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2024 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 4
Katie DeSimone
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bay Shore, N.Y.
Bio
Honors: Tewaaraton Watch List (2022, 2023, 2024) ... 2024 Inside Lacrosse All-America... 2024 IWLCA All-America third team... Inside Lacrosse All-America | honorable mention (2022) ... USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America | honorable mention (2023) ... All-ACC first team (2024)... All-ACC second team (2022, 2023) ... IWLCA All-South Region (2023, 2024) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2022, 2023, 2024) ... ACC All-Freshman Team (2021) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023) ... IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2023)... CSC 2024 Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team
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2023: Named to the Tewaaraton Watch List … Led the team with 48 goals and 18 assists for 66 points … Started all 18 contests as an attacker … Added 13 ground balls, seven caused turnovers and three draw controls … Went 14-for-32 on free-position attempts … Notched at least three points in 13 games … Collected at least three goals in nine contests … Saw nine points against Gardner-Webb with six goals and three assists (2/19/23) … Named second team All-ACC and a USA Lacrosse Magazine honorable mention All-American … Earned IWLCA Academic Honor Roll, All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.Â
2022: A 2022 Tewaaraton Watch List honoree as a sophomore … Racked up numerous awards throughout the season, including Inside Lacrosse All-American honorable mention, second team All-ACC and IWLCA All-South Region … Led the team in goals with 60 … Dished 25 assists to rank second on the squad … Finished the season with 85 points to rank seventh in program history … Reached the 100-point plateau against Virginia (4/2/22) as just a sophomore … Tallied a career-high seven points four times, including a career-high seven goals versus Elon (2/13/22) … Started all 20 games on attack … Posted a .508 shooting percentage … Led the team with 13 free-position goals … Added 19 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers and one draw control … Tallied 10 hat tricks and 12 games with four or more points … Ranked tied for ninth in the ACC with 3.00 goals per game … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll for her work in the classroom.
2021: Saw a stellar solid freshman campaign … Named to the ACC All-Freshman team for her performance all year … Ranked third on the team with 37 points (25 goals, 12 assists) … Registered a hat trick eight times, including a career-high seven in Duke’s NCAA Tournament first round victory over Mount St. Mary’s … Saw action in all 19 contests, starting 10 … Posted a .521 shooting percentage … 12 games with at least one goal or assist … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke: Tabbed the No. 5 recruit in the 2020 class by Inside Lacrosse Recruiting ... Earned All-American honors as a sophomore ... Although her senior season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, totaled 139 goals and 45 assists throughout her three-season career at St. Anthony's ... Named CHSAA Player of the Year as a junior while earning All-League honors her sophomore and junior seasons ... Newsday All Long Island Team and New York State First Team in 2019 ... USA Today All U.S.A. lacrosse team in 2019 ... Was a member of the USA U-19 training team in 2018 and 2019 ... Played in the Under Armour All-American game all three years, winning the championship in 2017 and 2018 ... Named to the Under Armour All-American All Tournament team in 2018 ... In addition to lacrosse, competed in varsity tennis all four years ... State champion her senior year ... National Honor Society ... Don Scotus Award ... Honor Roll.
Personal: Born Katherine Elizabeth DeSimone on April 17, 2002 in New York City ... Daughter of Stephen and Kathy DeSimone ... Has two older brothers, Stephen and Thomas ... Stephen played lacrosse at Franklin and Marshall College (2015-19).
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2024: Started all 18 games she appeared in… Named to the 2024 Tewaaraton watch list… Led the team with 64 goals paired with 22 assists for a team-best 85 points… Added 14 ground balls, seven caused turnovers and a draw control… Slotted in 11 of her 24 free-position shots…Scored three or more goals in 12 games and recorded three or more points in 14 games… Recorded her season-high 11 points against High Point… With a hat trick at Notre Dame, the crafty attacker became the first player in Duke history to have at least 190 career goals and 75 career assists… Named a 2024 DI All-America by Inside Lacrosse… Received All-America third team honor from the IWLCA… Earned a spot on the All-ACC first team… Named to the IWLCA All-South Region first team…Named to the CSC 2024 Academic All-District Women’s At-Large team… Named to the 2024 All-ACC Academic Team.
2023: Named to the Tewaaraton Watch List … Led the team with 48 goals and 18 assists for 66 points … Started all 18 contests as an attacker … Added 13 ground balls, seven caused turnovers and three draw controls … Went 14-for-32 on free-position attempts … Notched at least three points in 13 games … Collected at least three goals in nine contests … Saw nine points against Gardner-Webb with six goals and three assists (2/19/23) … Named second team All-ACC and a USA Lacrosse Magazine honorable mention All-American … Earned IWLCA Academic Honor Roll, All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition.Â
2022: A 2022 Tewaaraton Watch List honoree as a sophomore … Racked up numerous awards throughout the season, including Inside Lacrosse All-American honorable mention, second team All-ACC and IWLCA All-South Region … Led the team in goals with 60 … Dished 25 assists to rank second on the squad … Finished the season with 85 points to rank seventh in program history … Reached the 100-point plateau against Virginia (4/2/22) as just a sophomore … Tallied a career-high seven points four times, including a career-high seven goals versus Elon (2/13/22) … Started all 20 games on attack … Posted a .508 shooting percentage … Led the team with 13 free-position goals … Added 19 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers and one draw control … Tallied 10 hat tricks and 12 games with four or more points … Ranked tied for ninth in the ACC with 3.00 goals per game … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll for her work in the classroom.
2021: Saw a stellar solid freshman campaign … Named to the ACC All-Freshman team for her performance all year … Ranked third on the team with 37 points (25 goals, 12 assists) … Registered a hat trick eight times, including a career-high seven in Duke’s NCAA Tournament first round victory over Mount St. Mary’s … Saw action in all 19 contests, starting 10 … Posted a .521 shooting percentage … 12 games with at least one goal or assist … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke: Tabbed the No. 5 recruit in the 2020 class by Inside Lacrosse Recruiting ... Earned All-American honors as a sophomore ... Although her senior season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, totaled 139 goals and 45 assists throughout her three-season career at St. Anthony's ... Named CHSAA Player of the Year as a junior while earning All-League honors her sophomore and junior seasons ... Newsday All Long Island Team and New York State First Team in 2019 ... USA Today All U.S.A. lacrosse team in 2019 ... Was a member of the USA U-19 training team in 2018 and 2019 ... Played in the Under Armour All-American game all three years, winning the championship in 2017 and 2018 ... Named to the Under Armour All-American All Tournament team in 2018 ... In addition to lacrosse, competed in varsity tennis all four years ... State champion her senior year ... National Honor Society ... Don Scotus Award ... Honor Roll.
Personal: Born Katherine Elizabeth DeSimone on April 17, 2002 in New York City ... Daughter of Stephen and Kathy DeSimone ... Has two older brothers, Stephen and Thomas ... Stephen played lacrosse at Franklin and Marshall College (2015-19).
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