StudentAthletes
Francie Crowell
#31
Jenny Granger
#13
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Freshman Midfield/Defense Seal Beach, Calif. Los Alamitos
Freshman Midfield East Setauket, N.Y. Ward Melville
Talented athlete who will see action at midfield/defense for the Irish ... becomes the first Notre Dame women’s lacrosse player from the state of California ... hard-working player who is adapting to the speed and pace of Division I lacrosse ... has good stick skills and excellent speed and quickness ... began her playing career when her high school - Los Alamitos - began its program in her sophomore year ... played club lacrosse with Team OC/Xteam ... was a U.S. Lacrosse first team All-American in 2009, the first in her high school program’s history. PREP AND PERSONAL: Earned three letters in lacrosse at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... three-year captain who helped school to two Sunset League championships (2008, 2009) ... led team to an undefeated, 19-0 season, as a senior in ‘09 and the U.S. Lacrosse Southern California title ... two-time, team MVP and all-Sunset League choice ... selected team MVP and all-Sunset League in ‘08 and ’09 ... named the Orange County Register girls lacrosse player of the year (2009) and was the California state player of the year as a senior ... led Los Alamitos in scoring as a senior with 73
goals and 76 assists for 149 points while grabbing 47 ground balls, 54 draw controls and 31 caused turnovers ... owns school records for goals, assists, points, caused turnovers, draw controls and points in a game (11) ... became the first player from Los Alamitos High School to go on to play Division I lacrosse ... full name is Frances Hart Crowell ... daughter of Jim and Cindy Crowell ... has two brothers and three sisters ... born May 10, 1991 in Long Beach Calif. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame ... plans to major in pre-professional studies for a career in medicine.
Talented midfielder who will bring size, speed and skill to the Notre Dame midfield ... should be an impact player in her freshman season ... unselfish player who is team oriented ... will be a key member of the Irish attack as a rookie ... has all the tools to be an outstanding Division I lacrosse player ... follows in the footsteps of fellow Long Islanders like Shaylyn Blaney (Stony Brook), Kailene Abt (Huntington), Rachel Guerrera (Wantagh) and former Irish standouts like Jillian Byers ‘09 (Northport) and Meaghan Fitzpatrick ‘08 (Farmingdale) ... twotime U.S. Lacrosse first team high school AllAmerican (2008, 2009) and an honorable mention selection as a high school sophomore in 2007 ... two-time U.S. Lacrosse Academic AllAmerican selection (2008, 2009). PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport athlete at Ward Melville High School in Setauket, N.Y. ... four-time letter winner in lacrosse with two letters in field hockey and basketball ... helped lacrosse team to a Section XI championship in ‘07 and field hockey to two conference titles (2007, 2008), a regional title in ‘08 and a New York state class A championship in the fall of 2008, the first for Ward Melville and the first for a Long Island class A high school ... served as team captain in lacrosse as a junior and senior
(2008, 2009) ... two-time Newsday all-Long Island selection in lacrosse ... three-time allSuffolk County selection ... two-time state alltournament team selection ... selected to state all-tournament team in field hockey as a senior (2008) ... as a senior had 63 goals and 35 assists for 98 points along with 97 ground balls in lacrosse ... participated in the Under Armour All-America Classic following her senior year ... selected Ward Melville High School’s most outstanding female athlete in 2009 ... nominated for the Delecave Award following senior year ... member of two Empire State Games goldmedal winning teams (2007 and 2008) ... member of Long Island Yellow Jackets 2009 Blue club team ... selected All-Galaxy first team (2008, 2009) ... played two years in the US Lacrosse National Tournament for the New York I team ... full name is Jennifer Boo Granger ... daughter of John and Jane Granger ... has three brothers and one sister ... brother, Billy, played lacrosse at Tufts University ... born July 25, 1991 in Stony Brook, N.Y. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame ... plans to major in business marketing.
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