Danielle Davis Class: Senior Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI High School: Grand Rapids Catholic Height: 5-4 Event: Sabre Birthdate: 08/18/1981

Walk-on fencer who has become regular contributor and team leader ... returned for final year of eligibility after deciding to attend law school at Notre Dame ... will serve as captain for young 2005 women's sabre squad ... a good sparring partner and team organizer who has made steady progress on the strip, due to her timing, speed and reaction time ... placed 13th at Penn State Open in fall of `04 (9-5) ... compiled 82-27 regular-season record in first three seasons with the Irish.

WITH THE IRISH: Named sabre team co-MVP after posting 32-2 record in `03-'04 (4-0 at Northwestern Duals, 2-0 at NYU Duals, 9-2 at ND Duals, 17-0 at West-Central Duals) ... placed 8th at Midwest Fencing Conference Championships ... 11th at PSU Open in fall of `03 ... logged 43-18 record as junior, earning `03 team's Auriol Award ("most improved") ... `03 bouts included 11-4 at OSU Duals, 11-0 at ND Duals, 9-5 at Duke Duals, 9-1 at MSU Duals ... split 14 bouts while earning first of three monograms in 2002.

PREP & PERSONAL: Earned two letters in basketball and two in softball at Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School, playing both sports all four years ... participated in Monogram Club service projects during summers of '02 (South Bend's Women's Care Center) and '03 (taught sports to young women in Honduras) ... student mentor for "in-school suspension" students at South Bend's Washington High School ... was member of English Department's honor society and academic honesty committee ... three-year member of ND's Diversity Practicum ... daughter of Joe and Mary Davis ... full name is Daniel Elizabeth Davis ... four-time Dean's List student who graduated in May '04 with English degree.

Notre Dame's 2005 women's sabre squad (from left): Erin Housing, Angela Vincent, Valerie Providenza, Mariel Zagunis, Natalie Tenner and Danielle Davis.