Rose Augustin Class: Sophomore Hometown: Silver Lake, OH High School: Walsh Jesuit Height: 5-5 Position: Forward/Midfielder Birthdate: 08/10/1988 Club Team: Ohio Internationals

Technically-sound frontrunner who should add another dimension and scoring punch to the already potent Notre Dame attack ... her strong all-around ability on the the ball includes poised play with and without pressure ... effective at striking the ball with either foot ... complements her on-field flair with a deep understanding of the game's tactics ... a quality goalscorer who has played at a high level with both the Ohio Internationals youth club team and its affiliated team in the W-League, the Cleveland Internationals (she rated as one of that team's top players, despite being one of its youngest) ... extremely coachable player who has the versatility to drop back into a high midfielder role ... looking to increase her workrate as she adjusts to the pace of the collegiate game ... her transition to college life should be boosted by her longtime friendship with current Irish players Amanda Cinalli and Courtney Rosen (both fellow Cleveland-area natives), in addition to having the unique benefit of attending classes and living on-campus at Notre Dame during the 2007 summer session (her courses included introduction to philosophy and principles of calculus) ... four other Notre Dame women's soccer players similarly have benefitted from attending early-entry summer session in the past three years, with those players including fellow freshman Taylor Knaack, current junior Brittany Bock (in 2005) and the sophomore duo of Amanda Clark and Michele Weissenhofer (in 2006) ... three of her former teammates play for teams on Notre Dame's 2007 schedule - Virginia's Jess Rostedt and Michigan's Jill Ferree (both with Cleveland Internationals), and Cincinnati's Kristen May (Walsh Jesuit High School) ... follows the only sister combination in Notre Dame women's soccer history - Medina natives Kelly (1998-2001) and Kate (2001-04) Tulisiak - as the third Walsh Jesuit product to play for the Irish ... joins Notre Dame women's soccer program that has included 11 previous Ohio natives, most notably midfielder Margaret Jarc (Bay Village/Magnificent HS; 1989-92), defenders Julie Vogel (Cincinnati/Anderson HS; 1992-95) and Kate Fischer (Cincinnati/Ursuline Academy; 1993-96) and Academic All-America forward Mary Boland (Hudson HS; 2001-04), plus the Tulisiaks, Cinalli (Maple Hts/Laurel HS) and Rosen (Brecksville/Hathaway Brown HS) ... inherits number-15 jersey worn the previous four seasons by forward Lizzie Reed ... other Irish players who have worn 15 include defenders Kate Fischer (1993-96) and Kerri Bakker (1997-2000).

ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Played for Olympic Development (ODP) Ohio North state team from 2003-05 ... named to the 2005 ODP/Super Y National Camp Select Team ... also named as an alternate to the 1987 Under-16 National Tournament Team ... helped lead Ohio Internationals youth club team to three straight state titles (2003-05) ... also played alongside her future Notre Dame teammates Cinalli and Rosen, as a member of the W-League's Cleveland Internationals during the summers of 2005-07 ... despite playing in only five games, she ranked second on the 2006 Cleveland Internationals team in goals (7) and points (15; 21st among all W-League players), trailing only Rostedt (9G-2A/24 pts) ... her four goals were tied for second on the 2007 Cleveland Internationals (7 GP; team went 12-8-4) ... other noteworthy players on the Internationals included UCLA All-America forward Danesha Adams.

PREP & PERSONAL: Named a 2006 high school All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America while being tabbed the 2006 Gatorade state player of the year for Ohio ... also named the 2006 Ohio player of the year by both the NSCAA and by the state coaches association (OHSSA "Miss Soccer"), after leading team to second state title in a span of three years (also 2004) ... served as senior co-captain for Walsh Jesuit High School's undefeated 2006 team that was ranked number one in the nation and was crowned national champs by the NSCAA ... finished her career as third all-time leading scorer in Walsh Jesuit history (152 points; 52 goals, 48 assists) ... named first team all-state as a senior and third team as a junior ... member of regional championship teams in each of her final three seasons (WJHS was ranked in the national top-25 every year from 2004-06) ... named conference player of the year and member of Cleveland Plain Dealer's "Best of the Best" team in each of her final two seasons ... in addition to the Tulisiak sisters, other former Notre Dame student-athletes who were products of Walsh Jesuit include baseball player Matt Bok (the DH for the 2002 College World Series team) and the father-son football duo of Tom Lopienski Sr. and Jr. ... hails from the same home area as former Notre Dame football players Bob Meeker (offensive tackle; 1963-65) and defensive end Frank Stams (1984-88), both Akron natives ... her brother Matt Augustin is a current senior soccer player at the University of Akron ... born Aug. 10, 1988, in Akron, Ohio ... daughter of Thomas and Mary Augustin ... full name is Rosemarie LaGuardia Augustin ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.