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Kerri Thornton - Lacrosse - Clemson University Athletics

#23  Kerri Thornton

Position:
Attack
Height:
5-5
Class:
Graduate
Hometown:
Stony Brook, N.Y.
High School:
Ward Melville/Towson

Career Stats

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6th Year Graduate (2024)

  • Captain

5th Year Graduate (2023)

  • Missed season due to injury

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.

Fun Fact:

  • I used to be a competitive Irish Step dancer.

Hello, I'm Kerri Thornton

Masters in Athletic Leadership