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Caitlyn Gallagher
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Midfielder
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Sophomore
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High School:
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Peters Township
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Hometown:
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McMurray, Pa.
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Courtesy of Army Athletic Communications
Release: 08/15/2006
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Gifted athlete who is coming off a successful campaign last year as an outside defender ... exciting prospect with loads of potential who is in the thick of battle this fall for time in the back ... quick and feisty ... tenacious defender who rarely is beaten ... makes excellent runs off the ball ... continues to improve with ball at feet and solving pressure on the ball ... strong in the air and is great ball winner ... one of five seniors looking to help lead the team to repeat performance at the Patriot League Tournament ... three-time Patriot League academic all-star ... three-year letterwinner.
2008: Drew duty in all 21 games as a defender with eight starts ... worked way into Army’s starting lineup in Patriot League play ... earned first nod in road trip to Colgate and went on to draw duty in league matches versus Bucknell, Holy Cross, Navy and American as well as all three postseason matches ... helped Army set a conference mark for shutouts with six along with capturing its second league title and first NCAA bid in school history ... three of four shots were on goal.
2007: Appeared in 17 of 18 games with starts in nine as outside midfielder ... scored first career goal and game winner in 1-0 blanking of Mount St. Mary’s in opening round of the Duquesne Tournament in early September ... notched the lone goal in the game in the 69th minute after slamming a 15-yarder into the upper right corner of the net ... had a season-high five shots in that game, four on goal ... win snapped a 12-game winless streak, dating back to 2006 ... earned starting nod in next seven games ... first career start recorded two days later against host Dukes ... competed in every Patriot League game with starts against Holy Cross and American ... closed out season with eight shots -- six of those were on goal.
2006: Played in nine of 18 matches providing solid depth on the outside … part of double assist tandem in closing out scoring in 3-0 blanking of Marist as Army earned runner-up honors at the Brown Classic … drew first collegiate nod in road game at Columbia … lone shot of season taken against Patriot League rival Colgate … played in three of the final four games of season against conference schools Lehigh, Colgate and Bucknell ... one of nine Black Knights named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Peters Township… versatile athlete who alternated between midfield and defense … helped team reach semifinals of Pennsylvania State Tournament in 2003 … scored 12 goals senior year, along with 23 assists for 47 points, leading team to 20-3-2 mark … closed out career with 32 goals, 76 assists for 140 points … six-year ODP member who competed with PA West State team … named to Select Team in 2004 … played on Century United U-19 team that competed abroad, placing third at the 2003 Haarlem Cup Tournament in the Netherlands … team crowned the Pennsylvania US Club state champions in 2004.
Personal: Given name is Caitlyn Anne Gallagher … parents’ names are Kevin and Marianne Gallagher … brother Michael attends the University of Pittsburgh … sister Kelsey is a student at the University of Notre Dame ... majoring in Engineering Management.
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Courtesy of: Army Athletic Communications
