Kerri Thornton

6th Year Graduate (2024)

Captain
Totaled four goals, three assists and five ground balls
Played in the first four games this season before being out with an injury the rest of the season

5th Year Graduate (2023)

Before Clemson – Towson

Senior (2022)

Started in all 17 games
Accumulated 50 total points (41 goals & 9 assists), the second most on the team
Scored a season high of scoring 6 goals against Delaware
Totaled 49 draw controls
Notched six hat tricks
Had 11 multi-goal games
All-CAA first team
Scored a career-high six goals en route to a 17-10 win over the Delaware Blue Hens.

Junior (2021)

Fourth on the team in scoring with 29 points (20g. 9a)
Finished third in draw controls (29)
Had back-to-back hat tricks in the CAA tournament versus Elon (May 5) and Drexel (May 7)
Scored two goals four times, including both games against Stony Brook as well as Temple (March 10) and Georgetown (March 13)
Tied a career-high in assists with three against Hofstra (April 25)
Also had multiple assists in both regular season games versus Drexel
Had a season-high six draw controls in a win over William & Mary (April 10)
Career-best three groundballs versus Elon (May 5).

Sophomore (2020)

Finished fourth on the team with 12 points, scoring five goals and handing out seven assists
Had a point in all six games
Scored a pair of goals on three occasions (Penn State, Loyola, Stony Brook)
Dished out three assists in a win over Ohio State
Led the team with 21 draw controls, including a season-best six against Stony Brook.

Freshman (2019)

CAA All-Rookie Team
Started in all 17 games played
Finished fifth on the team in points with 14 goals and five assists for 19 points
Scored two goals in five different games Had a career day against Saint Joseph’s with two goals and two assists
Ranked second in draw controls with 48
Had a season-high eight draw controls vs. Loyola
Rookie of the Week on April 1 and April 22
Starter on the Towson field hockey team in fall 2018, contributing two assists.

Notable Collegiate Honors / Stats:

A four-year starter for the women’s lacrosse team
2022 All CAA First Team
CAA Player of the Week 2022
2019 CAA All-Rookie Team
2 Time – 2019 CAA Rookie of the Week Award
Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Academic Honor Roll 2021
Division I Women’s Field Hockey Team – August 2018 – December 2018
- Walk on starter

Notable High School Accomplishments:

3-year varsity lacrosse and field hockey player. Four-year varsity winter track runner and captain of the varsity lacrosse and varsity field hockey team senior year.
Accomplishments with Varsity Field Hockey:
Two-time New York State All-State team honoree.
Two-time Newsday All Long Island First Team selection
2017 New York State Class A Champion
2017 Northeast Region First Team
2017 Suffolk County Field Hockey Coaches Association Player of the Year
2015, 2016, 2017 Suffolk County Division I Championship.
2015, 2016, 2017 Long Island Class A Champions

Why I chose Clemson:

Clemson presented me with the opportunity to attend an institution that maintains academic excellence while continuing to play high-level lacrosse as a first-year program. Clemson provides the feel of a large school but in a smaller setting. Once I visited, I knew it was the place for me.

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