Beth Northway Class: Junior Hometown: Kentwood, MI High School: East Kentwood Height: 5-7 Position: Infield/Outfield Birthdate: 06/01/1987 Bats/Throws: R/R

Highly skilled and athletically versatile player ... bounces back from an off-season injury ... worked her way into the starting lineup after recovering from a shoulder setback last year ... showed that she can make big plays in the outfield, but can play a number of positions when called upon ... savvy base runner with a great instinct for the game ... strong defensive player that has shown great improvement at the plate ... solid in all aspects of the game.

As a Sophomore (2007): Enjoyed a breakthrough second season with the Irish that landed her a spot on the all-BIG EAST third team ... came through with eight multi-hit contests and three games with at least a pair of RBI ... turned in a .289 clip overall 39 hits and 20 runs scored ... her eight doubles went along with 12 RBI ... totaled 47 bases and swiped six bags ... did not commit an error in 41 chances ... started at both corner spots in the outfield ... her first hit of season was a pinch hit against Tulsa (Feb. 17) ... drew a walk against Virginia Tech (Feb. 17) ... earned first start of season against Oklahoma (Feb. 23) ... went 1-for-1 with two walks against the Sooners ... 1-for-4 with a run scored against UNLV (Feb. 24) ... 1-for-3 against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 24) ... had a sacrifice fly against Virginia (March 2) ... scored one run against Jacksonville (March 2) ... went 1-for-3 with a run scored against Virginia (March 3) ... 2-for-5 with a run scored, one RBI and a double against Eastern Kentucky (March 11) ... had the team's first hit against Pacific (March 17) ... hit a double and scored against IUPUI (March 22) ... walked, stole a base and drove in two runs during Notre Dame's conference doubleheader with St. John's (March 24) ... crossed the plate for a tally against Seton Hall (March 25) ... had a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning against Toledo (March 29) ... went 4-for-6 with three runs scored, two walks, two stolen bases and a double in a March 31 sweep of Pittsburgh ... recorded a double, two runs scored and three RBI when Notre Dame swept Syracuse (April 1) ... went 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in the doubleheader against Providence (April 14) ... was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI on April 17 against Western Michigan ... drove in two runs in the first game against the Broncos ... tallied a double, one run scored and an RBI against Valparaiso (April 19) ... had a hit against Louisville (April 21) ... went 3-for-6 in the doubleheader over a two-game stretch with South Florida (April 22), and gunned down a runner at home for one to prevent the score in game two ... threw another runner out at the plate in the second game of the doubleheader against DePaul (April 29) ... also had a hit against the Blue Demons ... in the first game of the doubleheader against Rutgers (May 5) went 2-for-3 with a run scored ... one game later, she went 2-for-4 with an RBI ... had a hit, one stolen base and three runs scored versus Villanova (May 5), when she was also hit twice by a pitch ... had a hit and scored a run in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament against Connecticut (May 10) ... cranked a single down the right-field line to drive in Notre Dame's initial run when she downed DePaul (May 11) ... recorded a hit and was credited with a sacrifice during the conference championship game against Louisville (May 12) ... had a hit against Illinois State (May 18) in the NCAA Tournament ... extended her hitting streak to six games with a single against Wright State (May 19) ... ended her season with a 2-for-3 afternoon and a double against Illinois State (May 19).

As a Freshman (2006): Worked herself into the lineup and made 31 pinch running appearances, scoring eight runs ... posted her first at-bat in game two at Pittsburgh (April 9) ... also reached the plate during game one of a doubleheader with Villanova (April 22), coming through for her first career hit - an infield single - which plated a run for the Irish ... added another pinch-hit single to lead off the top of the sixth inning in game two at Louisville (May 1) ... pinch ran against Southern Illinois (May 20) in the NCAA Tournament.

The Northway File: Four-year letterwinner in softball at East Kentwood (Kentwood, Mich.) ... selected to the all-state team in 2004 and 2005 ... two-time all-region selection, claiming the honor in 2004 and 2005 ... earned academic all-state honors in 2004 and 2005 ... served as team captain during her senior year ... helped East Kentwood to the conference and regional titles during the 2004 season ... set East Kentwood records for career RBI (107) and career triples (12) ... boasts a .386 career batting average with 110 runs scored, 49 stolen bases and 39 extra-base hits ... hit .424 in 2005 with a .641 slugging percentage, .505 on-base percentage and 18 stolen bases ... selected for the Michigan High School Athletic Association All-Star Game ... appeared in the John Bos Senior All-Star Game ... one of three 2005 graduates from East Kentwood that went on to play NCAA Division I softball ... also earned a letter in basketball during the 2004 season ... member of the National Honor Society ... daughter of Janet and Robert Northway ... grandfather, Richard Northway, ran track at Michigan ... youngest of two children ... has one brother, Andrew ... born June 1, 1987, in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.