Ansley Stewart Class: Freshman Hometown: Alexandria, VA High School: Episcopal Height: 5-8 Position: Midfield/Attack Birthdate: 07/10/1989

Outstanding addition to the Notre Dame roster ... talented midfield/attack player ... has good stick skills and can catch the ball in traffic ... has a nice scoring touch ... hard-working player who will push for playing time as a freshman ... has good all-around skills ... needs time and exposure to the Division I game ... should be a solid contributor during her Notre Dame career ... selected as a U.S. Lacrosse honorable mention high school All-American in 2007 ... was a first team All-American in 2006 ... took U.S. Lacrosse high school academic All-American honors in `07 ... member of seven-player recruiting class that has been ranked among the best in the nation ... joins fellow freshman Kaitlin Keena (Vienna) as Irish players from the state of Virginia ... along with Keena, was a member of the Capital Lacrosse Club.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Two-sport athlete at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. ... won four letters in both lacrosse and field hockey ... two-time ISL all-conference selection in both sports ... helped Episcopal to the state championship in lacrosse in 2006 ... served as team captain of both teams as a senior ... was team MVP for both teams during her senior year ... selected all-State in `06 and `07 ... scored 49 goals with 26 assists for 75 points as a senior ... was selected to the Washington Post's honorable mention all-Met team in `07 ... as a junior recorded 63 goals and 71 assists for 134 points in leading Episcopal to the state championship ... played in two U.S. Lacrosse national tournaments, playing for Mid-Atlantic 2 in `06 and Mid-Atlantic 4 in `05 ... full name is Ansley Yates Stewart ... daughter of Craig and Cricket Stewart ... has two brothers ... born July 10, 1989 in Fayetteville, N.C. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame.