CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Finished career ranked sixth all-time with 49 points…Tied for seventh in program history with 29 assists…Played in all 143 games in her career, tied for fifth most in program history...Became one of 23 Nittany Lions at the time to play in 100 career games (Mercyhurst, 2/15/19).
Season: 2019-20: Tied for eighth in points in a senior season with 13. 2018-19: Tied for third in goals by a junior (8)...Tied for fifth in assists by a junior (9)…Ranked fifth in points by a junior (17). 2016-17: Led Penn State defenders with four goals.
Game: Matched a program game high with three assists twice, once at Providence (10/18/19) and again versus Lindenwood (2/24/18)…Finished career as one of four Nittany Lions to ever record a three-assist game.
2019-20 • SENIOR SEASON
Season: Showed versatility in all 36 games as both a forward and defender...Posted 13 points with six goals and seven assists...Elevated from ninth to sixth in career scoring through the season...Had seven points in a five-game stretch (10/11-10/26).
at Holy Cross (9/27): Tied game with 1:35 remaining to force 1-1 tie. RPI (10/12): Had a two-point game in 3-0 win with goal and assist. at Providence (10/18): Tied a program high with second-career three-assist game in 4-2 win. at Lindenwood (2/22): Posted first career two-goal game, which included the game-winning goal, in a 5-1 win.
2018-19 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten Team honors…Named to CHA All-Academic Team.
Season: Played in all 36 games, including 100th career game 2/15 vs. Mercyhurst…Set a personal best with 17 points on eight goals and nine assists…Ranked second on the team in points and goals and third in assists…Recorded five points (1G, 4A) over a four-game span (2/23-3/6)…Recorded a goal in three-straight games (10/13-20).
at No. 5 Colgate (9/28): Had multi-point outing in 4-2 win, including a power-play goal and an assist on the game-winning score. Providence (10/19-20): Tallied a goal in each game of the series to set a three-game goal scoring streak. No. 4 Cornell (1/8): Scored Penn State’s third goal in a 3-3 tie. at Lindenwood (3/1-2): Had second multi-point game of the season in 3-1 win in first game…Followed with an assist in game two’s 3-3 tie. vs. RIT (3/6): Had an assist on the game-winning short-handed goal in 4-1 win in first round of CHA Tournament.
2017-18 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named CHA Student-Athlete of the Year…Honored as an AHCA All-American Scholar…Recognized on Academic All-Big Ten Team and as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Named to CHA All-Academic Team.
Season: Skated in all 36 games as a defender…Had eight points on two goals and six assists…Scored once on power play…Third on team with 44 blocked shots…Recorded five points over the final three games (1G, 4G).
at UConn (11/24): Notched first goal of the season in a 1-1 tie. Lindenwood (2/24): Tied a program high with three assists in one game, a 6-0 win. Lindenwood (3/1): Had an assist in 2-1 win in the first round of CHA Tournament. vs. Robert Morris (3/2): Scored once in CHA semifinals.
2016-17 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named to the CHA All-Rookie Team…Named an AHCA All-American Scholar…Honored on CHA All-Academic Team…Awarded CHA Rookie of the Week (10/7).
Season: Played in all 35 games…Posted 11 points on four goals and seven assists…Recorded eight points (3G, 5A) on the power play…Had a five-game point streak which included three goals and three assists (10/28-11/12).
Rankings: Led all CHA freshmen defenders with 11 points (4G, 7A)…Tied for ninth in the CHA in power-play points with eight (3G, 5A).
at Union (10/7): Recorded first career point on an assist in an 8-1 win. at Mercyhurst (11/5-6): Recorded first career goal in the first game...Picked up two points on two assists for first ever multi-point effort in game two. Lindenwood (11/11-12): Scored a goal in back-to-back games. Robert Morris (12/4): Had another two-assist game. Mercyhurst (1/28): Registered fourth goal of the season.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Named team captain senior season at Minnetonka High School…Named 2015-16 Minnetonka High School Female Athlete of the Year…Had 46 points on 15 goals and 31 assists to lead Skippers to a 26-3-3 record…Named all-state honorable mention…Chosen to Star Tribune All-Metro second team…Received High School Hobey Baker Award in 2016…Recorded 28 points (10G, 18A) junior season…Named an alternate captain as a junior…Played with former Nittany Lion captain, Kelsey Crow (’19)…Competed at an all-state level in soccer and golf…Graduated summa cum laude and was a four-year “A” honor roll member.
PERSONAL
Full name is Katherine Lorraine McMillan...Parents are Brian and Sheila McMillan...Has a younger brother, Jack...Graduated with a degree in finance with minors in international business and Chinese...Born February 24, 1998, in Waconia, Minnesota.
Career: Finished career ranked sixth all-time with 49 points…Tied for seventh in program history with 29 assists…Played in all 143 games in her career, tied for fifth most in program history...Became one of 23 Nittany Lions at the time to play in 100 career games (Mercyhurst, 2/15/19).
Season: 2019-20: Tied for eighth in points in a senior season with 13. 2018-19: Tied for third in goals by a junior (8)...Tied for fifth in assists by a junior (9)…Ranked fifth in points by a junior (17). 2016-17: Led Penn State defenders with four goals.
Game: Matched a program game high with three assists twice, once at Providence (10/18/19) and again versus Lindenwood (2/24/18)…Finished career as one of four Nittany Lions to ever record a three-assist game.
2019-20 • SENIOR SEASON
Season: Showed versatility in all 36 games as both a forward and defender...Posted 13 points with six goals and seven assists...Elevated from ninth to sixth in career scoring through the season...Had seven points in a five-game stretch (10/11-10/26).
at Holy Cross (9/27): Tied game with 1:35 remaining to force 1-1 tie. RPI (10/12): Had a two-point game in 3-0 win with goal and assist. at Providence (10/18): Tied a program high with second-career three-assist game in 4-2 win. at Lindenwood (2/22): Posted first career two-goal game, which included the game-winning goal, in a 5-1 win.
2018-19 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten Team honors…Named to CHA All-Academic Team.
Season: Played in all 36 games, including 100th career game 2/15 vs. Mercyhurst…Set a personal best with 17 points on eight goals and nine assists…Ranked second on the team in points and goals and third in assists…Recorded five points (1G, 4A) over a four-game span (2/23-3/6)…Recorded a goal in three-straight games (10/13-20).
at No. 5 Colgate (9/28): Had multi-point outing in 4-2 win, including a power-play goal and an assist on the game-winning score. Providence (10/19-20): Tallied a goal in each game of the series to set a three-game goal scoring streak. No. 4 Cornell (1/8): Scored Penn State’s third goal in a 3-3 tie. at Lindenwood (3/1-2): Had second multi-point game of the season in 3-1 win in first game…Followed with an assist in game two’s 3-3 tie. vs. RIT (3/6): Had an assist on the game-winning short-handed goal in 4-1 win in first round of CHA Tournament.
2017-18 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named CHA Student-Athlete of the Year…Honored as an AHCA All-American Scholar…Recognized on Academic All-Big Ten Team and as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Named to CHA All-Academic Team.
Season: Skated in all 36 games as a defender…Had eight points on two goals and six assists…Scored once on power play…Third on team with 44 blocked shots…Recorded five points over the final three games (1G, 4G).
at UConn (11/24): Notched first goal of the season in a 1-1 tie. Lindenwood (2/24): Tied a program high with three assists in one game, a 6-0 win. Lindenwood (3/1): Had an assist in 2-1 win in the first round of CHA Tournament. vs. Robert Morris (3/2): Scored once in CHA semifinals.
2016-17 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named to the CHA All-Rookie Team…Named an AHCA All-American Scholar…Honored on CHA All-Academic Team…Awarded CHA Rookie of the Week (10/7).
Season: Played in all 35 games…Posted 11 points on four goals and seven assists…Recorded eight points (3G, 5A) on the power play…Had a five-game point streak which included three goals and three assists (10/28-11/12).
Rankings: Led all CHA freshmen defenders with 11 points (4G, 7A)…Tied for ninth in the CHA in power-play points with eight (3G, 5A).
at Union (10/7): Recorded first career point on an assist in an 8-1 win. at Mercyhurst (11/5-6): Recorded first career goal in the first game...Picked up two points on two assists for first ever multi-point effort in game two. Lindenwood (11/11-12): Scored a goal in back-to-back games. Robert Morris (12/4): Had another two-assist game. Mercyhurst (1/28): Registered fourth goal of the season.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Named team captain senior season at Minnetonka High School…Named 2015-16 Minnetonka High School Female Athlete of the Year…Had 46 points on 15 goals and 31 assists to lead Skippers to a 26-3-3 record…Named all-state honorable mention…Chosen to Star Tribune All-Metro second team…Received High School Hobey Baker Award in 2016…Recorded 28 points (10G, 18A) junior season…Named an alternate captain as a junior…Played with former Nittany Lion captain, Kelsey Crow (’19)…Competed at an all-state level in soccer and golf…Graduated summa cum laude and was a four-year “A” honor roll member.
PERSONAL
Full name is Katherine Lorraine McMillan...Parents are Brian and Sheila McMillan...Has a younger brother, Jack...Graduated with a degree in finance with minors in international business and Chinese...Born February 24, 1998, in Waconia, Minnesota.