Hofstra University Athletics

#25 Katie Hertsch
Senior, 5-4, Midfield/Defense
Westminster, MD/Winters Mill/Ohio

Named to United States National Team...Team captain...2010: Started all 18 games...First team IWLCA All-Region selection...First team All-Colonial Athletic Association pick...IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selection...Recorded 34 ground balls, 31 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers on the season...Also had one goal and two assists for three points...Ranked second on the team in ground balls and caused turnovers...Had five ground balls and five draw controls at Towson...Notched four ground balls and five caused turnovers against Old Dominion...Had a goal at Stanford...Recorded two assists versus Oregon...Took four shots...CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...2009: Started all 16 games...Recorded 36 ground balls, 30 draw controls and 14 caused turnovers...Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers and third in ground balls and draw controls...Added three goals and one assist for four points...Had five ground balls and three caused turnovers versus Cornell...Recorded five draw controls versus Stony Brook...Posted four caused turnovers versus James Madison...Scored goals versus Mount St. Mary's, Stony Brook and William and Mary...Goal versus Stony Brook was the game-winner...Tallied an assist versus Connecticut...Took seven shots...CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...2008: Started all 16 games...Recorded 35 ground balls, 21 draw controls and 16 caused turnovers to go along with two goals and two assists...Ranked second on the team in ground balls and caused turnovers...Had a season-high five ground balls versus Rutgers, Notre Dame and Stony Brook...Caused four turnovers versus Rutgers and Notre Dame...Notched four draw controls at Syracuse...Had goals against top-ranked Northwestern and George Mason...Took five shots...CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...Previous College: Joined the Pride after one year at Ohio University, which discontinued its women's lacrosse program...High School: Played four years of lacrosse and soccer at Winters Mill High School...Also ran indoor track for four years...Helped all three teams to conference championships as a senior...US Lacrosse High School All-American for the Western Maryland area in 2006...Named to All-Carroll County first team in lacrosse in each of her final three playing seasons...Played on the Mid-Atlantic Team #2 at the US Lacrosse Women's National Tournament for Coach Tierney Ahearn...WTTR Athlete of the Year in 2006...Silver Falcon Award winner for track and lacrosse in 2006...State gold medalist in the 1600m in 2006...Carroll County Track Athlete of the Year in 2003, 2005 and 2006...First team all-county selection in track all four years...Carroll County Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2006...First team all-county and all-conference in soccer in 2004, 2005 and 2006...Honorable mention All-Maryland selection in soccer in 2006...2006 US Lacrosse High School Academic All-American...Member of the National Honor Society...2006 Herb Ruby Award recipient...Ranked in the top five-percent of her class...Personal: Has one brother...Started playing lacrosse at age 9...Hobbies include music and crafts...Nicknamed "Robocop"...Also recruited by Princeton, Cornell, Brown, UMBC, Loyola (MD) and Towson...Plans to pursue a career in teaching or healthcare...Physical education major.

Year           GP          S             G             A             P             GB          CT           DC
2008           16            5             2             2             4             35            16            21
2009           16            7             3             1             4             36            14            30
2010           18            4             1             2             3             34            18            31
Career         50            16            6             5             11            105          48            82