University of Connecticut Athletics
2020 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Kate Shaffer
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Conard
- Hometown:
- West Hartford, Conn.
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2024): IWLCA Northeast Region Second Team... IWLCA Senior All-Star Game... BIG EAST All-Tournament Team... All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous selection)... Started all 18 games… Team high in goals (48) and points (73)…  Recorded at least 1 goal in all 18 games… Recorded a season-high 11 points against Butler (4/20) … Finished UConn career with 171 goals, and 74 assists in 69 games played
AS A SENIOR (2023): USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention ... IWLCA North East Region Second Team ... BIG EAST All Tournament Team ... BIG EAST Co-Attacker of the Year ... All-BIG EAST First Team ... tallied 100 career goals ... played in 19 games … scored 55 goals … tallied 28 assists … won 10 draw controls … recorded season-high of 7 goals against Fairfield (February 15th) … season high of 4 assists against (April 22nd).
AS A JUNIOR (2022):Â Started in eight of 15 games played ... Tallied 41 goals and 14 assists ... Scored twice and added an assist at New Hampshire (Feb. 27) ... Scored four times at UMass (March 5) ... Recorded three goals and two assists vs. Cornell (March 13) ... Notched six goals at Albany (March 22) ... Tallied five goals and an assist vs. Hofstra (March 26) ... Recorded five goals and two assists vs. Columbia (March 30) ... Recorded three goals and three assists at Denver (April 9).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021): Started in 10 of 15 games played ... Netted a hat trick and provided an assist vs. Albany (March 4) ... Scored a hat trick vs. UMass (March 7) ... Tallied four goals at UMass (March 13) ... Scored a season-high five goals at Butler (March 26) ... Scored twice at Butler (March 28).
AS A FRESHMAN (2020): Saw action in two games…Tallied one goal…Scored first collegiate goal against Quinnipiac (Feb. 28).
BEFORE UCONN: Four-year letterwinner and captain at Conard High School…Set school record in goals (189) and points (233)…3-time All-Conference selection…2-time All-State selection…2-time All-American selection…Hartford Courant Player of the Year and CHSCA Player of the Year her senior year…3-time most valuable attacker…Four-year letterwinner and captain for the track team…2-time All-New England selection…All-State selection…2019 Class LL 55 meter dash champion…Also three-year letterwinner and captain for the soccer team…11-time All-Conference Academic team…Academic All-State senior year…2019 CIAC Scholar Athlete…Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Kate Olivia Shaffer…Daughter of Joshua and Amy Shaffer…Has two brothers, Aidan and Luke...Undecided major.Â
