Becky Ranck Class: Senior Hometown: Wayne, PA High School: Radnor Height: 5-8 Position: Defense Birthdate: 03/25/1986

Three-time monogram winner who will serve as team captain along with fellow senior Caitlin McKinney ... one of the top defensive players in the BIG EAST and the nation ... will be the leader of Notre Dame's defensive corps in 2008 and an all-BIG EAST candidate ... talented, athletic player with outstanding defensive instincts ... uses her size and lacrosse skills to make life difficult for opposing forwards around the Irish cage ... is a master of the stick check and has the uncanny ability to cause turnovers ... quiet team leader who leads by example both on and off the field ... continues to improve her all-around game ... played high school lacrosse at one of the top programs - Radnor High School - where she was a teammate of 2007 graduate Kristin Hopson ... Dean's List selection in fall of `06 ... over three seasons has played in 47 games, recording 46 ground balls, 29 draw controls and 54 caused turnovers.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in all 17 games, making 13 starts ... checked in with 21 ground balls, seven draw controls and 20 caused turnovers ... had six games with two or more ground balls and four with two or more caused turnovers ... ranked seventh on the team in ground balls and was second in caused turnovers in 2007 ... had three ground balls in back-to-back wins over Canisius and Yale on March 10 and 14 for season highs in that category ... equaled a career-best with five caused turnovers in 13-8 regular-season victory against Georgetown ... had one ground ball and one caused turnover in the BIG EAST Tournament loss to the Hoyas to end the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 19 games, making 18 starts ... had 23 ground balls, 22 draw controls and 31 caused turnovers that was tops on the team ... had eight games with two or more caused turnovers ... had six games with two or more ground balls ... recorded two games with a career-high four ground balls against Loyola (3/16) and Vanderbilt (5/7) ... had three games with three draw controls - California (2/24), James Madison (3/12) and Syracuse (4/29) ... set career high in caused turnovers with five against Northeastern (3/19) ... had a strong postseason with three ground balls, four draw controls and seven caused turnovers in three NCAA tournament games.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in 11 games on defense for the Irish in 2005 ... recorded one shot on goal ... had two ground balls and caused three turnovers ... did not play in first four games of the season before making first appearance on March 13 versus James Madison ... appeared in the remaining 11 games.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-sport standout at Radnor High School where she won eight letters in soccer and lacrosse during her high school career ... helped lead Radnor to state lacrosse titles in her freshman and junior seasons ... program was nationally ranked in all four of her seasons at Radnor ... all-conference selection as a senior ... honorable mention all-America in lacrosse in 2004 ... all-Mainline and all-Central League selection in 2003 and 2004 ... all-Delco choice in 2004 ... served as team captain in soccer in 2003 ... was team MVP and an all-Mainline choice in soccer for 2002 and 2003 ... second-team all-Central League in 2002 and 2003 ... second-team all-Delco in 2003 ... full name is Christy Rebecca McInnes Ranck ... daughter of Richard and Anne Brooke McInnes Ranck ... has one sister who played soccer at Florida State ... born March 25, 1986, in Gladwyne, Pa. ... Anthropology major in the College of Arts and Letters.

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