Rebecca Mendoza Class: Senior Hometown: Garland, TX High School: North Garland Height: 5-2 Position: Midfielder Birthdate: 07/12/1987 Club: Dallas Sting

Surging third-year midfielder who will be looking to ride the momentum of a 2007 spring season that saw her rate as the most improved player on the team ... made concerted effort in the spring to focus on improving her ability in the air and defensive toughness ... will continue to focus on becoming more of a physical presence in the 2007 fall season ... remained in top physical condition throughout 2007 spring season while showing she can make key impact on the game as she gains more playing time ... talented player on the ball who could be vital to Notre Dame's possession game in 2007 season ... clever player who appeared in 33 games during her first two seasons, with four starts, one goal and an assist ... part of Notre Dame's traditional pipeline to elite Texas talent, after playing for one of nation's top clubs (Dallas Sting) ... current member of Mexican National Team, with dual citizenship ... one of 22 Texas natives (seven on 2007 squad) to play for Notre Dame women's soccer ... could face former Sting teammates Celeste Miles (Virginia) and Jessica Jarrell (Oklahoma State during 2007 season ... posted 3.06 GPA in 2007 spring semester.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Logged 20 games (four starts) in midfield unit that included All-American Jen Buczkowski and three other all-BIG EAST performers - Jill Krivacek, Brittany Bock and Amanda Cinalli (Bock and Cinalli split time between forward and midfield) - plus talented freshman Courtney Rosen ... drew the start in opener versus Iowa State (9-0) and promptly assisted on the quickest goal ever by Notre Dame in a season opener (1:19), after receiving a pass from the left side and dribbling across the top of the box before playing Kerri Hanks into the right side (Hanks then buried a 14-yard shot into the lower right corner) ... played 50 minutes in that first start of her career and two weeks later was in starting lineup for both home-state games, at TCU (2-0; 38 min.) and SMU (3-0; 44 min.) ... added 30-minute stint at DePaul (5-0) and 48 as starter versus Pittsburgh (5-0), later playing 44 in 5-0 win at Providence ... gained postseason experience in BIG EAST Tournament versus St. John's (3-0) and Rutgers (4-2) before playing 27 minutes in NCAA opener against Oakland (7-1) and helping finish off 14th-ranked Colorado in third round (3-1) ... her pass down center of the field sprung Michele Weissenhofer for chip over 'keeper goal to cap scoring in preseason exhibition versus Xavier (5-0) ... rated as Notre Dame's most improved player in 2007 spring season while averaging more minutes per game ... assisted on two Amanda Cinalli goals in spring win over Drake (6-0).

AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 15 games as a reserve midfielder, scoring in final regular-season game versus Georgetown (6-1) ... played in pair of wins over nationally-ranked teams at Notre Dame Classic (4-1 vs. #11 Florida; 6-0 vs. #25 Maryland) ... saw time in noteworthy wins over Michigan (3-0), Connecticut (4-0) and Villanova (4-0) ... earned postseason experience in BIG EAST Tournament win over Georgetown (6-1) and NCAA Tournament wins over Valparaiso (6-0) and Michigan State (3-0) ... missed some of 2005 preseason while competing with Mexico in Argentina and Uruguay.

WITH MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM: Made debut with Mexican National Team on Dec. 8, 2004, versus U.S. in farewell game for Mia Hamm (Home Depot Center) ... competed with Mexico at Algarve Cup, beating host Portugal ... has played alongside former Notre Dame defensive standout Monica Gonzalez ('97-'01), a founding member of the Mexican National Team in 1998 ... her 2005 spring schedule with Mexico featured tour of U.S., including classic 2-2 battle at Notre Dame in late April (she played for the Irish in 2006 spring exhibition versus Mexico, a 3-0 ND win) ... earlier lost to Portland (1-3), tied Washington State (0-0) and lost at Illinois (0-1) in 2005 games with Mexico ... faced classmate Carrie Dew and U.S. U-23 Select Team in pair of games (3-2 in Vera Cruz; 0-1 in Puebla) ... played in two games versus Barcelona club (2-0, 1-2) before returning to U.S. for nationals with Sting club ... also played in summer of 2005 with Mexican U-20 National Team, versus U.S. U-20s, Canada U-20s (2-0, 0-2) and U.S. U-18s (assisted on first goal in 3-0 win) ... the U-20s later played in Birmingham, Ala., versus ODP Region III (3-2, 1-2, 3-0) ... scored in loss to Region III before assisting on first goal in 3-0 win ... earlier played with Mexico's U-19s, totaling 2G-1A at 2003 U-19 World Championships in Canada (former ND players Candace Chapman and Katie Thorlakson played for the host team).

ODP/CLUB: Played two years for North Texas Olympic Development Program state team in 2003 and '04 ('87 birthday age group) ... selected for ODP Region III team in 2003 before moving to the Mexican program ... high-scoring midfielder during seven years with the Dallas Sting club (1999-2005), coached by legendary soccer player "Tatu" ... helped Sting place third at 2005 U.S. Youth Soccer Nationals in Orlando, narrowly missing spot in U-18 title game after 4-3 win over K.C. (Kan.) Dynamo, 4-1 loss to Bethesda (Md.) Excel and 1-1 tie with Laguna Hills (Calif.) Eclipse ... the Sting won 2005 Region III title in Plano, Texas, with early victories over Tenn.-based Diadora Impact (5-1; goal from Mendoza), Arkansas Fire (9-0) and Vestavia (Ala.) Attack (4-0) before topping BRSC/MSC United (La.) in quarterfinals (2-0), Dallas Inter Blue in semifinals (3-0) and rival Dallas Texans (0-0, 4-3 PKs) in title game ... the Sting earlier won the 2005 North-Texas title, after wins over D'Feeters (7-0), Solar (6-0), Inter Blue (4-0) and Texans (3-0) ... scored once in state cup versus D'Feeters and twice against Inter Blue ... earlier centered the Sting to USYS nationals in 2002 and '03 (third place) ... helped Sting win Region III titles in 2002, '03 and '05 ('01 runner-up, '04 semifinalist), plus North Texas state titles in 2001-03 and '05 ... led Sting to six Texas Cup title games (champs in '99 and '03-'05, plus 2000 and '02 runner-up) and five Lake Highlands Classic League grand championships ('99, 2000-03) ... helped Sting win three times at Dallas Cup Spring Classic ('99, '01, '03; '02 finalist), plus 2003 and '04 Disney Showcase and 2002 St. Louis Cup ... member of Sting teams that won 1999 and 2001 North Texas State Cups and the 2001 Texas state championship while reaching the finals of the annual WAGS tournament in Washington, D.C. (2000) and the semifinals at the 2001 Surf Cup ... played one season with the D'Feeters club team ('98) before joining the Sting. PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year team MVP at North Garland High School, totaling 77 goals and 58 assists in first three seasons ... played sparingly as a senior, due to Mexican National Team commitments ... named city and district MVP as a junior and senior (three times all-district) ... graduated with 3.78 cumulative GPA, with her studies including an emphasis in engineering and architecture ... former Notre Dame football right guard Mike Gandy ('96-'00) also hailed from Garland (Garland HS) ... daughter of Angel and Rebecca Mendoza ... full name is Alexandrea Rebecca Mendoza ... born July 12, 1987 in El Paso, Texas ... a double major in marketing and sociology, enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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