Natalie Loftus Hometown: Baltimore, Md. High School: The Catholic High School Height: 5-3 Position: Midfield/Attack Birthdate: 10/19/1980

One of the top midfielders in the nation ... selected IWLCA second-team all-Mid-Atlantic region and first-team all-BIG EAST in her final year ... finished her Notre Dame career fourth on the Irish scoring list with 109 career points (76 goals, 33 assists) ...is fourth in goals (76), fourth in assists (33) and fourth in ground balls (126) in Irish record book ... played in all 63 games during her career, making 53 starts ... blessed with outstanding speed and quickness that sparked Irish transition game.

AS A SENIOR: Finished second on the team in scoring with 27 goals and 13 assists for 40 points ... selected second-team IWLCA all-Mid-Atlantic region and first team all-BIG EAST as a midfielder ... talented all-around player who was strong at both ends of the field ... recorded 41 ground balls and 18 draw controls as a senior ... scored points in 17 of 18 games ... had 12 games of two or more goals ... opened season with season-high four-point game (2g, 2a) game versus Ohio University ... had season-high three-goal game in win over Virginia Tech ... closed the season with four consecutive two-goal, one-assist games including NCAA games versus Ohio State and Princeton.

AS A JUNIOR: Became a key player in the Notre Dame attack ... finished second in goals (28), third in assists (6) and third in points (34) ... grabbed 17 ground balls, caused nine turnovers and had eight draw controls ... had at least one point in 14 of Notre Dame’s 15 games ... had 10 games with two or more goals ... had career-high five-point game (4g, 1a) versus Ohio State.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Moved into a starting role after strong fall season ... led sophomore class with 23 points (13g, 10a) and was fifth-best overall ... one of only three Irish players to have double-figures in both goals and assists ... ranked third on the team in draw controls (25) and ground balls (43) ... had a season-best three-goal game versus Columbia.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in 15 games, making five starts ... scored eight goals with four assists for 12 points ... scored season-high three goals against Yale ... first career goal came in season-opening win over Boston College ... also notched single scores against Ohio State, Connecticut, Davidson and Harvard.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport athlete at The Catholic High School of Baltimore, earning four letters in lacrosse ... captained lacrosse team as a senior and soccer team as a junior and senior ... earned all-conference lacrosse and soccer honors as a senior ... scored career-best 34 goals and 36 assists as a junior ... daughter of James and Colleen Loftus ... has one brother and one sister ... brother Greg played soccer at Mount St. Mary’s and father James played soccer at Loyola (Md.) ... born Oct. 19, 1980, in Baltimore, Md. ... graduated in May of 2002 with a degree in marketing from the Mendoza College of Business.