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2023 Women's Soccer Roster

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Greg Fiume

13 Catherine DeRosa

  • Class Senior
  • Position M
  • Major Management Studies
  • Hometown West Chester, PA
  • High School B. Reed Henderson
  • Instagram bootsie.13
  • Opendorse catherine-derosa

Biography

Accolades:
  • Two Time Academic All-Big Ten (2021 & 2022)

As a Senior (2023):
  • Team Captain
  • Played in all 18 matches and made 17 starts.
  • Fifth on the team with 1,380 minutes played.
  • played 80 or more minutes in 11 matches.
  • Finished season with two goals.
  • Scored Maryland's first goal of the season in match against Navy (8/24).
  • Scored goal in Maryland's 2-0 win over George Mason (9/7).
  • Tied season-high with three shots against Towson (9/3).

As a Junior (Fall 2022): 
  • 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
  • Team Captain 
  • Started 15 games
  • Led the team in assists (4)
  • Third on the team in shots (16)
  • Logged a season-high three shots against George Mason (9/4/2022)
  • Recorded first career assist against George Mason (9/4/2022)
  • Registered an assist against Illinois (9/22/2022)
  • Assisted game-winning goal against Purdue (10/23/2022)

As a Sophomore (Fall 2021):
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in 17 games, Made 6 starts
  • Played 781 minutes total
  • Goal against Richmond (08/26/2021)
  • Goal against Rutgers (10/14/2021)

As a Freshman (Spring 2021):
  • Played in all 12 games, making eight starts
  • One of two players to appear in all 12 games
  • Took five shots
  • Started first career game vs. Michigan State, playing all 110 minutes in a 1-1 draw (2/20/21).

Before Maryland:
  • Attended B. Reed Henderson High School in West Chester, PA
  • Played for Penn Fusion Soccer Academy scoring 30 goals in 3 seasons; captaining team as a junior and senior
  • Joined the Terps in the spring of 2020 after graduating from high school early.   
 
Personal:
  • Parents are Frank and Elizabeth DeRosa
  • Has two older siblings Frankie and Mary; Frankie is a member of the soccer team at Princeton
  • Nicknamed Bootsie most of her life after childhood memory with a pair of boots
  • Achieved academic honors through high school and was in the National Honor Society
  • Heavily involved in school clubs including school officer
  • Enjoys playing with her dog
  • Wears number 13 after Kristine Lilly former USWNT player
  • Born on 9/17/2001.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2020-21Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'5"
    13
  • 13

    2021Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'5"
    13
  • 13

    2022Junior

    Midfielder
    13
  • 13

    2023Senior

    Midfielder
    13