Cassi Winchell

Cassi Winchell

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.

High School:
Howell Central

Height:
5-5

Position:
F

2006 - Finished fourth on the team with 18 points (7G, 4A) ... tied for second on the team and eighth in the A-10 with seven goals ... beat a defender on the end line and passed to Julia Bradenberg for her second-half goal against Drake in the NCAA first round ... assisted on Bradenberg's game winner in the A-10 final against Fordham ... netted a pair of goals and assisted on Lauren Bozesky's strike against Temple ... saw limited action at Xavier and Dayton due to a nagging injury ... scored her first career hat trick and the first by a Billiken since 2002 at St. Bonaventure ... netted the second goal at Duquesne ... returned to the starting lineup against SEMO after coming off the bench in the previous four matches ... created the initial pressure then chipped the pass to Bradenberg for the game winner in OT against No. 18 Illinois ... scored her first goal of the year with an insurance strike against Missouri State.

2005 - Was third on the team with 22 points (8G, 6A) ... was among the top 10 in the A-10 in goals and points ... ranked in the league's top three in both points (16) and goals (6) in conference play ... dished out a pair of assists against No. 18 Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... scored a goal in the 49th minute against La Salle ... chipped the keeper from 20 yards out for the first goal at Saint Joseph's ... set up Maureen Hughes' first goal at Temple ... was named A-10 co-Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 2 ... netted the game winner in the 17th minute against Richmond after assisting on Alex Twellman's goal in the first two minutes ... tallied the first goal against Charlotte with a 16-yard drive just under the crossbar ... scored two goals and assisted on Hughes' game winner against Duquesne ... tallied the team's lone goal against No. 8 Duke ... netted an insurance goal at Rice after dribbling around three defenders at the top of the box.

2004 - Named to the C-USA All-Freshman team ... tied for third on the team with 18 points (8G, 2A) ... tied for second in C-USA with four game-winning goals ... ranks third on the freshman goals list with eight ... earned a spot on the C-USA All-Tournament team after scoring two goals in the tournament ... was forced to leave the C-USA Tournament final against UAB in the sixth minute with an ankle injury ... scored the game winner in the C-USA semifinal against Louisville ... netted the first goal of the C-USA quarterfinal against DePaul ... buried a pair of goals, including the game winner, against Memphis ... scored the game winner at UAB on a header off a corner ... collected her first career game winner in the 22nd minute at Houston ... notched her first three-point game with a goal and an assist against DePaul ... was named to the Toys for Tots All-Tournament team ... assisted on Kelly Ferguson's game winner against Mississippi ... tallied her first career goal with an insurance strike against Missouri State ... fired three shots, including two that rolled just wide of the goal, against Mississippi State ... made her first collegiate start at Oklahoma.

At Howell Central - Earned four letters for the Lady Spartans, playing for coaches Mike Caraffa and Derek Phillips ... earned All-State, All-Metro and All-Conference honors all four years ... tallied 34 points (14G, 6A) as a senior despite missing seven games due to injury ... amassed 90 goals and 14 assists over her career ... helped team to three district titles and a sectional championship in 2001 ... was part of the Missouri State ODP team from 1998-2001 ... also played for the Busch Soccer Club, which was the national runner-up and regional champion in both 2001 and 2002.

Career Stats
Year G/GS Shots Goals Asst. Pts. GWG GWA
2004 22/22 60 8 2 18 4 1
2005 21/21 61 8 6 22 1 3
2006 20/5 20 7 4 18 1 1
Career 63/48 141 23 12 58 6 5
Career Highs
G 3 at St. Bonaventure, 10/6/06
A 2 vs. Stanford, 11/11/05
Pts 6 at St. Bonaventure, 10/6/06
Shots 7 vs. Duquesne, 9/16/05

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