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2020 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Richard Palaikis
Richard Palaikis
Mike Slade
Mike Slade

17 Kaitlyn Wandelt

17 Kaitlyn Wandelt

  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool:
    Sayville
  • Hometown:
    Sayville, N.Y.

Summary

Biography

Career Notes
• Holds all three draw control records -- career (290), single-season (117) and game (12).
• Ranks No. 3 all-time in goals (196), No. 3 in assists (52) and No. 3 in points (248) in 67 games at conclusion of career.
• Also ranks No. 2 in caused turnovers (85) and fifth in ground balls (157) in school history.
• First all-time in draw controls per game (4.33), second in both goals per game (2.93) and caused turnovers per game (1.27), third in points per game (3.70) and assists per game (0.78) and fifth in ground balls per game (2.34).
• Holds single-season school records in points (83, T-1st), draw controls (117) and free-position goals (19).
• Ranks second all-time in school history in free-position goals (50) in a career.
• Became second-fastest player in school history to reach 100 career points (29 games) and fourth player all-time to surpass 200 career points during the 2019 season.
• Ranks first in Southern Conference women's lacrosse history in goals (120), points (159), draw controls (210) and hat tricks (25) at conclusion of career.
• Tallied 41 hat tricks across her career overall.
• A three-time First Team All-Conference player, 2018 SoCon Offensive Player of the Year and the 2016 ASUN Freshman of the Year.

2020
• Earned Southern Conference Academic All-League honors for the third-straight season.
• Started final five games of the season, leading team in goals (16) and points (19).
• Tied for the team lead in caused turnovers (seven), ranking tied-for-second in ground balls (12) and third in draw controls (16).
• Made season debut against Jacksonville (2/23), posting two caused turnovers and two ground balls.
• Scored all 19 points and had four hat tricks in final four games of the season, starting with four points (3g, 1a) -- adding five ground balls and five draw controls -- at Manhattan (2/29).
• Scored a Titan season-high six goals -- five in the second half and the game-winner -- in come-from-behind victory at Winthrop (3/5).
• Tallied four more points (3g, 1a) at Gardner-Webb (3/8), before posting five points (4g, 1a) and six draw controls against Marquette (3/11).
• Ranked second in the Southern Conference in goals per game (3.2), third in ground balls per game (2.4) and caused turnovers per game (1.4), fifth in draw controls per game (3.2) and sixth in points per game (3.8).
• Earned Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.0 GPA+).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).

2019
• Earned First Team All-Southern Conference accolades, marking the third time in her career she was voted First Team All-Conference.
• Earned Southern Conference Academic All-League honors.
• Named team co-captain.
• One of six players on the team to start in all 18 games.
• Led the team in goals with 42, ranking second in points (57) and second in assists (15).
• Ranked first in the Southern Conference in draw controls by a good margin, totaling a school-record total of 117 during the season, including 36 in five conference games. Also led the team with 26 caused turnovers and ranked second on the squad with 54 ground balls.
• Was first in the Southern Conference in draw controls per game (6.5), second in ground balls per game (3.0), third in caused turnovers per game (1.44), sixth in goals per game (2.33) and seventh in points per game (3.17).
• Ranked 17th in the NCAA in draw controls per game, while also ranking 20th in ground balls per game.
• Broke career draw controls record in season opener against Ohio State, recording six DC to surpass Anna Eidem (159 DC) for the career mark.
• Selected as SoCon Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 19 after scoring four goals and tallying five ground balls and nine draw controls at Marquette (2/17).
• Tied the single-game school record with 10 draw controls, adding five points (three goals, two assists) at Duquesne (3/2).
• Caused a season-high four CT, adding five ground balls against American (3/13).
• Tallied seven-straight games of hat tricks during the middle of the season, starting with three goals and two assists against Kent State (3/16); Scored 24 goals during that seven-game stretch, ending with three goals and two assists against Furman (4/12).
• Again tied single-game school record with 10 draw controls against Saint Francis (3/23), adding four points (three goals, one assist).
• Tallied four goals at Mercer (3/29) and then tallied five points (three goals, two assists), tying her season-high with four caused turnovers at Kennesaw State (3/31).
• Scored a season-high five goals at Delaware State (4/7), breaking single-game school record for draw controls with 11.
• On Senior Day, again broke single-game school record for DC with 12 against Wofford (4/14), adding five ground balls.
• Recorded two goals against both #8-Michigan (4/23) in home finale and at Central Michigan (4/27) with the 10-9 win against the Chippewas sealing the Titans' second-straight share of the SoCon regular-season crown.
• Posted nine or more draw controls in six games, including notching double-digit draw controls in four games.
• Had nine hat tricks on the season, scoring four or more goals in a game three times.
• Tallied multiple ground balls in 12 games -- including five games of five ground balls -- and had multiple caused turnovers in eight different contests, including posting four games of three or more CT.
• Received SoCon Preseason All-Conference laurels.
• Received SoCon Commissioner's Medal for sporting 3.8 GPA or better during 2018-19 school year.
• Earned Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.0 GPA+).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).

2018
• Voted as the 2018 SoCon Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Southern Conference.
• Two-time Offensive Athlete of the Month and two-time Offensive Player of the Week.
• Selected to the SoCon All-Tournament Team.
• Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference accolades (3.3 GPA+).
• One of three players to start all 18 games for the Titans.
• Led the Southern Conference in goals (62), goals per game (3.44), points per game (4.61), shots (136), shots per game (7.56), shots on goal per game (6.06) and ranked second in total points (83).
• Finished inside the top-35 in the final NCAA Division I rankings six times -- No. 8 in shots on goal per game (6.06), 14th in shots per game, 19th in points per game, 22nd in goals per game, 24th in total goals and 31st in total points.
• Also ranked No. 69 in the nation in draw controls per game (4.28 -- school record), while breaking her own single-season school record in total draw controls (77).
• Her 83 points tied the Titan single-season school record and her 62 goals were the fifth-most all-time and second time in her career surpassing 60 goals.
• Led all Titan field players in ground balls (40) and ranked fourth on the squad with 18 caused turnovers, while also tying for the team lead in free-position goals (11).
• Led team in shots (136) and shots on goal (109) and all qualifying players with her 80.1 shot on goal percentage.
• Tallied 12 hat tricks on the season, including nine games of four or more goals.
• Scored four of the five Titan goals at Ohio State (2/16).
• Posted six points (5g, 1a), putting eight shots on goal at American (2/25), becoming the second-fastest Titan to 100 career points.
• Recorded a season-best nine draw controls at Butler (3/3).
• Named SoCon Offensive Athlete of the Month (3/8) after leading the Titans with nine goals and 11 points in three games during February.
• Had back-to-back seven-point games, scoring five goals against Saint Francis (3/15) and six more against Duquesne (3/17), adding seven DC vs. SFU.
• Received SoCon Offensive Player of the Week accolades (3/20) after recording 11 goals and 14 points in games against Saint Francis and Duquesne.
• Found the back of the net four times in league opener vs. Mercer (3/31).
• Notched a season-high nine points (5g, 4a) vs. Howard (4/8).
• Earned SoCon Offensive Player of the Week honors (4/17) after 13 goals in a 2-0 week with wins over Wofford (4/13) and Furman (4/14).
• Scored a season-high seven goals (the most for a Titan since 2014) against Wofford and six more markers (three FPG) against the Paladins.
• Tallied eight points at Old Dominion (4/22), totaling five goals and three assists, while also corralling seven draw controls.
• Had season-highs with 14 shots and 10 shots on goal, scoring three goals and recording six draw controls in regular season finale vs. Central Michigan (4/28).
• Scored a hat trick and had six DC, five GB and three CT in semifinals of SoCon Championship against Mercer (5/3).
• Selected as the SoCon Offensive Athlete of the Month (5/4) after leading the SoCon with 41 points (31 goals, 10 assists) in seven games during April.
• Recorded at least one caused turnover in 14 of 18 games and multiple draw controls in 15 of 18 contests, while scoring in all but two games.
• Also led SoCon with 23 goals and six free-position goals in five league games.
• Received the Detroit Mercy Athletic Department's Dad Butler Award, which goes to a male and female student-athlete who showed dedication to practice and having the ability to rehabilitate an injury to his or her full capabilities.
• Voted to Preseason All-SoCon Team.
• Received SoCon Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.0 GPA+).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).

2017
• Voted Preseason ASUN Player of the Year and to Preseason All-Conference Team.
• Saw time in six games, making four starts before missing the rest of the season due to injury and earning a red-shirt.
• Posted 12 goals and two assists for 14 points.
• Added six free-position goals, seven draw controls, four caused turnovers and three ground balls.
• Started season opener at Notre Dame (2/11), tallying two draw controls.
• Tallied hat tricks in three-straight games, scoring three goals vs. San Diego State (2/26) and at Robert Morris (3/4).
• Scored a season-best six goals at Duquesne (3/6).
• Played final game of season in league opener vs. Kennesaw State (3/24), notching one assist and two DC.
• Was voted as the Detroit Mercy Newcomer of the Year, presented each spring to the athletes who competed during the previous academic year as incoming freshmen or transfer students on the basis of athletic and academic excellence.
• Named to the Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2016
• Voted the 2016 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Atlantic Sun.
• A unanimous selection to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team.
• Three-time A-Sun Player of the Week.
• Was the NCAA Division I freshmen leader in six different categories -- goals (64), goals per game (3.20), points (75), points per game (3.75), free-position goals per game (0.95) and caused turnovers per game (1.50).
• Ranked fifth in the NCAA in free-position goals per game, seventh in goals and 12th in goals per game.
• Named a 2016 MidMajorLax.com Honorable Mention All-American.
• Started all 20 games.
• Broke the school record for draw controls in a season with 73, which was also tops in the Atlantic Sun.
• Led the Atlantic Sun with 19 free-position goals (school record) and was second in goals (64), points (75), ground balls (48) and caused turnovers (30), shots (122) and shot on goal (90).
• In eight league games, led the A-Sun with 33 goals and 37 points.
• Scored in every game but one, tallying 13 hat tricks and 16 multi-goal games.
• Posted seven contests of five or more points and two games of seven points.
• Made collegiate debut at No. 18 Ohio State (2/13), posting three points (2g, 1a).
• Had a five-point (4g, 1a) effort vs. Oregon (2/21), adding three CT and three DC.
• Set a single-game school record with 10 draw controls at Radford (3/18) in addition to seven points (5g, 2a).
• Named Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (3/22).
• Totaled five goals -- four on free-position shots -- and six draw controls, four caused turnovers and four groundballs vs. Central Michigan (3/30).
• Had five more points (4g, 1a) at Mount St. Mary's (4/3).
• Picked up second Atlantic Sun Player of the Week accolade (4/5).
• Tallied six goals, seven draw controls and four caused turnovers at Furman (4/10).
• Had four more goals vs. Stetson (4/15) and at Mercer (4/22).
• Tied season-high with six goals at Kennesaw State (4/24), also notching six draw controls and four caused turnovers.
• Received Atlantic Sun record-tying third Player of the Week honor (4/26).
• Posted seven points (4g, 3a) vs. Old Dominion (4/29), adding six draw controls.
• Scored 11 goals while tallying nine ground balls and seven draw controls at Atlantic Sun Championship tournament, spanning three games.
• Went for three goals each in quarterfinals vs. Mercer (5/5) and semifinals vs. Jacksonville (5/6).
• Had four goals, four ground balls and three draw controls in A-Sun Championship game vs. Old Dominion (5/8).
• Finished the season with seven-straight hat tricks.
• Posted four games of four caused turnovers.
• Tallied 10 games of three or more ground balls.
• Broke freshman goal-scoring record previously held by Emily Boissonneault and totaled the third-most goals in single-season school history with 64.
• Her 75 points was also third all-time in single-season Titan history.
• Broke school record for free-position goals (19).

High School
• Earned four letters on varsity for Sayville High School and coach Adam Sznitken.
• Has also earned three letters in basketball and soccer for the Golden Flashes.
• Helped lacrosse team to league titles in sophomore and junior seasons.
• Won County championship in 2014.
• Named All-Conference in 2013 and earned All-County accolades in 2014.
• Voted All-Conference and All-County in soccer, helping team to league and county championships.
• Had 56 goals and 24 assists as a junior in 2014 and entering her senior season, she had 87 goals and 41 assists on varsity.
• Played club lacrosse for LI Top Guns.

Personal
• Daughter of Sam & Dotty Wandelt.
• Born in Stonybrook, N.Y.
• Her father played soccer at SUNY New Paltz.
• Major is Intelligence Analysis.
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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2016Freshman

    Midfield
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2017Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Midfield
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2020Redshirt Senior

    Midfield
    5'7"
    17