Nov. 8, 2016
SAN DIEGO – San Diego State lacrosse seniors Kayla Deitz, Kristen Hickey and Katrina Reeves have been named team captains for the upcoming 2017 season as announced Tuesday by sixth-year head coach Kylee White.
"We are very proud of Kayla, Kristen and Katrina for being selected this year's captains by their teammates," White said. "Their love for this program has been apparent since they first set foot on campus. They have demonstrated that they can lead both on and off the field and are great examples of what it means to be an Aztec lacrosse player.
"The entire senior class is invested and capable of impacting this year's team, and we are extremely excited for this season to start."
A native of Dedham, Mass., Hickey enjoyed her finest collegiate season last spring, finishing second on the team with 19 goals, 26 ground balls and 17 turnovers caused. The SDSU midfielder scored multiple goals in five games a year ago and caused four turnovers on three different occasions. Hickey's best offensive game of the 2016 campaign occurred in the regular-season finale against No. 12/8 Stanford when she notched five goals to go along with four ground balls and two draw controls. For her career, Hickey has amassed 25 goals, 29 ground balls, 24 draw controls and 23 caused turnovers.
A two-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation all-academic selection, Reeves has seen action in 47 games at goalkeeper over the past three seasons, posting a 15-20 record to go along with a 12.17 goals against average and a .382 save percentage. The Granite Bay, Calif., product recorded a career-high eight wins as a sophomore in 2015, finishing fourth in the MPSF with 6.65 saves per contest to help the Aztecs reach the conference tournament for the second year in a row. In addition, Reeves was earned a spot on the Spanish national women's squad, garnering all-European Team accolades following the 2015 ELF Women's Lacrosse European Championship.
Deitz, meanwhile, has played in 21 games since her arrival on Montezuma Mesa three years ago from Simsbury, Conn., compiling 12 points on nine goals and three assists to go with seven draw controls. Last season, the Aztec attacker appeared in a career-high 10 games, starting the first three contests of the year. As a sophomore in 2015, Deitz played in seven contests, posting a personal-best five goals, including four in a three-game stretch vs. Cal, Saint Mary's and Brown.
Along with Deitz, Hickey and Reeves, San Diego State returns 18 additional veterans who will join a talented recruiting class consisting of two high school All-Americans, a pair of all-state performers, nine all-conference selections, three all-section/district honorees, one all-county pick and one player of the year award recipient.