Women's Lacrosse

2022: Begins fifth season as program career leader in saves (340).

2021: Played in all seven matches and made six starts, playing 398:44 of a possible 420 minutes... Finished with 10 or more saves in five of seven matches... Had a season-best 14 saves at Wingate (Apr. 17)... Collected 12 saves with a season-best .480 save percentage vs. UVA Wise (Apr. 12)... Had 11 saves at Coker (Apr. 3) and at Mars Hill (Apr. 10)... Made eight saves at Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 5)... Finished with three saves vs. Southern Wesleyan (Feb. 21).

2020: Started five games in goal... Ranked fourth in SAC in saves (41) and sixth in save percentage (.414)... Made 14 stops against Belmont Abbey (Feb. 26)... Collected 12 saves in win over Young Harris (Feb. 23)... Credited with seven saves at Cumberlands (Feb. 12)... Ended with five saves against Lee (Mar. 4)... Had three saves and allowed two goals in first half of victory over Tennessee Wesleyan (Feb. 17).

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: "Pip"; Daugther of Stephanie Pipkin and the late Matthew Pipkin... Brothers: Matthew Jr. (24), Christopher (20)... 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 psychology... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Becoming a counselor for those battling addiction; Hobbies and activities: Playing with her dogs, going for hikes, calling her best friend Eliza; 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: Anything taught by Brewer; Favorite midnight snack: Ranch corn nuts; Favorite movie: "Angry Birds"; Favorite musical artists: One Direction, Cardi B; Favorite song: "Oh Tusculum" as performed by Eliza Ryan; Favorite sports team: Baltimore Ravens; Kate can't imagine a week without: Talking to her little brother; Favorite athletes: Hope Solo, Juliette Cusano; Kate's advice to kids: "God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. Life will not go as planned but that is perfectly okay, this is your life and you are to make the most of every moment!"; Favorite color: Blue and green mixed together; 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 can juggle very well; When Kate was a kid, she tried to be like: Her mom. She hopes one day she can be half the strong and beautiful lady that she is.