Kelsey Lysander Class: Junior Hometown: San Diego, CA High School: Rancho Bernardo Height: 5-10 Position: Goalkeeper Birthdate: 01/05/1988 Club: San Diego Surf

Third-year goalkeeper who should be in the mix for significant minutes alongside sophomore Nikki Weiss due to the graduation of Lauren Karas ... a quick and agile athlete with good size (5-foot-10) and a prototypical goalkeeper's body type, to go along with a tremendous work ethic ... as with most 'keepers, consistency will be the key factor in determining her playing time during the 2008 season ... collected 2006 NSCAA prep All-America honors while also helping the San Diego Surf reach the national four-team club tournament (as Region IV champs) ... followed current senior defender Carrie Dew (Encinitas/La Costa Canyon HS) as second Surf player to sign with the Irish in three-year span ... has plenty of upside due to her physical skills and confident approach ... the daughter of a former Major League Baseball pitcher ... one of 24 Californians to play for Notre Dame women's soccer program, with others including Dew, current freshman forward Jennifer Nordine and four former All-Americans - forward Rosella Guerrero (Sacramento), midfielder Cindy Daws (Northridge) and goalkeepers Jen Renola (Los Gatos) and LaKeysia Beene (Gold River) - plus current U.S. National Team defensive midfield standout Shannon Boxx (Torrance) and record-setting forward Monica Gerardo (Simi Valley) ... previous Notre Dame women's soccer players who have worn number 13 include pair of All- Americans - forward Alison Lester ('94) and U.S. National Team defender Kate Sobrero Markgraf ('98).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in six games for the Irish, logging 179 minutes of play and posting a 2.51 GAA with three saves ... made her lone start of the season (third career) versus Michigan in the season opener ... made one save in first half while combining with Weiss to blank the Wolverines ... made one save in 16 minutes of play to combine with Karas to shut out Loyola-Chicago (3-0) in the first round of NCAA Tournament ... also combined with Karas to blank Providence (4-0) and Georgetown (3-0), logging a combined 46 minutes of play ... tied a season-high mark for minutes played (45) in loss at #3 Santa Clara ... played final 30 minutes in exhibition draw with top-ranked North Carolina, allowing one goal ... closed out exhibition win over #11 Virginia (3-1; in Fort Wayne, Ind.), turning aside the only shot she faced ... looked solid during spring 2008 exhibition vs. Mexican National Team (2- 1), earning start and stopping four of five shots she faced in first half.

AS A FRESHMAN: Logged 281 minutes while helping Notre Dame rank third nationally with a 0.40 goals-against average ... compiled 0.32 GAA while saving four of the five shots she faced and starting twice in eight total appearances ... made a pair of saves while playing full 90 minutes in opening win over Iowa State (9-0) ... played the first half two weeks later at TCU, with the Irish scoring twice in the final 45 for the 2-0 win ... closed four different 5-0 wins: at DePaul, at home against Pittsburgh and Seton Hall, and at Providence ... made two postseason appearances, with a goal allowed and a save in the BIG EAST title game versus Rutgers (4-2) ... played the final five minutes in NCAA opening win over Oakland (7-1) ... her 2006 preseason action included a shutout second half versus Virginia (3-0; in Traverse City, Mich.) and a scoreless first half in the 5-0 win over Xavier, with a save in each game.

ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Member of Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region IV team from 2004-06 ... attended interregional event with Region IV team (Boca Raton, Fla.) ... member of Region IV player pool in 2003 ... played with Cal-South ODP team from 2002-06 ... member of same elite club program, the San Diego Surf, that produced current Notre Dame standout defender Carrie Dew ... headed to the Midwest (Des Moines, Iowa) for the U.S.Youth Soccer national club tournament, just days before reporting to Notre Dame ... the Surf lost to PDA Wildcats (N.J.) at the start of the national four-team round-robin, followed by 2-0 loss to Chicago-based Eclipse Select team (featuring ND classmates Amanda Clark and Michele Weissenhofer) and 3-1 defeat at the hands of eventual champion Dallas Texans squad (captained by another ND classmate, Haley Ford) ... the Surf's march to nationals went through the Region IV tournament in Boise, Idaho, with a 3-1 win over CSA Copa (Colo.) and a 1-0 victory over the Hawaii-based HSC Bulls before losing to the Avalanche Black team from Utah on the final day of round-robin (0- 2) ... the Surf still advanced to the Region IV semifinals and won a 3-2 battle with FC Royals (Wash.) before avenging the loss to the Avalanche in a 2-1 regional title game ... the Region IV tournament was preceded by the hard-fought Cal-South state cup, as the Surf edged the SoCal Blues in the 2-1 final (played in Rancho Capistrano) ... the Surf opened the state cup with wins over the Claremont Stars (4-0) and SASC Strikers (4-2) before a 3-1 semifinal win over SoCal United ... helped Surf win annual four-team event that pits top Cal- South teams versus top Cal-North teams, with the Surf beating SoCal United in the 2-1 final (fall '05) ... also member of 2002 Surf team that won annual WAGS tournament in Washington, D.C.

PREP & PERSONAL: Named 2006 All- American by National Soccer Coaches Association of America while playing for Rancho Bernardo High School ... four-year starter and two-year captain, setting school records for shutouts and goals-against average (career and single-season) ... earned first team all-CIF (all-state), first team all-Palomar League and first team all-North County honors as a junior in 2005, adding All-America, all-league and team MVP honors as a senior captain ... lettered with cross country team as a freshman ... father Rick pitched in the Major Leagues during the early 1980s, with the Oakland Athletics and Minnesota Twins ... brother Brent played baseball at Sonoma State University and currently plays for the Class-A Midwest League's Kane County Cougars (Oakland A's affiliate) ... daughter of Rick and Tracey Lysander ... full name is Kelsey Rae Lysander ... born Jan. 5, 1988, in Mountain View, Calif.... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a political science major.

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