Hofstra University Athletics

Fourth season the Hofstra roster...Has seen action at second, third and short last season, but settled in as the regular third baseman last year and has the inside track for that position again this year...Also played goalie on the Hofstra Women's Soccer team in 2010 and was part of the two winningest seasons in the history of both programs in the same calendar year (45 for softball in 2010 and 19 for women's soccer)...Has helped her two teams combine for a 104-28 record since the start of 2010...Was honored as a recipient of the Nick Colleluori Unsung Hero Award at the 2011 Hofstra Student-Athlete Awards banquet...2011: Second team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection...Played and started in all 53 games at third base...Batted .273 with one home run and 19 RBI, while adding a team-high nine stolen bases (in 10 attempts)...Hit first career homer against UNC Wilmington on April 30, a grand slam...Batted 3-for-3 with a double, run scored, two stolen bases and RBI in the first-ever night game at Hofstra Softball Stadium, a 5-0 win over St. John's on April 26...Was 2-for-2 with an RBI in the regular season finale against Georgia State...Was 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles in an April 3 win over Delaware...Batted 4-for-6 in the three-game series with James Madison...Was 2-for-3 with two runs scored in an opening day win over UNC Greensboro on Feb. 11...Hit .375 in CAA games, and .444 at home...2010: Played in 21 games, including 11 starts...Batted .226 with two stolen bases...Was 2-for-7 in a doubleheader against Rutgers...Batted 2-for-3 with a run scored against Marist...Was 1-for-3 with an RBI in a win over Fairfield...2009: Played in 16 games, including 11 starts, mostly at third base when Sara Michalowski pitched...Finished the year with a .972 fielding percentage...Did not have an error until her final chance of the season against LIU, when she moved to shortstop...Also played shortstop at St. John's and started at second base in a game against Connecticut...Scored on a wild pitch as a pinch runner in a 2-1 loss to Illinois...Had back-to-back spectacular diving stops at third for 5-3 putouts in a narrow loss to Georgia State...Previous College: Attended Iona College in New Rochelle, New York for one year, where she played soccer...High School: Played five years of softball and four years of soccer at Hauppauge High School in Hauppauge, New York...Was an all-league and all-county performer in softball...Earned county MVP honors in softball and was a second team regional All-American...Personal: Born April 29, 1989...Has one older brother...Majoring in physical education with an exercise science minor...Aspires to work as either a physical therapist or a physical education teacher...Nicknamed "K.T."...Lists David Wright, Jose Reyes and Hope Solo as her favorite athletes...Started playing softball at age 13, after playing baseball since she was 4...Has coached a U10 development team in Hauppauge, New York, and has worked at the swimming program in the Hofstra summer camps, teaching 4-6 year olds.