Kendra Mesa Class: Senior Hometown: Madison, Conn. High School: Daniel Hand Height: 5-9 Position: Goalkeeper Birthdate: 03/02/1981

2002: Missed first nine games of season due to hamstring injury … Logged 700:01 minutes in goal, starting last 10 games of the year … Saved a career-best 39 shots for a .722 save percentage, recording two shutouts … Tallied a season best eight saves vs. Michigan State (10/26/02) … Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (11/3/02) honors , shutting out Indiana and Colgate to end the regular season.

2001: Manned the cage in 10 matches and made six starts … Logged a career-high 482 minutes in goal … Also posted career-bests with 38 saves (10th in the Big Ten) and a 2.90 goals against average … 3.80 saves per game mark was 10th among conference leaders … Notched five saves against Ball State, holding the Cardinals scoreless during regulation play … Made 13 saves against national runner-up Maryland … Did not allow a goal in 35 minutes of work at Iowa.

2000: Played in four games, including two Big Ten contests … Recorded seven saves in 74 minutes of action … Teamed with graduated goalie Jessica Yates to share shutout against Indiana.

1999: Played and started in two games, recording nine saves.

High School: Two-time all-state honoree … Member of the Connecticut/Rhode Island 19-and-Under Futures team which won the silver medal at 1998 nationals … Led her school to its first appearance in the state finals as a senior … Also took them to the state semifinals as a junior … Led Daniel Hand to a combined 26-5-2 mark over those two seasons … Also lettered in basketball and lacrosse.

Personal: Born Kendra Louise Mesa on 3/2/81 … Daughter of Mary and Fernando Mesa … Student-Athlete Advisory Board member at Northwestern … Communication studies major.

Mesa's Stats

Yr.	GP	GS	SV	PCT.	MIN	GA	GAA	SO
2002	10	9	39	.722	700	15	1.50	2.0
2001	10	6	38	.655	482	20	2.90	0
2000	4	0	7	.583	74	5	4.71	.5
1999	2	2	9	.500	140	9	4.50	0
Totals	26	17	93	.527	1,396	49	2.46	2.5