2009 Notre Dame Women s Lacrosse

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1 Sports Information Office University of Notre Dame 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN FAX 2009 Notre Dame WOMEN S LACROSSE (11-4/4-2) February 14 Sat. at Duquesne W, Fri. #1/#1 Northwestern L, Sun. Ohio State W, Sat. #16/#16 Stanford W, 17-8 March 7 Sat. at #13/#12 Dartmouth W, Tues. vs. #17/#17 James Madison # W, Sat. Hofstra W, Tues. Rutgers * W, Sun. California W, Fri. #6/#8 Georgetown * L, Sun. #13/#13 Loyola (Md.) * W, April 3 Fri. at Cincinnati * W, Sun. at Louisville * W, Sat. at #9/#8 Syracuse * (CBSC) L, Wed. at #12/#12 Vanderbilt L, Sat. Connecticut * 12:00 noon 24 Fri. at BIG EAST Tournament % TBA 26 Sun. at BIG EAST Tournament % TBA May 2 Sat. at Cornell 12:00 noon Home games in BOLD * BIG EAST Conference Games # Disney World of Sports (at Orlando, Fla.) % at BIG EAST Tournament (at Washington, D.C.) Times local to site 2009 Team Information Head Coach Tracy Coyne (Ohio University, 1983) 13th season at Notre Dame (121-81,.599) Overall 22nd season ( ,.687) Assistant Coaches Kateri Linville (Delaware, 2003) Fourth Season at Notre Dame Meredith Simon (Notre Dame, 2004) Second Season at Notre Dame Probable Starting Lineup #3 Jackie Doherty M/D So. #4 Jillian Byers A Sr. #5 Ansley Stewart A So. #8 Kaitlin Keena M So. #12 Gina Scioscia A Jr. #19 Rachel Guerrera D Jr. #21 Shannon Burke D Sr. #22 Beth Koloup M/D Sr. #23 Kailene Abt M So. #26 Lauren Fenlon D So. #29 Shaylyn Blaney M So. #33 Erin Goodman GK Sr. Key Reserves #1 Maggie Tamasitis M Fr. #6 Megan Sullivan M Fr. #17 Maggie Zentgraf A Jr Notre Dame Women s Lacrosse RELEASE: April 17, 2009 Irish Close BIG EAST Regular-Season Home Schedule Versus Connecticut Notre Dame will look to snap a two-game losing streak following road losses to Syracuse and Vanderbilt. Jillian Byers is one of 25 nominees for the 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy. Irish clinch third place for BIG EAST Tournament next week. The Game: #9/#9 Notre Dame (11-4/4-2) vs. Connecticut (3-12/2-4) Date/Time/Site: Sat., April 18, :00 noon Alumni Field Notre Dame, Ind. Internet: Follow the Notre Dame - Connecticut women s lacrosse game via live video streaming and Game Tracker at the Notre Dame website at und.com. HOME FINALE: Notre Dame closes the 2009 BIG EAST and home schedules on Saturday, April 18 when the Irish play host to the University of Connecticut. Game time outdoors at Alumni Field is set for 12:00 noon. For Notre Dame, this is the first home game since March 29 as the Irish have played four straight on the road, going 2-2 in those games. They will look to snap out of a two-game losing skid after losses at Syracuse (14-13) and Vanderbilt (18-11) on April 11 and 15. Notre Dame is 11-4 overall and 4-2 in the BIG EAST heading into Saturday s tilt with UConn. The Irish have clinched third place in the conference and will participate in the BIG EAST tourney next week at Georgetown. The University of Connecticut snapped a three-game losing on Wednesday as the Huskies defeated Holy Crosss, They are now 3-12 on the year and 2-4 in conference play. Notre Dame started the week ranked ninth in both the IWLCA coaches poll and the Inside Lacrosse.com polls. Following Saturday s game, Notre Dame will travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in the BIG EAST Tournament at Georgetown with the semifinal games set for Friday, April 24. SENIOR DAY: Notre Dame will celebrate Senior Day prior to the start of Saturday s game with the University of Connecticut. The Irish will honor its graduating senior class of Shannon Burke (Timonium, Md.), Jillian Byers (Northport, N.Y.), Erin Goodman (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) and Beth Koloup (Phoenix, Md.). The foursome will be playing in their third BIG EAST Tournament and have been to a pair of NCAA Tournaments, including the Final Four, as freshmen in They go into Saturday s game with a career record of (a.700 winning percentage), the best four-year mark for any class of players at Notre Dame. BIG EAST BOUND: Three BIG EAST teams have clinched berths in the 2009 BIG EAST Championship that will be held at Georgetown in Washington, D.C., April 24 and 26. Georgetown, Syracuse and Notre Dame have all clinched a spot in the tournament while Rutgers and Loyola (Md.) are tied for the final spot in the standings. The Irish have clinched third place while Georgetown has the edge on second-place Syracuse due to a head-to-head win earlier this season. IRISH VERSUS HUSKIES: Notre Dame and Connecticut will meet for the 11th time in the alltime series when the two school s battle at Alumni Field on April 18. The Irish enter that contest with an 8-2 mark versus the Huskies. At Notre Dame, the Irish are 4-1 versus UConn and also are 4-1 at Storrs, Conn. A year ago, the two teams met on March 29 at Connecticut with Notre Dame taking an win. The Huskies lone win versus the Irish at Notre Dame came on April 1, 2005 when they handed the Irish a loss. TEWAARATON NOMINEE: Notre Dame senior captain Jillian Byers is one of 25 nominees for the 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy that is presented annually to the top male and female collegiate lacrosse players in the nation. The award, the most coveted and prestigious award a varsity lacrosse player can receive is a symbol of excellence in college lacrosse. Nominees were selected by coaches across all three divisions. This marks the second time in Byers career that she has been named a nominee as she and teammate, Caitlin McKinney 08, were nominated last season. Byers currently leads the Irish in goals and scoring with 57 goals and 70 points through the first 15 games of the season. She leads the BIG EAST in goals and is sixth in the nation with 3.80 goals-per-game. Byers is Notre Dame s all-time leader in goals (236), points (295) and draw controls (144) and is seventh all-time in assists (59). NCAA NUMBERS: Jillian Byers goes into this weekend s action as the NCAA s active leader in goals with 236, putting her 20 ahead of Syracuse s Katie Rowan in that department. Her 295 career points rank her fourth among active players, trailing Rowan (355), Northwestern s Hannah Nielsen (345) and Richmond s Mandy Friend (297). With 59 career assists, Byers is 19th among active players. Going into the Connecticut game, her 236 career goals are 12th on the all-time NCAA list and her 295 career points rank her 22nd on the all-time list. With five more points, she will become the 21st player in NCAA history with 300 points in her career.

2 ROAD LOSSES: After starting the season with a 4-0 record in road games, Notre Dame s road record has fallen to 4-2 after losses at Syracuse and Vanderbilt. The Irish are now 4-2 on the road and 1-0 on neutral fields in games played away from Notre Dame. Following the BIG EAST Tournament, they will close out the regular season on the road at Cornell on Saturday, May 2. NASHVILLE BLUES: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women s lacrosse team ran into a red-hot goalkeeper on Wednesday afternoon as freshman Natalie Wills made 17 saves to lead her Vanderbilt Commodores to an win at the VU Lacrosse Complex. Notre Dame got four goals each from Jillian Byers (Sr., Northport, N.Y.) and Kailene Abt (Huntington, N.Y.) and junior Gina Scioscia (Summit, N.J.) had two goals and three assists as the Irish out shot Vanderbilt by a margin. Megan Sullivan (Fr., Winchester, Mass.) was the only other Notre Dame player to get on the scoreboard. Besides Wills stellar goalkeeping, the Commodores got a seven-point (6g, 1a) afternoon from junior Sarah Downing while Katherine Denkler was right behind her with four goals and an assist. Carter Foote, Ally Carey, Alex Priddy and Cara Giordano each added two goals in the victory. The loss was the second in a row for Notre Dame and marked the third consecutive loss to Vanderbilt in the all-time series. The ninth-ranked Irish fall to 11-4 overall while the 12th-ranked Commodores are now 9-4 on the season. Notre Dame ends its four-game road swing with a 2-2 record. For the second game in a row, the Irish struggled to get their offense on track, falling behind 10-3 at halftime. A second-half rally cut the Vanderbilt lead to 11-7, but that was as close as Notre Dame would get in the seven-goal loss. Erin Goodman finished the game with nine saves in the contest while Wills played 57:08 and made 17 stops. Rachel Woolford played the final 2:52 and stopped the two shots on goal she faced, giving Vanderbilt 19 saves for the day. That s the most saves by an opposing team against the Irish since Feb. 24, 2008 when Ohio State s Kristen Gilwee had 20 versus Notre Dame in a win. STREAKY IRISH: Five members of the Notre Dame lineup go into the game with Connecticut on point-scoring streaks: Jillian Byers - 15 games (57g, 13a, 70 pts) Shaylyn Blaney - 15 games (34g, 3a, 37 pts) Gina Scioscia - 13 games (37g, 26a, 63 pts) Kailene Abt - 8 games (18g, 5a, 23 pts) Maggie Tamasitis - 4 games (5g, 5a, 10 pts) Byers has 13 games this season with three or more goals while Scioscia has eight with three or more and Blaney has eight NOTRE DAME WOMEN S LACROSSE ABT TO SCORE: Sophomore midfielder Kailene Abt is quickly becoming a major scoring threat for the Irish in her second season. Already this year, the Huntington, N.Y., native is tied for third in scoring with career highs in goals (31), assists (6) and points (37). She picked up her third game this season with four goals in a game in the loss at Vanderbilt. She recorded a career-high six-point game in Notre Dame s 20-4 win over California, scoring four goals and two assists. The four-goal game tied a career high set earlier this season against Ohio State. Over the last eight games, Abt has 18 goals and five assists for 32 points. EN FUEGO: Junior attack standout Gina Scioscia has been on fire this season as she has surpassed her career high in points (55, set last season) and now has 70 (41g, 29a) on the season to tie for first on the team scoring list. She is tied for second in the BIG EAST in scoring with teammate Jillian Byers (70) and trails Syracuse s Katie Rowan who has 71 points in 13 games. At Vanderbilt on Wednesday, Scioscia recorded her fourth game this season with five points (2g, 3a). In 2008, Scioscia had 20 goals and 35 assists for 55 points, all career highs at the time. That came after a freshman year that saw her get just eight points on four goals and four assists. The 47-point improvement was the most ever for a Notre Dame player from from one season to the next. On March 17 versus Rutgers, Scioscia had a career-high eight-point game, scoring twice with six assists. The six assists tied a Notre Dame single-game record. On March 29 versus Loyola, she had a career-high six-goal game in 2009 Notre Dame Personnel Breakdown Top Returnees (yr., pos., ht./wt stats) Shannon Burke (Sr., M/D, 0-0-0, 19 GP)... Team captain; Preseason all-big EAST selection; defensive force Jillian Byers (Sr., A, , 19 GP)... Team captain; all-big EAST and All-American candidate Erin Goodman (Sr., GK, 12-7, 10.74,.462 sv%). ND s top goalkeeper; has 36 consecutive starts and 23 wins as starter Beth Koloup (Sr., D, 1-1-2, 18 GP)... Speedy defender who has improved each season Rachel Guererra (Jr., D, 0-0-0, 19 GP)... Second-year starter; tough, tenacious defender Gina Scioscia (Jr., A, , 19 GP)... Talented playmaker; had 47-point improvement as a sophomore Maggie Zentgraf (Jr., M/A, 1-2-3, 12 GP)... Versatile player who will see duty at midfield or attack; excellent shot Kailene Abt (So., M, 7-2-9, 17 GP)... Will be a key player for Irish; strong on draws, good around cage Shaylyn Blaney (So, , 19 GP)... Preseason all-big EAST selection; talented midfielder who can score Jackie Doherty (So., 6-1-7, 15 GP)... Key midfielder; strong in transition; makes plays on both sides of the ball Kaitlin Keena (So., , 18 GP)... Speedy, midfielder who will be key in transition game Top Players Lost (yr., pos., 2007 stats) Heather Ferguson (Gr., A, , 19 GP)... Finished fifth in scoring; had a strong senior year with 29 points Lindsey Ferguson (Gr., M/D, 0-0-0, 19 GP)... Broke into the starting lineup as a senior; solid, all-around defender Caitlin McKinney (Gr., M/A, , 19 GP)... Team captain; first team IWLCA All-American; one of the best ever at ND Becky Ranck (Gr., D, 0-0-0, 19 GP)... Team captain; second team all-big EAST selection; tough, tenacious Alicia Billings (Sr., M/D, , 18 GP)... Talented midfield defender with outstanding speed Jane Stoeckert (Sr., M, , 18 GP)... Scored 20 goals twice in career; strong player going to goal Top Newcomers (all freshmen) Amelia Bernier... M/A 5-10 Strafford, Pa./Conestoga Janel Carey... M/D 5-2 Pittsburgh, Pa./Peters Township Kristin DeRespiris... D 5-9 Locust Valley, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy Kelly Driscoll... D 5-6 Andover, Mass./Andover Flannery Nangle... M/A 5-5 Auburn, N.Y./Auburn Kate Newall... M/D 5-5 Middlesex, England/St. Catherine s Jordy Shoemaker... M/D 5-7 Andover, Mass./Andover Megan Sullivan... M 5-6 Winchester, Mass./Winchester Maggie Tamasitis... M/A 5-3 Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown the win over the Greyhounds. Scioscia has one three-point game, three games with four points, four games with five points, three with six points, one seven-point game and one with eight this season. KARDIAC KIDS: Trailing 11-1 with 11:05 left in the first half, thoughts of a Notre Dame comeback for a win weren t out of the question in the April 11 loss at Syracuse. Prior to that game, Notre Dame trailed by as many as six goals in a game and rallied in the second half for a comefrom-behind win. Although they came up one goal short in the loss at Syracuse, the Irish have lived on the edge all season. 3/29 vs. Loyola (MD): For the third time this season, Notre Dame fell behind in a game during the first half, trailed at halftime and then went on to win the game in the second half against Loyola (Md.). In the game the Irish fell behind by four goals in the first half at 6-2 and 7-3 before rallying to cut the lead to 8-7 at halftime in favor of the Greyhounds. After giving up the first goal of the second half, to trail 9-7, the Irish scored five consecutive goals for a 12-9 lead on the way to the win. Other come-from-behind wins include: 3/10 vs. James Madison (at Orlando, Fla.): The Irish trailed 5-2 with over 18 minutes left in the first half before they rallied to trail just 9-7 at halftime. They then opened the second half with four consecutive goals for an 11-9 lead. The closest that the Dukes would get was as Notre Dame pulled out a second close win.

3 3/3 at Dartmouth: Irish gave up the first six goals of the contest and trailed 8-2 late in the first half before coming alive. They scored three late goals in the opening half and then rolled off eight more in the second before Dartmouth responded for a total of 11 consecutive goals. Bouncing back from the six-goal deficit was the largest deficit that the Irish have ever recovered from. CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Notre Dame s All-American and Tewaaraton Trophy candidate Jillian Byers continues her assault on the Irish record books. After setting the Notre Dame goal-scoring record on Feb. 28, Jillian Byers continues to score at a torrid pace for the Irish. In the win over Hofstra (3/14), she recorded her 200th career goal and 250th career point. Versus California she broke the all-time mark for draw controls. Here are her career numbers at Notre Dame through 15 games this season. Goals 1. Jillian Byers (2006- ) Crysti Foote ( ) Caitlin McKinney ( ) Danielle Shearer ( ) Lael O Shaughnessy ( ) Meredith Simon ( ) Kerry Callahan ( ) Shaylyn Blaney (2007- ) Natalie Loftus ( ) Courtney Calabrese ( ) Gina Scioscia (2006- ) 65 Assists 1. Caitlin McKinney ( ) Crysti Foote ( ) Gina Scioscia (2007-) 68 Lael O Shaughnessy ( ) Danielle Shearer ( ) Kerry Callahan ( ) Jillian Byers (2006- ) Meredith Simon ( ) Heather Ferguson ( ) Natalie Loftus ( ) 33 Points 1. Jillian Byers (2006- ) Crysti Foote ( ) Caitlin McKinney ( ) Danielle Shearer ( ) Lael O Shaughnessy ( ) Meredith Simon ( ) Kerry Callahan ( ) Gina Scioscia (2007- ) Natalie Loftus ( ) Shaylyn Blaney (2007- ) 89 Draw Controls 1. Jillian Byers (2006- ) Alissa Moser ( ) Shannon Burke (2006- ) Kaki Orr ( ) Crysti Foote ( ) Tina Fedarcyk ( ) Meredith Simon ( ) 91 8, Kathryn Lam ( ) Shaylyn Blaney (2007- ) 76 Danielle Shearer ( ) NOTRE DAME WOMEN S LACROSSE IRISH AMONG THE LEADERS BIG EAST NCAA Team Team Scoring Offense: 1st, Scoring Offense: t3rd, Assists/Game: 2nd, 6.86 Scoring Margin: 12th, Ground Balls: 3rd, Winning Pct.: t8th,.786 Fewest Turnovers: 2nd, Caused TOs: 21st, Caused Turnovers: 4th, Draw Controls: 5th, Draw Controls: 2nd, Scoring Defense: 41st, Goals Against Avg.: 6th, Ground Balls: t12th, Save Percentage: 6th,.437 Shots On Goal: 1st, Individual Individual Points/Game: Jillian Byers, 2nd, 4.71 Points/Game: Jillian Byers, 9th, 4.71 Gina Scioscia, 3rd, 4.64 Gina Scioscia, 10th, 4.64 Goals/Game: Jillian Byers, 6th, 3.79 Goals/Game: Jillian Byers, 1st, 3.79 Gina Scioscia 46th, 2.79 Gina Scioscia, 8th, 2.79 Assists/Game: Gina Scioscia, 13th, 1.86 Shaylyn Blaney, 10th, 2.43 Assists/Game: Gina Scioscia, 2nd, 1.86 GB/Game: Shannon Burke, t29th, 2.79 Game-Winning Goals: Gina Scioscia, t2nd, 0.29 DC/Game: Jillian Byers, 30th, 2.86 Draw Controls/Game: Jillian Byers, 2nd, 2.86 GAVG: Erin Goodman, 42nd, Ground Balls/Game: Shannon Burke, 3rd, 2.79 Shots/Game: Jillian Byers, 3rd, 7.71 Saves/Game: Erin Goodman, 44th, 7.86 Gina Scioscia, 9th, 5.36 Save Pct: Erin Goodman, 47th,.444 Shaylyn Blaney, 10th, 5.29 Caused Turnovers: Shannon Burke, 4th, 1.71 Free-Position Goals: Shaylyn Blaney, 1st, 0.93 CT/Game: Shannon Burke, t29th, 1.71 Saves Per Game: Erin Goodman, 5th, 7.93 Save Percentage: Erin Goodman, 10th,.444 OH-FOR-THE DOME: Notre Dame s loss to Syracuse dropped the Irish record to 0-7 at the Carrier Dome in the 13-year history of the program. Since 1997, Notre Dame is 0-6 against Syracuse at the Dome. The seventh loss came to Georgetown in 2007 when Syracuse hosted the BIG EAST Tournament at the Carrier Dome. BLANEY-MANIA: Sophomore midfielder Shaylyn Blaney did her best to bring the Irish back against Syracuse, equaling a season best with four goals in the game. Included in the four-goal game were three goals in Notre Dame s unanswered six-goal run in the second half that cut the lead from 13-5 to with 7:21 left in the game. She has now scored at least one goal in all 14 games for the Irish, including three fourgoal games on the year. She is tied for third on the team in scoring with 37 points and third with 34 goals scored. Thirteen of her 34 goals this season have come off free-position shots. Blaney is coming off a freshman year that saw her score 43 goals with nine assists for 52 points. That was the second- best total for a Notre Dame freshman, trailing just Jill Byers 78-point campaign (52g, 24a) in Her 43 goals were the eighth best single-season output for the Irish. She already has 77 goals and 12 assists for 89 points in her career. The 77 goals rank her eighth all-time at Notre Dame. SCORING BARRAGE: Through the first 15 games of the season, Notre Dame has scored 233 goals for an average of per game. That leads the BIG EAST and is third in the nation. Prior to this season, Notre Dame s top scoring season came in 2006 when the Irish averaged goals per game. The Irish scored 263 goals that season in 19 games. SUPER SOPHOMORES: The Irish have gotten strong play from their sophomore scorers this season. The group of five - Shaylyn Blaney (34g, 3a), Kailene Abt (31g, 6a), Ansley Stewart (23g, 9a), Jackie Doherty (5g, 8a) and Kaitlin Keena (10g, 11a) have accounted for 103 goals and 37 assists for 140 points. The five have 103 of the team s 233 goals, 37 of 102 assists and 140 of 335 points this season.

4 2009 NOTRE DAME WOMEN S LACROSSE 2009 Notre Dame Women s Lacrosse Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Birthdate Hometown/High School 1 Maggie Tamasitis M/A 5-3 Fr Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown 2 Meredith Locasto A 5-6 So Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon 3 Jackie Doherty M/D 5-6 So Ellicott City, MD/Mt. Hebron 4 Jillian Byers A 5-7 Sr Northport, NY/Northport 5 Ansley Stewart M/A 5-8 So Alexandria, VA/Episcopal 6 Megan Sullivan M 5-6 Fr Winchester, MA/Winchester 7 Flannery Nangle M/A 5-7 Fr Auburn, NY/Auburn 8 Kaitlin Keena M/A 5-5 So Vienna, VA/Stone Ridge 9 Amelia Bernier M/A 5-10 Fr Strafford, PA/Conestoga 10 Janel Carey M/D 5-2 Fr Pittsburgh, PA/Peters Township 11 Kelly Driscoll D 5-6 Fr Andover, MA/Andover 12 Gina Scioscia A 5-4 Jr Summit, NJ/Summit 15 Kristin DeRespiris D 5-9 Fr Locust Valley, NY/Our Lady of Mercy 16 Kate Newall M/D 5-4 Fr Middlesex, England/St. Catherine s 17 Maggie Zentgraf A 5-6 Jr Charlottesville, VA/Charlottesville 19 Rachel Guerrera D 5-7 Jr Wantagh, NY/Wantagh 21 Shannon Burke D 5-9 Sr Timonium, MD/Roland Park Country 22 Beth Koloup M/D 5-7 Sr Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep 23 Kailene Abt M 5-11 So Huntington, NY/Huntington 24 Jordy Shoemaker M/D 5-7 Fr Andover, MA/Andover 26 Lauren Fenlon D 5-10 So Dayton, MD/Good Counsel 29 Shaylyn Blaney M/A 5-4 So Stony Brook, NY/Ward Melville 33 Erin Goodman GK 5-10 Sr Cortlandt Manor, NY/Lakeland 34 Amy Winik GK 5-8 Jr Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township Head Coach: Tracy Coyne (Ohio 83) Assistant Coach: Kateri Linville (Delaware 03) Assistant Coach: Meredith Simon (Notre Dame 04) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kassen Delano (Notre Dame 04) Athletic Trainer: Chantal Porter Senior Manager: John Oliva 09 Junior Manager: Nicole Campo 10 Student Assistant: Mary Veith 09 HEAD COACH TRACY COYNE: Tracy Coyne is in her 13th season at Notre Dame and her 22nd year in collegiate lacrosse. Coyne brings a (.687) career record into this week s games. On Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, she recorded her 100th career win at Notre Dame with a 16-4 win over Duquesne. As the only head coach in the Notre Dame program s history, Coyne is (.599). A 1983 Ohio University graduate, Coyne recorded her 200th career win at the end of the 2006 season with a 16-8 win over Cornell in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. She has guided Notre Dame to four NCAA tournament appearances (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) in the last seven seasons, including the school s first-ever NCAA finals appearance in In her first 22 years of coaching, Coyne was 23-5 in two seasons at Denison ( ), in seven years at Roanoke ( ) and in this, her 13th season at Notre Dame. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native led Denison (1988) and Roanoke (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996) to the NCAA Division III tournament during stops at those schools. Coyne also has coached on the international level as the head coach for the Canadian women s lacrosse national team from In June of 2005, she led Team Canada to a fourth-place finish at the 2005 World Cup, her second, fourth-place finish (2001) as Canada s field boss. Coyne is 8-2 in her 10 meetings with Connecticut. CAREER YEARS: Through the first 15 games of the season, several Irish players have already achieved career seasons. Kailene Abt has career bests with 31 goals, six assists and 37 points after a getting seven goals with two assists for nine points as a freshman. Sophomore Ansley Stewart has career bests in goals (23), assists (9) and points (32). Sophomore Kaitlin Keena has moved past her career bests of nine goals and nine assists set last season as she now has 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points. Jackie Doherty (Ellicott City, Md.) has career highs in assists (8) and points (13) after getting six goals and one assist for seven points in Maggie Zentgraf has career highs with five goals and six points after getting one goal and two assists last season. 50 HERE, 50 THERE: All-American and Tewaaraton Award candidate Jillian Byers recorded four goals in the loss at Vanderbilt on April 15, giving her 57 goals for the season. The 50-goal campaign marks the fourth consecutive year that she has had 50 or more goals (54 in 06, 58 in 07 and 67 in 08). The four goals against Vanderbilt gave her 70 points on the season, giving her three seasons with 70-or-more points in her career. Byers now owns four of the top five goal-scoring seasons (Crysti Foote 06 with 74 goals is only one with more) and three of the top five point seasons (Foote with 114 and Meredith Simon 04 with 74) in the program s history IRISH AWARDS & HONORS Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List Shaylyn Blaney Jillian Byers Preseason All-BIG EAST Shaylyn Blaney, So., M Shannon Burke, Sr., M/D Jillian Byers, Sr., A ESPN.com Player of the Week March 1 - Jillian Byers, Sr., A BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week March 8 - Jillian Byers, Sr., A March 23 - Gina Scioscia, Jr., A BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week March 1 - Erin Goodman, Sr., GK April 6 - Rachel Guerrera, Jr., D BIG EAST Honor Roll March 1 - Jillian Byers, Sr., A March 15 - Jillian Byers, Sr., A March 23 - Shannon Burke, Sr., M/D March 30 - Gina Scioscia, Jr., A April 6 - Jillian Byers, Sr., A April 13 - Shaylyn Blaney, So., M BURKE FOR THE DEFENSE: Defensive standout Shannon Burke (Timonium, Md.) continues to be a dominant force for the Irish in the defensive midfield. The senior captain had three ground balls, two draw controls and two caused turnovers in the loss at Vanderbilt. In her last four games, she has 18 ground balls and eight caused turnovers. She grabbed a career-best six ground balls in the win at Cincinnati (4/3). In 14 games this season, the preseason all-big EAST selection has scored three goals with two assists for five points. On the defensive side, Burke leads the team with 42 ground balls, is fifth with 24 draw controls and leads the team with 26 caused turnovers. She is among the school s alltime leaders in all three categories (3rd in draw controls - 114; list on previous page): Groundballs 1. Kathryn Lam ( ) Tina Fedarcyk ( ) Maureen Henwood ( ) Andrea Kinnik ( ) 123 Meredith Simon ( ) Shannon Burke (2006- ) Danielle Shearer ( ) Carol Dixon ( ) Natalie Loftus (199-02) 116 Alissa Moser ( ) Erin Goodman (2006- ) 113

5 Caused Turnovers 1. Tina Fedarcyk ( ) Shannon Burke (2006-) Becky Ranck ( ) 83 Kathryn Lam ( ) Maureen Henwood ( ) Kelly McCardell ( ) Andrea Kinnik ( ) Caitlin McKinney ( ) Heather Ferguson ( ) 54 Lael O Shaughnessy ( ) 54 VERSUS THE RANKED: Notre Dame s loss to Vanderbilt dropped the Irish to 4-4 versus teams ranked in the IWLCA poll when they face the Irish. The Irish own wins over #16 Stanford, #13 Dartmouth, #17 James Madison and #13 Loyola. The losses have come to #1 Northwestern, #6 Georgetown and #9 Syracuse. DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS: With 11 wins this season, Notre Dame as achieved double-digit wins for the fourth consecutive season. That s the first time that has ever happened in the history of the program. Notre Dame had 15 wins in 2006, 11 in 2007 and 12 last year. Since the start of the 2006 season, the Irish are (.700). SECRET WEAPON: Freshman midfield/ attack Maggie Tamasitis (Boyertown, Pa.) turned in the best week of her young career with a pair of four-point contests versus Cincinnati and Louisville (April 3-5). In the win over the Bearcats, Tamasitis had two goals and two assists for four points. Versus the Cardinals, she had a career-high three-goal game with an assist for four points. She already has seven games this season with three or more points. Tamasitis has played in all 15 games, coming off the bench to provide a spark for the Irish offense either at attack or midfield. Without starting a game this season, she is sixth in scoring with 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points. Her 16 assists are second on the team. RAPID IMPROVEMENT: As a freshman, Ansley Stewart, now a sophomore, saw action in just two games for the Irish. This season, the Alexandria, Va., native has started all 15 games and ranks fifth in team scoring with 23 goals and nine assists for 32 points. She is coming off a career-high four-goal game in the 16-5 win at Cincinnati (April 3). She teams with senior Jillian Byers (57-13) and junior Gina Scioscia (41-29) for a potent Irish attack trio with 121 goals and 51 assists this season. NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN: Senior goalkeeper Erin Goodman became Notre Dame s all-time winningest goalkeeper in the win over Loyola on March 29. The win was the 32nd of her career and moved her past Jen White 03, who recorded 31 in three seasons as the starting goalkeeper. Goodman has now started 51 consecutive games in her career and owns a record for a.667 winning percentage. Besides the win mark, Goodman also ranks among the top goalkeepers in several different categories: 2009 NOTRE DAME WOMEN S LACROSSE Single Season GP - t1st (19) Wins - t3rd (12) Minutes - 1st (1,117:21) Saves - 4th (172) SV% - 9th (.454) GAVG - 7th (10.74) Career GP - t2nd (53) Wins - 1st (34) Minutes - 2nd (3,019:50) Saves - 2nd (436) GAVG - 3rd (10.67) BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Junior defender Rachel Guerrera (Wantagh, N.Y.) was named the BIG EAST defensive player of the week for the week ending April 5. During the week, Guerrera s play helped limit Cincinnati and Louisville to just 13 goals in two BIG EAST wins. The junior recorded nine ground balls, two draw controls and six caused turnovers. In the 16-5 victory at Cincinnati, Guerrera had four ground balls and one caused turnover. She followed that with a career-high afternoon in the 20-8 win at Louisville, getting a career-high five ground balls, two draw controls and five caused turnovers. The five caused turnovers equaled a season-high for the Irish as Shannon Burke (Sr., Timonium, Md.) had five caused turnovers versus California earlier this season. PREMIER PLAYMAKER: Gina Scioscia s eight-point game versus Rutgers (3/17/09) was a career best for the Irish playmaker. Her previous best was a seven-point game last season set against Rutgers (4/20/08) where she had two goals and five assists. She also had a seven-point game this season versus Duquesne in the season opener, scoring four goals with three assists. Her six-assists were the most in a game since Kerry Callahan 99, had six assists in a win over Gannon on March 17, Callahan had nine points in that game. TEWAARATON WATCH LIST: Two members of the Notre Dame women s lacrosse team have been named to the Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List for the 2009 season. Senior Jillian Byers and sophomore Shaylyn Blaney were among the 45 players selected to the watch list. That group will be cut down later in the season to a candidates list followed by a list of finalists. For Byers, this is her third year on the watch list while Blaney is making her first apperarance. She is the sixth Notre Dame player to be named to the Watch List in the 13-year history of the Notre Dame women s lacrosse program BIG EAST STANDINGS Team BIG EAST Pct. Overall Pct. Georgetown Syracuse Notre Dame Rutgers Loyola (Md.) Connecticut Louisville Cincinnati IWLCA RANKINGS (April 14, 2009) No. Team (1st place votes) Points Last Week No. Team (1st place votes) Points Last Week 1. Northwestern (20) Maryland Penn North Carolina Duke Georgetown Princeton Syracuse Notre Dame Virginia Boston University Vanderbilt Ohio State Dartmouth Stanford Loyola (Md.) Penn State Cornell t New Hampshire Hofstra Also receiving votes: James Madison, Old Dominion, William & Mary Teams in bold on 2009 Notre Dame schedule Inside Lacrosse Magazine Poll (April 13, 2009) No. Team (1st place votes) Points Last Week 1. Northwestern (10) (13-0) Maryland (14-0) Pennsylvania (11-0) Princeton (10-1) Duke (10-3) North Carolina (11-3) Georgetown (10-3) Syracuse (10-3) 131 t8 9. Notre Dame (11-3) 115 t8 10. Virginia (9-5) Boston University (10-3) Vanderbilt (8-4) Ohio State (10-3) Loyola (Md.) (9-4) Dartmouth (6-4) Stanford (9-3) Cornell (7-4) Oregon (10-3) 19 NR 19. New Hampshire (9-6) Hofstra (9-4) Receiving Votes: Penn State, 15; Colgate, 12; Old Dominion, 7; William & Mary, 6; Towson, 1. Teams in bold on 2009 Notre Dame schedule

6 THE IRISH ALL-TIME: The season is the 13th campaign for the Notre Dame women s lacrosse program. The Irish (11-4 this year) come into the weekend with a (.599) all-time record. That includes a (.674) home mark and a (.516) road record. Notre Dame is 14-7 all-time on neutral fields. The win in the season opener at Duquesne gives the Irish an 11-2 mark in season-opening games. WELCOME BACK: Former Irish midfield standout Kassen Delano 04 has returned to the Irish sideline as a member of Tracy Coyne s coaching staff. Delano is a volunteer assistant this season as she also works as an academic counselor in Academic Services for Student- Athletes at Notre Dame. In four seasons with the Irish, Delano had 50 goals and 17 assists for 67 points in 62 games from CAN T CATCH KOLOUP: Senior defender Beth Koloup (Phoenix, Md.) has always been tough and tenacious on defense. This year she s become a threat to score as she has three goals and an assist for four points in 15 games. Defensively, the speedster is tied for fifth on the team with 25 ground balls, has eight draw controls and 10 caused turnovers. FRESHMEN MAKING THEIR MARK: Several members of the Notre Dame freshman class have performed well in their rookie seasons. Maggie Tamasitis leads the class in scoring with 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in her first 14 games. Her 16 assists are second on the team. Megan Sullivan (Winchester, Mass.) has scored four goals and an assist, getting a pair of markers in the win over Rutgers on March 17. Kate Newall (Middlesex, England) has moved into the starting lineup at defensive midfield and has six ground balls, seven draw controls and three caused turnovers since making her first start on March 17 against Rutgers. Kelly Driscoll (Andover, Mass.) has three goals on the season, including a pair versus California. VERSUS THE BEST: Notre Dame s 2009 schedule now features 10 teams that have been ranked in the IWLCA coaches poll for the week of April 6. The group includes: #1 Northwestern, #6 Georgetown, #8 Syracuse, #12 Vanderbilt, #13 Ohio State, #14 Dartmouth, #15 Stanford, #16 Loyola (Md.), #18 Cornell and #20 Hofstra. CAPTAINS: Seniors Shannon Burke (Timonium, Md.) and Jillian Byers (Northport, N.Y.) have been selected team captains for the 2009 season. Burke leads the Notre Dame defense and is coming off her best season ever as she had eight goals and three assists for 11 points while finishing second on the team in ground balls (33) and draw controls (51) and leading the team with 32 caused turnovers. She was a second team all-big EAST selection and is a preseason all-big EAST choice this year. Byers is a three-time, secondteam All-American and has been a unanimous first team all-big EAST selection in each of her 2009 NOTRE DAME WOMEN S LACROSSE first three years. She led the Irish with 67 goals and 14 assists for 81 points last season and set a Notre Dame record with 52 draw controls. NEW HOME: Arlotta Stadium will become the new home for the Notre Dame men s and women s lacrosse programs upon completion, which is scheduled for June of Construction on the facility began in August of The conceptual plans suggest a 2,000-seat, lighted stadium that would include an artificial-turf field, locker rooms, restrooms and concession areas. The state-of-the-art facility is named after Notre Dame graduate John Arlotta, president and chief executive officer of Denver-based Coram Inc. He and his wife, Bobbie, pledged the lead gift toward the stadium to be built to the east of the Joyce Center as part of the University s new athletics quadrangle. The Arlotta children - Mindy, Andy and Jon - also have pledged an additional gift from The Arlotta Family Foundation toward the project. In addition to their generous donation, alumni and friends of the lacrosse programs have donated over two million dollars. The new stadium replaces Moose Krause Stadium where the Irish women s team played for the first 12 years of the program along with indoors at the Loftus Sports Center. For the 2009 season, the Irish women s team will split games between the Loftus Center and Alumni Field, home of the Irish soccer teams, until the completion of Arlotta Stadium. WEARING THE GREEN: Notre Dame s win on St. Patrick s Day against Rutgers improved the Irish record to 4-0 in games played on March 17. The 18-9 win over Rutgers marked the first time that Notre Dame has played on St. Patrick s Day since March 17, NEW KIDS: Head coach Tracy Coyne announced in November that nine student-athletes had signed national letters-of-intent to attend Notre Dame in the fall of Here are the nine players who will join the Irish next season. Name Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School McKenzie Brown M 5-10 Greenwood Village, Colo./Cherry Creek Emily Conner D 5-9 Alexandria, Va./St. Stephen s & St. Agnes Francie Crowell A/M 5-7 Seal Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos Louise Fauth GK 5-9 Alexandria, Va./St. Stephen s & St. Agnes Jenny Granger M 5-9 East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville Ellie Hilling GK 5-2 Rochester, N.Y./Brighton Betsy Mastropieri A 5-2 Richmond, Va./Collegiate School Jaime Morrison M/A 5-6 Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown Michelle Tremblay A 5-7 Tonka Bay, Minn./The Blake School ALL-AMERICANS: The 2008 season saw two members of the Notre Dame women s lacrosse team acheive All-American status. Senior Caitlin McKinney was named first team IWLCA All- American and junior Jillian Byers took second team IWLCA honors. McKinney became the third Notre Dame women s lacrosse player to receive first team honors, joining Meredith Simon (2004) and Crysti Foote (2008). Both players also were named All-American by womenslacrosse.com while Byers was a second team All- American by Inside Lacrosse.com. Byers and McKinney become the first Notre Dame players to be named All-American three times in their careers. Byers led the Irish in scoring with 67 goals and 14 assists for 81 points while McKinney was second with 38 goals and 25 assists for 63 points. In 2006, Byers was a second team pick while McKinney took third team honors. They are the eighth and ninth IWCLA All-Americans at Notre Dame Caitlin McKinney (first team) Jillian Byers (second team) Jillian Byers (second team) Caitlin McKinney (second team) Crysti Foote (first team) Jillian Byers (second team) Caitlin McKinney (third team) Crysti Foote (third team) Meredith Simon (first team) Andrea Kinnik (second team) Abby Owen (third team) Jen White (third team) Kathryn Lam (second team) Danielle Shearer (second team) SEASON-BY-SEASON: Notre Dame women s lacrosse in its first 13 seasons. Overall BIG EAST , tie 2nd , 2nd , 3rd , 2nd , 4th , 2nd , 4th , 2nd , 3rd Totals , ,.660

7 2009 NOTRE DAME WOMEN S LACROSSE ` 2009 Women s Lacrosse Results (11-4, 4-2 in BIG EAST) Date Opponent Result Goals Assists Feb. 14 at Duquesne W, 22-7 Scioscia (4), Blaney (4), Stewart (3), Scioscia (3), Tamasitis (2), Burke Byers (3), Abt (3), Tamasitis, Keena, Doherty, Keena, Koloup, Stewart Doherty, Burke, Locasto Feb. 20 #1/#1 Northwestern L, 5-21 Byers (2), Abt, Blaney, Tamasitis Abt, Keena, Zentgraf Feb. 22 Ohio State W, Abt (4), Byers (3), Blaney (3), Keena (2), Doherty, Scioscia Scioscia Feb. 28 #16/#16 Stanford W, 17-8 Byers (5), Scioscia (4), Blaney (3), Tamasitis (2), Scioscia, Stewart Tamasitis, Stewart, Abt, Doherty, Koloup March 7 at #13/#12 Dartmouth W, Byers (3), Scioscia (3), Keena (2) Byers (2), Doherty (2), Blaney (2), Stewart (2), Abt (2), Doherty, Burke, Keena, Scioscia, Stewart, Blaney, Tamasitis, Burke Tamasitis March 10 vs. #17/#17 James Madison # W, Scioscia (3), Blaney (3), Byers (2), Byers (3), Scioscia (2), Doherty, Stewart (2), Abt (2), Zentgraf (2), Keena, Stewart Doherty, Sullivan March 14 Hofstra W, Byers (6), Scioscia (4), Blaney (4), Scioscia (2), Stewart (2), Byers, Stewart, Keena, Zentgraf Tamasitis March 17 Rutgers * W, 18-9 Byers (4), Stewart (3), Scioscia (2), Scioscia (6), Tamasitis (2), Keena (2), Sullivan (2), Tamasitis, Blaney, Doherty, Keena Blaney, Doherty, Abt, Koloup March 22 California W, 20-4 Byers (5), Abt (4), Scioscia (2), Scioscia (4), Tamasitis (3), Abt (2), Driscoll (2), Tamasitis, Blaney, Byers, Stewart Locasto, Burke, Koloup, Keena, Zentgraf March 27 #6/#8 Georgetown * L, Byers (4), Scioscia (3), Blaney (2), Byers, Scioscia, Sullivan Abt (2), Stewart March 29 #13/#13 Loyola (MD) * W, Scioscia (6), Byers (3), Blaney (3), Abt, Byers, Doherty, Keena Abt (2), Keena, Stewart April 3 at Cincinnati * W, 16-5 Byers (5), Stewart (4), Scioscia (2), Scioscia (3), Abt (2), Tamasitis (2), Tamasitis (2), Abt, Blaney, Zentgraf Byers, Doherty, Newall April 5 at Louisville * W, 20-8 Byers (5), Scioscia (3), Tamasitis (3), Byers (2), Keena (2), Scioscia, Blaney (3), Stewart (2), Abt (2), Tamasitis Driscoll, Locasto April 11 at #9/#t8 Syracuse * L, Blaney (4), Byers (3), Keena (2), Stewart (2), Byers, Keena, Scioscia, Abt (2), Stewart, Scioscia Tamasitis April 15 at #12/#12 Vanderbilt L, Byers (4), Abt (4), Scioscia (2) Scioscia (3), Blaney, Burke, Tamasitis Sullivan April 18 Connecticut * 12:00 noon April 24 at BIG EAST Tournament % TBA April 26 at BIG EAST Tournament % TBA May 2 at Cornell 12:00 noon HOME S IN BOLD * BIG EAST Conference Game # at Disney World of Sports (Orlando, Fla.) % BIG EAST Tournament (at Washington, D.C.) Winning goal is underlined

8 1 Notre Dame 22 Duquesne 7 February 14, 2009 Pittsburgh, Pa. NOTRE DAME WOMEN S LACROSSE 2009 Notre Dame Women s Lacrosse Box Scores 2 Northwestern 21 Notre Dame 5 February 20, 2009 Notre Dame, Ind. 3 Ohio State 11 Notre Dame 14 February 22, 2009 Notre Dame, Ind. #11 Notre Dame (1-0) Duquesne (0-1) Notre Dame: Scioscia (4-3), Blaney (4-0), Stewart (3-1), Byers (3-0), Abt (3-0), Tamasitis (1-2), Doherty (1-1), Keena (1-1), Burke (1-1), Locasto (1-0), Koloup (0-1). Duquesne: Frederick (3-1), Rekart (1-0), Hadaway (1-0), Carson (1-0), Wood (1-0), Krause (0-1). Notre Dame: Goodman (47:00; 3 goals, 5 saves) Winik (13:00; 4 goals, 2 saves) Duquesne: Carducci (30:00, 14 goals, 5 saves) Beckstead (30:00, 8 goals, 10 saves) Team Statistics ND DU Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers Stanford 8 Notre Dame 17 February 28, 2009 Notre Dame, Ind. #16 Stanford (4-2) #12 Notre Dame (3-1) Stanford: Christy (2-0), K. Nesbitt (1-1), Schmidt (1-1), Hubbard (1-0), J. Nesbitt (1-0), Schwab (1-0), Flynn (1-0). Notre Dame: Byers (5-0), Scioscia (4-1), Blaney (3-0), Tamasitis (1-2), Stewart (1-1), Abt (1-0), Doherty (1-0), Koloup (1-0). Stanford: Read (60:00, 17 goals, 8 saves) Notre Dame: Goodman (52:55; 7 goals, 13 saves) Winik (7:05; 1 goal, 2 saves) Team Statistics STAN ND Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers #1 Northwestern (3-0) #11 Notre Dame (1-1) Northwestern: Bowen (6-3), Spencer (4-3), Nielsen (3-4), Dowd (3-1), Donohoe (2-0), Vigmostad (1-0), Santulli (1-0), McCandlish (1-0). Notre Dame: Byers (2-0), Abt (1-1), Blaney (1-0), Tamasitis (1-0), Keena (0-1), Zentgraf (0-1). Northwestern: Lathrop (52:27, 3 goals, 8 saves) St. Clair-Barrie (5:11, 2 goals, 1 save) LoManto (2:22, 0 goals, 1 save) Notre Dame: Goodman (60:00; 21 goals, 9 saves) Team Statistics NU ND Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers Notre Dame 16 Dartmouth 11 March 7, 2009 Hanover, N.H. #11 Notre Dame (4-1) #13 Dartmouth (2-2) Notre Dame: Byers (3-2), Scioscia (3-1), Keena (2-1), Stewart (2-1), Abt (2-0), Doherty (1-2), Blaney (1-1), Tamasitis (1-1), Burke (1-1). Dartmouth: Meyer (3-0), Chiusano (1-2), Collins (2-0), Plumb (1-1), Parks (1-1), Goldberg (1-0), Brisbane (1-0), Bennett (1-0). Notre Dame: Goodman (60:00, 11 goals, 12 saves) Dartmouth: Wadland (60:00; 16 goals, 9 saves) Team Statistics ND DC Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers Ohio State (2-1) #11 Notre Dame (2-1) Ohio State: Haggerty (1-3), Hawes (3-0), Beard (3-0), Capuzzi (3-0), Cornicello (1-1). Notre Dame: Abt (4-0), Byers (3-0), Blaney (3-0), Scioscia (2-1), Stewart (2-0), Keena (0-2), Doherty (0-1). Ohio State: Gilwee (60:00, 14 goals, 17 saves) Notre Dame: Goodman (60:00; 11 goals, 6 saves) Team Statistics OSU ND Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers James Madison 12 Notre Dame 16 March 10, 2009 Orlando, Fla. #17 James Madison (2-2) #11 Notre Dame (5-1) James Madison: Lomady (4-0), Griffin (2-2). Ancarrow (2-2), Dardine (2-1), Brophy (1-0), Sullivan (1-0). Notre Dame: Scioscia (3-2), Byers (2-3), Blaney (3-0), Stewart (2-1), Abt (2-0), Zentgraf (2-0), Doherty (1-1), Sullivan (1-0), Keena (0-1). James Madison: Mengetti (60:00, 16 goals, 11 saves) Notre Dame: Goodman (60:00; 12 goals, 6 saves) Team Statistics JMU ND Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers

9 7 Hofstra 15 Notre Dame 17 March 14, 2009 Notre Dame, Ind. NOTRE DAME WOMEN S LACROSSE 2009 Notre Dame Women s Lacrosse Box Scores 8 Rutgers 9 Notre Dame 18 March 17, 2009 Notre Dame, Ind. 9 California 4 Notre Dame 20 March 22, 2009 Notre Dame, Ind. Hofstra (3-3) #11 Notre Dame (6-1) Hofstra: Falco (4-0), Gandolfi (3-1), Whitcomb (2-0), Ruszkowski (2-0), Miller (1-0), Bosley (1-0), Rice (1-0), Trombley (1-0), Jones (0-1). Notre Dame: Byers (6-1), Scioscia (4-2), Blaney (4-0), Stewart (1-2), Keena (1-0), Zentgraf (1-0), Tamasitis (0-1). Hofstra: Cuddihy (42:11, 14 goals, 9 saves) Pandolf (17:49, 3 goals, 2 saves) Notre Dame: Goodman (60:00; 15 goals, 7 saves) Rutgers (3-4/0-1) #10 Notre Dame (7-1/1-0) Rutgers: Poole (3-0), Cryan (2-0), McGinley (1-1), Cantwell (1-0), Frankoski (1-0), Schmitt (1-0), Flanagan (0-1), Penn (0-1). Notre Dame: Scioscia (2-6), Byers (4-0), Stewart (3-1), Tamasitis (1-2), Keena (2-0), Sullivan (2-0), Blaney (1-1), Doherty (1-1), Abt (1-0), Koloup (1-0). Rutgers: Abel (60:00, 18 goals, 8 saves) Notre Dame: Goodman (47:27; 6 goals, 7 saves) Winik (12:33; 3 goals, 1 save) California (4-6/2-5) #10 Notre Dame (8-1/1-0) California: Tickner (2-0), Little (1-0), Kennedy (1-0), Abood (0-1), Price (0-1), Jahp (0-1). Notre Dame: Byers (5-1), Abt (4-2), Scioscia (2-4), Tamasitis (1-3), Driscoll (2-0), Blaney (1-0), Locasto (1-0), Burke (1-0), Koloup (1-0), Keena (1-0), Zentgraf (1-0), Stewart (0-1). California: Dyson (48:16, 16 goals, 8 saves) Shropshire (11:44; 4 goals, 0 saves) Notre Dame: Goodman (45:26; 3 goals, 2 saves) Winik (14:34; 1 goals, 1 save) Team Statistics HOF ND Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers Team Statistics RU ND Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers Team Statistics UC ND Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers Georgetown 14 Notre Dame 12 March 27, 2009 Notre Dame, Ind. #6 Georgetown (6-3/1-0) #9 Notre Dame (8-2/1-1) Loyola (Md.) 13 Notre Dame 16 March 29, 2009 Notre Dame, Ind. #13 Loyola (7-3/0-2) #9 Notre Dame (9-2/2-1) Notre Dame 16 Cincinnati 5 April 3, 2009 Cincinnati, Ohio #10 Notre Dame (10-2/3-1) Cincinnati (5-6/0-3) Georgetown: Giles (4-0), Kaestner (3-0), Ford (3-0), Seats (2-1), Kirr (2-0), Burton (0-1), Trautman (0-1). Notre Dame: Byers (4-1), Scioscia (3-1), Blaney (2-0), Abt (2-0), Stewart (1-0), Sullivan (0-1). Georgetown: Formby (56:43, 12 goals, 11 saves) Thomas (3:17; 0 goals, 0 saves) Notre Dame: Goodman (60:00; 14 goals, 8 saves) Team Statistics GU ND Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers Loyola: Gavin (4-1), Heneberry (3-0), Rehfuss (2-1), Weber (1-0), Gibson (1-0), Filippelli (1-0), Taylor (1-0), Kenny (0-1). Notre Dame: Scioscia (6-0), Byers (3-1), Blaney (3-0), Abt (2-1), Keena (1-1), Stewart (1-0), Doherty (0-1). Loyola: Steffe (49:30, 13 goals, 14 saves) Stoothoff (10:30; 3 goals, 0 saves) Notre Dame: Goodman (60:00; 13 goals, 11 saves) Team Statistics LC ND Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers Notre Dame: Byers (5-1), Scioscia (2-3), Stewart (4-0), Tamasitis (2-2), Abt (1-2), Blaney (1-0), Zentgraf (1-0), Doherty (0-1), Newall (0-1). Cincinnati: Simanski (3-0), Starvaggi (1-0), Marshall (1-0). Notre Dame: Goodman (46:08, 3 goals, 9 saves) Winik (13:52; 2 goals, 0 saves) Cincinnati: Russo (60:00; 16 goals, 8 saves) Team Statistics ND UC Total Shots Free Position Shots Shots on Goal Draw Control Ground Balls Caused Turnovers