Women's Lacrosse

2020: Enters junior season ranked second in program history in saves (230), save percentage (.371) and wins (7).

2019: Appeared in 15 games and made 14 starts... Set school single-season record with 133 saves... Ranked seventh in SAC in saves and ninth in goals against average (16.65)... Recorded 10 or more saves in six games... Made season-high 15 saves vs. UVa-Wise (Feb. 27) and vs. Catawba (Apr. 20)... Finished with 12 saves vs. Shorter (Feb. 6), at Belmont Abbey (Feb. 16) and at Coker (Apr. 6)... Registered 10 saves at Mars Hill (Apr. 2).

2018: Played in 13 games with 10 starts going 4-6 on the season... Recorded four wins in goal which are tied for the third most in a season in TU history... 97 saves (9th in SAC)... 15.02 GAA (7th in SAC)... 41.8 save percentage (7th in SAC)... In goal for wins against Lees-McRae (Feb. 3), Mars Hill (Mar. 28), Coker (Apr. 6) and North Greenville (Feb. 24)... Season-high 16 saves at Catawba (Apr. 21)... Followed with 15 saves in SAC Quarterfinal game at Wingate (Apr. 24)... Tallied 13 saves against Mars Hill and 10 saves each in back-to-back matches against Tampa (Mar. 5) and Saint Leo (Mar. 7)... SAC Defensive Player of the Week...

High School: Graduated from St. Mary's HS in Annapolis, Md... Lettererd four years in lacrosse, twice in basketball and once each in volleyball and field hockey... 2015 Unsung Hero in basketball... 2017 Volleyball Championship...

Personal: Born Nov. 16, 1998 in Annapolis, Md...Nickname: "Pippy"; Daugther of Stephanie Pipkin and the late Matthew Pipkin... Brothers: Matthew Jr. (22), Christopher (17)... Father, Matthew, is in St. Mary's HS Hall of Fame for lacrosse and football, and played at McDaniel College... Cousin, Caroline Franke, was women's lacrosse goalkeeper at Princeton from 2010-14... Majoring in nursing with a minor in psychology... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Become a nurse practitioner in pediatrics; Hobbies and activities: Lacrosse, running, playing with her pets, spending time with family; Community service: Teaching kids in Greeneville schools to play lacrosse, Humane Society, lacrosse lessons at Rocky Top Sports World, Tusculum Baptist Church; Favorite book: "Because A Little Bug Went Ka-Choo"; Favorite class at Tusculum: All of her psychology classes; Favorite midnight snack: Old Bay cheese curls; Favorite movie: "Angry Birds"; Favorite musical artists: Taylor Swift, Rico Nasty; Favorite song: "Zoomie Zoomie"; Favorite sports team: Baltimore Ravens; Kate can't imagine a week without: Talking to her best friend Meaghan Smith; Favorite athlete: Hope Solo; Kate's advice to kids: "God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers. No matter how hard your life seems, you must keep on going. Prove everyone wrong. Show the world what you can accomplish."; Favorite color: Mint green; Favorite food: Maryland crabs; Most famous person Kate has ever met: Her brother, the future governor of Maryland; What people don't know about Kate: She played basketball against Sasha Obama; When Kate was a kid, she tried to be like: Her mom, and still does.