9.11.1999
#9 Kate Nighswander-Will
5-7
Midfielder
Junior
Tucson, Ariz.
Catalina Foothills HS
Club Team: Fort Lowell Premier
General: Has been moved to midfield after starting each contest last year in the backfield...
1998: Chosen as one of the UA's co-Most Valuable Players, as well as a co-Most Inspirational Player... Honorable mention Academic All-Pac-10... One of only four players to start every contest... Led UA defense which logged second-best team goals against average (2.36) in school history... Had a season high of three shots in 1-0 loss to Kansas (9/18/98)... Tied Ann Giallonardo for highest GPA among the sophomores... Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award winner...
1997: Played in 13 games, starting eight of them... Assisted lone goal in 2-1 loss to Arizona State (9/5/97)... Only shot of season came in loss to Montana (10/10/97)... Helped Wildcat defense record school-record six shutouts... Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award...
Prep: Three-time team captain and two-time MVP for Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson... Earned All-District II and All-Tucson honors three years in a row... All-Southern Arizona team and Southern Arizona All-Stars... Two-year member of ODP district and state teams... Played for Fort Lowell Premier club team... Participated in 1995 Dallas Cup... National Honor Society... Also a letterwinner for swim team... State finalist in 200 freestyle...
Personal: Born Kathryn Rose Nighswander-Will on June 3, 1979, in Buffalo, N.Y.... Majoring in nursing... Daughter of John Nighswander and Diane Will... Has a younger brother, Jacob.
Nighswander-Will's Stats at Arizona
Year GP GS Sh G A Pts. GWG
1997 13 8 1 0 1 1 0
1998 17 17 9 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 25 10 0 1 1 0
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