Oct. 21, 2007

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SENIOR SALUTE – Six veteran members of the ND women’s soccer team could be playing in their final regular-season home game today … those players include goalkeeper Lauren Karas, defender Jennie Bireley, M/D Ashley Jones, F/M Amanda Cinalli and forwards Kerri Hanks and Susan Pinnick (both of whom have one year of eligibility remaining) … ND’s fourth-year seniors (Cinalli, Jones and Karas) have helped ND compile an 82-9-3 record (.888) from 2004-07 while winning the 2004 NCAA title and being the 2006 runner-up (’05 quartefinalist) … Bireley – who played previously at Iowa State and Texas-Dallas – has been a valuable addition to the ND defense this season, after becoming a rare walk-on via the 2007 spring season … Karas has yet to allow a goal in BIG EAST play this season and owns a 0.57 career goals-against avg. (would tie ND record, held by Liz Wagner), while her 45-4-1 career record (.910) is on pace to best Jen Renola’s ND record for career win pct. (.903) … Jones has played all 94 games of her ND career and has matched her career-high with nine points this season (2G-5A; career-best five-game point streak) … she owns a 3.98 cumulative GPA as an accounting major (27 A grades, 2 A-minuses) and is a top candidate for Academic All-American of the Year … Cinalli is one of 12 all-time ND players with 30-plus goals and 30-plus assists in their careers (34G-30A), reaching double-digit goals in each of the previous three seasons (also all-BIG EAST each year) … Cinalli also is a member of the U.S. U-21 National Team and serves as ND’s 2007 team captain … Pinnick did not play in 2004 (due to injuries suffered in a summer van accident with her club team) but made an inspirational return to rank as one of ND’s top forwards over the past three seasons (12 career goals) … see next page/PDF for Hanks info.