Suzanne Irwin

Class:
Senior
High School:
Ballard
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

As a junior (2003): Saw time in all 23 games, starting 11... Posted two goals... Totaled four points... Netted the game-winner in the Cardinals' 3-1 decision over Ohio.

As a sophomore (2002) -- Played in all 21 games with 12 starts... Tied for third on the team with five goals... Scored the game-winner against Central Michigan... Provided valuable minutes as a starter and off the bench as the Cardinals clinched their first regular season Mid-America Conference Championship.

As a freshman (2001) -- Saw action in eight games... Tallied two shots on goal... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

High School -- Played field hockey for three years under coaches Jeremy Nelson, Amy Marchell and Bridget Strickler... Her high school team was a 2000 state semifinalist... Led her team in assists... Holds school record for career goals with 60... Named team Offensive MVP (2000)... Named to the 2000 HockeyPoint All-State Tournament First Team... All-Jefferson County selection (1999 and 2000)... Tabbed by the Louisville Voice-Tribune as a "Sophomore to Watch" (1998)... Team MVP (1997)... Also lettered in softball.

Personal -- Full name is Suzanne Kimberly Irwin... Daughter of Jerry and Mary Irwin... Birthdate is December 15, 1982... Majoring in marketing with a minor in communications... Her sister, Michelle, is a former U of L and Southern Indiana basketball player... Post college ambition is to own a successful interior design business... People she most admires are Carla Tagliente and her dad... Best advice she's ever gotten about sports: don't ever give up... If she could interview anybody in the world, it would be Bill Gates... Something most people don't know is that she went skydiving with her dad.

Irwin's StatisticsYear GP/GS   Shots   G   A   TP  DS2001    8/0 2   0   0   0   02002    21/12   26  5   1   11  02003    23/11   13  2   0   4   0Career  52/23   41  7   1   15  0