Purdue Personal Preferences Favorite Athlete: Xabi Alonso
In Her MP3 Player: The Zombies
Last Concert She Attended: Best Coast
Favorite Author: David Sedaris
Film Favorites Favorite Actor: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Actress: Amy Poehler, Director: Werner Herzog
Favorite Month: October
Favorite Holiday: Halloween
Favorite Meal: Pad See Ew
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Trail Running/Hiking
Favorite Purdue Building: Wethrill Hall
Favorite Big City: Philadelphia
Unique Travel Locale: Morocco
Country She'd Like to Visit: Croatia
Another Sport She Enjoys: Swimming
Most Memorable Game at Purdue: 2009 Win at Texas A&M
Furry Friend: Oliver, Angora Rabbit
SENIOR / 2012 Academic All-Big Ten Lynch started all 14 games in which she played
Missed five Big Ten games after suffering a knee injury in the overtime win at Nebraska, but was able to return for the stretch run
Logged 90-plus minutes seven times, going the distance in shutout wins against Toledo and Central Michigan
Also helped Purdue post shutouts against Tennessee-Martin and Evansville assisted on Chinyelu Asher's game-winning goal in the Tennessee-Martin victory
Recorded a season-high four shots as an attacking player in the senior night season finale against Penn State
JUNIOR / 2011 Academic All-Big Ten Lynch played in eight games, going the distance in seven of the eight games as a starting center back after missing the first six weeks due to injury
Assisted on Mollie Kuramoto's game-winning goal in the victory at Minnesota Purdue went 4-4 after she joined the starting lineup
Left the field only late in the game in the loss at Wisconsin
The Boilers are 2-0 when she has scored a goal during her career, all three collegiate goals coming at home
SOPHOMORE / 2010 Academic All-Big Ten Played in 18 games and started 11 times, including the first three Big Ten games Started 11 of 12 games from Aug. 22 through Oct. 1 Scored twice in the victory against Morehead State, posting the lone multi-goal effort of the season by a Boilermaker Missed the final two games due to injury Logged a season-high 61 minutes in the USC game
FRESHMAN / 2009 Made first collegiate start in 1-0 win vs. Michigan Scored first collegiate points with goal in 5-2 win vs. Loyola-Chicago Recorded one shot vs. Michigan State, vs. Minnesota, vs. Michigan and at No. 25 Penn State Played season-high 45 minutes at Nittany Lions
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB Four-year letterwinner Scored 53 goals and added 23 assists 2006 team MVP 2006, 2007, 2008 All-League Played club for FC Bucks Vipers and PDA Pride 2005 and 2008 Eastern Pennsylvania ODP team 2005 and 2008 Region I ODP camp Also ran track for Palisades PIAA state qualifier in 100-meter dash National Junior Honor Society
Biographical Information
Major: Behavorial Neuroscience Psychology (with a biology minor)