General: Returns for her second season as a member of the Stags backcourt … Played in every game (34) that Fairfield has played since her arrival on campus … Is 14 three-point field goals shy of moving in the program’s career top-10 list … Off The Court: Majoring in Mathematics … Named to the Dean’s List and was a member of the 3.0 Club in the Fall 2009 semester … 2009-10: All-MAAC Rookie Team … MAAC Rookie of the Week (11/16, 11/30, 12/14, 1/4, 2/15, 3/1) … Started all 34 games … Ranked third on the roster at 10.2 points per game, reaching double-digits on 19 occasions … Knocked down a team-leading 67 three-pointers, third in the program’s single-season list … Twice, at home versus Siena and Canisius, knocked down 5-8 from behind the arc … Scored a team-high 18 points at Rhode Island, becoming the fourth rookie in program history to lead the team in scoring in their debut, and placing her name atop the list of top-debut scoring totals in Division I program history … Finished the campaign with 79 rebounds, 66 assists and 31 steals … Averaged 36.3 minutes per game, second on the team – playing the full 40 on 11 occasions … Blocked her only shot of the year, as well as scoring 10 points, in the WBI First Round win over Towson … Averaged 10.3 points per game in MAAC Championship play, hitting 7-8 from the free throw line in the three games … Scored 10 against Marist, all in the second-half ... Netted nine points, with two assists in the semifinal win over Iona ... Hit 4-4 from the line, for 12 points, with three assists, in the quarterfinal win over Loyola ... Played 80 minutes, without a turnover, and 30 points, in wins over Rider and Niagara, February 21 and 26 … Equaled a season-high with five assists, for the fourth time, in the Stags home win over Iona … Finished with 19, including 4-4 at the stripe, in a home victory over Canisius … Shot 6-9, including 3-5 behind the arc, for 15 points, in the win over Marist at the Arena at Harbor Yard … Scored in double-digits in four straight games from January 22 through January 30, while also dishing out 15 assists … Shot 10-20 from the field, for 25 points, against Loyola and Iona, in the final games of that stretch … Scored 15 against Siena, all from behind the arc, at the Arena … That game ended a four-game stretch in which she averaged 15.8 points per game and hit 10-12 from the free throw line … Started the streak with a career-high 22 points against Saint Peter’s in her MAAC debut … Had the second five-assist game of her career versus UMKC at the Cyclone Challenge … Dished out five assists for the first time in a home victory over Mount St. Mary’s … Hauled in a career-best five boards, for the first time, at St. Francis (NY) … Equaled that mark in a home victory over Niagara on January 16 … High School: Earned four varsity letters with the Lady Lancers … Finished her career with 1,355 points … Led the team to the 2009 Tournament of Champions title in New Jersey, being named the MVP of the event … Named First-Team All-State as a senior … Selected First Team All-Shore by both the Asbury Park Press and Star Ledger following her junior season … Won the Parochial ‘A’ State Championships that season, as well as being named Second Team All-State by the Star Ledger …A 2008-09 McDonald’s All-America Nominee … Personal: Katelyn Anne Linney … Is the daughter of Lissa and John Linney … Has one brother.
