The Minutewomen will be guaranteed a spot in the NCAA tournament.
2011 (Freshman):Game-By-Game Statistics
Named to the SynapseSports.com Rookie All-American Team and the IWLCA All-Region Second Team ... In the Atlantic 10, earned Rookie of the Year, A-10 All-Conference First Team, All-Rookie Team and All-Tournament Team honors ... Set the UMass single season record for goals (56) and posted the third-most points for a single-season (72) ... Ranked 11th nationally in goals, 19th in points, 18th in points per game (4.0), 16th in goals per game (3.11) ... Her 56 goals and her 72 points were the most scored by any freshman in the NCAA during the season ... Led the Atlantic 10 in goals and goals per game ... Along with her 56 goals, added 16 assists (second most on the team) and 23 groundballs, 11 caused turnovers and 7 draw controls ... Her 4 game-winning goals led the squad ... Posted 15 multi-goal games and 17 multi-point games ... First collegiate goal was the game-winner at No. 18 Boston University (2/23) scored with 4.3 seconds remaining in the game ... Posted a season high five goals on three occasions: at Siena (2/26), vs. Temple (3/31) and at St. Bonaventure (4/10) ... Scored three goals and added an assist in Atlantic 10 Championship game against Richmond (5/1) ... Followed that with three goals and two assists in NCAA Play-In Game win over Canisius (5/7).
Before UMass: Played attack for four years at Carthage Central High School under coach Sue Gallagher ... Was named a Frontier League All-Star following each of her four seasons and also helped the Comets to four-straight New York state championship appearances ... Set the school record for most goals in a season with 138 goals as a junior ... Ended her career with the Comets with 470 goals and 115 assists.
Personal: Katherine Nicole Ferris ... Born October 1, 1992 to Joe and Amie Ferris ... Has one sibling, Kellie ... Is currently undeclared in her major.
Season
GP
G
A
Pts
Shots
Shot%
SOG
SOG%
GW
GB
DC
TO
CT
2011................
18
56
16
72
125
.448
91
.728
4
23
7
41
11
TOTAL...............
18
56
16
72
125
.448
91
.728
4
23
7
41
11
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 6, at La Salle, Apr 03, 2011 ; Temple, Mar 31, 2011 Goals: 5, 4 times Assists: 3, at Saint Joseph's, Apr 23, 2011 Shots: 13, at Siena, Feb 26, 2011 Ground balls: 3, George Washington, Apr 15, 2011 ; Stony Brook, Mar 12, 2011 ; vs Richmond, May 01, 2011 Draw controls: 2, Canisius, May 07, 2011 Man-up goals: 1, at Marist, Mar 22, 2011 Free-position goals: 1, George Washington, Apr 15, 2011 ; at Saint Joseph's, Apr 23, 2011 Caused turnovers: 2, Duquesne, Apr 08, 2011 ; at Siena, Feb 26, 2011 ; Albany, Mar 19, 2011