Kathryn Rayner Class: Sophomore Hometown: Needham, Mass. High School: Needham Height: 5-9 Position: Defense Experience: SO

Rayner Career Stats

Career: Has played in 20 games with 19 starts on defense, earning a starting position in her sophomore season... Has tallied one shot and one shot on goal during her two years with the squad.

BIG EAST Regular Season: Appeared and started in all 10 conference matches she's played in, all during the 2012 season.

BIG EAST Championship: Started and played all 90 minutes in the 2012 first round game vs. DePaul at Villanova Soccer Complex, resulting in a 3-0 defeat.

2012: Played and started in every contest for the Wildcats as a mainstay on the Villanova backfield, appearing in 1,798 minutes... Was tabbed with defending some of the top offensive players in the nation throughout the season... Major player in the 1-0 defeat of No. 11 Georgetown that vaulted the Wildcats into the postseason and handed the Hoyas their first conference loss of the year... Tallied the only shot of her career vs. Drexel (Aug. 24). BIG EAST: Started all 10 conference games and played all 938 minutes on defense. BIG EAST Championship: Started and played all 90 minutes in the 2012 first round game vs. DePaul at Villanova Soccer Complex, resulting in a 3-0 defeat.

2011: Came off the bench in the second game of the season against Saint Joseph's and played 59 minutes on the back line in a 2-1 victory.

Needham High School: Earned four varsity letters ... Named her team's Rookie of the Year as a freshman and went on to be a four-time Bay State All-Star and 2011 E-Mass All-Star ... Achieved High Honors status academically as a freshman and was also on the Honor Roll each year from 2008-11.

Personal: Born 6/17/93 in Needham, Mass. ... Youngest of four children of William and Jeanne Rayner ... Siblings are Sarah (24), William (22) and Andrew (21) ... Mother playd soccer and lacrosse as a midfielder at Harvard ... Both brothers are also collegiate student-athletes ... William plays hockey at Sacred Heart and Andrew is on the football team at Tufts ... Plans to major in Nursing.