PENN STATE CAREER
2007 (Junior): Saw action in eight games, drawing her lone start of the season against Ohio State (5/3) in a first round match-up of the 2007 ALC Tournament...Totaled six goals (on seven shots on goal) and three assists for nine points...Had her best game of the season in the tournament game with the Buckeyes, tallying two goals and two assists...Also scored two goals against Bucknell (2/24) and Johns Hopkins (4/27)...Totaled two ground balls, three draw controls, and three caused turnovers.
2006 (Sophomore): Earned ALC Academic Honor Roll recognition...Started 12 games for the season, appearing in all 16...Scored 12 goals, including a season-high three in win over Colgate (3/5)...Finished fourth on the team in assists with nine...Recorded two assists in games versus Bucknell (3/7), Loyola (4/2), and Ohio (4/23)...Tallied seven ground balls, 13 draw controls, and two caused turnovers.
2005 (Freshman): Played in eight games...Scored only two goals of season vs. Davidson (3/7).
HIGH SCHOOL
Nine-time letterwinner at South River H.S. in Edgewater, Md. (four in lacrosse, three in indoor track and two in volleyball)...Led the Seahawks to the 2004 county championship and the 2001 and 2004 regional championships...Compiled a 52-12 record in high school...Scored 50 goals and had 33 assists as a senior...Earned the Outstanding Performance Award for indoor track in 2002...Is the record holder for middle distance events in swimming for the Annapolis Swim Club...Named a high school Academic All-American...Earned the South River Lamp of Knowledge Award...Also earned the Scholar Athlete Award and the Wendy[apos]s Heisman Award...Played club lacrosse for CC Lax in Annapolis, Md.
BACKGROUND
Born Kimberly Lynn Kontson on Feb. 18, 1986 in Annapolis, Md...Parents are Vicki and Kalle Kontson...Has one brother, Stephen , and one sister, Erica...Father Kalle played football and ran track for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and played semi-professional football for the Albany Metro Mallers in 1972.
QUOTING COACH ISIDOR
'We are looking for Kimmy to step up as a leader on the attacking end this year. She is a highly skilled attacker that can make things happen off the pass or on the drive to the goal. She could be a key to our success this year.'