteammatestoreach50pointsinsameseason).

• Has points in 25 of 28 career postseasongames (with goals in 14)…Katie Thorlak-son(27)isonlyNotreDameplayerwithmorepointsinonepostseasonthanHanks(25in2006;7G-11A).

• Onlyplayerinschoolhistorytohavebothahattrick(vs.Oakland,’06)andathree-assistgame(vs.PennState,’06;vs.Loyola-Chica-go,’07)inNCAATournamentplay.

• HoldsBIGEASTrecordsforOffensivePlayerof theWeekselections inoneseason (4 in2008)andcareer(8from2005-08).

• GraduatedonesemesterearlyinMay2008withbachelor’sdegreeinsociology.

Kerri Hanks In The Record Books


fighting irish women’s soccer 2008 NOTRE DAMENotre Dame on the 2008 BIG EAST Conference and NCAA statistical leaderboardsIndividual Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - Conference Games OnlyCategory Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank LeaderTotalPoints(Top10BIGEAST) Kerri Hanks 51 1 51, Kerri Hanks, ND notkept 30, 1 30, Kerri Hanks, ND MelissaHenderson 35 2 20,2 BrittanyBock 21 7 18,3 EricaIantorno 17 t-10 —PointsPerGame(Top10BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Kerri Hanks 2.32 1 2.32, Kerri Hanks, ND 7 2.94,JadeWest,Ark.-PineBluff 2.73, 1 2.73, Kerri Hanks, ND MelissaHenderson 1.46 2 49 1.82,2 BrittanyBock 1.11 7 — 1.64,3TotalGoals(Top10BIGEAST) Kerri Hanks 19 1 19, Kerri Hanks, ND notkept 12, 1 12, Kerri Hanks, ND MelissaHenderson 17 2 10,2GoalsPerGame(Top10BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Kerri Hanks 0.86 1 0.86, Kerri Hanks, ND 9 0.86,JadeWest,Ark.-PineBluff 1.09, 1 1.09, Kerri Hanks, ND Melissa Henderson 0.71 2 22 0.91,2 BrittanyBock 0.30 — — 0.45,t-4Game-WinningGoals(Top10BIGEAST) Kerri Hanks 6 t-1 6, Hanks, NDplusoneother notkept 3,t-4 Melissa Henderson 5 t-2 5, Henderson, NDplusthreeothers 4, t-1 4, Henderson, NDplustwoothersTotalAssists(Top10BIGEAST) KerriHanks 13 t-2 14,ErinHardiman,VU notkept 8,2 9,SamanthaBaker,GU BrittanyBock 9 6 6,t-4 EricaIantorno 7 t-8 3,t-9 MicheleWeissenhofer 7 t-8 3,t-9 AssistsPerGame(Top10BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Kerri Hanks 0.59 2 0.74,ErinHardiman,VU 12 0.90,MalorieRutledge,LSU 0.73,2 0.82,SamanthaBaker,GU BrittanyBock 0.47 6 37 0.55,t-4 EricaIantorno 0.29 9 — — MicheleWeissenhofer 0.29 9 — 0.36,8TotalShots(Top10BIGEAST) Kerri Hanks 110 1 110, Kerri Hanks, ND notkept 53, 1 53, Kerri Hanks, ND BrittanyBock 61 6 48,3 MelissaHenderson 57 7 24,t-10 Rose Augustin 56 8 — Michele Weissenhofer 53 9 —ShotsPerGame(Top10BIGEAST) Kerri Hanks 5.00 1 5.00, Kerri Hanks, ND notkept 4.82, 1 4.82, Kerri Hanks, ND BrittanyBock 3.21 4 4.36,3Goals-AgainstAverage(Top10BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Kelsey Lysander 0.41 1 0.41, Kelsey Lysander, ND 4 0.18,AshleyThompson,UCLA 0.59,3 0.38,KerriButler,WVUSavePercentage(Top10BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) KelseyLysander .836 5 .907,KristinRussell,STJ 52 .949,AshleyThompson,UCLA .769,10 .877,StephanieLabbe,UCONNTotalShutouts(Top10BIGEAST) KelseyLysander 8 5 11,KerriButler,WVU notkept — 6,Guthrie,RU/DesJardin,GUShutoutPercentage(Top10BIGEAST) KelseyLysander 0.33 t-6 0.56,KristinRussell,STJ notkept — 0.55,Guthrie,RU/DesJardin,GUThrough games of Nov. 27 // BIG EAST conference games statistics are finalNCAA statistics out of 310 Division I teamsbold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 20

Team Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - Conference Games OnlyCategory Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank LeaderTotal Goals 79 1 79, Notre Dame notkept 39, 1 39, Notre DameScoring Offense 3.29 1 3.29, Notre Dame 2 3.36, North Carolina 3.55, 1 3.55, Notre DameTotal Points 220 1 220, Notre Dame notkept 114, 1 114, Notre DameTotal Shots 589 1 589, Notre Dame notkept 271, 1 271, Notre DameTotal Assists 62 1 62, Notre Dame notkept 36, 1 36, Notre DameAssists Per Game 2.58 1 2.58, Notre Dame notkept 3.27, 1 3.27, Notre DameTotal Goals Allowed 10 1 10, Notre Dame notkept 6,t-2 4,WestVirginiaGoals-Against Average 0.42 1 0.42, Notre Dame 4 0.17,UCLA 0.54,3 0.34,WestVirginiaTotalSaves 50 15 120,Connecticut notkept 21,15 83,SouthFloridaSavePercentage .833 notkept 44 .953,UCLA notkeptTotal Shutouts 16 1 16, Notre Dame notkept 6, 7,threetiedShutout Percentage 0.65 notkept 3 0.667,UCLA notkeptTotal Fouls 269 1 269, Notre Dame notkept 124,6 140,CincinnatiTotal Corner Kicks 166 1 166, Notre Dame notkept 71,2 85,WestVirginiaTotalOffsides 50 3 62,Rutgers notkept 24,7 33,St.John’sTotalYellowCards 12 4 15,Villanova notkept 4,t-8 11,ProvidenceWon-Loss Percentage 1.000 notkept 1 1.000, Notre Dame notkeptThrough games of Nov. 27 // BIG EAST conference games statistics are finalNCAA statistics out of 310 Division I teamsbold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 20


fighting irish women’s soccer 2008NOTRE DAME2008 Single Game Highs & Lows

Team SuperlativesNOTRE DAME HIGH NOTRE DAME LOW CATEGORY OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW

21,twice(MR:vs.SHU,10/26/08) 2,twice(MR:vs.Minn.11/21/08) Points 8byVillanova(10/12/08) 0,severaltimes

7vs.Michigan(8/22/08) 1,threetimes(MR:vs.Stanford12/5/08) Goals 2twice(MR:byToledo,11/14/08) 0,severaltimes

4,twice(MR:1stvsTol.,11/14/08) 0,severaltimes Goals/Half 2(2nd)byVillanova(10/12/08) 0,severaltimes

9vs.SetonHall(10/26/08) 0,twice(MR:vs.Minn.11/21/08) Assists 4byVillanova(10/12/08) 0,severaltimes

34vs.twice(MR:vs.Tol.11/14/08) 9atNorthCarolina(9/5/08) Total Shots 20byStanford(12/5/08) 0bySouthFlorida(10/3/08)

18,twice(MR;vs.Cin.,11/2/08) 4 vs.Stanford(12/5/08) Shots on Goal 8byToledo(11/14/08) 0,twice(MR:bySHU,10/26/08)

7vs.Stanford(12/5/08) 0,threetimes(MR:vs.SHU,10/26/08) Saves 14byConnecticut(11/9/08) 4byCincinnati(9/28/08)

15vs.SetonHall(10/26/08) 0atConnecticut(10/19/08) Corner Kicks 6byStanford(12/5/08) 0,severaltimes

16vs.Duke(9/7/08) 6vs.SantaClara(8/31/08) Fouls 19byMarquette(10/5/08) 5bySouthFlorida(10/3/08)

Individual Superlatives NOTRE DAME OPPONENT

Points 6,twice(MR:byMelissaHendersonatCincinnati,9/28/08) 3byGraceHawkinsofVillanova(10/12/08)

Goals 3,twice(MR:byMelissaHendersonatCincinnati,9/28/08) 1,10times(MR:byKristenLynnofToledo,11/14/08)

Assists 2,10times(MR:byKerriHanksvs.FloridaState,11/28/08) 1,ninetimes(MR:byTaraWittofToledo,11/14/08)

Shots 10,twice(MR:byKerriHanksvs.MichiganState,11/16/08) 8,byKelleyO’HaraofStanford(12/5/08)

Shots on Goal 6,twice(MR:byBrittanyBockatProvidence,10/17/08) 4,byKelleyO’HaraofStanford(12/5/08)

Saves 7,byKelseyLysander(12/5/08) 13,twice(MR:byStephanieLabbeofConnecticut,11/9/08)


fighting irish women’s soccer 2008 NOTRE DAME2008 Notre Dame Game-By-Game Team Statistics

Opponent (Attendance) Score Goals Assists Shots On Goal Corners CK Goals Fouls YC-RCNOTREDAME(1,201) 7-0 7 7 34 18 8 0 9 1-0vs. Michigan 0 0 4 1 2 0 9 0-0(1)NOTREDAME(1,363) 4-0 4 1 23 11 9 0 14 0-0vs.LoyolaMarymount 0 0 4 2 1 0 7 0-0(1)NOTREDAME(1,638) 2-0 2 0 21 11 3 0 6 0-0vs. Santa Clara 0 0 5 2 3 0 12 0-0(2)NOTREDAME 1-0 1 0 9 6 5 0 11 2-0atNorthCarolina(2,086) 0 0 10 3 4 0 12 2-0(2)NOTREDAME(502) 3-1 3 3 17 10 13 0 16 1-0vs. Duke 1 1 10 3 3 0 13 0-0NOTREDAME(1,412) 5-0 5 2 28 13 14 0 9 0-0vs. Southern Methodist 0 0 4 2 1 0 13 1-0•NOTREDAME 1-0 1 1 24 11 4 0 8 1-0atDePaul(357) 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 3-0NOTREDAME 3-1 3 2 11 9 1 0 7 1-0atPennState(2,963) 1 1 15 4 5 0 12 0-0•NOTREDAME(2,264) 4-1 4 3 23 11 7 0 12 0-0vs. Louisville 1 0 10 5 3 0 10 1-0•NOTREDAME 6-0 6 4 19 10 3 0 12 0-0atCincinnati(1,202) 0 0 7 0 5 0 16 1-0•NOTREDAME(2,316) 3-0 3 1 27 13 7 0 14 0-0vs. South Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3-0•NOTREDAME(1,785) 3-1 3 2 32 8 10 0 12 0-0vs.Marquette 1 1 11 6 0 0 19 1-0•NOTREDAME 3-1 3 3 18 10 10 0 9 1-0atGeorgetown(695) 1 1 6 4 0 0 6 3-1•NOTREDAME 3-2(OT) 3 2 24 15 7 0 15 0-0atVillanova(733) 2 4 7 4 5 0 18 2-0•NOTREDAME 5-0 5 5 26 12 5 0 12 0-0atProvidence(370) 0 0 5 2 0 0 17 3-1•NOTREDAME 2-0 2 4 27 15 0 0 12 0-0atConnecticut(1,694) 0 0 11 1 2 0 12 0-0•NOTREDAME(1,024) 3-1 3 1 24 9 3 0 11 2-0vs. Rutgers 1 0 13 4 3 0 6 0-0•NOTREDAME(1,375) 6-0 6 9 27 11 15 0 7 0-0vs. Seton Hall 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1-0(3)NOTREDAME(680) 5-0 5 4 30 18 8 0 14 2-0vs. Cincinnati 0 0 4 1 0 0 7 3-0(3)NOTREDAME(892) 2-0 2 1 27 11 12 0 9 0-0vs.Marquette 0 0 4 1 0 0 14 0-0(3)NOTREDAME(391) 1-0(OT) 1 1 29 15 3 0 14 0-0vs. Connecticut 0 0 13 2 5 0 11 0-0(4)NOTREDAME(707) 5-2 5 5 34 17 7 0 11 1-0vs.Toledo 2 1 16 8 1 0 14 0-0(5)NOTREDAME(564) 1-0 1 1 29 8 4 0 16 1-0vs. Michigan State 0 0 3 2 0 0 15 0-0(6)NOTREDAME(3,132) 1-0(OT) 1 0 26 11 8 0 10 0-0 vs. Minnesota 0 0 11 2 1 0 10 1-0(7)NOTREDAME(2,332) 2-0 2 2 12 5 6 0 13 2-0 vs. Florida State 0 0 11 3 4 0 8 2-0(8)NOTREDAME(8,926) 1-0 1 1 12 4 3 0 11 1-0 vs. Stanford 0 0 20 7 6 0 13 2-0

Winners listed in ALL CAPS // Attendance listed next to home team (where applicable)• = BIG EAST Conference game 1 = Inn at Saint Mary’s Soccer Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.)2 = Carolina Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.)3 = BIG EAST Championship (Notre Dame, Ind.)4 = NCAA Championship - First Round (Notre Dame, Ind.)5 = NCAA Championship - Second Round (Notre Dame, Ind.) 6 = NCAA Championship - Third Round (Notre Dame, Ind.)7 = NCAA Championship - Quarterfinals (Notre Dame, Ind.)8 = NCAA Women’s College Cup - Semifinals (Cary, N.C.)


fighting irish women’s soccer 2008NOTRE DAME2008 Notre Dame Game-By-Game Box Scores

GAME #1 — Aug. 22, 2008#4 Notre Dame 7, Michigan 0

Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Michigan 0 0 — 0Notre Dame 4 3 — 7

ND 1. Michele Weissenhofer 1 (Kerri Hanks)6:19. ND 2. Rose Augustin 1 (JessicaSchuveiller)29:30.ND 3. Melissa Henderson 1 (CourtneyRosen)32:59.ND 4.EricaIantorno1(Rosen)37:18.ND 5.TaylorKnaack1(AmandaClark)45:31.ND 6.Hanks1 (Iantorno)51:22.ND 7.EllenJantsch1 (RachelVanderGenug-ten)85:02.

Shots:UM2-2-4;ND16-18-34Saves: UM 3-8 - 11 (Haley Kopmeyer 3 in45:00,MadisonGates3 in27:46,KristenKe-ane4in17:14,team1);ND0-1-1(KelseyLy-sander0in45:00,NikkiWeiss1in45:00)Corner Kicks:UM1-1-2;ND0-8-8Fouls:UM7-2-9;ND5-4-9Offside:UM0,ND1Yellow Card:Rosen(ND)20:03Attendance:1,201

GAME #2 — Aug. 29, 2008Inn at Saint Mary’s Soccer Classic

#4 Notre Dame 4, Loyola Marymount 0Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Loy. Marymount 0 0 — 0Notre Dame 2 2 — 4

ND 1.KerriHanks2(PK)2:39.ND 2. Hanks 3 (PK)11:29.ND 3.MelissaHenderson2 (EliseWeber)66:51.ND 4.Hanks4(-)89:23.

Shots:LMU3-1-4;ND12-11-23Saves:LMU5-2-7(AllyssaClark6in75:33,KatieGraul1in14:27);ND1-1-2(KelseyLy-sander2in75:00,NikkiWeiss0in15:00)Corner Kicks:LMU1-0-1;ND3-6-9Fouls:LMU3-4-7;ND9-5-14Offside:LMU0,ND1Attendance:1,363

GAME #3 — Aug. 31, 2008Inn at Saint Mary’s Soccer Classic

#4 Notre Dame 2, #21/12 Santa Clara 0Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Santa Clara 0 0 — 0Notre Dame 2 0 — 2

ND 1.Owngoal16:26.ND 2.EricaIantorno2(-)36:00.

Shots:SCU1-4-5;ND7-14-21Saves:SCU4-5-9(MeaganMcCray9);ND1-1-2(KelseyLysander2)Corner Kicks:SCU1-2-3;ND2-1-3Fouls:SCU4-8-12;ND2-4-6Offside:SCU0,ND2Attendance:1,638

GAME #4 — Sept. 5, 2008Carolina Classic

#5/4 Notre Dame 1, #3/2 North Carolina 0Fetzer Field (Chapel Hill, N.C.)

Notre Dame 0 1 — 1North Carolina 0 0 — 0

ND 1.BrittanyBock1(-)50:21.

Shots:ND4-5-9;UNC4-6-10Saves:ND2-1-3(KelseyLysander3);UNC4-1-5(AnnaRodenbough5)Corner Kicks:ND3-2-5;UNC1-3-4Fouls:ND2-9-11;UNC4-8-12Offside:ND9,UNC1Yellow Cards:RachelWood(UNC)41:51;Bock(ND)48:40;CarrieDew(ND)62:26;WhitneyEn-gen(UNC)77:52Attendance:2,086

GAME #5 — Sept. 7, 2008Carolina Classic

#5/4 Notre Dame 3, #12/11 Duke 1Fetzer Field (Chapel Hill, N.C.)

Duke 0 1 — 1Notre Dame 0 3 — 3

ND 1.KerriHanks5(BrittanyBock)46:09.DUKE 1.LorraineQuinn1(JaneAlukonis)59:15.ND 2. LaurenFowlkes1 (Erica Iantorno)66:19.ND 3. RebeccaMendoza1(Iantorno)70:32.

Shots:DUKE5-5-10;ND6-11-17Saves:DUKE2-5-7(CassidyPowers6,team1);ND1-1-2(KelseyLysander2)Corner Kicks:DUKE1-2-3;ND6-7-13Fouls:DUKE8-5-13;ND7-9-16Offside:DUKE0,ND0Yellow Card:MelissaHenderson(ND)37:08Attendance: 502

GAME #6 — Sept. 12, 2008#2 Notre Dame 5, SMU 0


SMU 0 0 — 0Notre Dame 2 3 — 5

ND 1.CourtneyRosen1(-)19:59.ND 2. Molly Campbell 1 (-) 39:06. ND 3. Melissa Hender-son3 (KerriHanks) 53:27.ND 4. Henderson 4 (Rose Augustin) 59:32.ND 5. AmandaClark 1(-)83:50.

Shots:SMU0-4-4;ND16-12-28Saves:SMU5-3-8(AshleyGunter8);ND0-2-2(KelseyLysander1in67:20,NikkiWeiss1in22:40)Corner Kicks:SMU0-1-1;ND10-4-14Fouls:SMU5-8-13;ND4-5-9Offside:SMU1,ND0Yellow Card:LauraLandry(SMU)79:19Attendance:1,412

GAME #7 — Sept. 19, 2008#1 Notre Dame 1, DePaul 0

Wish Field (Chicago, Ill.)

Notre Dame 0 1 — 1DePaul 0 0 — 0

ND 1.KerriHanks6(EricaIantorno)77:18.

Shots:ND9-15-24;DPU1-1-2Saves:ND1-0 -1 (KelseyLysander1);DPU5-5-10(KelseyHoinkes10)Corner Kicks:ND2-2-4;DPU0-0-0Fouls:ND4-4-8;DPU4-6-10Offside:ND1,DPU0Yellow Cards: Molly Borchardt (DPU) 63:19;MorganCelaya (DPU)83:30;CarrieDew(ND)87:24;JennaFagerman(DPU)87:24Attendance: 357

GAME #8 — Sept. 21, 2008#1 Notre Dame 3, #17/16 Penn State 1

Jeffrey Field (University Park, Pa.)

Notre Dame 3 0 — 3Penn State 1 0 — 1

ND 1. Melissa Henderson 5 (Julie Scheidler)17:54. ND 2. Kerri Hanks 7 (-) 19:57.ND 3. MicheleWeissenhofer2(EricaIantorno)32:55.PSU 1.CarlyNiness1(NikkiWatts)33:16.

Shots:ND7-4-11;PSU9-6-15Saves:ND2-1 - 3 (KelseyLysander 3);PSU3-3-6(AlyssaNaeher6)Corner Kicks:ND0-1-1;PSU2-3-5Fouls:ND2-5-7;PSU4-8-12Offside:ND4,PSU0Yellow Card:CourtneyRosen(ND)86:59Attendance:2,963


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GAME #9 — Sept. 26, 2008#1 Notre Dame 4, Louisville 1


Louisville 0 1 — 1Notre Dame 3 1 — 4

ND 1.KerriHanks8(JulieScheidler)16:36.ND 2.CourtneyBarg1(EricaIantorno)33:35.ND 3.Iantorno3(-)40:32.UL 1.ShannonSmyth3(-)71:18.ND 4.Hanks9(BrittanyBock)71:34.

Shots:UL3-7-10;ND11-12-23Saves: UL 3-4 - 7 (Chloe Kiefer 5 in 70:00,KatieZoeller 1 in20:00, team1);ND0-4 - 4(KelseyLysander4)Corner Kicks:UL0-3-3;ND4-3-7Fouls:UL6-4-10;ND5-7-12Offside:UL2,ND2Yellow Card:ChelseaSpencer(UL)35:50Attendance:2,264

GAME #10 — Sept. 28, 2008#1 Notre Dame 6, Cincinnati 0

Gettler Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Notre Dame 2 4 — 6Cincinnati 0 0 — 0

ND 1.KerriHanks10(CarrieDew)26:49.ND 2. Melissa Henderson 6 (MicheleWeissenhofer)35:01. ND 3. Henderson 7 (Taylor Knaack)71:19. ND 4.CourtneyRosen2(-)75:13.ND 5.Henderson8(HaleyFord)75:46.ND 6. Ford 1(-)79:30.

Shots:ND5-14-19;UC2-5-7Saves:ND0-0-0(KelseyLysander0in75:13,NikkiWeiss0in14:47);UC1-3-4(AndreaKa-minski4)Corner Kicks:ND1-2-3;UC4-1-5Fouls:ND5-7-12;UC9-7-16Offside:ND4,UC1Yellow Card:LindseyNoteboom(UC)84:05Attendance:1,202

GAME #11 — Oct. 3, 2008#1 Notre Dame 3, South Florida 0Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)

South Florida 0 0 — 0Notre Dame 2 1 — 3

ND 1. Melissa Henderson 9 (Brittany Bock)19:23. ND 2.RoseAugustin2(-)33:46.ND 3. KerriHanks11(PK)51:53.

Shots:USF0-0-0;ND9-18-27Saves:USF4-6-10(MalloriLofton-Malachi10);ND 0-0 - 0 (Kelsey Lysander 0 in 85:00, NikkiWeiss0in5:00)Corner Kicks:USF0-0-0;ND4-3-7Fouls:USF2-3-5;ND10-4-14Offside:USF1,ND0Yellow Cards:Team(USF)28:27;GinaPacheo(USF)43:06;MelanieSutherland(USF)55:29.Attendance:2,316

GAME #12 — Oct. 5, 2008#1 Notre Dame 3, Marquette 1Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Marquette 0 1 — 1Notre Dame 0 3 — 3

MU 1. Danielle Martens 2 (Julia Victor) 59:06.ND 1.BrittanyBock2 (KerriHanks)61:06.ND 2.Bock3 (MicheleWeissenhofer)62:32.ND 3. Hanks12(PK)87:31.

Shots:MU6-5-11;ND15-17-32Saves:MU2-3-5(NatalieKulla4,team1);ND2-3-5(KelseyLysander5)Corner Kicks:MU0-0-0;ND7-3-10Fouls:MU9-10-19;ND4-8-12Offside:MU0,ND2Yellow Card:Martens(MU)58:39.Attendance:1,785

GAME #13 — Oct. 10, 2008#1 Notre Dame 3, #17/16 Georgetown 1North Kehoe Field (Washington, D.C.)

Notre Dame 2 1 — 3Georgetown 1 0 — 1

ND 1.KerriHanks13(PK)12:29.GU 1.StephanieZare2 (SamanthaBaker)16:29.ND 2. Melissa Henderson 10 (Courtney Barg, Julie Scheidler)17:58. ND 3.Barg2(Hanks)50:01.

Shots:ND10-8-18;GU2-4-6Saves:ND1-2-3(KelseyLysander3);GU4-3-7(JackieDesJardin7)Corner Kicks:ND5-5-10;GU0-0-0Fouls:ND5-4-9;GU4-2-6Offside:ND4,GU1Yellow Cards: Head coach (GU) 17:58, 45:00;Barg(ND)20:39;AlexGargano(GU)58:14.Red Card:Headcoach(GU)45:00.Attendance: 695

GAME #14 — Oct. 12, 2008#1 Notre Dame 3, Villanova 2 (OT)

West Campus Complex (Villanova, Pa.)

Notre Dame 2 0 1 — 3Villanova 0 2 0 — 2

ND 1. Brittany Bock 4 (Julie Scheidler) 3:06.ND 2.KerriHanks14 (PK)7:56.VU 1. Grace Hawkins 8 (Kelly Eagan, Rachel Schuyler)50:26. VU 2.LauraSylvester1(ErinHardiman,Hawkins)81:48.ND 3.RoseAugustin3(EliseWeber)96:58.

Shots:ND9-14-1-24;VU2-3-2-7Saves:ND1-1-0-2 (KelseyLysander2);VU4-8-0-12(MollyWilliams12)Corner Kicks:ND2-5-0-7;VU1-3-1-5Fouls:ND7-6-2-15;VU7-10-1-18Offside:ND0,VU1Yellow Cards: Hawkins (VU) 41:25; JessicaCarnevale(VU)61:14.Attendance: 733

GAME #15 — Oct. 17, 2008#1 Notre Dame 5, Providence 0

Glay Field (Providence, R.I.)

Notre Dame 2 3 — 5Providence 0 0 — 0

ND 1. Melissa Henderson 11 (Brittany Bock,CourtneyRosen)13:56.ND 2. Kerri Hanks 15 (PK)18:27.ND 3.Henderson12(Hanks,Bock)72:40. ND 4.Bock5 (PK)77:17.ND 5. Erica Iantorno4(MicheleWeissenhofer)89:11.

Shots:ND10-16-26;PC3-2-5Saves:ND1-1-2(KelseyLysander1in76:58,NikkiWeiss1in13:02);PC2-5-7(JillSchott7)Corner Kicks:ND4-1-5;PC0-0-0Fouls:ND7-5-12;PC7-10-17Offside:ND6,PC0Yellow Cards:MarraWhaley(PC)28:47,62:43;LindseyTrubia(PC)51:26.Red Card:Whaley(PC)62:43.Attendance: 370


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GAME #16 — Oct. 19, 2008#1 Notre Dame 2, Connecticut 0Morrone Stadium (Storrs, Conn.)

Notre Dame 1 1 — 2Connecticut 0 0 — 0

ND 1.KerriHanks16(BrittanyBock,CourtneyBarg) 8:38.ND 2. Hanks 17 (Bock, RebeccaMendoza)70:14.

Shots:ND12-15-27;UCONN5-6-11Saves:ND1-0-1(KelseyLysander1);UCO-NN5-8-13(StephanieLabbe13)Corner Kicks:ND0-0-0;UCONN2-0-2Fouls:ND7-5-12;UCONN7-5-12Offside:ND1,UCONN0Attendance:1,694

GAME #17 — Oct. 24, 2008#1 Notre Dame 3, #24/18 Rutgers 1


Rutgers 0 1 — 1Notre Dame 1 2 — 3

ND 1. Brittany Bock 6 (Kerri Hanks) 23:40.ND 2.MelissaHenderson13 (JulieScheidler)48:43. RU 1.KristenEdmonds4(-)64:28.ND 3.Hanks18(-)81:42.

Shots:RU5-8-13;ND9-15-24Saves:RU4-2-6(ErinGuthrie6);ND1-2-3(KelseyLysander3)Corner Kicks:RU2-1-3;ND1-2-3Fouls:RU4-2-6;ND5-6-11Offside:RU1,ND0Yellow Cards:Schuveiller(ND)78:52;Bock(ND)79:41Attendance:1,024

GAME #18 — Oct. 26, 2008#1 Notre Dame 6, Seton Hall 0


Seton Hall 0 0 — 0Notre Dame 3 3 — 6

ND 1.Kerry Inglis1(BrittanyBock,RoseAu-gustin) 11:18. ND 2. Melissa Henderson 14 (Bock,KerriHanks)31:21.ND 3.TaylorKnaack2(-)42:09.ND 4.Henderson15(EliseWeber)62:34. ND 5.MicheleWeissenhofer3 (Court-neyRosen,Hanks)63:40.ND 6.Inglis2(EllenJantsch,EricaIantorno)84:24.

Shots:SHU1-1-2;ND13-14-27Saves:SHU2-3-5(ElizabethBond2in45:00,ChelseaKing2 in45:00, team1);ND0-0-0(KelseyLysander45:00,NikkiWeiss45:00)Corner Kicks:SHU0-0-0;ND6-9-15Fouls:SHU5-4-9;ND1-6-7Offside:SHU1,ND4Yellow Card:HaleyOlson(SHU)12:50Attendance:1,375

GAME #19 — Nov. 2, 2008BIG EAST Championship - Quarterfinal

#1 Notre Dame 5, Cincinnati 0Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)


ND 1.Owngoal1:00.ND 2.EliseWeber1(Mi-cheleWeissenhofer)12:15.ND 3. Courtney Ros-en 3 (Weissenhofer, Kerri Hanks) 14:55.ND 4. TaylorKnaack3(Hanks)34:07.ND 5.Owngoal61:26.

Shots:ND16-14-30;UC3-1-4Saves:ND1-0-1(KelseyLysander1in45:00,Nikki Weiss 0 in 45:00); UC 6-7 - 13 (AndreaKaminski11,team2)Corner Kicks:ND4-4-8;UC0-0-0Fouls:ND5-9-14;UC8-9-17Offside:ND1,UC1Yellow Cards:KayYoung(UC)25:26;JulieSc-heidler (ND)44:20;LoganBallinger (UC)50:17;Brittany Bock (59:22); Jenn Johannigman (UC)74:00Attendance: 680

GAME #20 — Nov. 7, 2008BIG EAST Championship - Semifinal

#1 Notre Dame 2, #NR/25 Marquette 0Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)


ND 1.MicheleWeissenhofer4(MelissaHender-son)27:00.ND 2.TaylorKnaack4(-)49:42.

Shots:ND16-11-27;MU2-2-4Saves:ND0-1-1(KelseyLysander1);MU6-3-9(NatalieKulla9)Corner Kicks:ND5-7-12;MU0-0-0Fouls:ND5-4-9;MU8-6-14Offside:ND2,MU1Attendance: 892

GAME #21 — Nov. 9, 2008BIG EAST Championship - Final

#1 Notre Dame 1, Connecticut 0 (OT)Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Notre Dame 0 0 1 — 1Connecticut 0 0 0 — 0

ND 1.MelissaHenderson16(MicheleWeissen-hofer)96:58.

Shots:ND13-12-4-29;UCONN7-6-0-13Saves:ND1-1-0-2(KelseyLysander2);UCONN5-7-2-14(StephanieLabbe13,team1)Corner Kicks:ND1-2-0-3;UCONN2-3-0-5Fouls:ND4-8-2-14;UCONN5-5-1-11Offside:ND1,UCONN1Attendance: 391

GAME #22 — Nov. 14, 2008NCAA Championship - First Round

#1 Notre Dame 5, Toledo 2Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Notre Dame 4 1 — 5Toledo 1 1 — 2

ND 1.CarrieDew1(KerriHanks)7:14.ND 2. RoseAugustin 4 (-) 13:05.ND 3. Augustin 5 (Michele Weissenhofer, Hanks) 16:34. UT 1. MollyCornwell8(-)22:59.ND 4. Melissa Hen-derson17(CourtneyBarg)36:20.ND 5. Erica Iantorno5(TaylorKnaack)77:28.UT 2. Kristen Lynn5(TaraWitt).

Shots:ND6-5-11;UT15-17-32Saves:ND1-5-6(KelseyLysander5in85:30,NikkiWeiss1in4:30);UT6-6-12(VickiTraven6in85:30,AndreaPlewes0in4:30)Corner Kicks:ND5-2-7;UT0-1-1Fouls:ND7-4-12;UT6-8-14Offside:ND2,UT0Yellow Card:CourtneyRosen(ND)53:29.Attendance: 707

GAME #23 — Nov. 16, 2008NCAA Championship - Second Round

#1 Notre Dame 1, Michigan State 0Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Notre Dame 0 1 — 1Michigan State 0 0 — 0

ND 1.RoseAugustin6(KerriHanks)72:03.

Shots:ND13-16-29;MSU1-2-3Saves:ND1-1-2(KelseyLysander2in90:00);MSU5-2-7(JillFliestra7in90:00)Corner Kicks:ND2-2-4;MSU0-0-0Fouls:ND6-9-15;MSU8-8-16Offside:ND0,MSU0Attendance: 564

GAME #24 — Nov. 21, 2008NCAA Championship - Third Round

#1 Notre Dame 1, #22/24 Minnesota 0 (OT)Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Notre Dame 0 0 1 — 1Minnesota 0 0 0 — 0

ND 1.KerriHanks19(PK)96:54.

Shots:ND9-15-2-26;UM8-2-1-11Saves: ND 1-0-1 - 2 (Kelsey Lysander 2 in96:54);UM3-6-1-10(LindseyDare9in96:54,team1)Corner Kicks:ND5-3-0-8;UM1-0-0-1Fouls:ND5-5-0-10;UM3-6-1-10Offside:ND3,UM1Yellow Card:ClareGrimwood(UM)70:03.Attendance:3,132


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GAME #25 — Nov. 28, 2008NCAA Championship - Quarterfinals

#1 Notre Dame 2, #6 Florida State 0Alumni Field (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Notre Dame 1 1 — 2Florida State 0 0 — 0

ND 1.JessicaSchuveiller1(KerriHanks)18:10.ND 2.TaylorKnaack5(Hanks)76:06.

Shots:ND5-7-12;FSU5-6-11Saves:ND2-1-3(KelseyLysander2in90:00,team1);FSU1-2-3(KateMilstead3in90:00)Corner Kicks:ND4-2-6;FSU1-3-4Fouls:ND10-3-13;FSU5-3-8Offside:ND2,FSU2Yellow Cards: Hanks (ND) 19:43; CourtneyRosen(ND)37:43;SannaTalonen(FSU)65:05;ToniPressley(FSU)84:55.Attendance:2,332

GAME #26 — Dec. 5, 2008NCAA Championship

Women’s College Cup - Semifinals#1 Notre Dame 2, #5/3 Stanford 0

WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)

Notre Dame 1 0 — 1Stanford 0 0 — 0

ND 1. Courtney Barg 3 (Melissa Henderson)14:07.

Shots:ND7-5-12;STAN11-9-20Saves:ND4-3-7(KelseyLysander7in90:00);STAN1-2-3(KiraMaker3in90:00)Corner Kicks:ND1-2-3;STAN4-2-6Fouls:ND5-6-11;STAN9-4-13Offside:ND1,STAN1Yellow Cards: Kelley O’Hara (STAN) 33:40;Brittany Bock (ND) 59:32; Christen Press(STAN)72:27.Attendance:8,926

2008 Notre Dame Women's SoccerNotre Dame Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 05, 2008)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 26-0-0 16-0-0 8-0-0 2-0-0CONFERENCE 11-0-0 5-0-0 6-0-0 0-0-0NON-CONFERENCE 15-0-0 11-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 22 MICHIGAN W 7-0 1201

# Aug 29 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W 4-0 1363# Aug 31 SANTA CLARA W 2-0 1638% Sep 05 at North Carolina W 1-0 2086% Sep 07 vs Duke W 3-1 502

Sep 12 SMU W 5-0 1412* Sep 19 at DePaul W 1-0 357

Sep 21 at Penn State W 3-1 2963* Sep 26 LOUISVILLE W 4-1 2264* Sep 28 at Cincinnati W 6-0 1202* Oct 03 SOUTH FLORIDA W 3-0 2316* Oct 05 MARQUETTE W 3-1 1785* Oct 10 at Georgetown W 3-1 695* Oct 12 at Villanova W 3-2 733* Oct 17 at Providence W 5-0 370* Oct 19 at Connecticut W 2-0 1694* Oct 24 RUTGERS W 3-1 1024* Oct 26 SETON HALL W 6-0 1375+ Nov 02 CINCINNATI W 5-0 680+ Nov 07 MARQUETTE W 2-0 892+ Nov 09 CONNECTICUT W 1-0 391& Nov 14 TOLEDO W 5-2 707& Nov 16 MICHIGAN STATE W 1-0 564& Nov 21 MINNESOTA W 1-0 3132& Nov 28 FLORIDA STATE W 2-0 2332$ Dec 05 vs Stanford W 1-0 8926

* - BIG EAST Conference game# - Inn at Saint Mary's Soccer Classic% - Carolina Classic+ - BIG EAST Championship& - NCAA Championship$ - NCAA Women's College Cup

TEAM STATISTICS ND OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 82-613 10-208 Goals scored per game 3.15 0.38 Shot pct. . 1 3 4 . 0 4 8 Shots on goal-Attempts 292-613 70-208 SOG pct. . 4 7 6 . 3 3 7 S h o t s / G a m e 23.6 8.0CORNER KICKS 175 54PENALTY KICKS 9-11 0-0PENALTIES Yellow cards 15 29 Red cards 0 1ATTENDANCE T o t a l 23076 10100 Dates/Avg Per Date 16/1442 8/1262 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/4714

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att2 HANKS, Kerri 24 19 15 53 116 . 1 6 4 60 . 5 1 7 6 8 - 96 HENDERSON, Melissa 26 17 2 36 59 . 2 8 8 41 . 6 9 5 5 0 - 010 BOCK, Brittany 21 6 9 21 64 . 0 9 4 26 . 4 0 6 2 1 - 121 IANTORNO, Erica 25 5 7 17 36 . 1 3 9 20 . 5 5 6 0 0 - 011 WEISSENHOFER, Mich 26 4 7 15 55 . 0 7 3 25 . 4 5 5 2 0 - 015 AUGUSTIN, Rose 26 6 2 14 58 . 1 0 3 20 . 3 4 5 3 0 - 04 KNAACK, Taylor 26 5 2 12 41 . 1 2 2 23 . 5 6 1 0 0 - 014 ROSEN, Courtney 26 3 4 10 37 . 0 8 1 14 . 3 7 8 1 0 - 017 BARG, Courtney 26 3 3 9 23 . 1 3 0 11 . 4 7 8 2 0 - 023 WEBER, Elise 26 1 3 5 27 . 0 3 7 10 . 3 7 0 0 0 - 125 SCHEIDLER, Julie 26 0 5 5 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 03 INGLIS, Kerry 6 2 0 4 3 . 6 6 7 2 . 6 6 7 1 0 - 019 DEW, Carrie 26 1 1 3 21 . 0 4 8 7 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 020 MENDOZA, Rebecca 24 1 1 3 16 . 0 6 2 8 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 07 CLARK, Amanda 22 1 1 3 7 . 1 4 3 4 . 5 7 1 0 0 - 012 SCHUVEILLER, Jessica 26 1 1 3 4 . 2 5 0 2 . 5 0 0 1 0 - 024 JANTSCH, Ellen 12 1 1 3 3 . 3 3 3 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 08 FORD, Haley 19 1 1 3 3 . 3 3 3 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 05 CAMPBELL, Molly 20 1 0 2 16 . 0 6 2 4 . 2 5 0 0 0 - 09 FOWLKES, Lauren 18 1 0 2 14 . 0 7 1 5 . 3 5 7 1 0 - 022 V A N D E R G E N U G T E N , 2 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 028 BARTINDALE, Ellen 4 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 016 ALVAREZ, Micaela 3 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 026 CHAMBERLAIN, Haley 5 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 027 GERSTLE, Brynn 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 018 SOHN, Stephanie 8 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 013 LYSANDER, Kelsey 26 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 01 WEISS, Nikki 9 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Total 26 82 66 230 613 . 1 3 4 292 . 4 7 6 26 9 - 1 1Opponents 26 10 9 29 208 . 0 4 8 70 . 3 3 7 0 0 - 0

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho13 LYSANDER, Kelsey 26 2150:51 9 0.38 55 . 8 5 9 26-0-0 10.01 WEISS, Nikki 9 209:59 1 0.43 4 . 8 0 0 0-0-0 0 . 0

Total 26 2360:50 10 0.38 60 . 8 5 7 26-0-0 1 8Opponents 26 2360:50 82 3.13 210 . 7 1 9 0-26-0 0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalNotre Dame 42 37 3 82Opponents 3 7 0 10

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalNotre Dame 281 325 7 613Opponents 95 110 3 208

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalNotre Dame 26 33 1 60Opponents 95 112 3 210

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalNotre Dame 87 88 0 175Opponents 24 29 1 54

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalNotre Dame 138 151 4 293Opponents 153 153 3 309

2008 Notre Dame Women's SoccerNotre Dame Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 05, 2008)

All games

Overall: 26-0-0 Conf: 11-0-0 Home: 16-0-0 Away: 8-0-0 Neut: 2-0-0

## Player gp-gs min g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg pk-att2 HANKS, Kerri 24-24 1646 19 15 53 116 . 1 6 4 60 . 5 1 7 6 8-96 HENDERSON, Melissa 26-19 1412 17 2 36 59 . 2 8 8 41 . 6 9 5 5 0-010 BOCK, Brittany 21-16 1155 6 9 21 64 . 0 9 4 26 . 4 0 6 2 1-121 IANTORNO, Erica 25-1 775 5 7 17 36 . 1 3 9 20 . 5 5 6 0 0-011 WEISSENHOFER, Michel 26-14 1185 4 7 15 55 . 0 7 3 25 . 4 5 5 2 0-015 AUGUSTIN, Rose 26-20 1373 6 2 14 58 . 1 0 3 20 . 3 4 5 3 0-04 KNAACK, Taylor 26-4 878 5 2 12 41 . 1 2 2 23 . 5 6 1 0 0-014 ROSEN, Courtney 26-25 1785 3 4 10 37 . 0 8 1 14 . 3 7 8 1 0-017 BARG, Courtney 26-16 1218 3 3 9 23 . 1 3 0 11 . 4 7 8 2 0-023 WEBER, Elise 26-26 2063 1 3 5 27 . 0 3 7 10 . 3 7 0 0 0-125 SCHEIDLER, Julie 26-23 1808 0 5 5 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-03 INGLIS, Kerry 6-1 128 2 0 4 3 . 6 6 7 2 . 6 6 7 1 0-019 DEW, Carrie 26-26 2112 1 1 3 21 . 0 4 8 7 . 3 3 3 0 0-020 MENDOZA, Rebecca 24-6 752 1 1 3 16 . 0 6 2 8 . 5 0 0 0 0-07 CLARK, Amanda 22-4 691 1 1 3 7 . 1 4 3 4 . 5 7 1 0 0-012 SCHUVEILLER, Jessica 26-26 2081 1 1 3 4 . 2 5 0 2 . 5 0 0 1 0-024 JANTSCH, Ellen 12-0 183 1 1 3 3 . 3 3 3 1 . 3 3 3 0 0-08 FORD, Haley 19-2 607 1 1 3 3 . 3 3 3 2 . 6 6 7 0 0-05 CAMPBELL, Molly 20-1 585 1 0 2 16 . 0 6 2 4 . 2 5 0 0 0-09 FOWLKES, Lauren 18-6 812 1 0 2 14 . 0 7 1 5 . 3 5 7 1 0-022 VANDERGENUGTEN, Rac 2-0 19 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0-028 BARTINDALE, Ellen 4-0 66 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 2 . 6 6 7 0 0-016 ALVAREZ, Micaela 3-0 52 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 0 0-026 CHAMBERLAIN, Haley 5-0 91 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-027 GERSTLE, Brynn 2-0 19 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-018 SOHN, Stephanie 8-0 140 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-013 LYSANDER, Kelsey 26-26 2151 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-01 WEISS, Nikki 9-0 211 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0

Total 26 - 82 66 230 613 . 1 3 4 292 . 4 7 6 26 9-11Opponents 26 - 10 9 29 208 . 0 4 8 70 . 3 3 7 0 0-0

Goal Average Saves Record# Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho13 LYSANDER, Kelsey 26-26 2150:51 9 0.38 55 . 8 5 9 26 0 0 10.01 WEISS, Nikki 9-0 209:59 1 0.43 4 . 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0TM TEAM - 0:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 8.0

Total 26 2360:50 10 0.38 60 . 8 5 7 26 0 0 18Opponents 26 2360:50 82 3.13 210 . 7 1 9 0 26 0 0

Team saves: 1






Attendance Summary ND OpponentTotal 23076 10100Dates/Avg Per Date 16/1442 8/1262Neutral Site #/Avg 2/4714

2008 Notre Dame Women's SoccerNotre Dame Category Leaders (as of Dec 05, 2008)

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## Points GP G A Pts Shots2 HANKS, Kerri 24 19 15 53 1166 HENDERSON, Melissa 26 17 2 36 5910 BOCK, Brittany 21 6 9 21 6421 IANTORNO, Erica 25 5 7 17 3611 WEISSENHOFER, Michel 26 4 7 15 5515 AUGUSTIN, Rose 26 6 2 14 584 KNAACK, Taylor 26 5 2 12 4114 ROSEN, Courtney 26 3 4 10 3717 BARG, Courtney 26 3 3 9 2323 WEBER, Elise 26 1 3 5 27

## Goals GP G A Pts Shots2 HANKS, Kerri 24 19 15 53 1166 HENDERSON, Melissa 26 17 2 36 5910 BOCK, Brittany 21 6 9 21 6415 AUGUSTIN, Rose 26 6 2 14 584 KNAACK, Taylor 26 5 2 12 4121 IANTORNO, Erica 25 5 7 17 3611 WEISSENHOFER, Michel 26 4 7 15 5514 ROSEN, Courtney 26 3 4 10 3717 BARG, Courtney 26 3 3 9 233 INGLIS, Kerry 6 2 0 4 3

## Game-winning Goals GP No.2 HANKS, Kerri 24 66 HENDERSON, Melissa 26 515 AUGUSTIN, Rose 26 311 WEISSENHOFER, Michel 26 217 BARG, Courtney 26 210 BOCK, Brittany 21 2TM TEAM 26 29 FOWLKES, Lauren 18 112 SCHUVEILLER, Jessica 26 114 ROSEN, Courtney 26 1

## Assists GP G A Pts Shots2 HANKS, Kerri 24 19 15 53 11610 BOCK, Brittany 21 6 9 21 6421 IANTORNO, Erica 25 5 7 17 3611 WEISSENHOFER, Michel 26 4 7 15 5525 SCHEIDLER, Julie 26 0 5 5 214 ROSEN, Courtney 26 3 4 10 3717 BARG, Courtney 26 3 3 9 2323 WEBER, Elise 26 1 3 5 276 HENDERSON, Melissa 26 17 2 36 594 KNAACK, Taylor 26 5 2 12 41

## Shots GP G A Shots Shot%2 HANKS, Kerri 24 19 15 116 . 1 6 410 BOCK, Brittany 21 6 9 64 . 0 9 46 HENDERSON, Melissa 26 17 2 59 . 2 8 815 AUGUSTIN, Rose 26 6 2 58 . 1 0 311 WEISSENHOFER, Michel 26 4 7 55 . 0 7 34 KNAACK, Taylor 26 5 2 41 . 1 2 214 ROSEN, Courtney 26 3 4 37 . 0 8 121 IANTORNO, Erica 25 5 7 36 . 1 3 923 WEBER, Elise 26 1 3 27 . 0 3 717 BARG, Courtney 26 3 3 23 . 1 3 0

## Shot Pct. GP G A Shots Shot%3 INGLIS, Kerry 6 2 0 3 . 6 6 724 JANTSCH, Ellen 12 1 1 3 . 3 3 38 FORD, Haley 19 1 1 3 . 3 3 36 HENDERSON, Melissa 26 17 2 59 . 2 8 812 SCHUVEILLER, Jessica 26 1 1 4 . 2 5 02 HANKS, Kerri 24 19 15 116 . 1 6 47 CLARK, Amanda 22 1 1 7 . 1 4 321 IANTORNO, Erica 25 5 7 36 . 1 3 917 BARG, Courtney 26 3 3 23 . 1 3 04 KNAACK, Taylor 26 5 2 41 . 1 2 2

## Shots on Goal GP G A Shots SOG SOG%2 HANKS, Kerri 24 19 15 116 60 . 5 1 76 HENDERSON, Melissa 26 17 2 59 41 . 6 9 510 BOCK, Brittany 21 6 9 64 26 . 4 0 611 WEISSENHOFER, Michel 26 4 7 55 25 . 4 5 54 KNAACK, Taylor 26 5 2 41 23 . 5 6 115 AUGUSTIN, Rose 26 6 2 58 20 . 3 4 521 IANTORNO, Erica 25 5 7 36 20 . 5 5 614 ROSEN, Courtney 26 3 4 37 14 . 3 7 817 BARG, Courtney 26 3 3 23 11 . 4 7 823 WEBER, Elise 26 1 3 27 10 . 3 7 0

## Shots on Goal Pct. GP G A Shots SOG SOG%22 VANDERGENUGTEN, Rach 2 0 1 1 1 1.0006 HENDERSON, Melissa 26 17 2 59 41 . 6 9 58 FORD, Haley 19 1 1 3 2 . 6 6 73 INGLIS, Kerry 6 2 0 3 2 . 6 6 728 BARTINDALE, Ellen 4 0 0 3 2 . 6 6 77 CLARK, Amanda 22 1 1 7 4 . 5 7 14 KNAACK, Taylor 26 5 2 41 23 . 5 6 121 IANTORNO, Erica 25 5 7 36 20 . 5 5 62 HANKS, Kerri 24 19 15 116 60 . 5 1 720 MENDOZA, Rebecca 24 1 1 16 8 . 5 0 0

2008 Notre Dame Women's SoccerNotre Dame Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 05, 2008)

All games

Overall: 26-0-0 Conf: 11-0-0 Home: 16-0-0 Away: 8-0-0 Neut: 2-0-0

TEAM STATISTICS ND OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 82-613 10-208 Goals scored per game 3.15 0.38 Shot pct. . 1 3 4 . 0 4 8 Shots on goal-Attempts 292-613 70-208 SOG pct. . 4 7 6 . 3 3 7 S h o t s / G a m e 23.6 8.0 A s s i s t s 66 9CORNER KICKS 175 54PENALTY KICKS 9-11 0-0PENALTIES Yellow cards 15 29 Red cards 0 1ATTENDANCE T o t a l 23076 10100 Dates/Avg Per Date 16/1442 8/1262 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/4714






2008 Notre Dame Women's SoccerNotre Dame Game Results (as of Dec 05, 2008)

All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Att. Goals scoredAug 22 MICHIGAN W 7-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1201 WEISSENHOFER, Michel (HANKS, Kerri)

AUGUSTIN, Rose (SCHUVEILLER, Jessica)HENDERSON, Melissa (ROSEN, Courtney)IANTORNO, Erica (ROSEN, Courtney)KNAACK, Taylor (CLARK, Amanda)HANKS, Kerri (IANTORNO, Erica)JANTSCH, Ellen (VANDERGENUGTEN, Rach)

# Aug 29 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W 4-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1363 HANKS, Kerri (penalty kick)HANKS, Kerri (penalty kick)HENDERSON, Melissa (WEBER, Elise)HANKS, Kerri (unassisted)

# Aug 31 #21 SANTA CLARA W 2-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 1638 TEAM (unassisted)IANTORNO, Erica (unassisted)

% Sep 05 at #3 North Carolina W 1-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 2086 BOCK, Brittany (unassisted)% Sep 07 vs #12 Duke W 3-1 5-0-0 0-0-0 502 HANKS, Kerri (BOCK, Brittany)

FOWLKES, Lauren (IANTORNO, Erica)MENDOZA, Rebecca (IANTORNO, Erica)

Sep 12 SMU W 5-0 6-0-0 0-0-0 1412 ROSEN, Courtney (unassisted)CAMPBELL, Molly (unassisted)HENDERSON, Melissa (HANKS, Kerri)HENDERSON, Melissa (AUGUSTIN, Rose)CLARK, Amanda (unassisted)

* Sep 19 at DePaul W 1-0 7-0-0 1-0-0 357 HANKS, Kerri (IANTORNO, Erica)Sep 21 at #17 Penn State W 3-1 8-0-0 1-0-0 2963 HENDERSON, Melissa (SCHEIDLER, Julie)

HANKS, Kerri (unassisted)WEISSENHOFER, Michel (IANTORNO, Erica)

* Sep 26 LOUISVILLE W 4-1 9-0-0 2-0-0 2264 HANKS, Kerri (SCHEIDLER, Julie)BARG, Courtney (IANTORNO, Erica)IANTORNO, Erica (unassisted)HANKS, Kerri (BOCK, Brittany)

* Sep 28 at Cincinnati W 6-0 10-0-0 3-0-0 1202 HANKS, Kerri (DEW, Carrie)HENDERSON, Melissa (WEISSENHOFER, Michel)HENDERSON, Melissa (KNAACK, Taylor)ROSEN, Courtney (unassisted)HENDERSON, Melissa (FORD, Haley)FORD, Haley (unassisted)

* Oct 03 SOUTH FLORIDA W 3-0 11-0-0 4-0-0 2316 HENDERSON, Melissa (BOCK, Brittany)AUGUSTIN, Rose (unassisted)HANKS, Kerri (penalty kick)

* Oct 05 MARQUETTE W 3-1 12-0-0 5-0-0 1785 BOCK, Brittany (HANKS, Kerri)BOCK, Brittany (WEISSENHOFER, Michel)HANKS, Kerri (penalty kick)

* Oct 10 at #17 Georgetown W 3-1 13-0-0 6-0-0 695 HANKS, Kerri (penalty kick)HENDERSON, Melissa (SCHEIDLER, Julie;BARG, Courtney)BARG, Courtney (HANKS, Kerri)

* Oct 12 at Villanova WOT 3-2 14-0-0 7-0-0 733 BOCK, Brittany (SCHEIDLER, Julie)HANKS, Kerri (penalty kick)AUGUSTIN, Rose (WEBER, Elise)

* Oct 17 at Providence W 5-0 15-0-0 8-0-0 370 HENDERSON, Melissa (ROSEN, Courtney;BOCK, Brittany)HANKS, Kerri (penalty kick)HENDERSON, Melissa (HANKS, Kerri;BOCK, Brittany)BOCK, Brittany (penalty kick)IANTORNO, Erica (WEISSENHOFER, Michel)

* Oct 19 at Connecticut W 2-0 16-0-0 9-0-0 1694 HANKS, Kerri (BOCK, Brittany;BARG, Courtney)HANKS, Kerri (BOCK, Brittany;MENDOZA, Rebecca)

* Oct 24 #24 RUTGERS W 3-1 17-0-0 10-0-0 1024 BOCK, Brittany (HANKS, Kerri)HENDERSON, Melissa (SCHEIDLER, Julie)HANKS, Kerri (unassisted)

* Oct 26 SETON HALL W 6-0 18-0-0 11-0-0 1375 INGLIS, Kerry (BOCK, Brittany;AUGUSTIN, Rose)HENDERSON, Melissa (BOCK, Brittany;HANKS, Kerri)KNAACK, Taylor (unassisted)HENDERSON, Melissa (WEBER, Elise)WEISSENHOFER, Michel (ROSEN, Courtney;HANKS, Kerri)INGLIS, Kerry (JANTSCH, Ellen;IANTORNO, Erica)

+ Nov 02 CINCINNATI W 5-0 19-0-0 11-0-0 680 TEAM (unassisted)WEBER, Elise (WEISSENHOFER, Michel)ROSEN, Courtney (WEISSENHOFER, Michel;HANKS, Kerri)KNAACK, Taylor (HANKS, Kerri)TEAM (unassisted)

+ Nov 07 #25 MARQUETTE W 2-0 20-0-0 11-0-0 892 WEISSENHOFER, Michel (HENDERSON, Melissa)KNAACK, Taylor (unassisted)

+ Nov 09 CONNECTICUT WOT 1-0 21-0-0 11-0-0 391 HENDERSON, Melissa (WEISSENHOFER, Michel)& Nov 14 TOLEDO W 5-2 22-0-0 11-0-0 707 DEW, Carrie (HANKS, Kerri)

AUGUSTIN, Rose (unassisted)AUGUSTIN, Rose (WEISSENHOFER, Michel;HANKS, Kerri)HENDERSON, Melissa (BARG, Courtney)IANTORNO, Erica (KNAACK, Taylor)

& Nov 16 MICHIGAN STATE W 1-0 23-0-0 11-0-0 564 AUGUSTIN, Rose (HANKS, Kerri)& Nov 21 #22 MINNESOTA WOT 1-0 24-0-0 11-0-0 3132 HANKS, Kerri (penalty kick)& Nov 28 #6 FLORIDA STATE W 2-0 25-0-0 11-0-0 2332 SCHUVEILLER, Jessica (HANKS, Kerri)

KNAACK, Taylor (HANKS, Kerri)$ Dec 05 vs #5 Stanford W 1-0 26-0-0 11-0-0 8926 BARG, Courtney (HENDERSON, Melissa)

* - BIG EAST Conference game# - Inn at Saint Mary's Soccer Classic% - Carolina Classic+ - BIG EAST Championship& - NCAA Championship$ - NCAA Women's College Cup

Team Record W-L-TOverall: 26-0-0

Conference: 11-0-0Home: 16-0-0Away: 8-0-0

Neutral: 2-0-0Overtime: 3-0-0

Attendance Dates Total Avg.Total: 26 -22932 1639

Home: 16 23076 1442Away: 8 10100 1262

Neutral: 2 9428 4714

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