2019 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Katie Sciandra
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- James Madison
- Hometown:
- Vienna, Va.
Career Highlights
• Program Record, Single-Season Goals: 67 (2018)
• Program Record, Single-Game Goals: 9 (3/29/18)
• 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team
• 2018 First Team All-Atlantic 10
• 2018 VaSID All-State Second Team
• Two-time A-10 Player of the Week
2019 (Senior)
• Started all 21 games on attack, finishing second on the team with 56 goals
• Totaled 69 points on the year, good for third on the team
• Scored 100th goal as a Spider in a five-goal performance vs. Duquesne (3/29), finishing the season with 134 after just three seasons on the team
• Eclipsed the 150-point mark in A-10 Championship game win (4/28)
• Totaled four points, caused a crucial turnover in overtime and won the final draw control of the game to help the Spiders to an A-10 title win over the Minutewomen, earning A-10 All-Tournament Team honors
2018 (Junior)
• Named First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Broke program record for single season goals in NCAA Tournament game vs. Northwestern, finishing the season with 67
• Finished season in first nationally in free position goals per game (1.89), 16th in goals (67) and 17th in goals per game (3.53)
• Upped career high with nine-goal outburst against VCU, setting a new program single-game record (3/29)
• Went 7-for-7 from free position in win over VCU (3/29)
• Scored seven goals on two occasions – vs. Liberty (3/3) and in NCAA Tournament game vs Northwestern (3/11)
• Named to the VaSID All-State Second Team
• Named A-10 Player of the Week on 3/7 and 4/10
2017 (Sophomore)
• Saw action in 18 games in her first season as a Spider, making three starts
• Scored 11 goals and added two assists for 13 points
• Collected nine ground balls and caused nine turnovers
• Won two draw controls on the year
2016 (Freshman at Towson)
• Appeared in 15 games in the midfield during her rookie campaign
• Scored a season-high two goals in the win over Jacksonville and Stetson
• Dished out an assist in the season opener against Monmouth
• Finished the season with nine goals and one assist for 10 points
• Had a goal and a caused turnover against Old Dominion in the NCAA Tournament
• Contributed two ground balls, two draw controls and three caused turnovers on the season.
Prep
• Four-year key contributor at James Madison
• Led her squad with 54 goals, eight assists and 25 take-aways as a senior
• Helped James Madison earn four conference titles, three regional titles and a state championship
• Represented the DC region at the 2012 Brine All-American tournament and the 2014 U.S. Lacrosse School Girls National Tournament
• Ran three years of track where she advanced to the district and regional indoor championship in multiple events
• Holds the school record in the 4x400m for both indoor and outdoor track
• Also ran cross country while playing basketball and field hockey
Personal
• Daughter of Joel Sciandra and Toke VanderVoort
• Mother played volleyball at Louisiana Tech
• Has one younger brother
• Birthday is July 17
Career Highs
Points – 9 vs. VCU (3/29/18)
Goals – 9 vs. VCU (3/29/18) – Program Record
Assists – 2, 3x, last at George Washington (3/31/19)
Shots – 15 at UMass (4/14/19)
Draw Controls – 2 vs. UMass (4/28/19)
Ground Balls – 3, 2x, last vs. Duquesne (3/29/19)
Caused Turnovers – 2, 9x, last at George Mason (4/28/19)
(Some bio information courtesy of Towson Sports Information Office)
