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CatherineDeRosa
- position Midfielder
- height 5-6
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown West Chester, Pa.
- High school B. Reed Henderson
- Previous School Maryland
- Major Integrated Strategic Communication
Prior to UK:
Accolades:
- Two Time Academic All-Big Ten (2021 & 2022)
As a Senior (2023):
- Team Captain
- Played in all 18 matches and made 17 starts.
- Fifth on the team with 1,380 minutes played.
- played 80 or more minutes in 11 matches.
- Finished season with two goals.
- Scored Maryland’s first goal of the season in match against Navy (8/24).
- Scored goal in Maryland’s 2-0 win over George Mason (9/7).
- Tied season-high with three shots against Towson (9/3).
As a Junior (Fall 2022):
- 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
- Team Captain
- Started 15 games
- Led the team in assists (4)
- Third on the team in shots (16)
- Logged a season-high three shots against George Mason (9/4/2022)
- Recorded first career assist against George Mason (9/4/2022)
- Registered an assist against Illinois (9/22/2022)
- Assisted game-winning goal against Purdue (10/23/2022)
As a Sophomore (Fall 2021):
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in 17 games, Made 6 starts
- Played 781 minutes total
- Goal against Richmond (08/26/2021)
- Goal against Rutgers (10/14/2021)
As a Freshman (Spring 2021):
- Played in all 12 games, making eight starts
- One of two players to appear in all 12 games
- Took five shots
- Started first career game vs. Michigan State, playing all 110 minutes in a 1-1 draw (2/20/21).
Before Maryland:
- Attended B. Reed Henderson High School in West Chester, PA
- Played for Penn Fusion Soccer Academy scoring 30 goals in 3 seasons; captaining team as a junior and senior
- Joined the Terps in the spring of 2020 after graduating from high school early.