Katie Fitzgerald Senior - 5-6 Guard Rochester, NY Our Lady of Mercy Hopkins:
Co-captain...expected to play key scoring role at off-guard position...will also get time as back-up point-guard...tenacious defender who always hounds the ball handler...has good range, which will add important element to perimeter game...must stay healthy to contribute solid numbers...enters the season ranked fifth in JHU history in 3-pt. field goals made (65) and third in 3-pt. field goal percentage (.332)...a leader in both on and off the court.
1998-99:
Enjoyed finest season of career, playing in 27 of 28 games with 25 starts...key contributor to the Blue Jays' second Centennial Conference title in last four years and fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament...ranked second on team in assists (1.67 apg), steals (1.93 spg), and minutes played (722) and third in scoring (8.9 ppg)...team's leading 3-point shooter, making 52 from the outside the arc...led team in scoring in three games, including Centennial Conference's championship game at Muhlenberg, when she dropped 16 points on teh Mules...scored in double figures in 11 games, including a season-high 21 points against Western Maryland.
1997-98:
Was hampered by injuries and was not able to get into a groove...Appeared in 19 games and made one start...showed promise from behind three-point stripe, hitting nine shots...flashed ability to 'run the show'...had 27 assists in limited action...averaged 3.0 points and 1.1 rebounds...in her lone start of the season, threw in 14 points, handed out seven assists, and had five steals, all career-highs at the time...also scored 10 points in a 74-55 win over Brandeis.
1996-97:
Played in 23 games, averaging 1.7 points per game...showed flashes of brilliance as an outside shooter and playmaker.
Personal:
In addition to being named an All-Greater Rochester basketball player, starred in soccer and softball at Our Lady of Mercy...also starred in soccer and softball in high school...was all state in softball...a league all-star and captain in all three sports (soccer, basketball, and softball)...Public health/Social science major.
