BEENE, LAKEYSIA Position: Goalkeeper Height: 5-8 (1.73 m) Weight: 135 (61 kg) Born: March 9, 1978 at Shaw Air Force Base, SC Hometown: Gold River, California College: University of Notre Dame

National Team: A fixture in goal for the Under-20 National Team program in 1997 ... The starting goalkeeper for the U-20s at the 1997 Nordic Cup in Denmark, her stellar play in goal helped the U.S. to the championship ... Earned a 1-0 overtime shutout of norway in the Nordic Cup champoinship game, making two goal-saving stops ... Allowed just one gol in four games at the Nordic Cup ... Called into her first training camp with the full national team in January of 1998 ... Also playd for the U-20s in 1996 ... A former member of the U-16 National Team pool. College/High School: Played every minute of every game of Notre Dame in 1997, starting 25 games and finishd iwth a 0.36 goals against average while allowing just nine goals ... The NSCAA First-Team All-American goalkeeper in 1997 as a sophmore, she recorded 18 shutouts as the Irish advanced to the NCAA Final Four ... An All-Big East selection as a sophmore ... The back-up goalkeeper for Notre Dame as a freshman to All-American Jen Renola, she played 542 minutes in 14 games and allowed just one goal for a 0.16 goals against average ... As a freshman, scord a goal as a field player against Villanova on her only shot of the season (Renola also scored in that game) ... The top goalkeeper in the nation coming out of high school her senior year, she was a Parade All-American in 1995 and '96 for Del Campo High School and an NSCAA All-American ... Had a career 0.27 goals against average in high school ... The confrence player of the year as a senior at Del Campo. Personal: Majoring in Environmental Geosciences at Notre Dame ... A three-time Under-17 Black Belt National Champion in the art of Tang Soo Do Karate ... An avid roller-blader and dancer. First Appearance: none First Goal: none