Kate Pipkin

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Newport Beach, Calif.
Position:
Attacker
Height:
5-9

2016 (FRESHMAN)
• Second Team All-CWPA Tournament
Started all 30 games in a breakout freshman season on the wing … netted 28 goals, led Indiana with 54 assists on the season, and posted the third-highest steal total (43) … recorded at least one assist in 22 of 30 games, including 16 games with multiple assists … made her collegiate breakout in just her second appearance, scoring a hat trick with one assist and two steals versus Arizona State (1/23) … finished the Bruno Classic with 12 assists, three goals, and six steals over four games (2/6-2/7) … drew a season-high three exclusions, and added one goal, in IU’s win over San Diego State (2/14) … forced four turnovers, her best mark of the year, in a win over Iona (3/5) … tallied four points, one goal and three assists, to help knock off Wagner (3/5) … scored a pair of goals against UC San Diego (3/12), which began her six-game streak with at least one score … set her single-game career high of six assists, along with three steals, in IU’s CWPA win over Harvard (4/9) … later that day, set four assists and scored one goal versus Princeton (4/9) … served a trio of assists in the Hoosiers’ CWPA Tournament opener against Brown (4/29) … netted two goals with a pair of assists in an overtime win versus Hartwick in the CWPA semifinals (4/30) … named to the All-CWPA Tournament Second Team after totaling two goals, five assists, and four steals.

PREP/PERSONAL
Served as a utility/attacker for coach Bill Barnett of Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, Calif. ... in 2014, Pipkin led the Sailors (Tars) of Newport Harbor to a 23-8 record, a second place finish in the Sunset League and a spot in the California Interscholastic Finals ... in her junior season, she scored 42 goals and had 19 steals ... by her teammates, Pipkin was voted most improved in 2014 and team captain for the 2015 season ... during her junior season, she was named to the Newport-Mesa Dream Team ... the daughter of Matt and Kathy Pipkin ... has two siblings, Collin and Caroline.