Biography
King returns as one of Gannon’s starting midfielders for the fourth consecutive season in 2018 … enters her senior campaign 12th all-time at Gannon in assists (80), 14th in goals (119) and 17th in points (199) … is Gannon’s all-time leader since 2004 in draw controls (290) … ranks second all-time at Gannon since 2004 in ground balls (158) and fourth in caused turnovers (72) … needs six ground balls and 15 caused turnovers to become Gannon’s all-time leader since 2004 in those categories … has started all 50 matches during her three-year career.
2017: Was one of six Lady Knights to start all 16 matches … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award … named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Roll reserved for student-athletes who have achieved at least junior status academically and own a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or greater … earned spots on the All-PSAC and All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) first teams … named to the IWLCA All-South Region second team … led the PSAC in points per match (5.06) and draw controls per match (6.38) … ranked second among conference players in ground balls per match (4.13), third in free-position goals per match (0.69), fifth in free-position percentage (.524), fifth in goals per match (2.94), sixth in assists per match (2.13) and 10th in caused turnovers per match (1.69) … finished fifth among all NCAA Division II players in draw controls per match, sixth in ground balls per match, ninth in points per match, 21st in assists per match, 36th in free-position percentage, 49th in goals per match, 50th in free-position goals per match and 61st in caused turnovers per match … generated 81 points, representing the 15th-highest single-season total in program history … dished out 34 assists, equaling the 20th-highest single-season total in school history … named PSAC Player of the Week on March 21 after erupting for a season-high seven goals on eight shots during a 16-13 victory against Findlay, representing the 15th-highest single-match goal total in program history … added six draw controls and three ground balls against the Oilers … scored all five of Gannon's second-half goals, out-scoring Findlay by herself 5-4 during the final 30 minutes … named ECAC Offensive Player of the Week on May 2 after recorded six goals, three assists, nine points, 17 draw controls and six ground balls during a pair of matches against Edinboro and Millersville … began the week with four goals, two assists, six points, 11 draw controls and three ground balls during an 11-5 victory against Edinboro … followed with two goals, one assist, three points, six draw controls and three ground balls during the regular-season finale at Millersville … generated a season-high 12 points against Mercyhurst, representing the third-highest single-match total in program history … dished out a season-high seven assists against Mercyhurst, equaling the 10th-highest single-match total in school history … added five goals, eight draw controls and four ground balls against the Lakers … recorded eight hat tricks … scored at least five goals in a match four times and multiple goals during 13 of 16 contests … dished out at least one assist in each of the last 15 matches … had at least five points in a match 10 times … won double-digit draw controls twice … secured a season-high 13 draw controls at Bloomsburg … won a draw control in every match and at least four in 14 of 16 contests … recorded a season-high five caused turnovers, six ground balls and six draw controls against Indiana (Pa.).
2016: Started all 17 matches … was one of three Lady Knights to start every match … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award … named to the All-PSAC second team … led Gannon in assists (22), points (54), ground balls (39) and draw controls (102) … ranked third among PSAC players in draw controls per match (6.00), sixth in free-position percentage (.474) and 12th in assists per match (1.29) … finished fifth among all NCAA Division II players in draw controls per match, 54th in free-position percentage and 58th in assists per match … recorded a season-high nine points during a 14-11 victory against Slippery Rock, representing the 17th-highest single-match total in program history … posted season-highs in goals (5) and assists (4) against the Rock … added eight draw controls, four ground balls and three caused turnovers against SRU … recorded five hat tricks … had multiple assists in a match six times … tied her season-high in assists at West Chester … produced at least three points in a match nine times … recorded multiple ground balls in a contest 12 times, including a season-high four on four different occasions … reached double digits in draw controls three times … won a season-high 12 draws against East Stroudsburg and Bloomsburg … secured at least two draw controls in every match and at least four in 13 of 17 contests … caused multiple turnovers seven times.
2015: Was one of six Lady Knights to start all 17 matches, doing so as a true freshman … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … landed a spot on the All-PSAC third team … ranked third among PSAC players in draw controls per match (5.06), fifth in ground balls per match (3.12), eighth in caused turnovers per match (1.41), 14th in assists per match (1.41), 14th in points per match (3.76) and 15th in goals per match (2.35) … finished 13th among all NCAA Division II players in draw controls per match, 20th in ground balls per match, 49th in assists per match, 54th in caused turnovers per match and 70th in points per match … led Gannon in goals (40), assists (24), points (64), game-winning goals (2), ground balls (53) and draw controls (86) … ranked second on the team in caused turnovers (24) … named back-to-back ECAC Rookie of the Week April 1 and 8 … received the first honor after recording seven goals, two assists, nine points, 14 ground balls, 15 draw controls and eight caused turnovers during three matches against Indiana (Pa.), Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg … doubled up the award the following week with eight goals, three assists, 11 points, nine ground balls, 10 draw controls and four caused turnovers during two matches against Slippery Rock and Shippensburg … made her collegiate debut during the season opener at Florida Southern, recording one goal and one assist … added four ground balls and seven draw controls against the Moccasins … concluded the spring trip with a season-high five goals and two assists during a 22-5 victory at Young Harris (Ga.) … tied her season-high with five more goals to go along with a season-best six ground balls and seven draw controls at Indiana (Pa.) … recorded six hat tricks … had at least four points in a match 10 times … won a season-high 10 draw controls and scored four times during an 18-7 win against Lake Erie … caused a season-best five turnovers, tied a season-high with six ground balls and won five draw controls during a 14-6 victory against East Stroudsburg … secured at least four ground balls in a match nine times … won at least five draw controls in a match 11 times … caused multiple turnovers eight times … ended the season with back-to-back game-winning goals against Edinboro and Kutztown.
High School: Played for head coach Mary Pipes at Bellows Free (Vt.) Academy … earned all-america first-team status … named an Academic All-American … was a two-time all-state selection, being named to the first team as a junior and second team as a sophomore … selected to play in the Rising Stars Match as a freshman and junior … played in the North-South All-Star Match … helped Bellows Free Academy finish second in the state as a sophomore and fourth as a junior … was a member of the National Honor Society … earned high honors in academics … received the Gold Pin Award … named Student of the Month in Spanish and Math … played for the Northern Edge & Team IAS club team.
Personal: Mechanical Engineering major … is the daughter of Lori and Kevin … has three brothers and one sister … is a member of the Dean’s List, Society of Mechanical Engineering, Society of Women in Engineering and Organization of Women Leaders at Gannon.
Career-Highs
Goals: 7 vs. Findlay, 3/18/17
Assists: 7 at Mercyhurst, 3/29/17
Points: 12 at Mercyhurst, 3/29/17
Ground Balls: 7 vs. Shippensburg, 4/8/17; at Saint Leo, 3/3/17
Draw Controls: 13 at Bloomsburg, 4/15/17
Caused Turnovers: 5 vs. Indiana (Pa.), 3/21/17; vs. East Stroudsburg, 3/28/17
