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2025 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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55 Katie Bilello

55 Katie Bilello

  • Position:
    Defense
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    St. Paul's School for Girls
  • Hometown:
    Monkton, Md.

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights:
  • 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 2x MAC Honor Roll (2023, 2025)

2025:
  • Saw action in 15 games, with 13 starts, and was tied for second on the team with a career-high 15 caused turnovers and third on the squad with a career-best 29 ground balls
  • Finished 14th in the MAC with 1.93 ground balls per game
  • Started the year with two caused turnovers and two ground balls against San Diego State
  • Was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week after registering a career-high four caused turnovers and seven ground balls against Canisius
  • Recorded two caused turnovers and three ground balls against Lindenwood and two takeaways and five GB's at Marquette
  • Had a caused turnover and two ground balls at Eastern Michigan
  • Registered three GB's at Youngstown State, and that was after two caused turnovers and a ground ball against Robert Morris
  • Finished her career playing in 61 games with 51 starts and tallying 41 caused turnovers, 81 ground balls and 11 draw controls

2024:
  • Appeared in all 18 games and earned 17 starts, posting 10 caused turnovers and 19 ground balls
  • Had a caused turnover and two ground balls at Duquesne
  • Recorded a career-high three caused turnovers with a ground ball against Marquette
  • Registered a takeaway and three GB's against Arizona State, Eastern Michigan and Kent State
  • Posted a caused turnover and three GB's in the MAC Championship semifinals at Central Michigan and a takeaway and ground ball in the title game against Robert Morris

2023:
  • Saw action in 13 games with 10 starts on the year
  • Tallied a career-high 20 ground balls - third on the team - as well as 11 caused turnovers - second on the squad
  • Also had six draw controls and attempted three shots
  • Had a ground ball in nine games and double-digit caused turnovers on four occasions
  • Started the year with a career-tying two caused turnovers and two ground balls in the season opener against Canisius
  • Recorded two caused turnovers and a GB at Xavier
  • Posted a career-high four ground balls against Lindenwood and at Central Michigan, where she also had two draw controls and a caused turnover
  • Tied her career-high with three draw controls against Robert Morris
  • Registered two caused turnovers and two ground balls at Akron and at Youngstown State

2022:
  • Played in all 15 games with 11 starts
  • Recorded 12 ground balls, five caused turnovers and three draw controls
  • Made her collegiate debut against nationally-ranked Michigan
  • Tallied a season-high three draw controls at Robert Morris
  • Had a season-high four ground balls at Youngstown State
  • Registered three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Akron

High School:
  • Multi-year letter winner in soccer and lacrosse
  • Honored with the 2021 Hollingshead Sportsmanship Award, based character and leadership
  • Helped her team to a IAAM A conference championship and a No. 1 ranking in the country by USA Lacrosse in 2021
  • The team - which featured 11 Division I signees - also was a conference finalist and top-20 national ranking in 2019
  • In soccer, she was the starting goalie for a conference semifinals team as a sophomore and a league title as a freshman
  • Played club with C2 Select

Personal:
  • Daughter of Shelly and Andy Bilello          
  • Her mother was a US Equestrian Olympic contender, her dad played soccer at Johns Hopkins and her cousin played lacrosse at Albion
  • Has a younger brother
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because of the academics and the lacrosse program
  • Enrolled in the 5-Year BS Biology & Masters of Environmental Engineering program       
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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2022Freshman

    Midfield
    5'4"
    55
  • 55

    2023Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'4"
    55
  • 55

    2024Junior

    Defense
    5'4"
    55
  • 55

    2025Senior

    Defense
    5'4"
    55