CAREER HONORS
NFHCA National Academic Squad (2014)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016: Put up one shot in the 6-2 win against Old Dominion (8/26)… Put up one shot in the 3-0 win against No.5 Virginia (8/28)… Scored one goal in the 8-1 win against Temple (9/2) … Saw action in the 3-1 win against No. 9 Albany ( 9/4)... Scored one goal and posted one against in the 4-1 win against Lock Haven (9/11)... Scored a carrer high two goals in the 9-1 win against Bucknell (9/13)... Saw action in the 4-3 win against Iowa (9/16)... Scored one goal and posted on assist in the 7-0 win against Ball State (9/17)... posted one shot in the 4-1 win against Rutgers (10/21)... Saw action in the 3-2 win against Indiana (10/28)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015: Played in 15 games, earning a start against Michigan State... finished the season with an .875 shots on goal percentage.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014: Played in 11 games ... Recorded a shot on goal in the 3-0 win against Rutgers (10/17) ... In the 5-0 win at Drexel (10/3), put a shot on goal ... Posted a career-high two shots and her first career goal in a 4-0 win at Quinnipiac (9/70.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of U.S. U-17 Junior National Team in 2013 that competed in Holland ... Selected as a Futures Elite Participant in 2012, 2013 and 2014 ... Participated in the National Futures Tournament in 2009, 2010 and 2011 ... Selected to play in the Junior Olympics in 2011 and 2012 ... Lettered for four years at Eastern Regional under head coach Danyle Heilig ... Named a team captain as a senior in 2013 ... Earned first team All-Oympic Conference as a forward in 2012 and 2013 ... Selected as a first team All-South Jersey Forward in 2013 and second team in 2012 ... Named second team All-State as a senior ... Received the 2013 Captains Award from South Jersey Field Hockey Association ... Set the Eastern Area record for goals in a single game with six in 2013 ... Helped her team achieve a record of 103-1-1 over her four seasons ... Member of four Group IV State Championship teams ... Helped win four South Jersey Group IV Championships ... Was a three-time Topofthecircle.com National Champion ... Played at the club level with Spirit of USA ... A member of the gold medal winning team at the National Festival in 2011, 2012 and 2013 ... Claimed the gold medal at the Disney Festival in 2009, while claiming silver in 2010 and 2012.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kasandra Dean Morano ... Born on January 8, 1996 in Vineland, N.J. ... Parents are Greg and Doobie Morano ... Has a sister, Madison, and two brothers, Gregory and Mason ... Brother, Gregory, attends also attends Penn State ... Father, Greg, played football at West Chester ... Mother, Doobie, played field hockey at Lock Haven ... Currently undecided on major.
ON CHOOSING PENN STATE: "I chose Penn State because of the academics, the great field hockey program and the comfortable atmosphere. What I like most about Penn State though is how much pride the students and alumni take in their school."MORANO'S CAREER STATISTICSYearGP-GSGAPts.ShotsGWG
| 2014 | 11-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15-0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Career | 41-1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 0 |