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2023 Women's Lacrosse

28 Becky Van Kirk

  • Height 5-9
  • Position Defense
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Mount Pleasant, S.C.
  • High School Porter-Gaud School

Biography

School Records:

  • Career: No. 5 in caused turnovers (38); No. 9 in draw controls (60)
  • Season: No. 6 in draw controls (49 in 2022); No. 8 in caused turnovers (19 in 2023)

2023:

  • Started in 18 of 18 games played 
  • Tallied 13 groundballs, 3 draw controls, and 19 caused turnovers
  • Scored a goal against Albion and Augustana 
  • CCIW Academic All-Conference

2022:

  • Started in 18 of 19 games 
  • Scored 5 goals and earned 1 assist
  • Recorded 2 free position goals 
  • Totaled 31 ground balls, 49 draw controls, and 15 caused turnovers 
  • Totaled 1 goal and 1 assist against Hope
  • IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
  • CCIW Academic All-Conference

2021:

  • Played in 12 games
  • Totaled three goals, nine ground balls, four draw controls and four caused turnovers on the season
  • Scored two goals to go with two ground balls and one caused turnovers against Augustana
  • Grabbed three ground balls versus Hamline
  • Collected three draw controls at North Central
  • CCIW Academic All-Conference

2020:

  • Played in three games
  • Totaled two goals, two ground balls and four draw controls on the season
  • Scored two goals and grabbed two draw controls at DePauw

Personal:

  • Major: Biological Sciences
  • UChicago activities: Research Assistant at Marlow Lab, Camp Kesem Development Coordinator, UChicago Mentoring Program
  • Played four years of varsity lacrosse, four years basketball and one year of track & field in high school
  • Lacrosse: U.S. All-American (2019), All-State (2018, 2019), U.S. All-Academic (2019), State Champions (2017, 2018, 2019), Team MVP (2017, 2019), Team Captain (2019), Team Player Award (2018)
  • Basketball: All-Region (2018, 2019), Team captain (2019), Coach's Cup Award (2017, 2019), Team MVP (2018), Ted R. Richardson Award (2019) - senior who best exemplifies sportsmanship, leadership and athletic ability
  • Cum Laude Society, National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction
  • Junior Math Award, Senior Math Award, Dartmouth Book Award, Porter Gaud Trustee Award
  • Activities: Jazz Band, Handbells, Community Service Leader, Vestry, Quiz Bowl, Math Team

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2020Freshman

    Midfield
    5'8"
    28
  • 28

    2021Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'8"
    28
  • 28

    2022Junior

    Defense/Midfield
    5'9"
    28
  • 28

    2023Senior

    Defense
    5'9"
    28