2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 7
Kerry Defliese
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Garden City
- Hometown:
- Garden City, N.Y.
Bio
Grad Student (2021): Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American … All-Northeast Region Second Team selection … All-ACC Second Team … Started all 21 games … Ranked second on the team in ground balls (47) and third in caused turnovers (28) … Recorded career high in ground balls and tied her career best in caused turnovers … Part of Syracuse defense that ranked 15th in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 9.95 goals per game … Helped the Orange hold its opponents to less than 10 goals 10 times … Tied her career high with five ground balls against Notre Dame … Picked up four ground balls four times, including NCAA Tournament games against Loyola, Florida and Northwestern … Recorded four ground balls and a season-high four caused turnovers in regular-season win against Boston College … Member of IWLCA Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Senior Year (2020): Maverick Division I Second Team All-American … Part of defense that led the nation in scoring defense … Served as team captain … Started in all eight games …Tied for second on the team in ground balls (15) and caused turnovers (8) … Picked up a career-high five ground balls, caused two turnovers, and won three draw controls against Canisius … Picked up two ground balls, caused a turnover and won a draw control against UAlbany … Picked up four ground balls and caused a turnover at Northwestern … Caused three turnovers and picked up two ground balls against Colgate … Picked up a ground ball at Maryland … Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Virginia Tech.
Junior Year (2019): Started all 20 games … Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers (28), third in ground balls (33) and 10th in draw controls (7) … Recorded two ground balls and two caused turnovers against Binghamton … Collected one ground ball and caused two turnovers against Boston College … Caused three turnovers against Northwestern … Recorded two draw controls, one ground ball, and had one caused turnover versus Loyola … Tied her career high in ground balls with four to go along with three caused turnovers against Virginia … Tallied three groundballs, two caused turnovers, and one draw control at Maryland … Recorded two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and two draw controls versus Virginia Tech … Recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers against Boston College in the ACC Tournament … Collected three ground balls and one caused turnover against Georgetown in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Recorded two ground balls against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the Fall semester.
Sophomore Year (2018): Earned All-Northeast Region First Team honors … Voted to the All-ACC Second Team … Tied for second on the team in caused turnovers with a career-high 15 … Ranked third on the squad in ground balls with 20 and draw controls with 42, both of which were career highs … Started all 19 games … Made her first career start against Connecticut in the season opener … Recorded a career-high four caused turnovers to go along with three ground balls and two draw controls against the Huskies … Had two draw controls, a ground ball and a caused turnover at Oregon … Caused two turnovers and had a ground ball and a draw control at Virginia … Recorded two ground balls, a caused turnover and three draw controls against Florida … Posted a career-high five draw controls and a ground ball against Maryland … Had four draw controls against Harvard … Posted three draw controls at Cornell … Recorded three draw controls and a ground ball at Notre Dame … Picked up three ground balls, caused one turnover and had three draw controls at Northwestern … Posted three draw controls and a ground ball at Princeton … Picked up two ground ball against Duke … Had four draw controls and a ground ball at Loyola … Recorded three draw controls and a ground ball at Virginia Tech … Caused two turnovers, picked up a ground ball and had a draw control at Boston College … Posted three draw controls, two caused turnovers and a ground ball against Louisville … Had a ground ball and a draw control against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament … Recorded two ground balls and a draw control against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Freshman Year (2017): Played in four games ... Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Boston College ... Had a ground ball and caused turnover against Canisius ... Recorded her first career point on an assist against Binghamton ... Picked up two ground balls against Massachusetts ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the fall semester.
High School: 2016 State Championship game MVP … Two- time All-America honoree … 2014 All-County selection… Named 2013 Unsung Hero… Named Long Island Top 100 player… Verizon Player of the Game honoree… Participated in three Under Armor games… Served as a team captain as a senior … Finished high school career with 82 goals and 20 assists.
Personal: Born October 1997… Daughter of Robert and Jennifer Defliese… One brother, three sisters … Sister, Caitlin, serves as an assistant coach for the Orange. Majoring in Television Radio and Film at the Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Senior Year (2020): Maverick Division I Second Team All-American … Part of defense that led the nation in scoring defense … Served as team captain … Started in all eight games …Tied for second on the team in ground balls (15) and caused turnovers (8) … Picked up a career-high five ground balls, caused two turnovers, and won three draw controls against Canisius … Picked up two ground balls, caused a turnover and won a draw control against UAlbany … Picked up four ground balls and caused a turnover at Northwestern … Caused three turnovers and picked up two ground balls against Colgate … Picked up a ground ball at Maryland … Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball against Virginia Tech.
Junior Year (2019): Started all 20 games … Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers (28), third in ground balls (33) and 10th in draw controls (7) … Recorded two ground balls and two caused turnovers against Binghamton … Collected one ground ball and caused two turnovers against Boston College … Caused three turnovers against Northwestern … Recorded two draw controls, one ground ball, and had one caused turnover versus Loyola … Tied her career high in ground balls with four to go along with three caused turnovers against Virginia … Tallied three groundballs, two caused turnovers, and one draw control at Maryland … Recorded two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and two draw controls versus Virginia Tech … Recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers against Boston College in the ACC Tournament … Collected three ground balls and one caused turnover against Georgetown in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Recorded two ground balls against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the Fall semester.
Sophomore Year (2018): Earned All-Northeast Region First Team honors … Voted to the All-ACC Second Team … Tied for second on the team in caused turnovers with a career-high 15 … Ranked third on the squad in ground balls with 20 and draw controls with 42, both of which were career highs … Started all 19 games … Made her first career start against Connecticut in the season opener … Recorded a career-high four caused turnovers to go along with three ground balls and two draw controls against the Huskies … Had two draw controls, a ground ball and a caused turnover at Oregon … Caused two turnovers and had a ground ball and a draw control at Virginia … Recorded two ground balls, a caused turnover and three draw controls against Florida … Posted a career-high five draw controls and a ground ball against Maryland … Had four draw controls against Harvard … Posted three draw controls at Cornell … Recorded three draw controls and a ground ball at Notre Dame … Picked up three ground balls, caused one turnover and had three draw controls at Northwestern … Posted three draw controls and a ground ball at Princeton … Picked up two ground ball against Duke … Had four draw controls and a ground ball at Loyola … Recorded three draw controls and a ground ball at Virginia Tech … Caused two turnovers, picked up a ground ball and had a draw control at Boston College … Posted three draw controls, two caused turnovers and a ground ball against Louisville … Had a ground ball and a draw control against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament … Recorded two ground balls and a draw control against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Freshman Year (2017): Played in four games ... Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Boston College ... Had a ground ball and caused turnover against Canisius ... Recorded her first career point on an assist against Binghamton ... Picked up two ground balls against Massachusetts ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the fall semester.
High School: 2016 State Championship game MVP … Two- time All-America honoree … 2014 All-County selection… Named 2013 Unsung Hero… Named Long Island Top 100 player… Verizon Player of the Game honoree… Participated in three Under Armor games… Served as a team captain as a senior … Finished high school career with 82 goals and 20 assists.
Personal: Born October 1997… Daughter of Robert and Jennifer Defliese… One brother, three sisters … Sister, Caitlin, serves as an assistant coach for the Orange. Majoring in Television Radio and Film at the Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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