Player Bio: Kate Dessart Mager - Villanova University Official Athletic Site

Kate Dessart Mager

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Media, Pa.
	High School: Cardinal O'Hara

	Height: 6-0
	Position: Forward
	Birthdate: 01/15/1984

VILLANOVA: Talented performer with good offensive skills; Possesses great quickness and leaping ability; Will be looked upon to be one of the team's top performers in 2005-06.

JUNIOR SEASON 2004-05: Started in 11 of 31 games and averaged 20.0 minutes per contest ... Ranked third on the team with 8.3 points per game ... Averaged 4.3 rebounds per game and tallied 24 assists, 13 blocks and 21 steals ... Team's most accurate shooter with .575 (103-for-179) accuracy from the field ... Made .731 (49-of-67) of her free-throw attempts ... Recorded 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go with five rebounds and a steal versus Penn State...Shot 4-of-5 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line for nine points to go with four rebounds in 15 minutes at Fairfield...Shot 6-of-11 from the field and 2-of-4 from the foul line for 14 points to go with five rebounds in loss to North Carolina...Recorded six points (3-of-6 from the field), five rebounds, three assists and a steal versus Texas Arlington...Registered three points, one rebound, one block and one steal before fouling out at GW...Tallied seven points, a career-high 10 rebounds, one assist and a block in win at Penn...Scored a career-high 23 points on 11-of-17 shooting and grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds in win over LaSalle...Recorded three points, three rebounds, two steals and a block versus Saint Joseph's...Tallied two points and three rebounds in loss to Temple...Registered 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and a 2-of-3 effort from the foul line to go with four rebounds in 22 minutes against Kansas State...Made 5-of-5 from the field and 3-of-3 from the foul line for 13 points in 11 minutes of action versus Manhattan...Recorded eight points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and a 2-of-4 effort from the foul line to go with three rebounds, one assist and a steal against Providence...Scored 14 points (all in second half) on 5-of-7 shooting in 22 minutes versus Notre Dame...Scored 13 points in just 16 minutes against Boston College, shooting 6-of-7 from the floor while adding two assists and one rebound...Had four points, three rebounds and an assist at Connecticut...Registered six points on 3-of-5 shooting to go with five rebounds and an assist against Georgetown...Tallied six points, six rebounds, one block and one assist in win over West Virginia....Posted four points in nine minutes at Syracuse...Made 6-of-8 from the field and 3-of-3 from the foul line for 15 points to go with five rebounds, one block, one steal and one assist at Pittsburgh...Registered a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go with three steals, two blocks and two assists in loss to Seton Hall...Made first career start versus Syracuse and tallied eight points, five rebounds, three steals and an assist versus Syracuse...Tallied four points, four rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes at West Virginia. Her lone field goal was the game-winner with 2.3 three seconds left in regulation...Netted eight points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and a 2-of-2 effort from the foul line to go with three rebounds, one steal and one block at Providence...Had nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field, including a 3-of-4 effort from the foul line to go with seven rebounds, one assists and a steal in a win over St. John's...Tallied three rebounds and an assist at Seton Hall...Recorded six points on 3-of-5 shooting to go with five rebounds, two blocks, one assist and one steal at Georgetown...Had nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and a 1-of-2 effort from the foul line to go with three rebounds and a steal versus Rutgers...Posted eight points, five rebounds, two assists, and one block in Big East Tournament first round versus Providence...Registered 15 points in 6-of-7 shooting from the field, including a 3-of-3 effort from the foul line to add to her eight rebounds in Big East Tournament Quarterfinal win over Boston College...Tallied four points and one rebound in Big East Semifinal game versus Rutgers ... Played 16 minutes in the team's WNIT loss to Chattanooga ... Had one point and one rebound.

SOPHOMORE SEASON 2003-04: Played in all 30 games and averaged 4.2 ppg., 2.4 rpg., and 1.4 spg. in 14.6 minutes per game...Shot 49.5 percent from the floor (49-99) and 77.1 percent from the foul line (27-35)...Recorded six points on 2-of-4 shooting to go with five rebounds in 15 minutes versus LSU...Registered four rebounds and an assist in eight minutes versus Valparaiso...Tallied four points and eight rebounds in 17 minutes at Howard...Scored a career-high 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting to go with three rebounds and two steals in 16 minutes against Fairfield...Named to the All-Tournament Team at the New Mexico Holiday Inn Mountain View Invitational where she tallied two points and four rebounds versus Elon in the first round and a career-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go with four rebounds, two assists and two steals in the championship game against New Mexico...Registered two points, seven rebounds, a career-high tying four steals and a block versus Penn...Played just three minutes at La Salle due to a mouth injury suffered early in the first half...Had one rebound in nine minutes versus Saint Joseph's...Tallied six points on 1-of-1 shooting and a 4-of-4 effort from the free throw line to go with two rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block in win at Temple...Posted five points on 2-of-4 shooting from the field and 1-of-4 from the free throw line to go along with three rebounds, one assist, one block and four steals (tying a career-high) versus Columbia...Recorded four points and three rebounds in 24 minutes at Boston College...Tallied three points, two rebounds, one block and a steal in 14 minutes versus Miami...Registered two points, two rebounds and a steal in 11 minutes against Rutgers...Had 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting (1-of-2 from foul line) to go with a career-high five steals, two blocks, one rebound and one assist in loss at Virginia Tech...Registered six points on 1-of-5 shooting (4-of-4 from foul line) to go with three rebounds and two assists in win over Seton Hall...Fouled out in 21 minutes at Notre Dame and tallied four points, one rebound and a steal...Had four points on 2-of-4 shooting in win over Syracuse. ..Went 0-for-4 from the field and had one steal at Georgetown...Recorded two points, two rebounds and a steal at St. John's...Had two points and two rebounds in win over Pittsburgh...Made 3-of-4 from the field for six points to go with two rebounds, two steals and an assist at Providence...Scored four points on 1-of-1 shooting (2-of-2 from foul line) and had two rebounds in 11 minutes versus West Virginia...Made 3-of-3 from the field for six points to go with one block versus St. John's...Had two points on 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line to go with one assist and one steal at Seton Hall...Registered six points on 3-of-5 shooting and had four rebounds, three steals and an assists in 26 minutes versus Connecticut...Had one assist, one steal and four fouls in six minutes at Pittsburgh...Registered two points on 1-of-2 shooting and had three rebounds and a steal in loss to West Virginia in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals...Credited with three points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal versus Mississippi in first round of the NCAA Tournament...Had four points in 12 minutes against Purdue in second round of the NCAA Tournament.

FRESHMAN SEASON 2002-03: Set a Villanova freshman record for games played in a season with 34...Averaged 2.7 ppg., 2.1 rpg., and shot 43,4 percent (36-83) from the floor in 11.9 minutes per game... Grabbed two rebounds and made one steal against Saint Joseph's on Nov. 22...Scored six points on two-of-five shooting versus Howard on Nov. 26...Posted six rebounds, two steals, one block and one assist in 12 minutes against the Lady Bison...Went scoreless on 0-of-one shooting, but grabbed two boards in Coors Classic opener versus Ohio State on Nov. 29...Posted two rebounds and one steal in Coors Classic title game against Colorado on Nov. 30...Had two points (one-of-four FG), two rebounds and one assist in 10 minutes at Penn on Dec. 4...Tallied a career-high eight points on Dec. 7 versus La Salle, shooting three-of-five from the floor and two-of-two from the foul line...Posted five rebounds, one assist and one steal in 24 minutes against the Explorers...Played two minutes at UMass on Dec. 11...Had six points on two-of-four from the field and two-of-two from the line against Temple on Dec. 21...Tallied four boards and one steal versus the Owls...Recorded 10 points in 15 minutes on 4-of-5 shooting to go with four steals, two rebounds and two assists versus Brown in first round of Wildcat Christmas Classic...Scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting to go with two rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in 12 minutes versus Fairfield...Tallied four points and two steals in 14 minutes versus St. John's...Tallied two points, two steals and a rebound in 12 minutes against Virginia Tech...Recorded two rebounds in six minutes at West Virginia...Had two rebounds in 19 minutes of action against Seton Hall...Had two points on 1-o-3 shooting, one rebound and one steal versus Notre Dame...Recorded two points, five rebounds and a steal in 14 minutes at Connecticut...Had two points on 1-of-2 shooting at Miami...Recorded seven points on 3-of-4 shooting to go with two rebounds and a steal in 18 minutes against Boston College...Grabbed four rebounds to go with one steal and one assist in 14 minutes at Syracuse...Pulled-down four rebounds in six minutes versus Pittsburgh...Tallied two points, three rebounds and two steals against Georgetown...Recorded six points on 2-of-3 shooting to go with two rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 26 minutes at Virginia Tech. All six of her points came in a decisive 6-0 run that increased Villanova's lead from nine to 15 in the second half...Recorded two points, one rebound and a block at Boston College...Scored three points on 1-of-1 shooting from the field and a 1-of-2 effort from the foul line to go with one rebound in 10 minutes in home loss to Rutgers...Registered six points on 2-of-2 shooting and a 2-of-3 effort from the foul line to go with two rebounds, one block and one steal versus Providence...Registered nine points on 2-of-3 shooting including a 5-of-6 effort from the foul line to go with two rebounds in 20 minuts of action against Notre Dame in first round of Big East Tournament...Had two rebounds in eight minutes versus Miami in Big East semifinals...Scored two points and had one block in 10 minutes against Connecticut in Big East title game...Had one rebound in nine minutes versus St. Francis in NCAA First Round...Scored two points and had one block versus George Washington in NCAA Second Round...Went 2-for-2 from the field for four points in Sweet 16 win over Colorado...Tallied five rebounds and an assist in 14 minutes versus Tennesse in the Elite Eight.

CARDINAL O'HARA: Earned four varsity letrters in basketball... McDonald's All-American in 2002... Gatorade PA Player of the Year as a senior...Catholic League MVP in 2002...School Sports third team All-American as a senior...Street & Smith All-American in 2002...First team All-State AP Big School...Scored 1,405 career points....A member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Marketing major ... One of three daughters of Bill and Linda Dessart Mager ... Sister, Amy, played basketball at Loyola (Md) College ... Born 1/15/84 in Media, Pa.