| Mary Kate Casey |
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2007: Played in a total of 12 games ... Had one assist in the win over Connecticut (4/1) ... Scooped up three ground balls in the win over Hofstra (4/29) ... Totaled five ground balls and three caused turnovers on the season.
2006: Sustained a knee injury in the preseason that kept her sidelined for the first half of the spring season ... Played in a total of seven games ... Played in both home NCAA Tournament wins over Stanford (5/14) and UNC (5/20).
High School: Lettered three times in lacrosse, co-captain as a senior ... 2005 honorable mention All-America ... Two-time first-team all-conference (2004-05) ... Loyola's Best Defensive Player award in 2003 ... Loyola went a combined 78-5-2 in her career and was ranked in Top 20 nationally in 2005 ... State champions her sophomore and senior years, runner-up her junior year ... Scored a goal and dished out six assists to go with four ground balls, three caused turnover and five draw controls in 2005 state final ... High school coach was John Dwyer ... Also four-year letterwinner and senior captain in basketball for Ramblers ... Two-time first-team All-GCAC (2003-04, 2004-05) ... 2005 honorable mention all-state ... 2005 Lerner Newspapers Second-Team All-Area and Pioneer Press All-Area ... GCAC Sportsmanship Award in 2002 ... IHSA Three-Point Shootout State Qualifier in 2004 ... Club lacrosse team was Wildcat Elite ... Participated in 2004 National Draw and All-Star Express ... Played in National Tournament Senior All-Star Game ... Ranked as the ninth-best female athlete in Illinois by Chicago Sun-Times ... Four-time GCAC Academic All-Conference ... Two-time Illinois High School Women's Lacrosse Association Academic All-America ... National Honor Roll member.
Personal: Born Mary Catherine Casey on 6/5/87 ... Daughter of Kathleen and Thomas Casey ... Major is human development and psychological services
