Christopher Newport University

2003 - Senior Season - Helped anchor the defense while starting all 14 games during the season … Scored the game-winning goal on a last-minute penalty stroke during a victory over St. Mary’s (Md.) on October 11 … Finished the season with nine shots, including two in battles against Lynchburg on October 5 and Virginia Wesleyan on October 17 … Had at least one shot in each of the squad’s final five games.
 
2002 - Junior Season - Made 13 appearances and earned 11 starts during the season … Deposited the game-winning strike on a penalty stroke at Bridgewater on September 20 … Also contributed a defensive save during that battle … Came back with two defensive saves in a showdown at Mary Washington on October 20, becoming just the second player in program history with multiple stops in a single contest … Started the first nine games of the year and came back to crack the lineup in back-to-back bouts with Mary Washington and St. Mary’s (Md.) … Finished the year with two shots and put both on cage.
 
2001 - Sophomore Season - Saw action in all 14 games … Started 10 contests, including the final four battles of the season … Had a defensive save at Roanoke on October 20 ... Unloaded a season-high three shots in a win at Trinity (D.C.) on September 28.
 
2000 - Freshman Season - Took part in 10 games during the program’s first year of field hockey … Started four contests, including her debut appearance at Mary Baldwin on September 8 … Also started in victories over Hollins on September 30 and Goucher on October 21 … Cracked the lineup in a showdown at Bridgewater on September 15 as well … Also competed on the school’s inaugural women’s lacrosse team in the spring.
 
At Kecoughtan - Made the first-team All-Peninsula District squad as a senior and was a second-team selection as a junior for coaches Scotty and Jen Tyson … Picked up honorable mention Daily Press All-Star accolades as well … Helped lead the team to a pair of regional appearances … Was an honors graduate.
 
Personal - Katherine Swisher is the daughter of Mike and Rosemarie Swisher … Has a sister, Aileen … Majoring in exercise science.