Christine Lux Class: Sophomore Hometown: Glendale Heights, IL High School: Glenbard West Height: 5-11 Position: Utility Birthdate: 11/04/1987 Bats/Throws: L/R

A strong and talented player with a tremendous upside both offensively and defensively ... has the strength to hit for power and move runners around the bases ... should see plenty of time at first base ... her bat will be relied upon heavily in the Irish lineup ... a motivated, determined and hungry athlete.

As a Freshman (2007): Took part in 45 games, starting 41 of those contests ... knocked 26 hits in her 106 at-bats ... 12 of those hits went for extra-bases, including nine doubles and a team-high three homers ... drove in a total of 19 runs over the course of the season ... started the first game of her career against Alabama-Birmingham (Feb. 17) ... started at first base in each of the team's five games at the Judi Garman Classic (March 15-17) ... picked up the first hit of her career against Fresno State (March 16) ... 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Louisiana-Lafayette (March 16) ... 1-for-2 with a double against Texas (March 17) ... had a double, one run scored and a walk against IUPUI (March 22) ... went 2-for-2 with two walks and three RBI in the doubleheader against St. John's (March 24) ... drove in the game-winning run in the second game against St. John's ... had a hit and drove in the game-winning run in the first of two games with Seton Hall (March 25) ... went 1-for-2 with a double and a sacrifice against Toledo (March 29) ... wrapped up a doubleheader with Syracuse (April 1) with a 4-for-7 day along with one double, run scored, five RBI and her first career homer ... in the second game of the twinbill, she drove in a career-high four runs ... laid down a sacrifice against Eastern Michigan (April 10) ... had a hit in each of the two games against Providence (April 14) including her sixth double of the season ... walked twice and scored a run in the doubleheader with Western Michigan (April 17) ... drove in a run with a fielder's choice against Ball State (April 18) ... went 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and one RBI against Valparaiso (April 19) ... had a single, one RBI and drew a walk over the two-game stretch against Louisville (April 21) ... had a hit against South Florida (April 22) ... hit her second home run of the season in the first game of an April 29 doubleheader with DePaul ... posted a 2-for-3 afternoon with two RBI and a double against Loyola-Chicago (May 1) ... had a hit and a sacrifice during the meeting with Northwestern (April 24) ... laid down a sacrifice against Connecticut (May 10) during the BIG EAST Tournament ... hit her third home run of the season - which proved to be the game-winner - in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament to help knock off DePaul (May 11) ... hit a double in the championship game of the BIG EAST Tournament against Louisville (May 12) ... drew a walk and laid down a hit against Illinois State (May 18) in the NCAA Tournament ... scored a run and was hit by a pitch twice in an elimination game against Illinois State (May 19).

The Lux File: A four-year letterwinner in softball at Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) ... hit .414 with an on-base percentage of .488 during the 2006 season ... as a senior, led Glenbard West in home runs (4), doubles (15), runs scored (27) and RBI (30) ... finished with a career high school batting average of .404 ... won her high school's softball player of the year award as a senior ... was named the 2006 Glen Ellyn News All-Area High School Softball Player of the Year ... member of the 2005 and 2006 Daily Herald All-Area team ... led her softball team to the Illinois Sectional Championship in 2006 ... an all-state choice as both a junior and senior ... four-time all-area and all-conference selection in softball ... named to the 2006 Illinois High School Association Super 60 Classic All-Star Player list, which recognizes the state's top athletes in all sports ... also a four-year letterwinner in basketball and volleyball ... named team captain in each of her three sports as senior ... led the volleyball team in blocks, while playing every minute of every match as a senior ... led the basketball team in scoring and rebounding during her senior campaign ... named the Glenbard West Female Athlete of the Year in 2006 ... first female athlete at Glenbard West High School to earn 12 varsity letters in a career ... also won four of her high school's annual academic awards ... represented Glenbard West in the 2005 Wendy's High School Heisman national competition ... member of the National Honor Society, and the Spanish National Honor Society ... an Illinois State Scholar ... founder of high school's "Incoming Freshman Dance", which has since continued each year since ... daughter of Anna and Tom Lux ... father Tom ('78) graduated from Notre Dame ... her grandfather ('53) and aunt ('89) also attended Notre Dame ... has a younger sister, Kathryn ... graduated from high school in the top-two percent of her class ... played prep ball at same school as baseball's Billy Bookford and former Notre Dame football player Marty Detmer ('80) ... born Nov. 4, 1987 in Winfield, Ill. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.