Jordan Pearce Class: Senior Hometown: Anchorage, AK High School: South Anchorage Height / Weight: 6-1 / 205 Position: Goaltender Birthdate: 10/10/1986 Last Team: Lincoln Stars (USHL)

Has earned two monograms at Notre Dame serving as a back up to David Brown ... ready for the challenge of taking over the starting role in 2007-08 .... will team with sophomore Tom O'Brien and freshman Brad Phillips to give the Irish a strong trio in goal ... has shown the ability to play at the Division I level in limited action his first two seasons ... has all the ingredients to be a top Division I goaltender ... uses size and quickness to fill the net ... will strive to be more consistent and have confidence in his ability ... has a strong glove hand ... continues to improve his all-around game ... appeared in three games as a sophomore, starting all three ... was 2-1-0 with a 2.01 goals-against averge and a .895 save percentage with one shutout ... has a 6-5-0 career record in 12 appearances with nine starts ... owns a 2.89 goals-against average and a .885 save percentage for his career with two shutouts ... joined the Irish after playing one season in the USHL with the Lincolns Stars after two years with the U.S. National Team Developmental Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... one of three former Lincoln Stars on the Notre Dame roster along with Erik Condra and Evan Rankin ... one of 20 Irish players to play in the USHL ... one of 19 Notre Dame players all-time to play for the U.S. National program and one of five on the current roster along with sophomore Kyle Lawson and freshmen Ian Cole, Brad Phillips and Teddy Ruth ... signed national letter-of-intent in early-signing period (Nov. `04) along with Condra, Christian Hanson, Kevin Deeth, Kyle Lawson and Ryan Thang ... has been selected to the Dean's List in two of his first four semesters at Notre Dame (fall of `05 and spring of `06) ... had a 4.0 grade-point average in the spring of `06 ... member of Notre Dame's Academic Honors Program.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in just three games as he served as the back up to All-American David Brown ... was 2-1-0 in three starts with a 2.01 goals-against average and a .895 save percentage while turning in one shutout ... made first start of the season on Oct. 27 in opening game of the Lightning College Hockey Classic in Tampa, Fla., versus Army ... stopped all seven shots he faced in 3-0 shutout win ... returned between the pipes on Jan. 7 in a home contest against Robert Morris ... played 58:10 while stopping 11 of 15 shots in 4-2 loss to the Colonials ... two of four goals were power-play markers ... turned in best performance of the season on the road at Alaska on Feb. 17 ... played 61:22, stopping 33 of 35 shots in 3-2 overtime win for the Irish ... 33 saves were second best total of his career.

AS A FRESHMAN: Made nine appearances as a freshman with six starts ... was 4-4-0 with a 3.25 goals-against average and a .882 save percentage ... recorded one shutout ...finished the year with 180 saves ... surrendered 24 goals in 442:24 minutes ... made first appearance of the year at Denver on Oct. 22, giving up six goals with 17 saves in a 6-3 loss to the Pioneers ... registered first career win and shutout on Oct. 29 with a 27-save, 2-0 win over Princeton at home ... tied David Brown for the earliest shutout in a career at Notre Dame by doing it in his second game ... selected CCHA rookie-of-the-week for shutout against Tigers ... lost a 4-2 decision at Michigan on Nov. 5, stopping 25 shots in the contest ... surrendered four goals (29 saves) in a 9-4 win over Bowling Green on Nov. 10 ... played the third period in relief of Brown in 5-2 loss to Ohio State on Nov. 26, giving up one goal on eight shots ... played the first 39:58 in 4-3 loss at Western Michigan, giving up four goals on 16 shots ... did not see action again until Jan. 21 when he replaced Brown with 6:47 gone in the second period at Northern Michigan and the Irish trailing, 3-1 ... stopped all 14 shots he faced as Notre Dame rallied for a 4-3 win ... had a career-high 34 saves in 7-4 win at Bowling Green on Feb. 17 ... final appearance came in the CCHA playoffs ... in game two, replaced Brown after he was injured just 10 minutes into the contest ... made 15 saves in tough, 1-0 loss to Alaska Fairbanks. WITH USA HOCKEY: As a member of the USA Under-18 team was 8-11-1 with a 3.57 goals-against average and a .874 save percentagge in `03-'04 ... the previous year, 2002-03, was 7-22-0 with a 3.97 goals against and a .891 save mark.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from South Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska .... also attended Lincoln Southwest in Lincoln, Neb. during his senior year, Huron High School in Ann Arbor as a sophomore and junior and Service High School in Anchorage as a freshman ... was all-Conference and all-State as a freshman at Service High School ... while playing with the Lincoln Stars in `04-'05 was 22-10-4 with a 3.07 goals-against average and a .897 save percentage in helping Lincoln to a second-place ties in the USHL's Western Division ... full name is Jordan Paul Pearce ... son of David and Brenda Pearce ... has one brother and one sister ... born Oct. 10, 1986, in Anchorage, Alaska ... anthropology/pre-med major in the College of Arts and Letters.

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