| Kristy Palchinsky |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Leonardtown, Md.
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| High School:
Leonardtown
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| Height:
5-6
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| Position:
Back
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| Experience:
2 VL
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On Palchinsky: Perhaps the Terps' biggest surprise player of 1999 who worked her way into playing minutes early in the season … one of the squad's top corner hitters … tough defender who also makes contributions offensively.
As a sophomore in 1999 Season: Scored nine goals and totaled 18 points in a career high 25 games played … started in 13 games including all seven of Maryland's postseason victories … played a reserve role in three of the first four games and then started 20 of the next 21 games … scored her first career goal in the fourth game of the season against Boston University (Sept. 10) … a career-high two goals came against Ball State (Sept. 19) in the Terrapin Invitational and Old Dominion (Oct. 17) in College Park … her career-high of four total points (two goals in each game) came against Ball State and the second game of the season against Old Dominion … scored her first career game-winning goal against Towson (Sept. 15) … scored what proved to be the game-winner against the Tigers only 39 seconds into the game in the 10-1 victory … scored two second-half goals as the Terps defeated Ball State, 7-2, to take the Terrapin Invitational championship … tallied Maryland's third goal 2:30 into the second half … also added Maryland's fifth goal that increased its lead to 5-2 with 19:31 remaining in the game … important game-winning score came against Old Dominion (Oct. 17) as the Terps avenged their only loss of the 1999 championship season … notched one goal in each half, both on penalty corners … her first goal came with 13:26 remaining in the first half and her second came with 3:07 remaining in the game … marked the second multi-goal game of her career … started all of Maryland's seven postseason games.
As a redshirt freshman in 1998: Played in six games after she successfully returned from an off-season leg injury.
As a freshman in 1997: Redshirted the season due to injury.
Before Maryland: A three-year all-county and all-conference selection ... led St. Mary's County with 22 goals as a junior and led the St. Mary's Athletic Conference (SMAC) with 15 goals as a senior ... the SMAC Rookie of the Year as a freshman and the SMAC Player of the Year as a senior ... Leonardtown won the state championship her sophomore year and the county title her junior and senior years.
Personal: Born July 9, 1979 … Kristy is the daughter of Ron Palchinsky and Debra Weingarten … a communications major.
Palchinsky's Career Statistics
Year GP GS G A TP Shots GWG DS
1998 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
1999 25 21 9 0 18 35 3 0
Totals 31 21 9 0 18 38 3 0
