Courtney Rosen Class: Junior Hometown: Brecksville, OH High School: Hathaway Brown Height: 5-7 Position: Midfielder Birthdate: 11/10/1987 Club: Ohio Internationals

Leading candidate to fill one of two open midfield spots, after graduation of Jen Buczkowski and Jill Krivacek ... highly-skilled player who was not able to show her full value in 2006, after missing seven games due to early foot injury ... has classic combination of skills for a prototypical attacking midfielder, merging technical excellence with tactical savvy ... creative playmaker with tremendous touch on the ball, assortment of dizzying moves, tremendous field vision and a rocket left foot that produces strongest shot on the team ... has special ability to bring teammates into the game, due to keen passing and timely change of pace ... provides imposing presence to midfield, due to physical strength and fearless approach in the air ... her spirited personality brings life to the team in any setting ... looking to improve her fitness level as a regular 90-minute player ... product of U.S. Under-16 and U-17 national teams who racked up All-America honors throughout her youth-soccer career ... proven winner after playing on four state-title teams with Ohio Internationals club and leading Hathaway Brown High School to 2004 state title (101 goals, 56 assists in career at HBHS) ... joins senior Amanda Cinalli (Maple Heights/Laurel HS) and freshman Rose Augustin (Silver Lake/Walsh Jesuit HS) among 13 Ohio natives who have played for Notre Dame ... has become close friends with her former prep rival Cinalli ... played alongside Cinalli and Augustin with W-League's Cleveland Internationals during summers of 2005-07 ... grew up watching Notre Dame football on television with her grandfather ... could face several former teammates in 2007, including five - Emma Liebourte (DePaul), Kristin May (Cincinnati), Rachel Dahlstrand (West Virginia), Rachel Vecchio (Pittsburgh) and Jess Rostedt (Virginia) - who played with Internationals youth club and four from from Olympic Development teams: Virginia's Kelly Quinn and Ally Fries, Michigan's Danielle Underwood and Santa Clara's Amanda Poach ... also could face former club teammates Emma Liebourte (DePaul), Kristin May (Cincinnati), Rachel Dahlstrand (West Virginia) and Rachel Vecchio (Pittsburgh) ... other Notre Dame players who have worn 14 include defender Ashley Scharff ('96; starter on '95 NCAA champs) ... enters sophomore year with a 3.00 cumulative GPA.

AS A FRESHMAN: Bounced back from early foot injury that sidelined her seven games, emerging as one of team's top players over final month ... scored twice and added four assists while appearing in every game when healthy (20; five starts) ... ranked fifth on team in shots (38) despite missing a month ... registered assist in opening win over Iowa State (9-0), with deep cross from left side that set up Lizzie Reed's far-post goal (6-0) ... logged 67 minutes as starter the next day, as Irish came from behind to beat the heat and host Mississippi (2-1) ... played 66 minutes as starter in 2-0 win over 19th-ranked USC ... started later that weekend in home showdown with fellow number-one ranked Santa Clara but suffered foot injury that held her out from Sept. 3-Oct. 5 ... returned to action at Alumni Field on Oct. 6, versus Seton Hall ... had assist two days later, when her short free kick from right corner ultimately led to goal by Cinalli (for final 2-0 cushion versus Rutgers) ... attempted four shots in both the SHU and RU games (also later vs. Providence) ... returned to starting lineup next week at PC, logging 70 minutes in 5-0 win while providing primary assist with pass to onrushing right back Ashley Jones (whose looping far-post shot capped scoring) ... made brief shifts to forward, including in second half of top-10 showdown at Villanova ... scored first goal of her college career shortly after moving to forward in that game, taking rightside drop pass from Michele Weissenhofer and shifting ball to her left before rocketing low shot through crowded penalty area and into back of the net (3-1 lead in 75th minute and eventual gamewinner, 4-2) ... started two days later at Georgetown (2-0) ... her pass to Jen Buczkowski helped spring Kerri Hanks for goal and 3-1 lead on Oakland in NCAA opener (assist; 7-1 final) ... logged quality minutes in NCAA second round versus Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1-0; 37 min.) and in 4-0 quarterfinal win over 8th-ranked Penn State (34 min.) ... had memorable goal to open scoring in NCAA semifinal versus 5th-ranked Florida State, five minutes after checking in ... pounced on a FSU turnover outside the top right corner of the box and faked a defender before blasting 25-yard leftfooted shot into near-right side of goal for 1-0 lead in 36th minute (2-1 win) ... played 55 minutes in that high-pressure game and 44 in title game versus UNC ... assisted on Susan Pinnick's goal (2-0) in preseason win over Virginia (3-0; in Traverse City, Mich.).

NATIONAL TEAM/ODP/CLUB: Member of U.S. U-17 and U-16 national teams ... competed alongside Cinalli at first-ever U.S. U-17 national-team event, playing as a 15-year-old and scoring team's first goal ... member of ODP Region II team (2000-06) ... star player for Ohio North ODP team that won 2002 regional title and finished third at ensuing 2003 nationals ... played for Super Y Divisional ODP Team ... spent 2004-07 summers playing with W-League's Cleveland Internationals (Cinalli and Augustin were on 2005-07 teams) ... tied for team assist lead (4) on 2007 Internationals while appearing in 10 games for 12-8-4 squad ... third on 2006 Cleveland Internationals in scoring (9 pts/3G-3A) and sixth in minutes (990; 11 GP; 9-4-1) ... helped Internationals place second in 2005 standings ... star player for Internationals youth club that won five state titles, was a U-13 regional finalist and won two WAGS tournaments ... advanced with Internationals to 2006 Region II semifinals, losing to Eclipse team that featured her future classmates Weissenhofer and Amanda Clark ... she and Weissenhofer were teammates with ODP Region II and had been club rivals when Team Chicago faced Internationals ... played alongside Weissenhofer and Clark at 2006 U-19 regional in southern California (Home Depot Center) ... earlier played on Barracudas boys club team that was three-time Adidas Cup champs and gold-flight champs at U-13 Schwann's USA Cup.

PREP & PERSONAL: Earned All-America honors six times from National Soccer Coaches Association of America (four high school; two youth level) ... two-time Ohio player of the year and three times all-state at Hathaway Brown High School ... led team to state title as a junior, with double-OT win over Cincinnati Indian Hill (LBHS's soccer program began six years earlier) ... scored OT goal to beat two-time champ Bay High School in 2004 state quarterfinals (2-1) ... totaled 101 career goals and 51 assists (both school records), including 22G-12A in state-title season ... Ohio High School Magazine woman of the year ... three-time team MVP and two-year captain, earning all-conference and all-city honors all four seasons as team won four conference and two regional titles ('04, '05) ... three-year recipient of scholar-athlete award ... received 2005 Blazer Award as most accomplished fall sports student-athlete ... began playing soccer at age seven ... hails from same hometown (Brecksville) as former ND football tight end Brian Behmer ('81-'84; Brother Rice HS) ... her sister Lindsay plays soccer at Denison ... daughter of Marc and Christie Rosen ... full name is Courtney Blair Rosen ... born Nov. 10, 1987, in Farmington Hills, Mich. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business ... intends to major in marketing.

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