Kiti Ovaskainen

Senior, Attack, 5-6, Helsinki, Finland/Vaskivuoren Lukio

2010 (Senior): First Team All-CSAC Midfield…Second Team ECAC South All-Star…played and started in all 15 games…set career-highs in goals (59), assists (31), points (90), shots (109) and groundballs (106)…also matched personal-bests in caused turnovers (21) and draw controls (48)…led country in groundballs for the second time in her career…also ranked 11th nationally in points per game, 25th in assists per game, 26th in points, 32nd in goals per game, 39th in goals, 43rd in assists and 74th in draw controls…led CSAC in groundballs and assists per game…has the top four Centenary single-season records in groundballs and is the school’s all-time leader in that category with 325…also ranks first in program history in assists (65), draw controls (187) and caused turnovers (68) and ranks second in goals (154) and points (219)…two-time CSAC weekly award winner, including Player of the Week honors on March 29…named ECAC South Offensive Player of the Week on March 30…CSAC All-Academic Team.

2009 (Junior): All-CSAC Honorable Mention…led team with 12 assists…also scored 29 goals, including one game-winner…led squad with 65 groundballs…second on the team with 48 draw controls…finished with 10 caused turnovers, third on the team…ranked fifth nationally in groundballs and first in the CSAC…30th in the nation in draw controls…tied for sixth in conference in assists…tied for eighth in CSAC in shots taken…tied for fourth in conference in man-down goals per game.

2008 (Sophomore): All-PAC First Team Midfield…Second Team Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-Region Boardwalk Division…appeared in 14 games, starting 13…scored 31 goals, fifth-highest mark on the team…led Centenary with 16 assists…tied for first on the team with 88 shots, 61 of which were on goal for a shot-on-goal percentage of .693…fourth on the team with 47 points…Division III national leader in groundballs with 86…led the team in draw controls (46) and caused turnovers (16)…made good on six-of-10 free position shots…also competed for the Lady Cyclones women’s soccer team, finishing with two goals and four assists.

2007 (Freshman): Second Team Skyline Conference All-Star…played and started in 14 games…tied for team lead with 35 goals…also tallied six assists…third on the team with 41 points…led team with 101 shots, 73 of which were on goal for a shot-on-goal percentage of .723…led Centenary in groundballs (68), draw controls (45) and caused turnovers (21)…named to Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll on April 23 after recording eight goals, nine groundballs and 12 draw controls in two games…competed for the Lady Cyclones women’s soccer team, finishing with three goals and tying for the team lead with seven assists.

High School and Personal Data: Attended Vaskivuoren in Helsinki, Finland…majoring in Communications…has one brother, Sami, and two sisters, Nella and Nicola…daughter of Annikka Ovaskainen-Söderlund and Hannu Kumpula… born on Jan. 1, 1982.