Caroline Atkinson

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-3
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Cold Spring Harbor
Hometown:
Cold Spring Harbor, NY

2022 (Senior)
• Played in and started all 18 games, giving her the unique distinction of having started all 48 games of her career
• Tallied 18 ground balls and five caused turnovers on the year
• Recorded a draw control against VCU (4/8/22)
• Helped the Spiders earn the No. 13 national ranking in scoring defense

2021 (Junior)
• Started in all 12 games on defense
• Picked up nine ground balls and four caused turnovers
• Helped the defense hold opponents to 10.67 goals per game

2020 (Sophomore)
• Started in all seven contests on defense
• Tallied three caused turnovers and a ground ball in overtime win at Virginia (2/26)
• Picked up four caused turnover and two ground balls in seven games
• Helped the squad to hold opponents to average only 7.57 goals per game

2019 (Freshman)
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Appeared and started in 19 games on defense
• Made Spider debut and first career start in 15-8 win at Campbell (2/16)
• Collected 24 ground balls and caused eight turnovers in rookie year

Prep
• A three-year starter at Cold Spring Harbor for coach Danielle Castellane
• Honored as a team captain in 2018, leading CSH to the program’s first New York state title and earning All-State Tournament honors
• 19-2 record in 2018 was the best in school history, resulting in No. 4 national ranking
• Named All-Nassau County in 2018 and All-Conference in 2017 and 2018
• Honored as the CSH Female Athlete of the Year as a senior
• Recipient of the CSH Booster Club Scholarship
• Led CHS to three Nassau County Class titles
• Played club lacrosse for the Long Island Yellow Jackets
• Also a three-year field hockey starter, captaining the team in 2017 and earning All-Nassau County, All-Conference and Exceptional Senior honors
• Earned the Unsung Hero award and All-Conference accolades in 2016
• Lettered three seasons in track, captaining the winter team in 2017 and 2018
• Won the Nassau County winter track title in the 4x400m and 600m
• Academically, a four-year Honor Roll honoree, member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society, and recipient of the Teachers Association for Excellence in French

Personal
• Daughter of Dave and Helene Atkinson
• Has two sisters, Jean and Tara
• Father played football at CW Post, Sister Jean played lacrosse at Davidson and sister Tara plays lacrosse at Colgate

• Uncle Kenny Atkinson played basketball at Richmond from 1986-1990, was inducted into the University of Richmond Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010 and is an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors