Le'Tania Severe Class: Senior Hometown: Pembroke Pines, FL High School: Fort Lauderdale Height: 5-8 Position: Guard Birthdate: 05/20/1982

One of the fastest players in the BIG EAST Conference, if not the country … has been a mainstay in the starting lineup the past two years … could see extensive time at shooting guard this year … strong passer with creative playmaking abilities … has active hands that make her a threat on defense as well … can knock down the open jumper and has range extending beyond the three-point line … the 15th two-year team captain in school history.

AS A JUNIOR: Started all 32 games for the Irish, averaging 30.6 minutes per game … led team in assists (3.8 apg.), steals (2.15 spg.) and three-point percentage (.500), ranked second in free throw percentage (.807), fourth in field goal percentage (.438) and fifth in scoring (7.3 ppg.) … among Top 15 in BIG EAST in assists, steals and free throw percentage … scored in double figures in 11 games (seven double-figure games in career prior to ’02-03 season) … knocked down 5-7 FG (including three 3FG), scored 13 points and added four assists and four steals in win over Cleveland State … chipped in 11 points and six rebounds at USC … tallied 15 points and five steals, and sank a career-high 11-14 FT at Valparaiso — 14 FTA ties for fifth-highest in school history … collected 11 points and six assists at Arizona State … logged five steals vs. Temple … tallied 11 points vs. Tennessee … scored 20 points (5-5 FG, 10-11 FT) and dished out six assists at Marquette … added 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists vs. Purdue … piled up career-high 21 points (6-9 FG, 8-9 FT), six rebounds and five steals at West Virginia … notched 12 points, six rebounds and six assists vs. Miami … chipped in nine points and six rebounds vs. Connecticut … canned two crucial FT with 27 seconds left to help ice win at Villanova … carded 12 points and career-high eight steals vs. Georgetown — most steals by ND player since ’91 … grabbed team-high six rebounds at Virginia Tech … distributed five assists at Providence … passed out six assists vs. Pittsburgh … booked seven assists vs. Seton Hall … dealt season-high eight assists at Syracuse … one of the driving forces behind Notre Dame’s Sweet Sixteen run, averaging 8.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in the three-game set … largely responsible for NCAA second-round win at Kansas State, rolling up team highs of 17 points eight rebounds and four assists in her first career 40-minute game.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in all 30 games (24 starts), averaging 29.8 minutes per night … third on team with 6.6 points per game and led squad with 4.9 assists per outing, ranking seventh in BIG EAST in latter category … also places sixth in conference in steals (2.0 spg.) and 14th in assist/turnover ratio (1.22) … scored in double figures seven times, the first double-digit outings of her career … picked up game-high assist honors 19 times and handed out five-or-more assists in 16 games … made first career start in season opener vs. Valparaiso, tallying seven points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks … cracked double figures for first time with 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting (3-5 3FG) at Colorado State … added 12 points (8-10 FT) and six assists at Arizona … chipped in with 13 points vs. Army … dished out six assists against Michigan … added eight rebounds and eight assists at Purdue … notched new career highs with 17 points and five steals against USC … distributed eight assists against Western Michigan … scored 10 points (6-6 FT) at Rice … came off bench for first time against Providence, responding with five points and six assists … added seven assists in reserve role vs. Seton Hall … scored 13 points as substitute at Providence … dealt a game-high seven assists in 25 minutes off the bench at Connecticut … distributed six assists vs. Virginia Tech … charted career-highs of nine assists and five steals against Syracuse … added five assists at Seton Hall and Pittsburgh … scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds vs. Boston College … scored seven points and dealt six assists against St. John’s … carded 12 points and career-high nine rebounds vs. West Virginia … distributed eight assists at Georgetown … matched career best with nine assists in BIG EAST quarterfinal vs. Syracuse.

AS A FRESHMAN: Started the season on the bench after surgery to repair a stress fracture in her right leg … made her debut against Western Michigan, scoring two points and grabbing three rebounds in 13 minutes of action … played in seven games after her return before missing Virginia Tech (Jan. 13) with sprained left knee … saw action in 22 contests overall, including three NCAA tournament games … scored season-high seven points vs. Rice … pulled down season-high seven rebounds vs. Providence … scored six points vs. Miami … played 24 minutes vs. Georgetown in BIG EAST quarterfinal and had four points … scored four points and grabbed four boards in NCAA first-round game vs. Alcorn State … netted two points in second-round win over Michigan.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Played final season at Fort Lauderdale High School after attending Flanagan High School her first three seasons … averaged 12.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 4.4 steals in her final prep campaign … third-team all-state selection as a senior, she also was a first-team all-county selection … named MVP of the Big 8 county championship .. best game was against Boca Raton — 33 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals, four assists and four steals … set several records at Flanagan, including single-game marks for three-point field goals made (6), assists (8) and steals (12) … also established the Fort Lauderdale single-game assist record (12) .. played in Nike Broward/Dade County All-Star Game … member of the Gold Coast Lady Players AAU club team for three years … led Sobe Lizards to a ninth-place finish at AAU Nationals in 1999.

PERSONAL DATA: Born May 20, 1982 in Downey, Calif. … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters with a major in anthropology … has earned Dean’s List recogntion twice … named to BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team twice … women's basketball representative on the Notre Dame Student-Athlete Advisory Committee … the second Notre Dame player to wear No. 4 after Audrey Gomez.

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