Kelsey Lysander Class: Junior Hometown: San Diego, CA High School: Rancho Bernardo Height: 5-10 Position: Goalkeeper Birthdate: 01/05/1988 Club: San Diego Surf

Second-year goalkeeper who again should be in the mix for significant minutes, alongside senior Lauren Karas (the 2006 starter) and newcomer Nikki Weiss ... a quick and agile athlete with good size (5-10) and a prototypical goalkeeper's body type, to go along with a tremendous work ethic ... played sparingly in the 2006 fall season but made steady progress and went on to have a strong 2007 spring season, highlighted by several big saves to help post 3-0 win over Baylor (in Dallas) ... as with most 'keepers, consistency will be the key factor in determining her playing time during the 2007 season ... collected 2006 NSCAA prep All-America honors while also helping the San Diego Surf reach the national four-team club tournament (as Region IV champs) ... followed current junior defender Carrie Dew (Encinitas/La Costa Canyon HS) as second Surf player who has signed with the Irish in the past three years ... has plenty of upside due to her physical skills and confident approach, as the daughter of a former Major League Baseball pitcher ... one of 23 Californians to play for Notre Dame women's soccer program, with others including Dew, current senior defender/midfielder Ashley Jones (Westlake HS) and four All-Americans - forward Rosella Guerrero (Sacramento), midfielder Cindy Daws (Northridge) and goalkeepers Jen Renola (Los Gatos) and LaKeysia Beene (Gold River) - plus current U.S. National Team defensive midfield standout Shannon Boxx (Torrance) and record-setting forward Monica Gerardo (Simi Valley) ... could face several former teammates during 2007 season, including: Santa Clara's Jenna Belcher and Florida's Ashlee Elliot (both with state ODP), Michigan's Amy Klippert and Princeton's Aarti Jain (both with Slammers club), and UNC's Ali Hawkins (Surf) ... her former Surf teammate Caeli Abeyta could be in action at Alumni Field this season with Washington State (a participant in the ND Inn at Saint Mary's Classic) ... joined Notre Dame athletics department that had featured 16 previous monogram winners from San Diego, most notably: former soccer forward ('98) and football All-America cornerback ('99-'02) Shane Walton (Bishop's School), current men's soccer senior midfielder Alex Yoshinaga (Granite Hills HS) and former softball centerfielder Danielle Klayman (LaJolla HS; '98-'01) ... recent Rancho Bernardo High School products to attend Notre Dame include current sophomore football tight end/lacrosse attackman Will Yeatman and current junior pole vaulter Kate Mattoon ... previous Notre Dame women's soccer players who have worn number 13 include pair of All-Americans - forward Alison Lester ('94) and U.S. National Team defender Kate Sobrero Markgraf ('98).

AS A FRESHMAN: Logged 281 minutes while helping Notre Dame rank third nationally with a 0.40 goals-against average ... compiled 0.32 GAA while saving four of the five shots she faced and starting twice in eight total appearances ... made a pair of saves while playing full 90 minutes in opening win over Iowa State (9-0) ... played the first half two weeks later at TCU, with the Irish scoring twice in the final 45 for the 2-0 win ... closed four different 5-0 wins: at DePaul (17 minutes), at home against Pittsburgh (second half) and Seton Hall (29), and at Providence (36) ... made two postseason appearances, with a goal allowed and a save in the BIG EAST title game versus Rutgers (4-2; 15 minutes) ... played the final five minutes in NCAA opening win over Oakland (7-1) ... her 2006 preseason action included a shutout second half versus Virginia (3-0; in Traverse City, Mich.) and a scoreless first half in the 5-0 win over Xavier, with a save in each game.

ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Member of Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region IV team from 2004-06 ... attended inter-regional event with Region IV team (Boca Raton, Fla.) ... member of Region IV player pool in 2003 ... played with Cal-South ODP team from 2002-06 ... member of same elite club program, the San Diego Surf, that produced current Notre Dame standout defender Dew ... headed to the Midwest (Des Moines, Iowa) for the U.S. Youth Soccer national club tournament, just days before reporting to Notre Dame ... the Surf lost to PDA Wildcats (N.J.) at the start of the national four-team round-robin, followed by 2-0 loss to Chicago-based Eclipse Select team (featuring ND classmates Amanda Clark and Michele Weissenhofer) and 3-1 defeat at the hands of eventual champion Dallas Texans squad (captained by another ND classmate, Haley Ford) ... the Surf's march to nationals went through the Region IV tournament in Boise, Idaho, with a 3-1 win over CSA Copa (Colo.) and a 1-0 victory over the Hawaii-based HSC Bulls before losing to the Avalanche Black team from Utah on the final day of round-robin (0-2) ... the Surf still advanced to the Region IV semifinals and won a 3-2 battle with FC Royals (Wash.) before avenging the loss to the Avalanche in a 2-1 regional title game ... the Region IV tournament was preceded by the hard-fought Cal-South state cup, as the Surf edged the SoCal Blues in the 2-1 final (played in Rancho Capistrano) ... the Surf opened the state cup with wins over the Claremont Stars (4-0) and SASC Strikers (4-2) before a 3-1 semifinal win over SoCal United ... helped Surf win annual four-team event that pits top Cal-South teams versus top Cal-North teams, with the Surf beating SoCal United in the 2-1 final (fall '05) ... also member of 2002 Surf team that won annual WAGS tournament in Washington, D.C.

PREP & PERSONAL: Named 2006 All-American by National Soccer Coaches Association of America while playing for Rancho Bernardo High School ... four-year starter and two-year captain, setting school records for shutouts and goals-against average (career and single-season) ... earned first team all-CIF (all-state), first team all-Palomar League and first team all-North County honors as a junior in 2005, adding All-America, all-league and team MVP honors as a senior captain ... lettered with cross country team as a freshman ... her father Rick Lysander pitched in the Major Leagues during the early 1980s, with the Oakland Athletics and Minnesota Twins ... her brother Brent Lysander played baseball at Sonoma State and currently is a minor-league player in the Oakland A's organization ... daughter of Rick and Tracey Lysander ... full name is Kelsey Rae Lysander ... born Jan. 5, 1988, in Mountain View, Calif. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a pre-professional major, with a career interest in dentistry (her mother's profession).

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