Shannon Burke Class: Senior Hometown: Timonium, MD High School: Roland Park Country School Height: 5-9 Position: Defense Birthdate: 03/22/1987

Earned her second monogram in 2007 as a starter on the Notre Dame back line ... tough, tenacious defender who plays a physical game ... hard-working player who will look to become more of a force at both ends of the field ... key returning starter on Irish defense along with senior Becky Ranck ... key member of the draw control unit ... has good stick skills and reach ... knows the game and has a good sense on the field as the play develops around her ... has a toughness on the field to go along with a driving will to win ... extremely competitive player who plays at the highest level ... one of five natives of the state of Maryland on the Notre Dame roster along with fellow juniors Alicia Billings (Potomac) and Beth Koloup (Phoenix) and freshmen Jackie Doherty (Ellicott City) and Lauren Fenlon (Dayton) ... has played in 30 career games, making 19 starts ... has 46 ground balls, 39 draw controls and 30 caused turnovers.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 16 of the team's 17 games, making 15 starts ... was third on the team in ground balls with 32 and draw controls with 27 ... fourth overall in caused turnovers with 16 ... made just five turnovers of her own on the year ... had nine games with two or more ground balls and eight games with two or more draw controls ... had at least one caused turnover in 11 of the 16 games she played and two games with three or more ... had three draw controls in 12-11 triple overtime game at Stanford ... had three ground balls and a career-high four caused turnovers in 18-10 loss to Northwestern ... had three ground balls and four draw controls in win at Canisius ... grabbed four ground balls in win over Yale ... had second, four draw control game in loss at Syracuse ... recorded four ground balls and one draw control in 15-7 win over Duquesne ... won three draw controls in 20-10 loss to Duke ... had career-high five ground balls in regular-season ending loss to Rutgers ... had two draw controls and one caused turnover in BIG EAST Tournament loss to Georgetown.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in 14 games, making four starts ... recorded 14 ground balls, 12 draw controls and 14 caused turnovers ... started four of team's last five games, including three NCAA tournament games ... had four games with two or more ground balls, including a career-best three in the 18-6 win versus Ohio ... had season-high four draw controls in the NCAA tournament win against Georgetown ... had four games with two or more caused turnovers, getting a season-high of three in the 18-2 win against Canisius.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport standout at Roland Park Country School ... four-year letter winner in field hockey and basketball ... won three letters in lacrosse ... as a senior, served as team captain in field hockey and basketball ... helped field hockey team win conference championships in 2002 and 2004 ... honorable mention all-state in field hockey in 2003 ... was a two-time team MVP in lacrosse as a junior and senior ... won team's defensive awards as a junior and senior .... won school's outstanding performance in lacrosse award in 2005 ... selected all-metro and all-state in 2004 and 2005 in lacrosse ... was the Baltimore Messenger's player of the year in lacrosse in 2004 and 2005 ... member of the Skywalkers `05 Club Team and helped the Mid-Atlantic 1 team, along with Irish teammate, Mary Veith, to the U.S. Lacrosse Association's 2004 national championship, defeating Irish teammate Jillian Byers' New York 1 squad ... full name is Shannon Lynden Burke ... daughter of Christopher and Lynden Burke ... has a twin sister and a brother ... born March 22, 1987 in Baltimore, Md. ... Sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences at Notre Dame.

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