Fairfield University Athletics

General: Returns for a third season in the Stags midfield unit … Has played in 28 games during her collegiate career, with one start … Enters the campaign with 14 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers, nine draw controls and six points … Off the Field: Major undecided … Earned a spot in the Athletics Department 3.0 Club in the 2010 Spring semester … 2010: Appeared in 15 games during the season, making her first collegiate start at Niagara… Captured three draw controls, half of her season total, in that victory … Finished the year with six points, scoring five goals … Scored the first points of her career against St. Mary’s (CA) scoring a goal and notching an assist … Collected her first career game-winning goal against Siena in the MAAC Championship semifinal, touching net twice in the game … Had three caused turnovers and three ground balls in the MAAC Championship … Scooped up 10 ground balls on the year and had seven caused turnovers … 2009: Played in 13 games as a reserve during the year ... Picked up four ground balls ... Caused four turnovers ... Won three draw controls ... High School: Earned three varsity letters for coach Daphne Faldi's Generals ... Tallied 78 goals and 40 assists during her three-year career ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Netted 38 goals and 21 assists as a senior ... Named a Cape League All-Star as a senior ... Named All-League as a junior ... Led her team to the 2006 league title ... Earned Unsung Hero Award ... Also an All-Star for the soccer team ... Personal: Cassie Frances Penta ... Has a brother and a sister – Cortney – who played a year of soccer at Vermont.