Mary Kate Person
26 Mary Kate Person
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- Jericho, N.Y.
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- Position:
- Att.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Jericho HS
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- Previous College:
- Long Island University
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- Major:
- Communications
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- gp
- 19
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- p
- 111
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- g
- 76
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- a
- 35
Bio
Honors and Awards
- 2026 IWLCA First Team All-South Region.
- 2026 USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American.
- 2026 First Team All-SSC.
- 2025-26 University of Tampa Melissa Vanderhall Spartan Cape Award recipient.
- Member of Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society.
- IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week (03/17/2026).
- Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week (03/16/2026).
- Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week (03/09/2026).
As a Junior
- Member of 2025 NCAA National Championship team.
- Played in 20 games with 12 starts, totaling 42 goals and 9 assists for 51 points.
- Finished the season with 25 ground balls, 35 draw controls, and 7 caused turnovers.
- Scored in 15 different games, including 12 multi-goal performances.
- Opened her scoring with a goal vs. No. 3 Adelphi (Feb. 22).
- Tallied 3 goals vs. No. 7 Indianapolis (Mar. 13).
- Added 2 goals vs. No. 8 Pace (Mar. 19).
- Registered 3 goals and 1 assist vs. No. 3 Florida Southern (Mar. 26).
- Exploded for 4 goals at No. 7 Embry-Riddle (Mar. 29).
- Contributed 1 goal vs. No. 15 Rollins (Apr. 2).
- Scored once at No. 20 Florida Tech (Apr. 5).
- Netted 3 goals at No. 10 Saint Leo (Apr. 9).
- Recorded 4 goals and 1 assist vs. No. 6 Lynn (Apr. 12).
- Posted 3 goals and 1 assist at Palm Beach Atlantic (Apr. 15).
- Delivered a season-high 6 goals vs. No. 6 Saint Leo (Apr. 24).
- Scored 2 goals in the SSC Championship vs. No. 3 Florida Southern (Apr. 27).
- Added 1 goal and 1 assist in the NCAA Quarterfinal vs. No. 9 Lynn (May 10).
- Fired in 4 goals and 1 assist in the NCAA Semifinal vs. No. 3 Florida Southern (May 17).
- Registered 2 goals and 2 assists in the NCAA Semifinal vs. No. 4 Indianapolis (May 22).
- Closed the season with 2 goals and 1 assist in the NCAA National Championship vs. No. 3 Adelphi (May 24).
As a Sophomore
- Transferred to the University of Tampa for the 2024 season.
- Member of 2024 National Championship squad.
- Appeared in 11 total contests.
- Scored seven goals and added one assist.
- Had a shots on goal percentage of 84.6.
- Finished the season with three groundballs and one draw control.
- Recorded a hat trick versus #20 Florida Tech (4/6/2024).
As a Freshman (LIU)
- Attended Long Island University as a true freshman in 2023.
- Started all 17 games for the Sharks.
- Led team with 62 draw controls.
- Recorded 2 goals, 6 ground balls and five caused turnovers.
- Named to the NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
High School
- Attended Jericho High School.
- Earned All-County and All-Conference nominations
- Played club for PA Express.
Personal
- Communications major.
- Daughter of Andy and Dotty.
- Has two sisters, Elise and Caroline, and two brothers, Drew and Jack.
- Birthdate: 12/03/2003.
Player statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 19 | 7 |
| Points | 111 | 42 |
| Goals | 76 | 25 |
| Assists | 35 | 17 |
| Shots | 136 | 52 |
| Shooting percentage | 55.9 | 48.1 |
| Shots on goal | 109 | 43 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 80.1 | 82.7 |
| Free position goals-shots | 15-25 | 4-8 |
| Ground balls | 26 | 13 |
| Draw controls | 20 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 43 | 17 |
| Caused turnovers | 14 | 5 |
| Fouls | 9 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Green cards | 23 | 6 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 | at Florida State | L, 13-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 25-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 14 | at #5 Indianapolis | L, 10-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 19 | Scotland National (Exhibition) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 2 | Lander | W, 22-6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 7 | at #25 Mercy | W, 19-7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 9 | at #12 Pace | W, 16-8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 14 | vs. #13 Wingate | W, 17-11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 20 | #4 Maryville | W, 17-10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | at #8 Lynn | L, 14-13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | #18 Florida Tech | W, 17-12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1 | at #14 Rollins | W, 18-3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | at #2 Florida Southern | L, 12-10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 8 | #10 Saint Leo | L, 13-11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 11 | Palm Beach Atlantic | W, 23-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | #6 Embry-Riddle | W, 17-8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18 | #9 Lynn | W, 17-11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23 | at #4 Saint Leo | W, 15-9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 26 | at #2 Florida Southern | L, 11-8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| May 7 | vs. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | W, 17-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 9 | at Florida Southern | L, 10-9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 | at Florida State | L, 13-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 25-1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 5 | 80.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Feb 14 | at #5 Indianapolis | L, 10-6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-2 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Feb 19 | Scotland National (Exhibition) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 2 | Lander | W, 22-6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0-1 | 8 | 62.5 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Mar 7 | at #25 Mercy | W, 19-7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0-0 | 10 | 60.0 | 7 | 70.0 |
| Mar 9 | at #12 Pace | W, 16-8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1-1 | 8 | 87.5 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Mar 14 | vs. #13 Wingate | W, 17-11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2-3 | 9 | 66.7 | 8 | 88.9 |
| Mar 20 | #4 Maryville | W, 17-10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1-1 | 8 | 62.5 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Mar 25 | at #8 Lynn | L, 14-13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1-2 | 11 | 27.3 | 8 | 72.7 |
| Mar 28 | #18 Florida Tech | W, 17-12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0-0 | 8 | 37.5 | 7 | 87.5 |
| Apr 1 | at #14 Rollins | W, 18-3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1-1 | 8 | 75.0 | 7 | 87.5 |
| Apr 4 | at #2 Florida Southern | L, 12-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Apr 8 | #10 Saint Leo | L, 13-11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0-1 | 11 | 45.5 | 9 | 81.8 |
| Apr 11 | Palm Beach Atlantic | W, 23-2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1-1 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Apr 15 | #6 Embry-Riddle | W, 17-8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0-1 | 6 | 66.7 | 5 | 83.3 |
| Apr 18 | #9 Lynn | W, 17-11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Apr 23 | at #4 Saint Leo | W, 15-9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Apr 26 | at #2 Florida Southern | L, 11-8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2-4 | 7 | 42.9 | 5 | 71.4 |
| May 7 | vs. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | W, 17-10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2-2 | 8 | 50.0 | 5 | 62.5 |
| May 9 | at Florida Southern | L, 10-9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 19 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| March | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| April | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| May | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 19 | 19 | 76 | 35 | 111 | 15-25 | 136 | 55.9 | 109 | 80.1 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 4-8 | 52 | 48.1 | 43 | 82.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 2-5 | 52 | 53.8 | 43 | 82.7 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 38 | 13 | 51 | 9-15 | 67 | 56.7 | 53 | 79.1 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4-5 | 17 | 58.8 | 13 | 76.5 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 13 | 59 | 29 | 88 | 10-14 | 94 | 62.8 | 77 | 81.9 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 5-11 | 42 | 40.5 | 32 | 76.2 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1-2 | 10 | 60.0 | 7 | 70.0 |
| March | 7 | 7 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 5-8 | 62 | 56.5 | 51 | 82.3 |
| April | 8 | 8 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 7-13 | 51 | 54.9 | 41 | 80.4 |
| May | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2-2 | 13 | 53.8 | 10 | 76.9 |
