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Kate McDonald

35 Kate McDonald

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa.
  • High School:
    State College Area
  • Position:
    F

2011-12: Named the Landmark Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year as well as earning first team honors…selected as a D3hoops.com All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team honoree…finished first in the conference in rebounding with an average 9.6 boards per contest…pulled down a stellar 279 rebounds, placing her third on Juniata’s season rebounding leaderboard…posted 10 or more rebounds in 16 contests including a five +10 rebound-run beginning with 11 rebounds against Scranton (1/21) and ending with 14 against Moravian (2/4)…led the Eagles in blocks with 25, and averaged 2.7 steals per game with a team and conference high 79 steals during the season...recorded 13 double doubles as a sophomore earning her 35th in the all of D-III, including one in each of Juniata's NCAA 1st/2nd Round games against Castleton State (3/2) and York College (3/3)...was the team’s high scorer on 10 occasions and led the Eagles in rebounding in 20 contests…second on the team and sixth in the Landmark in scoring with 12.8 ppg with 354 points…logged a season high 21 points against Castleton…notched a season high 17 rebounds against York.

2010-11: Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year... Second team All-Landmark honoree...second on the team and 16th in the Landmark in scoring with 9.7 points... logged 17 double-digit scoring performances... netted a season-high 20 points at Frostburg (11/29) after shooting 9-of-11 from the field and going 2-of-4 at the line... her nine field goals at Frostburg matched the season-most by a Juniata player all season... recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Gwynedd-Mercy (11/15) in her first collegiate game... finished the season with nine double-doubles... recorded 10-or-more rebounds in 11 games... grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds at Goucher (1/28), also scoring 14 points against the Gophers... her second-best rebounding effort was 13 boards against Catholic (2/23) in the Landmark Conference Tournament semi-finals... ended the season ranked third in the Landmark with a team-leading 8.4 rpg... shot .428 from the field (113-of-264), ranked second on the team and ninth in the Landmark... her 61 steals ranked her fourth in the Landmark with 2.10 steals per game... had a season-best five thefts against both Wilmington, Ohio (12/29) and Moravian (2/11)... connected on eight free throws at home against Susquehanna (2/19), matching Juniata’s individual game high for the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Led her State College Area HS squad to three straight District VI AAAA championships from 2008 to 2010... averaged 11.8 points as a senior for the Lady Little Lions, and advanced to the second round of the PIAA Tournament, after reaching the quarterfinal round in 2009... team captain during her senior season... finished her final high school campaign with an appearance in the Altoona Mirror Classic in 2010.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Bob and Sharon McDonald... POE is business management.