2022 - SENIOR+ SEASON
Season: Started 11 games and appeared in 13...Tallied 17 ground balls...Caused 12 turnovers...Won one draw control.
Game-By-Game: James Madison (3/9): Recorded a ground ball and caused a turnover in first start of the season.Saint Joseph's (3/12): Scooped up a ground ball. at Towson (3/15): Collected a career-high five ground balls and three caused turnovers. at Ohio State (3/26): Forced a turnover. Northwestern (4/1): Scooped up a ground ball. at Maryland (4/7): Picked up a ground ball. Pitt (4/12): Tallied three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Michigan (4/16): Tied career-high three caused turnovers...picked up two ground balls. at Rutgers (4/23): Won a draw control...collected a ground ball. Johns Hopkins (4/28): Tallied two ground balls nad two caused turnovers.
2021 – SENIOR SEASON
Season: Appeared in four games, including three starts…Recorded a ground ball and a caused turnover.
Game-By-Game: Michigan (3/19): Picked up a ground ball…Caused one turnover.
2020 – JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Started in six games as a defender…Collected six ground balls, three draw controls and seven caused turnovers…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Game-By-Game: at Towson (2/8): Picked up three ground balls…Added a draw control and a caused turnover. Lehigh (2/15): Collected two ground balls, a draw control and three caused turnovers. Duquesne (2/19): Caused one turnover. Cornell (2/23): Recorded a draw control and a caused turnover. Loyola (2/29): Scooped up a ground ball and caused a turnover.
2019 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Appeared in four games as a defender…Collected three ground balls.
Game-by-Game: at Princeton (2/27): Picked up a ground ball. at Loyola (3/2): Made an appearance. Ohio State (4/4): Recorded a career-best two ground balls.
2018 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Made three appearances on defense…Registered two ground balls, a draw control and a caused turnover.
Game-by-Game: Duquesne (2/21): Tallied a ground ball and a caused turnover. Albany (3/11): Picked up a ground ball and won a draw control.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at The Hockaday School for head coach Molly Ford…Served as a team captain her senior season…Helped her team to a Southern Preparatory Conference Championship as a freshman...As a senior, led Hockaday to a state runner-up finish… Selected to the all-state team...Won Team MVP Honors as a senior…Collected 79 points on 52 goals and 27 assists while winning 274 draws and adding 41 ground balls as a senior... Was a member of the C2C Lacrosse club.
PERSONAL
Full name is Katelyn Chastain Love…Daughter of Alicia and Ed Love...Has an older sister, Allie...Grandparents, Benjamin Tarr and Peggy Hostetter are Penn State graduates…Majoring in accounting…Born on October 27, 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky.
LOVE ON PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because I thought it would be the best academic and athletic fit for me to be able to succeed at my highest potential. The coaches, current players, campus atmosphere, and the amazing school spirit will add greatly to my overall experience at Penn State.”
DOHERTY ON LOVE
“Kate is a great versatile midfielder who has good speed and is very smart and efficient when making great plays at good times.”