Player Bio: Katey Ward - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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Personal Born September 1, 1977, in Lakewood, Wash. ... Parents are Dennis and Janet . . Her uncle, Palmer Koon, played tennis at the UW from 1968-72 ... Member of National Honor Society ... Graduated with a 3.6 grade point average ... Also considered attending Stanford, Santa Clara, Virginia, and Duke ... Helped F.C. Royals to 1996 U-18 national title ... Majoring in psychology.
Washington
A two-year starter who returns in 1999 after being sidelined last season with an injury ... Skilled player whose amassed seven goals during her freshman campaign ... Has eight career assists to tie for sixth among all-time Huskies.
1998 (Redshirt) Underwent surgery to repair her knee and sat out the 1998 campaign as a red-shirt ... Played in the adidas summer league ... Attended the U-20 and U-21 national team camps.
1997 (Sophomore) Voted the teams Unsung Hero by her teammates ... Played in all 19 games, starting in 18 ... Led the Huskies in assists with six ... The six-assist figure ties her with seven other Huskies for the Washington single-season record ... Distributed two assists on Oct. 19 during a 5-1 victory over Arizona State.
1996 (Freshman) Named to the Soccer America Freshman all-region team ... One of only two freshman on the first-team All-Pac-10 squad, joining USCs Isabelle Harvey ... Played in all 20 games with 18 starts ... Tied for team-high scoring honors with seven goals ... Had two assists and ranked second on the team with 16 points ... Scored the game winning goals against Michigan(Oct. 4) and at Arizona (Oct. 25) ... The score at Arizona was the 200th goal in Husky history ... Tallied two goals in a 3-2 victory over USC (Sept. 22) ... Team was 5-1 when she tallied a goal and was 2-0 in games she delivered an assist.
Bellarmine Prep High School Tallied 43 goals and 68 assists during her prep career ... Was a Narrows League first-teamer all four years. ... Team compiled a 70-4-4 record and made four appearances in the AAA state tournament under coaches Mary Rink and Jenny Phillips ... Was team MVP as a midfielder during her junior and senior seasons ... Recorded 10 goals and 17 assists in 1994 to lead Bellarmine to the state title ... Scored 15 goals and assisted on 27 others for state-runner up in 1995 ... Was named KOMO TV and Tacoma Athletic Commission Athlete of the Month during her senior season ... Scored the final goal in a shoot-out against Woodinville in 1994 state quarterfinals ... Lettered in softball as a freshman and sophomore and track in her junior year.
Career Statistics Year G / GS Shots Goals Assists Points GWG GWA 1996 20 / 18 32 7 2 16 2 0 1997 19 / 18 32 0 6 6 0 0 1998 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 / 36 64 7 8 22 2 0
