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Catherine Franklin

Class: Junior Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: St. John's School

Height: 5-8 Position: M

2012: Recorded assists in wins over No. 11 Stanford (8/29) and UC Davis (9/3) ... Tallied a goal in a victory over Central Michigan (10/14).

2011: Started all 21 games as a sophomore midfielder ... Recorded 10 shots on the season, putting five on goal ... Earned a defensive save at Indiana (9/23) ... NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2010: Played in all 20 games and started four as a true freshman ... Finished with one goal and three assists (five points) ... Took 13 shots on the season, putting nine on goal ... Recorded her first career goal in 3-2 upset win over No. 6 Ohio State (9/24) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for her efforts vs. the Buckeyes ... Tallied her first career assist in win over Missouri State (9/11) ... NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree.

High School: Captain and four-year letterwinner at St. John's, scoring 41 goals with 32 assists ... Two-year participant of the AAU Junior Olympics team, helping the team to a gold medal in 2008 ... Member of Futures Elite in 2009 ... NFHCA All-Region and all-conference selection in 2007 and 2008 ... All-South Zone in 2009 ... Also a four-year letterwinner in lacrosse, receiving all-state honors in 2008 and 2009 South District All-Star recognition ... 48 goals with 25 assists in lacrosse ... Played three years for Houston Hockey Club ... National Merit Scholar semifinalist.

Personal: Born Catherine Colt Franklin ... Daughter of Cynthia and Ron Franklin ... Chose Northwestern over Michigan, Cornell and Washington & Lee ... Majoring in communication studies.

Getting to know Catherine

Name your three favorite songs on your I-pod: All about U, Ghetto Cowboy, High Come Down

Facebook or Twitter: Facebook

Describe Tracey in five words or less: crazy cool lil lady

What's the best part of playing Northwestern Field Hockey? the team

Favorite food: steak

Favorite TV show: The Kardashians

Favorite movie: Shawshank Redemption

Favorite book: Water for Elephants

Favorite vacation spot: Bahamas

Favorite place to shop: Anthropologie

If I wasn't playing field hockey, I'd be playing: lacrosse

If I could be any character from a TV show or movie I'd be: Kloe Kardashian

Pregame superstitions: None

Best NUFH memory so far: Beating Ohio State

Which NUFH player is the biggest jokester on the team? ...Tracey?

Favorite thing to do besides play field hockey? lay in bed

Dream job: Marketing exec