#31 Francie Crowell Women's Lacrosse Roster

Talented athlete who will see action at midfield/defense for the Irish … becomes the first Notre Dame women[apos]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[apos]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 [apos]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.