20 Katie Bunch

Class: Senior Hometown: St. Louis, Mo. High School: Bishop DuBourg Height: 5-5 Position: Defender Birthdate: 04/11/1983

HONORS: 2002--ACC Honor Roll. 2001--2nd team VaSID all-state.

AT VIRGINIA: 2003--Started all 21 games ... fourth on team with 1,886 minutes played ... had an assist vs. USC ... member of defensive unit that averaged just seven shots allowed and under a goal per game. 2002--Started all 22 games ... sixth on team with 1,501 minutes played ... had an assist vs. Temple and JMU ... had a career high two shots in season opener vs. Saint Joseph's ... member of defense that finished in the top ten nationally in fewest shots allowed per game. 2001--Appeared in all 23 games, starting 21 ... finished the season with three assists, two of which came in the postseason ... assisted on Lindsay Gusick's second goal in a 4-0 win over Cincinnati ... crossed from the right side to set up Ashley Meeker's game-winner against Liberty in the NCAA Tournament ... fared well with fellow first-years Jamie Fabrizio and Gillian Hatch, as the Cavaliers went 13-4-2 in the 19 games the first-year trio started together on defense ... Cavaliers allowed 10 or fewer shots in 16 of those 19 games while shutting out eight opponents ... assisted on Lori Lindsey's first goal against West Virginia, her first career assist.

PREP & PERSONAL: A four-year starter and letterwinner at Bishop DuBourg High School in St. Louis ... three-year captain ... named to the All-City and St. Louis Archdiocesan All-Conference Team all four years ... named All-State three years in a row ... two-time NSCAA All-America selection ... two-time St. Louis Archdiocesan Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... a U.S. National Team member as U-14, U-16, U-17 and U-19 ... also named a Parade All-American ... 2001 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and 2001 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete ... full name is Katie Marie Bunch ... born April 11, 1983 in St. Louis, Mo. ... daughter of Suzanne and Howard Bunch ... has an older brother, Matthew, and a younger sister, Samantha.

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