Laura Berbert Class: Junior Hometown: Germantown, Md. High School: Seneca Valley Height: 5-5 Position: MF Birthdate: 10/03/1989 Experience: 2L

CAREER: Laura Berbert enters her third season with the Panthers...started every game (38) of her two-year collegiate career...registered two goals including a game-winner against Kent State...also has five assists, and nine points...attempted 34 shots.

2008: Started all 20 games...one of five Pitt players to start all 20 matches on the year...played nearly every minute of every game for the 2008 season...finished the season with one goal, two assists and four points...registered 16 shots on year...scored the game-winning goal for Pitt in a 1-0 win against Kent State (Sept. 12)...responsible for assisting on the Panthers' two goals in the season opener vs. Akron (Aug. 22).

2007: Started all 18 games as a freshman midfielder...one of three players to start all 18 games for Pitt on year...ended season with one goal, three assists and five points...took 18 shots on year...scored first career goal at St. John's (Sept. 30)...registered assists vs. West Virginia (Sept. 21), Syracuse (Sept. 28) and Cincinnati (Oct. 5)...named a Big East Academic All-Star.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, Md....tallied 27 goals and 19 assists over her four-year, high school career...played for Seneca Valley High School where she was named team MVP and garnered All-Gazette Second Team honors...registered seven goals and seven assists in her final season...as a junior, led Germantown to its first-ever Class 3A Montgomery County Championship with a team leading 13 goals and seven assists...helped her club team, the Bethesda Rapids, to the Maryland State Cup Championships and the Region I National Championship Semifinals in 2005 and 2006...National Honor Society member...named an AP scholar and Maryland Distinguished Scholar in 2006...competed in swimming.

PERSONAL: Born October 3, 1989...daughter of Michael and Rebecca Berbert...has two brothers, Matt and James...father competed in gymnastics and soccer at William & Mary...an undeclared major...enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences as a double major in Math and Economics.