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Katie Ratcliff Season 2023

#8
PositionUTL
Height5-8
ClassSenior
HometownSan Diego, Calif.

Honors & Awards
ACWPC All-Academic Excellent Team
(2023)
ACWPC All-Academic Excellent Team (2022)
GCC All-Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
Aztec Scholar-Athlete (Spring & Fall 2021)


As a Junior (2023 Season)
Took advantage of the NCAA’s offer of an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Appeared in 31 games… Attempted 40 shots and scored on 15 of them (.375 shot percentage)… Added 19 assists for total of 34 points… Set career-highs in games, shots, assists, steals (32), and blocks (6), while matching a career-best with 14 exclusions drawn… Her 32 steals ranked third and 19 assists ranked fourth for the Aztecs in 2023… Produced 11 multi-shot games led by a pair of four shot games – vs. No. 17 LMU (4/21) and vs. No. 17 LMU (4/30) in the third-place game at the Golden Coast Conference (GCC) Tournament… Also had three-attempt games vs. Villanova (3/10), and vs. Concordia (4/28) & Fresno State (4/29) in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the GCC Tourney, respectively… Scored multiple goals, two in each contest, vs. No. 3 UCLA (1/22), vs. Cal State Fullerton (1/22), vs. No. 24 CSUN and vs. Concordia (4/28)… Three assists vs. Siena (3/10) are a season-best and also had two assists vs. No. 15 Wagner (1/22), and vs. Concordia (4/28) & Fresno State (4/29) in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the GCC Tourney, respectively… Totaled 10 games with multiple points, including a season-high four vs. Siena, also had a three-point game vs. Cal State Fullerton… Posted two game with two exclusions drawn, a season-high, vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/24) and vs. No. 17 LMU (4/21)… Completed two contests with a season-best three steals – vs. No. 24 CSUN and vs. No. 17 LMU (4/21) – among nine games with at least two steals.

As a Sophomore (2022 Season)
Set career-bests in nearly every statistical category… One of six players on the roster to appear in all 30 games… Scored 20 goals on 39 shots (.513 shot percentage)… Added 19 steals, 14 ejections drawn, five blocks and 11 assists for 31 points… Produced a season-best five shots vs. Azusa Pacific (3/25) among 12 games with multiple shot attempts… Three goals each vs. Azusa Pacific (3/25), No. 8 Fresno State (4/2), and No. 16 Pacific (4/9) were her top scoring games… Assisted on a season-high two goals vs. CSUN (2/13)… Recorded two games with multiple ejections drawn with three vs. No. 12 UC San Diego (4/16) being her tops for the season… Among five contests with two or more steals, her four vs. No. 12 UC San Diego (4/16) were her most in a game… Two blocks vs. Bucknell (3/12) were a season-best.  

As a Redshirt Freshman (2021 Season)
Appeared in 20 games… Scored three goals on 17 shots (.176 shot percentage)… All three goals came vs. 1-seed Fresno State (4/24) in the GCC tournament… Twice, at No. 6 Arizona State (2/13) & vs. 3-seed Pacific (4/23) in the GCC tournament, had a season-high two assists among her five assists during the campaign… Attempted multiple shots in three contests, including a season-best four vs. 1-seed Fresno State (4/24) in the GCC tournament… Among her 11 steals, snatched two in a game three times – at No. 6 Arizona State (2/14), vs. No. 10 UC San Diego (2/19) and vs. 3-seed Pacific (4/23) in the GCC tournament.

As a Freshman (2020 Season)
Utilized her redshirt season.

Personal
Majoring in journalism.

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