Chris Richez Class: Senior Hometown: Freeport, NY High School: Freeport Height / Weight: 6-0 / 189 Position: Defensive Midfield Birthdate: 12/13/1982

Talented longstick midfielder will serve as veteran leader of Irish defensive unit in 2005 ... also will be one of team's captains ... switched from short stick midway through his career and has made tremendous strides with the six-foot pole ... figures to be among the top LSMs in the Great Western Lacrosse League ... has been a regular on the field throughout his career ... continued to be an offensive threat, even with the long pole, in '04, notching three goals and two assists ... superb athleticism gives opponents problems ... provides boost to defense and transition game ... a polished offensive player with exceptional talent and skills ... one of top athletes on Irish ... adept at getting the ball off the ground ... continues to make improvements in all areas of his game ... tough, physical player ... came to Notre Dame as an attackman, but has made transition to midfield ... sports No. 2 jersey worn by former All-American Chris Dusseau (`99) ... wore jersey No. 17 in first collegiate season ... one of just four three-year monogram winners on Irish roster. AS A JUNIOR: Successfully made switch to longstick middie in 2004, becoming top Irish player at that spot ... played in every game and picked up 22 ground balls ... also provided occasional offensive punch on counterattacks, notching three goals (on six shots) and two assists ... physical player was tied for second on team in penalty minutes (5 for 4:30) ... important in Irish putting together top back-to-back defensive performances in school history, holding Dartmouth to three goals (10-3 win) and Air Force to just two (12-2 win) ... also key in unit that held opponent scoreless for stretch of longer than 25 minutes on four occasions: 28:47 vs. #17 Ohio State, 40:37 vs. Dartmouth, 48:14 at Air Force, and 25:42 vs. Fairfield ... contributor in Irish defensive effort that held Hofstra without a shot in first quarter (ND had 17) of 19-11 victory ... registered first multiple-point game of season and third of career against Fairfield, with a goal and an assist in the third quarter ... scored with 10 seconds remaining in first period against #17 Denver to put Notre Dame up 4-2 ... also had first-quarter goal vs. Dartmouth, to put Irish ahead 3-0 ... grabbed ground ball off faceoff and fed Steve Clagett for a first-period goal to put Irish up 2-0 against #13 Hofstra and register first point of season ... matched career high with five ground balls against the Pride after having just three total in first four games of 2004 ... had three ground balls against Dartmouth and Butler ... picked up a pair vs. #16 Loyola, #17 Ohio State, #17 Denver, and Fairfield ... called for pushing penalty in fourth quarter against Hofstra ... called for illegal body check and slashing penalties vs. Buckeyes, leading to a pair of OSU man-up goals ... went to penalty box for both illegal body check and pushing against Maryland. AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 14 contests and earned one start ... made his first-ever start in loss at Ohio State ... netted four goals and dished off two assists ... tallied his first goal of the season off an assist from Matt Howell with 2:46 remaining against Penn State ... scored with four seconds remaining in 10-8 victory over North Carolina ... collected four ground balls in loss to Virginia ... scored two goals and posted one assist while also picking up four ground balls in victory over Hartford ... picked up two ground balls and assisted on Pat Walsh's goal at 9:24 remaining in the first period vs. Air Force ... collected five ground balls against Fairfield ... finished with 26 ground balls. AS A FRESHMAN: Was one of three Irish rookies who saw action in all 13 games ... scored six goals and dished off five assists ... had his first multiple-goal game vs. Air Force ... tallied three of Notre Dame's first four goals of the contest ... scored his first collegiate goal in 7-6 loss at Pennsylvania ... assisted on Dan Berger's goals vs. Rutgers and Loyola ... scored goal vs. Hofstra ... had assists against Denver (goal by John Mulfur), Army (Owen Asplundh), and Fairfield (Travis Wells) ... picked up a season-high four ground balls against Butler ... collected 27 ground balls on the season. PREP AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-sport athlete at Freeport, as he lettered in football, track, and lacrosse ... had outstanding senior seasons in both lacrosse and football and served as team captain in his final year for both teams ... tallied 39 goals and dished off 32 assists in his senior season on the lacrosse field and scored 19 touchdowns and threw 13 touchdown passes in final prep season ... three-time all-conference and all-county selection in lacrosse ... played in Nassau County Exceptional Senior Game ... was an all-conference, all-county, and all-state selection in football in his senior season after he led his team to undefeated season ... squad captured conference championship and regional title and earned a final national ranking ... winner of the Thorpe Award for football in his senior year ... father Mike played basketball for Adelphi University ... member of the National Honor Society ... born Dec. 13, 1982 ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

Richez' Career Statistics

Year	GP/GS	G	A	Pts.	GB
2002	13/0	6	5	11	27
2003	14/1	4	2	6	26
2004	12/0	3	2	5	22
Totals	39/1	13	9	22	75