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Kate Engelbrecht Photo Gallery At ASU • Bright, hard-working player who proved to be a difference maker during the Sun Devils' run to the Elite Eight in 2007. • Has great skill, athleticism and versatility. • Moves well without the ball. • Played in a motion offense prior to attending ASU, which helped with the transition in her first season. • Well-rounded player who brings poise and athleticism to the court. • Outstanding shooter, who has hit 51 percent of her career field goal attempts (80-157). • Has made 64 percent of her field goal attempts (7-11) in eight career NCAA Tournament games. 2007-08 • A member of the 2008 Pac-10 All-Academic First Team, Engelbrecht earned the team's Academic Award for the third consecutive year. • Was selected by the ASU Kinesiology Department as the recipient of the Rudy L Lavik Memorial Award for the Outstanding Junior in Kinesiology for 2008. • Fractured her left hand on the first official day of practice in October and as a result missed ASU's first two games and played with a splint on the hand for her first five games back on the floor. • Connected on 53 percent of her field goal attempts (10-19) during one seven-game stretch. • Also had a five-game stretch during which she had a 10-2 assist-to-turnover ratio. • Scored a season-best eight points in win over Fresno State (Dec. 17). • Scored four points and grabbed a career-best seven rebounds in win at Washington State (Jan. 26). • Made all three of her field goal attempts, scored seven points, dished out a pair of assists and had three steals in win vs. Arizona (Feb. 8). 2006-07 • Was one of three Sun Devils - Aubree Johnson and Kirsten Thompson - who shot higher than 50 percent (55.7) for the season. • Continued to be a steady ball handler, tallying 46 assists to only 19 turnovers. • Earned Pac-10 Second-Team All-Academic honors. • Connected on 60 percent of her shots in the Pac-10 and NCAA Tournaments (seven games). • Scored seven points (3-4 FGs), grabbed four rebounds and had two steals while logging a career-high 27 minutes in ASU's 67-49 Sweet Sixteen win over Bowling Green (Mar. 24). • Recorded career bests in points (11), field goals (5) and steals (3) in ASU's 75-64 win at Washington (Feb. 1). • Grabbed a career-best six rebounds in ASU's 91-46 win over Nicholls State (Nov. 15). 2005-06 • Played in 28 games and averaged 5.9 minutes per game. • Was a co-winner (along with Aubree Johnson) of the team's Academic Award. • Logged 10 or more minutes eight times, including a career-best 15 minutes vs. Memphis (Dec 2). • Made 65 percent of the shots she took (17-26). • Made all five of her shots and had a career-high 11 points vs. Memphis (Dec. 2). • Made all five of her shots and scored 10 points at Arizona (Dec. 22). • Made all seven of the shots she took at Arizona's McKale Center (vs. Arizona + 2 NCAA Tournament games). High School • A 2005 graduate of Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, Ariz. • Was the 2005 Southern Arizona Player of the Year, the Kino Region Player of the Year, and earned first-team all-state honors by the Arizona Republic in 2005. • Was a three-time first-team Arizona Daily Star All-Southern Arizona selection. • Led the Catalina Foothills Falcons to four straight Kino Region titles and four appearances in the Arizona state high school championships, while averaging 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and four steals per game as a senior. • Shot 53 percent from the field, 44 percent from three-point land and 77 percent from the free throw line. • Turned in 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game as a junior, while shooting 62 percent from the field and 37 percent from three-point range • Named her team's Most Valuable Player four times after leading the squad in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, blocks and shooting percentage each season. Also named her team's Most Inspirational Player her senior year. • Won the 2004 4A Grand Canyon State Three-Point Shootout at America West Arena. • Played club basketball for the Arizona Lady Stars, leading the team in scoring and assists. • Earned all-tournament honors at the End of The Trail tournament in Oregon City, Ore. • Was a starting opposite hitter in volleyball, helping the Falcons to an appearance in the 2003 state semifinals. • Earned the AIA Scholar-Athlete Award four times in basketball and three times in volleyball. • Lettered four times in basketball and twice in volleyball. Also captained her basketball squad one year. • Coached by Laura Siemons at Catalina Foothills. Personal • Major is kinesiology. • The daughter of Gary (tennis professional) and Lacy Engelbrecht (administrative secretary). • Her father, Gary, played tennis at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. • Has an older brother, Joe (24). • Born Oct. 11, 1986, in Tucson. • Full name is Katherine Lacy Engelbrecht. |
 
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