| 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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