NOTRESTUDENT-ATHLETES DAME Two-time All-American Jen Buczkowski leads a veteran core on the 2006 Notre Dame women’s soccer team, as one of eight seniors who already have combined to log 408 career games played with the Irish during their careers. Heather O’Reilly and midfielder Lori Chalupny) … F.C., 5-1), Indiana (Carmel Cobras, 3-1), Kansas Student- joined Hanks in opting not to play in ’06 Nordic (KCFC Alliance, 2-1), Minnesota (Tsunami Sota, 3- Cup … classic playmaker whose trademark com- 0) and Missouri (JB Marine, 2-0) … Eclipse faced Athletes posure on the ball has calming influence … teams at ’04 Nationals (in Orlando) from New York thrived in attacking role during 2004 national-title (HBC Fury, 2-2), California (Pleasanton Rage, 0-1) I season, doubling goal output while seeing four and Georgia (Phoenix, 3-1), missing title game on goals hold up as gamewinners … has shown boost tiebreakers … her longtime teammate Erin Walter in quickness, sharper all-around play and greater (Elk Grove HS and clubs) plays in the BIG EAST at confidence in past few seasons … has knack for DePaul, as do nine others: Lauren Spacht and squirting out of trouble and sparking attack … Kelly Debaene (state ODP), Amy Witt (Gaels), R excels at funneling offense, able to control pace Julianne Sitch (Cobras) and former Chicago and change point of attack … tremendous touch Sockers players Michelle Magee, Jen Heil, Ashley on the ball and field vision, with classic head-up Andrews, Jen Lee and Amanda Marier … other dribbling style and steady control that leads to former teammates include: Santa Clara ’keeper ball rarely straying far from her feet … shows Julie Ryder (U-19s, ODP, club), UConn’s Megan excellent decision-making in her distribution … Schnur (U-19s) and Marquette’s Lauren Weber, I tremendous competitor who expanded her vocal Michelle Martin, Meghan Connelly and Sarah leadership during ’06 spring season …was starting Uyenishi (all from Eclipse) … one of 15 Illinois defender with U.S. U-19 National Team but decided natives (six on ’06 team) to play for ND women’s to play for the Irish in fall of ’04, rather than sit out soccer … other former Irish players to wear No. 9 entire semester for U-19 World Championship … include forwards Tiffany Thompson (’95) and S Jen picked to repeat as first team all-BIG EAST per- Monica Gerardo (’99). former in ’06 … entered ND in fall of ’03 as nation’s WITH U.S. NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM: Buczkowski #9 No. 6-rated recruit (second among midfielders), Starting midfielder for U-21 National Team that per Soccer America (which later named her a won Nordic Cup, held in Sweden (summer ’05) … Freshman All-American) … could return to had chance to return to Nordic Cup in ’06 but Academic All-America ballot, entering senior year opted not to participate … played all 360 minutes H with 3.39 cumulative in undefeated run to Senior • Midfielder GPA as finance major title, joining UCLA (3.67 in ’06 spring semes- defender Jill Oakes and Elk Grove, IL • Elk Grove H.S. ter) … totaled 62 points Portland defender (19 goals, 24 assists, 6 Stephanie Lopez as only National Player of the Year Candidate GWGs) in first three sea- U.S. players to log every Academic All-America Candidate (3.39) sons, appearing in all 76 minute in the four games with 71 starts (5G- games … her posses- M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List (’06) 5A in 20 GS during post- sion skills helped U.S. Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST (’06) season; 2G-1A in 12 roll up 15-2 scoring edge NCAA starts) … helped (99-17 margin in total U.S. Under-21 National Team ND go 67-7-2 from ’03-’05, shots, 43-9 in shots on Hermann Trophy Final-15 (’05) with the Irish not being goal, 23-6 in corner outshot in any game dur- kicks) … the U.S. posted Third Team NSCAA All-American (’04, ’05) ing that three-year group wins over Iceland BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year (’05) stretch … on verge of (4-0), Denmark (4-0) becoming ND program’s and Germany (3-1) First Team All-BIG EAST (’04, ’05) 22nd all-time player with before topping Norway Academic All-District V. (’04, ’05) 20G-20A ... finished 18th in title game (4-1) … in nation with 11A in ’04 played at international Two-time All-America midfielder who enjoyed … could become 10th tournaments with U-16 stellar 2004 season, followed by being named to Notre Dame player (sec- National Team (France, U.S. Under-21 National Team that won Nordic Cup ond since ’98) ever to ’01) and ODP regional in summer of ’05 (one of three U.S. players to log appear in every game of team (Italy and England, every minute) … joins teammate Kerri Hanks as her career… would tie ’02) before facing teams one of 25 players named to preseason watch list the ND record for career from Germany and for 2006 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy (national player games played by appearing in 25 games during ’06 Holland with U-19s in Mexico (’03) … played on of the year) … she and Hanks are two of five season (six all-time ND players have logged 100- U-19 National Team that won 2003 USYS Adidas returners who were final-15 candidates for the ’05 plus, with two sharing the 101 record) … con- Cup. M.A.C. Hermann (others are Nebraska midfielder verted penalty kick to help complete run to ’04 AS A JUNIOR: Joined teammates Katie Brittany Timko and the UNC duo of forward NCAA title (the Irish edged UCLA, 4-3, in shootout) Thorlakson, Candace Chapman and Hanks among … goal at Georgetown in ’04 (89:36) made her final-15 candidates for the Hermann Trophy … third ND player ever to win game in final minute repeated as an NSCAA third team All-American (first since ’94) … joined ND program with former and first team all-BIG EAST selection while being Buczkowski’s Career Statistics ODP and club teammates Jill Krivacek and Kim named the BIG EAST midfielder of the year … also Year GP/GS Sh G A Pts GW Lorenzen, who led Illinois ODP to ’03 national title repeated as CoSIDA Academic All-District V pick 2003 24/23 37 4 6 14 0 (ND sophomore Brittany Bock also was member in 2005 (2nd team; after 1st team in ’04) … sixth 2004 27/25 51 8 11 27 4 of that team) … played alongside Krivacek in sum- on team with 21 points (7G-7A, 2 GWG), finishing 2005 25/23 34 7 7 21 2 mers of ’05 and ’06 with W-League’s Chicago Gaels, ninth among BIG EAST players in points and earning 2006 Central Conference all-star honors assists while appearing in all 25 games (23 GS) … Totals 76/71 122 19 24 62 6 (2nd on team with 4 goals and 990 minutes played, driving force in midfield that helped offense rack 3rd with 13 points; 11 GP for 7-4-3 team) … busy up a 110-15 scoring edge (avg. 4.4-0.6), plus com- ’04 summer included playing with Krivacek and manding margins in shots (572-124; avg. 22.9-5.0), In the Postseason Lorenzen on Eclipse Select team that came just shots on goal (307-54; 12.3-2.2) and corner kicks Event GP/GS G A Pts GW shy of USYS under-19 national title game … also (176-43; 7.0-1.7) … directed offense that led nation BIG EAST 8/8 3 4 10 0 played for W-League’s Chicago Cobras in summer in goals scored and goal margin (+95; +3.8 per of ’04, winning Midwest Division in 3-2 game ver- game) … helped control possession for team that NCAAs 12/12 2 1 5 0 sus Fort Wayne Fever squad that included several trailed in just three games, spanning 153 total min- Totals 20/20 5 5 15 0 ND players … helped Eclipse claim ’04 regional utes (6.7%) ... selected as defensive MVP of the ND title after wins over teams from Ohio (Cleveland Classic (earlier was offensive MVP at the ’03 30 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME® most on team) … her 2,153 minutes (avg. also at UConn … offensive MVP at ND Classic (also 80/gm) ranked third, behind defenders BIG EAST player of week and Soccer America Melissa Tancredi and Shaner … logged 90-plus national team of week), after totaling 2G-3A in wins minutes in 15 games (five in NCAAs) … leader over Arizona State (3-1) and Oklahoma (5-1) … her of dominating possession that yielded nearly long service assisted on Mary Boland’s lunging as many goals (71) as opponent shots on goal deflection (1-1) and Amy Warner’s breakaway in (73), with team averaging 20.6 shots/10.2 SOG win over ASU … capped big weekend with 2G-1A per game while allowing just 5.7 shots/2.6 SOG versus Oklahoma, converting deflection and then per gm (4-to-1 ratio) … followed in footsteps combining with Amy Warner on crisp passes that of Hermann Trophy winners Cindy Daws and sprung Amanda Guertin on thru-ball, later finish- Anne Makinen and NCAA all-time assist leader ing a looping pass from Lizzie Reed at far post … Holly Manthei as fourth ND midfielder to be assisted on Warner’s breakaway versus Butler (3- first team all-BIG EAST … her lead pass sprung 0) and Guertin goal in 6-0 win over Georgetown … Thorlakson in opener versus Baylor, later tak- scored twice in NCAA 5-0 win over Loyola Chicago, ing drop pass from Thorlakson and roofing taking pass from Thorlakson and burying low shot shot in 7-2 win … capped 4-point game (1G-2A) inside far left post (2-0) before running onto vs.