2024 Lacrosse Roster

Sam Jordan
Rob Goldberg
Rob Goldberg
Grant Halverson
Jordan McKendrick
Greg Fiume

17 Catherine Flaherty

  • Position D
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Eastport South Manor
  • Hometown Manorville, N.Y.
  • Instagram catherine_flahertyy

Biography

HONORS
2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 All-AAC Second Team
2023 One-time AAC Honor Roll Selection
2022 IWLCA All-Region Second Team
2022 All-AAC First Team
One-time AAC Honor Roll selection
2022 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
2022 AAC Academic Honor Roll

FIFTH YEAR SENIOR SEASON (2024)
  • Recorded three ground balls and one caused turnover, appearing in three games while making one start against Loyola on 2/10
  • Suffered a wrist injury against Loyola on 2/10 before returning on Senior Day against Temple on 4/27
  •  Had a season high two ground balls and one caused turnover on 2/10 against Loyola
  • One of four captains selected
SENIOR SEASON (2023)
  • Saw action in 19 games during the 2023 campaign, starting all of them
  • Selected as one of four team captains
  • Was a part of the Florida defense that ranked 10th in the nation and first in the conference, allowing only 9.45 goals per game
  • Marked either top attacker or second-leading of each opponent the Gators have faced this season
  • Recorded a career-high two caused turnovers on four different occasions
  • Posted a career-high three groundballs against Jacksonville on April 26
  • Finished the season with 22 groundballs, 15 caused turnovers and four draw controls
  • Scored the first point of her collegiate career against Liberty on April 12, registering an assist
 
JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
  • Saw action in 21 games during the 2022 campaign, earning 20 starts in her first season at Florida
  • Anchored a defense that finished 10th in the nation and first in the conference, allowing only 9.45 goals per game
  • Marked one of the top two attackers of each opponent the Gators faced in 2022
  • Recorded a career-high two groundballs in four different games during the 2022 campaign, including in the NCAA Quarterfinal against Maryland (May 19)
  • Posted a career-best two caused turnovers against ECU in the AAC Tournament semifinal on May 5
  • Finished the season with 20 groundballs, seven caused turnovers and four draw controls
 
BEFORE FLORIDA
At Maryland 
  • Saw action in four games during her collegiate career as a Terrapin
High School
  • No. 13 ranked recruit by ILWomen and was the highest-rated defender in her class
  • 2019 Under Armour All-American
  • Went 84-13 in her high school career en route to two New York State Championships
  • Flaherty captained her squad during both the 2018 and 2019 campaigns, earning All-American and All-State honors in both seasons
  • She racked up numerous other accolades after the 2018 season, including USA Today All-USA First Team honors and a spot on the All-Long Island Second Team
  • All-County selection in 2017 and also earned All-Division accolades after the 2016 season.
  • Played club for the Long Island Yellow Jackets, where she won a National Championship during the 2015 season
 
CAREER STATS
Season GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot % SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT
2020* 1-0 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0
2021* 3-0 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 1 0
2022 21-20 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 20 4 8 7
2023 19-19 0 1 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 22 4 2 15
TOTAL 40-39 0 1 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 42 8 10 22
All* 25-20 0 1 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 42 8 11 22
*Statistics from a prior school 

CAREER HIGHS
Goals................................................................................................................................................... N/A
Assists...................................................................... ................................... 1 at Liberty (4/12/23)
Points……………………………………………………………………. ............................ 1 at Liberty (4/12/23)
Shots........................................................................ ......................................................................... N/A
Ground Balls…………………................................................................ 3 at Jacksonville (4/26/23)
Draw Controls…………………….......................................... 1, 5x, last vs. Vanderbilt (4/22/23)
Caused Turnovers…………………………………........... 2, 5x, last at Old Dominion (4/29/23)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2022Junior

    D
    5'3"
    17
  • 17

    2023Senior

    D
    5'3"
    17
  • 17
    C

    2024Graduate Student

    D
    5'3"
    17
    C