Susan Pinnick Class: Graduated Hometown: South Bend, IN High School: St. Joseph's Height: 5-4 Position: Forward/Midfielder Birthdate: 05/27/1986 Club Team: Carmel Commotion

Local product who could be on track for the best season of her career, on the heels of making some key improvements during the 2007 spring season ... tremendous attacker and playmaking spark who has shown ability at both forward and attacking midfielder ... an expert at working out of jams in tight spaces, using an assortment of spin moves and cutting action on the ball to suddenly make something out of nothing ... a tireless worker and nonstop runner ... has similarities to former Irish player Ashley Dryer, due to speed and athleticism that allow her to make effective runs and beat opponents off the dribble ... also very effective playing with her back to the goal ... will be looking to boost her offensive productivity in both goalscoring and creating more chances for her teammates (both were among her areas of focus in the spring) ... an extremely talented technical player who would be the go-to player for most Division I teams ... an inspiring story who completed comeback from 2004 summer van accident that hospitalized her and three of her Carmel Commotion club teammates ... played key reserve role as a forward/midfield spark during 2005 and '06 seasons (she did not play for the Irish in 2004, due to the injury rehab), with her career totals including nine goals and nine assists (27 points) in 50 games played (four starts) ... has appeared in 16 postseason games (3G-3A) ... continues to raise her confidence level while taking on greater responsibility in new role as one of team's older players ... a prep All-American who played for U.S. Under-17 National Team ... first returned to action in Notre Dame's 2005 spring season and then in the summer of '05 with her Commotion team that made an emotional return to the U.S. Youth Soccer national semifinals ... went on to play her part with the nation's top-scoring team in the fall of 2005 (7G-3A) ... followed Lindsey Jones ('02; Adams HS) as second local product to play for the Irish in the nine-year Randy Waldrum era ... could face former Commotion teammates Sara Jordan (Georgetown) and Kiley Harris (West Virginia) during 2007 season ... combines with junior midfielder/defender Kerry Inglis (Fort Wayne), sophomore defender Rachel VanderGenutgen (Schererville) and freshman defender Julie Scheidler (Indianapolis) among 22 all-time Indiana natives who have played for the Notre Dame women's soccer program ... strong candidate for Academic All-America honors in 2007, entering her senior year with a 3.86 cumulative grade-point average (as an accounting major), including a 4.00 GPA during the 2007 spring semester.

AS A JUNIOR: Ranked as seventh-leading scorer for NCAA runner-up team (25-1-1), with her 10 points including two goals and six assists ... appeared in 26 games (all but the midseason game with Rutgers), with her three starts coming at 24th-ranked Mississippi (2-1; 48 minutes), at home against Pittsburgh (5-0; season-high 56 min.) and at Providence (5-0; 51 min.) ... logged 55 minutes in 9-0 opening win over Iowa State, with her deflected shot assisting on a goal by Claire Gallerano (5-0) ... nearly redirected a Michele Weissenhofer cross later in that game (a backtracking ISU player instead knocked it in for an own-goal, 7-0) but she did score moments later, after causing a turnover and lofting in a shot from 20 yards (9-0) ... played 40 minutes in 2-0 win over 19th-ranked USC ... her quick pass to Lizzie Reed led to final score in 5-0 win at DePaul ... added assist on give-and-go with Weissenhofer (shot from upper left corner) to open scoring in 2-0 win at Michigan (47 min.) ... her pass to Weissenhofer helped set up Jen Buczkowski's goal that capped 5-0 win over Seton Hall (12-yard shot to far-right side) ... had strong all-around game at Providence, with her deflected shot from close range producing a Kerri Hanks goal and quick 2-0 lead (5-0) ... her 54 minutes in the NCAA opener versus Oakland (7-1) included a late shot that led to a Molly Iarocci rebound goal and her own goal two minutes later (heading in a cross from Iarocci for 6-1 lead) ... also was involved in three goals during the 2006 preseason games ... scored for a 2-0 lead on Virginia (much as she had done in the 2005 ND-UVa exhibition), running onto Jill Krivacek's thru-ball and finishing into the right side ... assisted on the final goal in that 3-0 win (played in Traverse City, Mich.), on a double-header sequence started by Claire Gallerano's right-flank cross (Pinnick headed the ball on the left side of the box and Weissenhofer sent her own header into the net) ...scored for 2-0 lead in exhibition with Xavier, after tapping in Weissenhofer's left-endline cross (5-0 final) ... her strides in the 2007 spring season included scoring in the 6-0 win over Drake.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in 24 of 25 games (all but 2-1 loss at #6 Santa Clara) as key offensive sparkplug, with her lone start coming in 4-1 win over Gonzaga (at SCU; 48 minutes played) ... finished seventh on the team with 17 points (7G-3A), including pair of game-winning goals ... typically entered as part of a talented second forward unit that included senior Maggie Manning (9G-7A) and junior Reed (2G-3A), with that group combining for 49 points (18G-13A) ... scored to break early tie versus New Hampshire in season-opening win (11-1, at Vermont), tapping in breakaway pass from Hanks ... scored in 6-0 win over 25th-ranked Maryland (after racing onto a Beth Koloup pass and scoring inside far-left post) and in 3-0 victory over Michigan, capping win on similar goal after running onto Brittany Bock's header ... added goal in 4-0 win at South Florida (near-post shot from left endline) while logging season-high 70 minutes ... had goal and assist in 48 minutes during 7-0 win over Seton Hall (in Trenton), sending loose ball into lower left corner before racing down right side for low cross on Manning's far-post header ... had six points (2G-2A) in postseason, including pass on Koloup's goal to wrap up BIG EAST quarterfinal versus Georgetown (6-0) ... capped scoring in BIG EAST title game versus Connecticut (5-0), collecting cross from Cinalli and sliding past the defense ... served right-endline pass for Manning's tap-in that finished the scoring in NCAA opener versus Valparaiso (6-0) ... scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in third round versus Yale (5-2), tapping in Thorlakson's left-endline cross for 3-1 lead ... logged 56 minutes in regular-season win over Connecticut (4-0) ... scored to break early tie in preseason exhibition versus Butler (8-1) and added clinching goal in 2-0 exhibition with Virginia (played in Fort Wayne), looping in a shot from beyond the top of the box ... made key strides throughout 2006 spring season while playing as a forward and midfielder ... scored once in undefeated spring season (6-0-0), also converting spin move and cross from right endline that produced an own-goal (2-0) in 3-0 win over Mexican National Team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Missed entire 2004 fall season while continuing rehabilitation from summer injuries suffered in van accident with club team ... was a regular presence at Notre Dame practices, home games and other team functions throughout 2004 season ... joined other non-active players in attending College Cup final weekend and was able to celebrate the national title with her teammates on the field at SAS Stadium (Cary, N.C.) ... made inspiring return to action for 2005 spring season, scoring in 4-0 win over Michigan State before adding two-goal game versus Miami of Ohio (8-0).

NATIONAL TEAM/ODP/CLUB: Played alongside future classmate Cinalli on U.S. Under-17 National Team, training at Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) ... member of Olympic Development Region II Team ('02-'04), playing at 2002 and '03 inter-regional events (Boca Raton, Fla.) ... scored in 1-1 tie versus Region IV at 2003 event, with an assist in 3-1 win over Region III ... member of Indiana state ODP team from 2001-04 (attended three regional camps) ... helped Indiana ODP repeat as Region II champion in 2002 before placing third at nationals (Plano, Texas) ... attended elite Adidas ESP National Camp ('03) ... played for F.C. Indiana of the Women's Premier Soccer League, during the summer of 2006 ... three of her Notre Dame teammates - Hanks, Christie Shaner and Nikki Westfall - also played for FCI (based in nearby Goshen), with team going 5-2-3 ... member of Carmel Commotion club from 2002-05, helping '02-'03 team go 34-4-3 as U.S. Youth Soccer Under-19 national runner-up ... Commotion claimed 2005 Region II U-19 title after group play versus F.C. Cleveland (1-1), the Cup team from Ohio-south (3-2) and Minnesota-based St. Croix Elite (1-0), followed by 1-0 semifinal win over Gladiator United (Neb.) and title game versus Chicago Sockers (5-0) ... had game's only goal in win over St. Croix while scoring twice versus Sockers ... the F.C. Cleveland team featured her future Notre Dame classmates Cinalli and Lauren Karas ... faced another fellow Irish player at 2005 USYS Nationals in Orlando, as Kerri Hanks scored hat trick for Dallas Texans in 4-0 win over Commotion (Carmel then dropped 1-0 game to Colorado Rush and lost 3-2 to Stars of Massachusetts) ... member of Commotion team that received the USYS's Fair Play Award at 2005 nationals ... named MVP at the 2003 Orange Classic in Ft. Lauderdale, scoring first-goals versus Bethesda Rowdies (2-0), Real Colorado (3-1) and D'Feeters (north Texas) in 1-0 title game ... helped win 2003 Volvo Showcase in Memphis, scoring first goal in final versus Indianapolis-area rival Dynamo-Katner (4-3) ... led team to 2003 Jefferson Cup title in Richmond, Va., scoring in 2-0 win over N.J.-based PDA Galaxy (1G-1A vs. Southcoast Scorpions team from Mass.) ... Commotion won 2003 Region II U-17 title in Des Moines, with wins over the K.C. (Kan.) Dynamos (2-1), NSA (Ill.) Lazers (6-0), the southern-Ohio DSU team (4-0) and Michigan Hawks (1-0), plus 1-1 tie with Madison (Wis.) 56ers ... scored in win over Lazers, adding 1G-1A versus DSU ... team placed second at 2003 U-17 nationals (Germantown, Md.), losing 3-0 title game to Sereno (Ariz.) Eagles ... earlier lost to Eagles in round-robin (7-0) before beating PDA Galaxy (1-0) and Greensboro (N.C.) Twisters (6-2) ... scored in win over Twisters ... played six seasons with the Junior Irish Lightning, scoring 32 goals for 2001-02 state semifinalists.

PREP & PERSONAL: An NSCAA and Parade All-American as a senior in 2003-04, after totaling 28G-10A for St. Joseph's High School squad that reached 2003 state final ... totaled 76G-36A in prep career ... also named Gatorade and Miss Soccer state player of the year ... an NSCAA all-region pick as a junior (19G-16A) ... earned first of three first-team all-state honors as a sophomore (16G-6A; also 13G-4A as an all-district freshman) ... two-year starting guard for SJHS basketball team, helping the 2001-02 Indians reach regional final ... placed 10th in state while setting SJHS track record in the 400 meters ('04) ... had extensive involvement in extracurriculars at SJHS ... member of National Honor Society (3.96 GPA) and student government, with aspirations for law career ... daughter of Pat ('85 ND MBA) and Jane Pinnick ... full name is Susan Michelle Pinnick ... born May 27, 1986, in South Bend ... an accounting major, enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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