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  • 2021 2021 MEDIA SUPPLEMENTMEDIA SUPPLEMENT

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    2020-21 FIGHTING IRISH SOFTBALL ROSTER

    No. 19 | Cassidy GrimmFr. • IF • Valparaiso, IN

    No. 27 | Katie MarinoGr. • IF • Warren, NJ

    No. 9 | Chelsea PurcellGr. • IF • La Habra, CA

    No. 17 | Anna Grace WagnerJr. • IF/OF • Smyrna, GA

    No. 26 | Abby SweetSr. • OF • Newhall, CA

    No. 6 | Shelby GrimmJr. • C • Valparaiso, IN

    No. 16 | Molly CarneyFr. • P • Stockbridge, MI

    No. 25 | Joley MitchellSo. • IF • Rose Bud, AR

    No. 4 | Quinn BiggioJr. • IF • Houston, TX

    No. 15 | Emma ClarkJr. • OF • Huntington Beach, CA

    No. 24 | Alexis HollowaySr. • P • Crown Point, IN

    No. 3 | Leea HanksSo. • OF • Leesburg, FL

    No. 14 | Payton TiddJr. • P • San Marcos, CA

    No. 21 | Miranda JohnsonSo. • IF/OF • Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

    No. 2 | Sarah GenzSr. • IF • Lakeville, MN

    No. 12 | Macie EckSo. • OF • Andale, KS

    No. 20 | Bryn BoznanskiFr. • IF • Irvine, CA

    No. 1 | Brooke MarquezSo. • IF • Valencia, CA

    No. 77 | Carlli KlossFr. • C/OF • Cypress, CA

    No. 63 | Mac VasquezFr. • IF • Boerne, TX

    No. 34 | Morgan RyanSr. • P • Greensburg, PA

    No. 32 | Karina GaskinsFr. • IF • Edison, NJ

    Jamie SpitaleOperations Specialist

    Lizzy RistanoAssociate Coach

    Kris GaneffAssociate Coach

    Deanna GumpfHead Coach

    Claire KramerAthletics Communications

    Colleen LooneyStrength & Conditioning

    Samantha HubaAthletic Trainer

    Monica CundiffSport Administrator

    STAFF

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    ALL-TIME RESULTS

    First season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989/32 seasonsOverall record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,264-567-3 ( .690)/32 seasonsTotal games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,834NCAA Championship appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 (21 consecutive)NCAA Championship overall record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-48 ( .429)Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-49 ( .652)/7 seasonsAtlantic Coast Conference Championship record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 ( .538)/6 seasons*BIG EAST regular-season record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297-53 ( .849)/18 seasonsBIG EAST regular-season titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (last in 2013)BIG EAST Championship record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-19 ( .648)/18 seasonsBIG EAST Championship titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (last in 2009)Undefeated BIG EAST regular seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (1999, 2001)Midwestern Collegiate regular-season record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-19 ( .791)/7 seasonsMidwestern Collegiate regular-season titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Midwestern Collegiate Championship record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-5 ( .800)/7 seasonsMidwestern Collegiate Championship titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

    Most consecutive regular-season conference titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 (1992-2005)Most consecutive conference tournament titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (1993-95)Winning seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 (32 consecutive)30+ win seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3140+ win seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1850+ win seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Longest win streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 (3 .28-5 .5 .01 - nation’s longest of season)NFCA All-America honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28NFCA All-Region honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1CoSIDA Academic All-America honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18All-Conference accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Conference Player of the Year awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Conference Pitcher of the Year awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Conference Rookie/Freshman of the Year awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Conference Coaching Staff of the Year awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

    Conference Year Coach Captain(s) W L T Pct. (reg. season/tournament finish) Postseason1989 Brian Boulac Mia Faust, Barbara Mooney 31 23 0 .574 8-5 (1st/3rd MCC) --1990 Brian Boulac Ruth Kmak, Kathy Vernetti 32 15 1 .677 9-3 (1st/1st MCC) --1991 Brian Boulac Rachel Crossen 38 22 0 .633 15-3 (2nd/1st MCC) --1992 Brian Boulac Ruth Kmak, Amy Folsom 34 30 1 .531 7-3 (1st/2nd MCC) --1993 Liz Miller Staci Alford, Ronny Alvarez 36 13 0 .735 8-2 (1st/1st MCC) -- 1994 Liz Miller Christy Connoyer, Amy Rueter 41 20 0 .672 9-1 (1st/1st MCC) NCAA Bloomington (Ind .) Regional (1-2) 1995 Liz Miller Liz Goetz, Andrea Keys 40 19 0 .678 16-2 (1st/1st MCC) NCAA Regional No . 1 (Ann Arbor, Mich .) (2-2) 1996 Liz Miller Jenna Knudson, Andrea Kollar 48 16 0 .750 19-1 (1st/2nd BE) NCAA Ann Arbor (Mich .) Regional (0-2) 1997 Liz Miller Meghan Murray, Katie Marten 35 25 0 .583 16-4 (1st/3rd BE) -- 1998 Liz Miller Kelly Rowe, Kelly Nichols 34 22 0 .607 13-3 (1st/4th BE) -- 1999 Liz Miller Kris McCleary, Amy Laboe 42 20 0 .677 16-0 (1st/1st BE) NCAA Regional No . 6 (Ann Arbor, Mich .) (1-2) 2000 Liz Miller Danielle Klayman, Jennifer Sharron 47 14 0 .770 12-2 (1st/1st BE) NCAA Regional No . 8 (Ann Arbor, Mich .) (1-2) 2001 Liz Miller Danielle Klayman, Jennifer Sharron, Melanie Alkire, Lizzy Lemire 54 7 0 .885 20-0 (1st/3rd BE) NCAA Regional No . 7 (Iowa City, Iowa) (3-2) 2002 Deanna Gumpf Kas Hoag, Jenny Kriech, Jarrah Myers 44 17 0 .721 18-2 (1st/1st BE) NCAA Regional No . 7 (Iowa City, Iowa) (2-2) 2003 Deanna Gumpf Andria Bledsoe, Andrea Loman, Alexis Madrid 38 17 0 .691 14-3 (1st/1st BE) NCAA Regional No . 7 (Ann Arbor, Mich .) (2-2) 2004 Deanna Gumpf Nicole deFau 49 20 0 .710 18-2 (1st/2nd BE) NCAA Regional No . 6 (Ann Arbor, Mich .) (1-2) 2005 Deanna Gumpf Megan Ciolli 46 15 0 .754 16-2 (1st 2nd BE) NCAA Regional No . 9 (South Bend, Ind .) (2-2) 2006 Deanna Gumpf Heather Booth, Mallorie Lenn, Meagan Ruthrauff, Sara Schoonaert 42 21 0 .667 17-5 (3rd/1st BE) NCAA Evanston (Ill .) Regional (2-2) 2007 Deanna Gumpf Stephanie Brown, Kenya Fuemmeler, Katie Laing 32 24 0 .571 13-7 (4th/2nd BE) NCAA Evanston (Ill .) Regional (1-2) 2008 Deanna Gumpf Brittney Bargar, Linda Kohan, Katie Laing 38 22 1 .631 14-8 (4th/3rd BE) NCAA Ann Arbor (Mich .) Regional (1-2) 2009 Deanna Gumpf Brittney Bargar, Linda Kohan 43 17 0 .717 19-4 (2nd/1st BE) NCAA Ann Arbor (Mich .) Regional (2-2) 2010 Deanna Gumpf Heather Johnson, Christine Lux, Katie Fleury 47 12 0 .797 18-3 (1st/3rd BE) NCAA Ann Arbor (Mich .) Regional (2-2) 2011 Deanna Gumpf Heather Johnson 46 11 0 .807 19-1 (1st/3rd BE) NCAA Ann Arbor (Mich .) Regional (1-2) 2012 Deanna Gumpf Alexa Maldonado, Dani Miller, Kasey O’Connor, Kristina Wright 40 16 0 .714 16-3 (2nd/2nd BE) NCAA Tucson (Ariz .) Regional (2-2) 2013 Deanna Gumpf Amy Buntin, Kelsey Thornton 43 15 0 .741 19-3 (1st/2nd BE) NCAA Lexington (Ky .) Regional (0-2) 2014 Deanna Gumpf Chloe Saganowich 41 13 0 .759 16-5 (2nd/2nd ACC) NCAA Los Angeles (Calif .) Regional (2-2) 2015 Deanna Gumpf Emilee Koerner, Jenna Simon 42 15 0 .737 17-6 (3rd/5th ACC) NCAA South Bend (Ind .) Regional (2-2) 2016 Deanna Gumpf Carly Piccinich, Karley Wester 43 13 0 .768 13-7 (3rd/2nd ACC) NCAA Ann Arbor (Mich .) Regional (2-2) 2017 Deanna Gumpf Karley Wester 34 23 0 .596 13-11 (5th/3rd ACC) NCAA Auburn (Ala .) Regional (1-2) 2018 Deanna Gumpf - 34 23 0 .596 13-10 (5th/3rd ACC) NCAA Lexington (Ky .) Regional (2-2) 2019 Deanna Gumpf - 37 18 0 .673 18-6 (3rd/3rd ACC) NCAA Norman (Okla .) Regional (1-2) 2020* Deanna Gumpf Katie Marino, Ellie Richards, Alexis Holloway, Abby Sweet 13 9 0 .673 2-4 (3rd/3rd ACC) N/A32 seasons 1,264 567 3 .690 461-121 (.792) 36-48 (.429)*The 2020 season was cancelled after 22 games due to COVID-19 19 regular-season titles 24 NCAA appearances 11 tournament titles (6 BIG EAST, 5 MCC) (21 consecutive)

    Brian Boulac1989-92 / Four seasons

    135-90-2 (.599)

    IRISH HEAD COACHES

    Liz Miller1993-2001 / Nine seasons

    377-156 (.707)

    Deanna Gumpf2002-present / 20th season

    752-321-1 (.701)

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    BIG EAST Conference Pitcher of the YearLaura Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012Jody Valdivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2010 Steffany Stenglein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2005Jennifer Sharron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

    BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the YearHeather Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003Kristin Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Andrea Loman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999Angela Bessolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996

    BIG EAST Conference Coaching Staff of the YearDeanna Gumpf ........2002, 2004, 2011, 2013Liz Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996, 2000, 2001

    BIG EAST Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player

    Brittney Bargar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Heather Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006Andrea Loman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002, 2003Melanie Alkire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Jennifer Sharron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999

    Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year

    Sara Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995Terri Kobata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993, 1994

    Midwestern Collegiate Conference Newcomer of the Year

    Elizabeth Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994Terri Kobata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993Sara Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992

    Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year

    Liz Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994, 1995Brian Boulac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989

    Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament MVP

    Terri Kobata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993, 1995Sara Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994

    All-Atlantic Coast Conference

    First TeamCait Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2019Melissa Rochford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2019Payton Tidd ........................................2019Ali Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017Micaela Arizmendi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014, 2015, 2016Katey Haus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015Emilee Koerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015Karley Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014, 2015, 2017Laura Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014

    Second TeamEmma Clark ........................................2019Katie Marino .......................................2019Alexis Holloway ...................................2018Abby Sweet .........................................2018Melissa Rochford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017, 2018Morgan Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015, 2016, 2017Ali Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Karley Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Rachel Nasland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015Emilee Koerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014

    Third TeamCassidy Whidden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014

    All-BIG EAST Conference

    First TeamEmilee Koerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013

    ALL-AMERICA (NFCA)First TeamCait Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2019

    Second TeamMicaela Arizmendi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014Karley Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014Emilee Koerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013Amy Buntin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012Kristin Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Melanie Alkire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Jennifer Sharron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Terri Kobata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995

    Third TeamKarley Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Emilee Koerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014, 2015Heather Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Dani Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Katie Fleury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Christine Lux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Stephanie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006Megan Ciolli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2005Andrea Loman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002, 2003Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2002Jenny Kriech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Jennifer Sharron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Katie Marten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995, 1996Terri Kobata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994

    ALL-REGION (NFCA)First TeamPayton Tidd ........................................2019Katie Marino .......................................2019Alexis Holloway ...................................2018Morgan Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017Cait Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016, 2019Melissa Rochford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Ali Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2016, 2017, 2018, 2019Micaela Arizmendi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014, 2015, 2016Karley Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2014, 2015, 2016, 2017Katey Haus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015Emilee Koerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013, 2014, 2015Cassidy Whidden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014Laura Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013, 2014Amy Buntin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012Dani Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009, 2010, 2011Sadie Pitzenberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010, 2011Alexa Maldonado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Alexia Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Katie Fleury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Jody Valdivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Brittney Bargar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Christine Lux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Erin Marrone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Beth Northway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Sarah Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Stephanie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006, 2007Katie Laing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006Meagan Ruthrauff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006Megan Ciolli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002, 2003, 2004, 2005Andrea Loman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002, 2003Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2002Jenny Kriech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000, 2001Lizzy Lemire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Kristin Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Melanie Alkire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999, 2000Jennifer Sharron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Katie Marten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995, 1996, 1997Jennifer Giampaolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996Meghan Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996Terri Kobata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

    Second TeamMelissa Rochford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017Morgan Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Cassidy Whidden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015

    Katey Haus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014Jenna Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014Laura Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011, 2012Dani Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012Alexa Maldonado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012Heather Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Christine Lux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Brittney Bargar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Heather Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2006Mallorie Lenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006Katie Laing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005Steffany Stenglein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2005Meagan Ruthrauff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003, 2004Melanie Alkire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Jennifer Sharron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999, 2001Lizzy Lemire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999, 2000Kris McCleary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999Angela Bessolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Meghan Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Jennifer Giampaolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995Sara Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992, 1993, 1994Elizabeth Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994

    Third TeamMK Bonamy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2019Abby Sweet .........................................2018Bailey Bigler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Morgan Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015, 2018Jenna Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2015

    REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR (NFCA)

    Deanna Gumpf ............2002, 2004 (Mideast)................... 2014, 2016, 2017 (Mid-Atlantic)

    NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR FINALIST

    (NFCA) Ali Wester ....................................2016 (10)Karley Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2014 (3)

    USA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST (USA

    SOFTBALL/ASA) Karley Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2015 (26), 2016 (10)Emilee Koerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2013 (10)

    CONFERENCE (ACC, BIG EAST, MCC)

    Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the YearCait Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2019Emilee Koerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015

    Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the YearKarley Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014

    BIG EAST Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

    Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002

    BIG EAST Conference Player of the YearLaura Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013Heather Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Megan Ciolli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004Andrea Loman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002Lizzy Lemire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Melanie Alkire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999, 2000Meghan Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996, 1997

    INDIVIDUAL HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 4 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH|

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    Second Team (64)2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

    Third Team (13)2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

    ACADEMIC AWARDSCoSIDA Academic All-America

    First TeamStephanie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2002Jennifer Sharron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Meghan Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Katie Marten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997

    Second Team Christine Lux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Stephanie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007Kara McMahon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Joy Battersby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996Katie Marten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996

    Laura Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011, 2012, 2013Alexa Maldonado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010, 2011, 2012Dani Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009, 2012Alexia Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Heather Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Sadie Pitzenberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Katie Fleury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Jody Valdivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Christine Lux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009, 2010Beth Northway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Brittney Bargar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Sarah Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Stephanie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2006, 2007Katie Laing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005Meagan Ruthrauff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003, 2005Megan Ciolli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002, 2003, 2004, 2005Steffany Stenglein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002, 2004, 2005Nicole deFau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004Liz Hartmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004Mallorie Lenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004Heather Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003, 2004Andrea Loman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000, 2001, 2002, 2003Lisa Mattison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2002, 2003Andria Bledsoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002Jenny Kriech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999, 2000, 2001, 2002Jennifer Sharron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998, 1999, 2000, 2001Melanie Alkire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999, 2000, 2001Lizzy Lemire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999, 2000, 2001Kristin Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Danielle Klayman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998, 2000Amy Laboe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999Kris McCleary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999Lisa Tully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998Kara McMahon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996, 1997Meghan Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996, 1997Elizabeth Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Jennifer Giampaolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996Terri Kobata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996

    Second TeamAmy Buntin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012, 2013Chloe Saganowich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012Kelsey Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012Brianna Jorgensborg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008, 2010, 2011Katie Fleury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Brittany O’Donnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Heather Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Dani Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Brittney Bargar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007, 2009Linda Kohan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Jody Valdivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Ashley Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Katie Laing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006, 2007Heather Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006Mallorie Lenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003, 2006Stephanie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005Meagan Ruthrauff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005Carrie Wisen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005Andria Bledsoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000, 2003Alexis Madrid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Angela Bessolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999Jennifer Giampaolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998Lizzy Lemire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998Sarah Mathison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Kris McCleary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Kelly Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Kelly Rowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Joy Battersby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996Katie Marten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996

    Third TeamMicaela Arizmendi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013Jenna Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013Kelsey Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013Cassidy Whidden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013Erin Marrone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Katie Fleury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Linda Kohan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008

    Christine Lux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Beth Northway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007Sara Schoonaert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005, 2006Heather Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005

    BIG EAST Conference All-Rookie Team (discontinued in 2004)

    Heather Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003Mallorie Lenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003Meagan Ruthrauff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003Megan Ciolli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002Steffany Stenglein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002Carrie Wisen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002Kristin Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Andria Bledsoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Andrea Loman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999Jenny Kriech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999Danielle Klayman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998Lizzy Lemire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998Jennifer Sharron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998Tara King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Sarah Mathison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997

    All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference

    First TeamSara Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992, 1994, 1995Terri Kobata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993, 1994, 1995Jennifer Giampaolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Christy Connoyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991, 1992, 1993, 1994Meghan Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994Elizabeth Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994Stephanie Pinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994Amy Rueter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994Casey McMurray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993Amy Folsom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990, 1991, 1992Ruth Kmak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990, 1991, 1992Staci Alford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992Megan Fay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990, 1991Rachel Crossen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989

    Second TeamKatie Marten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995Sara Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993Andrea Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993Lisa Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993Ronny Alvarez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992Staci Alford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991Ruth Kmak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991Kathy Vernetti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991Mia Faust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989Megan Fay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989Amy Folsom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989Missy Linn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989Laurie Sommerlad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989

    Midwestern Collegiate Conference All-Newcomer Team

    Jennifer Giampaolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995Kelly Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995Joy Battersby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994Meghan Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994Elizabeth Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994Jenna Knudson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993Terri Kobata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993Andrea Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992

    All-Conference Breakdown

    First Team (111)2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

    INDIVIDUAL HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2021 SOFTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT 5|

    2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christine Lux2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beth Northway2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Laing2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephanie Brown2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephanie Brown2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephanie Brown2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicole deFau2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexis Madrid2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jarrah Myers2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jarrah Myers2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jarrah Myers1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Danielle Klayman1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Nichols1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kara McMahon1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kara McMahon1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jenna Knudson1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Rueter1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Casey McMurray, Lisa Miller1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy Folsom1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Vernetti1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Vernetti1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terri Proksch

    Monogram Club Postgraduate Scholarship

    2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erin Marrone

    Top Gun Award2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erin Marrone

    Notre Dame Athletics Community Champion Award

    2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Bouquet2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Casey Africano2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Casey Africano2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monica Torres

    Francis Patrick O’Connor Award2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Sorlie2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monica Torres

    The Trophy Award (Given in recognition of outstanding achievement

    in community service)

    2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notre Dame Softball/Baseball2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Notre Dame Softball2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Notre Dame Softball2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Notre Dame Softball2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Notre Dame Softball2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notre Dame Softball/Cheerleading2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Notre Dame Softball

    BOLD - Active Player/Coach

    Meghan Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996Casey McMurray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993

    Third TeamJarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Joy Battersby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995, 1997Jenna Knudson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996Katie Marten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995

    CoSIDA Academic All-America of the YearJarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002

    CoSIDA Academic All-District

    First TeamChristine Lux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009, 2010Dani Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Erin Marrone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Katie Laing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Stephanie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006, 2007Megan Ciolli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005Alexis Madrid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003Jarrah Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000, 2001, 2002Danielle Klayman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000, 2001 Jennifer Sharron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000

    Second TeamBeth Northway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Liz Hartmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003

    NFCA Division I All-America Scholar-AthleteEmma Clark ........................................2019Shelby Grimm .....................................2019Katie Beriont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018Sarah Genz ............................... 2018, 2019Katie Marino ............................. 2018, 2019Morgan Ryan ............................ 2018, 2019Sara White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018Alexis Bazos ........................................2017Dana Bouquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017Maddie McCracken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017, 2018Rachel Nasland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016, 2017Kimmy Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014, 2016, 2017Casey Africano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Carly Piccinich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Monica Torres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013, 2014Brittany O’Donnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013Chloe Saganowich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013

    ACC All-Academic Softball TeamEmma Clark ........................................2019Cait Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018, 2019Alexis Holloway ...................................2018Abby Sweet .........................................2018Katie Beriont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017Katie Marino ............................. 2017, 2019

    Rachel Nasland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015, 2016, 2017Kimmy Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015, 2016, 2017Karley Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016, 2017Allie Rhodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Melissa Rochford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Ali Wester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016Katey Haus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014, 2015Jenna Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014Cassidy Whidden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014

    UNIVERSITY AWARDS

    Monogram Club Most Valuable Player2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cait Brooks 2018 .................................. Alexis Holloway2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morgan Reed2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karley Wester2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Katey Haus, Emilee Koerner2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emilee Koerner, Laura Winter2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emilee Koerner2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Buntin2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Johnson2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christine Lux, Katie Fleury2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Kohan2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephanie Brown2006 . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephanie Brown, Meagan Ruthrauff2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Ciolli2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Hartmann2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrea Loman2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jarrah Myers2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenny Kriech2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Sharron, Melanie Alkire1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy Laboe, Kris McCleary1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Giampaolo, Kelly Nichols1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meghan Murray1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meghan Murray1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sara Hayes1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sara Hayes1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christy Connoyer1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy Folsom1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Megan Fay1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy Folsom1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Crossen

    Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Knute Rockne Scholar-Athlete Award

    2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Beriont2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimmy Sullivan2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carly Piccinich2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jenna Simon2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chloe Saganowich2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brittany O’Donnell2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dani Miller2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erin Marrone

    1989Terri Proksch

    1991Kathy Vernetti

    1997Katie Marten

    2002Jarrah Myers

    2008Katie Laing

    2010Christine Lux

    2011Erin Marrone

    Byron V. Kanaley AwardThe most prestigious honor awarded to a Notre Dame student-athlete, the Byron V . Kanaley Award has been presented each year since 1927 to the senior monogram athletes who have

    been most exemplary as both students and leaders . The awards, presented by the Faculty Board on Athletics, are named in honor of the 1904 Notre Dame graduate who was a member of the Irish baseball team as an undergraduate . Kanaley went on to a successful banking career in Chicago and served the University as a lay trustee from 1915 until his death in 1960 . Notre Dame’s softball team has had seven winners of the award in its 27-year history . Terri Proksch claimed the honor in the first season of varsity softball at Notre Dame in 1989, followed by Kathy Vernetti 1991 and Katie Marten in 1997 . Jarrah Myers became the fourth Irish softball player to win the award in 2002 with Katie Laing earning the honor in 2008 . Christine Lux won the award in 2010 and Erin Marrone copped the award in 2011 .

    INDIVIDUAL HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 6 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH|

    One of the most productive Irish hitters and one of eight Notre Dame players to earn second team All-America honors … career .340 batting average and 30 career home runs … fifth place among Notre Dame hitters with 260 career hits … her 765 at-bats ranks fourth, and 238 games played ranks ninth all-time in school history … led the team in RBI in 1998, 1999, and 2000 … fourth all-time in career total bases (403) and seventh in career RBI (167) … previously held school record for RBI in a season with 64 in 2000 … tied for eighth-most home runs in a season by an Irish hitter with 13 in 2000 … contributed three hits and four RBI, including a home run, in an 8-0 rout of Western Illinois in opening game of the 2001 NCAA Regional … aided the Irish in the circle with 143 .2 innings pitched … garnered first team all-BIG EAST honors in 1999, 2000 and 2001, joining nine other Irish players to earn all-BIG EAST honors three or more times … earned first team (1999-2000) and second team (2001) all-region awards from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association … named 2000 BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player after going 6-for-8 with five runs scored, three home runs and six RBI in three games … won BIG EAST Player of the Year honors in consecutive years (1999 and 2000) becoming only the second Irish player to do so (Meghan Murray accomplished the feat in 1996 and 1997) … shared the Monogram Club Most Valuable Player Award in 2000 with All-American Jennifer Sharron .

    A true triple threat player who was able to slap, bunt and hit away for power … one of three team captains in 2007 … played in 242 career games, tied for fourth-most in school history … played in a school-record 69 games during the 2004 season … scored 166 career runs, the second-most in program history … accumulated a .356 career batting average, eighth all-time in the Notre Dame annals … tied for sixth with Jenny Kriech (1999-2000) for career stolen bases at 55 … led the Irish in batting average, runs, hits, and stolen bases in 2006 and 2007 … set the BIG EAST record for hits in a single season with 38 in 2006 … her 38th BIG EAST hit was a two-run home run in a 4-0 Notre Dame victory at St . John’s … finished the 2006 BIG EAST season with a .528 batting average, which was fifth on the all-time league list … recipient of the Notre Dame Monogram Club Most Valuable Player in 2007 … joined Jarrah Myers as the only Irish player to earn the Notre Dame Club of St . Joseph Valley Knute Rockne Scholar-Athlete Award three consecutive years (2005, 2006, 2007) … CoSIDA Academic All-District first team in 2006 and second-team winner in 2007 … member of Notre Dame Student-Athlete Academic Honors Program from 2004-2007 … named to four all-tournament teams from 2004-2006 … landed all-BIG EAST honors in each of her four seasons, earning first team distinction in 2004, 2006 and 2007 … awarded NFCA first team all-Mideast Region and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American second team in 2006 .

    MELANIE ALKIRE

    2 • Shortstop / Pitcher2000 Second-Team All-American

    Union City, Calif . • James Logan

    Glenbrook South

    STEPHANIE BROWN

    24 • Outfield / Second Base 2006 Third-Team All-American

    Chandler, Ariz . • Corona del Sol

    Enjoyed breakout season as a sophomore in 2014, capped by being a NFCA Division I All-America Second-Team selection … NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team … All-ACC First Team … standout performer for Notre Dame at first base, setting career highs with a .382 batting average, 60 hits, 17 doubles, one triple, 15 home runs, 61 RBI, a .790 slugging percentage, a .434 on-base percentage and 36 runs scored in only 51 games (49 starts) - home run and RBI totals led all Notre Dame hitters …ranked second in the ACC in doubles and RBI (10th nationally), was fourth in slugging percentage and home runs, fifth in total bases and sixth in batting average … recorded a team-high 21 multiple-RBI games, including six starts with three or more RBI, and ranked third on the Irish roster with 20 multi-hit games … team-best .477 average (31-for-65) with runners in scoring position, along with a .386 clip (22-for-57) with two outs … batted .370 with six home runs and 13 RBI in 16 games against other NCAA Championship qualifiers during the regular season . . . led all Notre Dame batters with 23 two-out RBI … paced all ACC batters with a 1 .111 slugging percentage, nine home runs, 33 RBI and 70 total bases in conference play, and was second with a .508 league batting average and nine doubles, while ranking third with a .543 on-base percentage .

    MICAELAARIZMENDI

    2 • First Base 2014 Second-Team All-American

    Huntington Beach, Calif . • Mater Dei

    ALL-AMERICANS

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    Earned third team honors as a junior to become just the second shortstop (and first true-shortstop as Melanie Alkire played shortstop and pitched) in program history to be named an All-American … also earned first team All-BIG EAST accolades and first team NFCA all-region honors in 2010 … led the BIG EAST with a .460 batting average in league play while ranking second with a .561 on-base pct . and eight doubles … overall, the team co-captain batted .372 with 15 doubles, two triples and four home runs … slugged at a .571 clip with an on-base pct . of .472, tying for ninth on the program’s single-season list in the latter category … also had 58 hits and scored a then school record 54 runs … her 0 .95 runs-per-game average ranked 33rd nationally at the time of receiving the honor … her career numbers after her junior season were quite indicative of the steady progress she made in three years with the Irish … she doubled her sacrifice total (10) from 2009 and stole six more bases (13) than she did as a sophomore … Fleury had 18 more putouts (96) in 2010 than 2009 and after committing 23 errors in 2008 and 14 in 2009, she faulted just nine times in 163 chances in 2010 for a personal single-season career-best .945 fielding pct . … Fleury was an integral part of Notre Dame’s run to the BIG EAST regular season title and the program’s 12th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship … the Irish finished the 2010 campaign with a 47-12 mark and set single-season records for batting average ( .343), runs (369), doubles (103), home runs (75), RBI (337), total bases (878), slugging pct . ( .590), on-base pct . ( .409) and fielding pct . ( .978) .

    A consistent offensive force for the Irish throughout her career … batted .386 with 71 hits, 11 doubles, 28 RBI, and a school-record 33 stolen bases in 2005 … led the 2005 team in several offensive categories including bating average, slugging percentage ( .500), on-base percentage ( .424), stolen bases, at-bats (184), and runs scored (40) … captained the team to a 45-13 record in 2005 with a 16-2 home field mark and a 16-2 record in BIG EAST play along with the conference regular-season title … became the sixth Irish softball player to earn multiple All-America honors in a four-year career along with Andrea Loman (2002, 2003), Jarrah Myers (2001, 2002), Katie Marten (1995, 1996), Terri Kobata (1994, 1995) and Jennifer Sharron (2000, 2001) … completed her career as the all-time leader in hits (284) and stolen bases (76) while ranking in the top five in several categories including at-bats (3rd - 771), batting average (5th - .368) and runs (5th - 161) … also ranks in the top 10 all-time in triples (8th - 9) … garnered NFCA first team All-Mideast Region honors from 2002-2005 … named the BIG EAST Player of the Year in 2004 … one of four Irish players in program history to earn first team All BIG EAST honors all four years of competition (2002-2005) … voted to the 2002 BIG EAST all-Rookie Team … awarded the Notre Dame Monogram Club Most Valuable Player in her senior season (2005) … scored four times against Valparaiso on April 23, 2003, tied for the most runs scored in by an Irish player in a single game .

    MEGAN CIOLLI

    21 • Outfield2005 Third-Team All-American

    2004 Third-Team All-American

    Terre Haute, Ind . • North Vigo

    KATIE FLEURY

    12 • Shortstop2010 Third-Team All-American

    San Jose, Calif . • Archbishop Mitty

    One of two team captains during senior year in 2013 … named to the all-BIG EAST second team twice during her career (2012-13) …tabbed to the 2013 preseason USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List … selected as a 2013 Senior CLASS Award candidate … finished career ranked 11th in home runs (21), 14th in RBI (120), 17th in slugging percentage ( .494), and 19th in batting average ( .324) in the Notre Dame record book … during 2012 All-America season, led the Irish in batting average ( .360), hits (62), RBI (60) and runs scored (45) … appeared in all 56 games, with 55 starts … NFCA All-Region First-Team selection … drove in three runs in her only start of the season in right field against UC Santa Barbara (Feb . 18) … stroked a pair of doubles and scored two runs in a win at No . 24 North Carolina (Feb . 25) … drilled first home run of the year to help the Irish complete the sweep against North Carolina (Feb . 26) … perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with a season-high five RBI in an 8-1 rout of Oregon State (March 10) … drove in three of Notre Dame’s five runs in a 5-3 win over Western Michigan (March 27) … went a combined 4-for-6 with four RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Toledo (March 28) … rapped three base hits and added three stolen bases in a home win over Connecticut (April 1) … posted three RBI and scored two runs in a 6-3 win over Valparaiso (April 18) … fell a triple short of the cycle, adding four RBI in a victory at Providence (April 28) … equaled season-high with a tournament-record five runs driven in in the second round of the BIG EAST Championship against St . John’s (May 11) .

    AMYBUNTIN

    40 • Catcher / Utility 2012 Second-Team All-American

    Franklin, Tenn . • Brentwood

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    TERRI KOBATA

    4 • Pitcher1995 Second -Team All-American

    1994 Third-Team All-American

    Villa Park, Calif . • Mater Dei

    A true Irish legend and one of the nation’s most dominate collegiate pitchers … career mark of 79-15 in the circle … ranks second all-time in the NCAA with eight career perfect games, and is tied for eighth with 14 career no-hitters - her four perfect games in 1994 are tied for the NCAA single-season record, and her eight no-hitters that same season are the second most by a DI pitcher in history … all-time Irish leader in shutouts (42) and ERA (0 .63), and second in strikeouts (907) … also second in school history in winning percentage ( .840) … averaged a spectacular 10 .1 strikeouts per game … tossed 15 total no-hitters (14 individual, one combined), including a perfect game in a 5-0 decision against Illinois-Chicago to win the 1994 Midwestern Collegiate tournament … 3-2 overall record in the NCAA Championship … in 1994, led Notre Dame to a thrilling 3-0 victory against No . 1 seed and host Indiana in the first NCAA Regional game in program history … struck out 15 batters in 12 .0 innings of play against Illinois-Chicago in the 1994 NCAA Regional … led the team in ERA, wins, innings pitched, and strikeouts from 1993-1995 … achieved a 0 .51 ERA in 1993 and 1995, the top two season ERAs in ND history … notched 315 strikeouts in one season (1994), still a Notre Dame record … struck out 17 batters in a game twice in her career – against Indiana State in 1994 and Butler in 1995 … earned first team all-Midwestern Collegiate awards in 1993, 1994 and 1995 … twice captured the Midwestern Collegiate Tournament MVP award (1993 and 1995) … four-time NFCA first-team all-region honoree .

    EMILEE KOERNER

    Arguably the greatest and most nationally decorated player in program history, and one of the best doubles hitters to ever play NCAA Division I softball … became Notre Dame’s first three-time NFCA All-America selection in 2015 (third team) after previously being tabbed to the third team in 2014 and the second team in 2013 … 17th overall selection (USSSA Pride) in the 2015 National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Draft … three-time NFCA all-region first team choice … 2014 ESPNW Preseason All-America First-Team selection … 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year … 2015 All-ACC First Team and 2014 All-ACC Second-Team selection … 2013 All-BIG EAST Conference First-Team choice … became the first player in program history to finish among the 10 finalists in USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year voting (2013) … first player to ever be named Notre Dame Monogram Club Most Valuable Player in three consecutive seasons … finished career with 79 doubles, which tied for third all-time in NCAA history … capped 2014 season as the NCAA leader with 28 doubles and 0 .52 doubles per game -- 28 doubles were the second-most in NCAA history for a single season, while doubles per game count was the third-best average in the NCAA record book … also the Notre Dame leader in runs scored (196), total bases (471), and slugging percentage ( .694) … did not commit an error in over 240 chances during final three seasons … first player in Notre Dame history to bat above .400, record 70 or more hits, and score 50 or more runs in three consecutive seasons (2013-15) .

    The fifth-year senior put up huge offensive numbers in 2011 with a .383 batting average and .651 slugging percentage to earn third team All-America honors … accounted for 67 hits, 11 doubles, 12 home runs, 64 RBI, and 114 total bases in her final season with the Irish … drew 17 walks and was fanned on just 10 occasions in 175 at-bats … also the 2011 BIG EAST Player of the Year, a first-team all-league choice, and a second-team all-region selection … became the seventh Irish softball student-athlete to be named BIG EAST Player of the Year and the first since Megan Ciolli copped the hardware in 2004 … ended career as the BIG EAST record holder with 82 career RBI in league play … was also seventh in doubles (19) and home runs (15) … hit .475 with a league-high 29 RBI this year with a league-best eight home runs and 59 total bases in conference play … one of a then record six all-region selectees in 2011 for the Irish … ended career as school’s record holder in RBI (214), 36 more than any other player in program history … third all-time with 51 doubles and 243 games played … her .580 slugging pct . ranks sixth on the all-time charts while her 403 assists ranks third … set a school record with 68 RBI in 2010 while slugging at a .746 rate that season …shares single-season home run record with Christine Lux and Laura Winter (17) … ended the 2011 season as the nation’s active leader with 243 consecutive starts .

    HEATHER JOHNSON

    3 • Third Base2011 Third-Team All-American

    Los Alamitos, Calif . • Mater Dei

    3 • Outfield2015 Third-Team All-American

    2014 Third-Team All-American

    2013 Second-Team All-American

    Tustin, Calif . • Foothill

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    ANDREA LOMAN

    33 • First Base / Third Base 2003 Third-Team All-American

    2002 Third-Team All-American

    Riverside, Calif . • Polytechnic

    Joined Terri Kobata, Katie Marten, Jennifer Sharron and Jarrah Myers as the only two-time All-Americans in Notre Dame softball history (later equaled by Megan Ciolli and surpassed by the three of Emilee Koerner … 2003 team captain … finished career at Notre Dame ranked third all-time in runs (164) and fourth in walks (87) and stolen bases (60) … became sixth consecutive Notre Dame player to earn the conference player of the year award, hitting .383 in conference play with 21 hits, two home runs and 15 RBI … second BIG EAST Conference player to earn the championship Most Outstanding Player award two consecutive years, capping her tournament performance with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Villanova, 4-3 … landed all-BIG EAST honors for the fourth-straight season, joining Megan Ciolli (2002-05), Jenny Kriech (1999-02), and Jennifer Sharron (1998-2001) as the only Irish players to accomplish that feat … led the 2003 team in all major offensive categories, including batting average ( .402), runs (43), hits (68), doubles (12), home runs (9), RBI (42), slugging percentage ( .657), on-base percentage ( .466) and stolen bases (18) … had four hits during the 2003 NCAA Regional in Ann Arbor, Mich ., including a two-run home run versus Oakland … provided the game-winning RBI in seven games and scored the game deciding run in 10 contests in 2003 … garnered first team all-BIG EAST honors in all four years of her career (one of four Irish players to do so) … won BIG EAST Rookie of the Year and made the conference’s all-Rookie Team in 2000 .

    CHRISTINE LUX

    10 • First Base2009 Third-Team All-American

    Glendale Heights, Ill . • Glenbard West

    Established herself as the most prolific power hitter in Irish history with 50 career home runs … one of five Irish players selected to the 2009 NFCA all-region team … received first team all-BIG EAST accolades in 2009, the second of her career after being selected as a third team member in 2008 … selected to the 2009 BIG EAST Championship all-tournament team for her work at first base during the tournament … received CoSIDA Academic all-district honors with a 3 .42 grade-point average as an accounting major in 2009 … posted the second-best Notre Dame slugging percentage in a season at .801 (2010) … started for the Irish in 59 of 60 games in 2009 and amassed a .329 batting average … placed her name near the top of the list in RBI in her career … in a tie for fifth place all-time with 174 RBI … took part in the team’s record-setting three home runs in a single inning against Wisconsin (April 16, 2008) … duplicated the feat with Linda Kohan and Katie Fleury exactly one month later in the NCAA Regional contest with Kent State (May 16, 2008) … her output in 2009 for the Irish helped lead Notre Dame to a 43-17 overall record (19-4 BIG EAST), including capturing the BIG EAST Conference tournament championship and a spot in the Ann Arbor Regional of the NCAA Championship, the 11th consecutive tournament appearance for the program … her efforts contributed to the Irish landing at No . 25 in the final regular season NFCA poll .

    JENNY KRIECH

    11 • Outfield2001 Third-Team All-American

    Indianapolis, Ind . • Perry Meridian

    Stands in a tie for fourth in career games played (242) and first in total at-bats (790) in school history … career rankings include a tie for sixth in runs scored (158), fourth in hits (268), tied for eighth in doubles (45), first in triples (19) and tied for sixth in stolen bases (55) … ended up with 20 multiple-hit games in 2002 and four multiple-RBI performances … enjoyed perhaps her best game at the plate in Notre Dame’s 2002 game against Indiana State, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, three runs and two doubles … ended up the leading Irish hitter in the 2002 BIG EAST Championship, going 8-for-17 ( .471) with four doubles and the game-winning RBI against Virginia Tech … joined fellow teammates Jennifer Sharron, Andrea Loman, and Megan Ciolli as the only Irish players to earn first-team all-BIG EAST honors all four years of comp