Kateri Linville Hometown: Moorestown, N.J. High School: Moorestown High School Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 3rd year Alma Mater: University of Delaware '03

Kateri Linville begins her third season as an assistant coach with the Notre Dame women's lacrosse team in 2008.

Linville has been a key member of head coach Tracy Coyne's coaching staff as she keeps a keen and watchful eye on the Notre Dame defense. In her two seasons with the Fighting Irish, Linville has helped Notre Dame to their first BIG EAST tournament in 2007 and the NCAA semifinals in 2006, turning in the best record - 15-4 - in the program's 12-year history.

Over the last two seasons, the Notre Dame defense has limited goals against to 9.72 goals-per-game in 2006 and 10.32 in 2007, the fourth and fifth lowest totals in the program's history. In 2006, the Irish held opponents to just 19.2 shots on goal per game while setting school records for caused turnovers (11.37 per game).

In her two seasons guiding Notre Dame's defense, Linville has seen four members of the Irish defense receive postseason honors. Meaghan Fitzpatrick was selected first team all-BIG EAST in 2007 and second team in 2006 along with defensive midfielder Mary Carpenter. Fitzpatrick, Carpenter and goalkeeper Carol Dixon were second team IWLCA all-Region choices following the 2006 season with Fitzpatrick repeating in 2007. Defender Becky Ranck was selected to the NCAA all-tournament team in 2006.

A native of Moorestown, N.J., Linville joined the Notre Dame staff in 2006 after serving two seasons as a volunteer assistant at the University of Virginia. During her two years on the staff at Virginia, the Cavaliers claimed an ACC and NCAA Championship in 2004 and returned to the national title game in 2005.

Linville got her start in coaching in the spring of 2003 as an assistant at Moorestown High School where she helped her alma mater to its fourth straight New Jersey state title and a No. 2 ranking by Lacrosse Magazine.

A 2003 graduate of the University of Delaware, Linville made an NCAA appearance in 2000, was a four-time scholar-athlete and was named captain of the 2002-03 squad. While a student at Delaware, Linville toured Germany in 2001 and 2002 working with the German National Team. She also served as a camp director and coach for several German Lacrosse Clubs. She continues to serve the lacrosse community as a clinician and a member of US Lacrosse's Coach Education Program.

Linville graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in health and exercise science and received her Masters of Education with a concentration in sport & exercise psychology from Virginia in 2007.