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- Height:
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- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
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- High School:
- Nazareth Academy
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- M
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- Major:
- Biology
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- Pronunciation:
- KUR-ick
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Bio
2018 Season (Senior): Named All-Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference First Team as an attacker...Named MWLC Player of the Week one time...Appeared in and started all 17 games...Scored 40 goals...Assisted on 13 markers...Was 6-of-11 on free-position attempts...Picked up 64 ground balls...Won 86 draw controls...Caused 52 turnovers...Had three or more goals seven times...Had a season-high five goals in a game against Monmouth (April 21) and Cornell (April 22)...Caused a season-high six turnovers Augsburg (April 27)...Kurek graduated as, the All-Time leader in goals scored with 195. She also owns the program records for Points (253), Game-winning goals (10), Ground balls (302), Draw controls (302), Caused turnovers (224).
2017 Season (Junior): Named Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region Second Team as a midfielder...Named All-Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference First Team as a midfielder...Appeared in and started all 19 games...Scored 28 goals...Assisted on 12 markers...Totaled 40 points...Had a team-high-tying three game-winning goals...Was 4-of-8 on free-position attempts...Led the team with 64 ground balls, 72 draw controls and 50 caused turnovers...Ranked 32nd nationally with a 2.63 caused turnovers per game average...Ranked top-5 in the MWLC for ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers...Tallied three or more goals four times...Picked up five or more ground balls in five contests...Won five or more draw controls in nine games...Caused three or more turnovers in seven contests...Had three goals, an assist, four ground balls, five draw controls and three caused turnovers against Wartburg (March 18)...Tallied one goal, an assist, eight ground balls, two draw controls and seven caused turnovers at Aurora (April 5)...Recorded four goals, five ground balls, eight draw controls and seven caused turnovers at Beloit (April 12)...Had a goal, five ground balls, five draw controls and two caused turnovers against Augsburg (April 28).
2016 Season (Sophomore): Named Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region Second Team as a midfielder…Named Midwest Women’s Lacrosse Conference Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year…Earned All-MWLC First Team honors…Won MWLC Defensive Player of the Week honors five times (March 14, April 4, April 11, April 25, May 2)…Ranked fifth nationally in caused turnovers per game (3.61), sixth nationally in ground balls per game (5.39)…Led the MWLC in ground balls (91) and caused turnovers (65), and was second in points (82), goals (65) and draw controls (77)…Appeared in and started all 18 games…Led the team in points (82), goals (65), free-position goals (eight), shots on goal (92), ground balls (91), draw controls (77) and caused turnovers (65)…Set the program’s single season record for game-winning goals (5), ground balls (91), caused turnovers (65)…Tied the program’s game record for caused turnovers (10) against Carroll (March 31)…Tallied multiple goals in 14 games, including four or more in 10 games…Picked up at least five ground balls in 10 contests…Won five or more draw controls in nine games…Caused three or more turnovers in 12 contests…Scored 36 goals (three game-winners), picked up 48 ground balls, won 33 draw controls and caused 33 turnovers during a seven game stretch in the middle of the season…Started the season with two goals (including game-winner), one assist, nine ground balls, four draw controls and four caused turnovers against Augsburg (March 5)…Had five goals (including game-winner), one assist, six ground balls, six draw controls and six caused turnovers versus Illinois Institute of Technology (March 8)…Recorded two goals, two assists, three ground balls, 10 draw controls and three caused turnovers against North Central (March 12)…Finished with five goals, three assists, seven ground balls, five draw controls and eight caused turnovers at Loras (March 19)…Posted four goals, seven ground balls, two draw controls and 10 caused turnovers against Carroll (March 31)…Had four goals, three assists, eight ground balls, six draw controls and three caused turnovers at Concordia Chicago (April 2)…Recorded five goals (including game-winner), six ground balls, seven draw controls and six caused turnovers versus Hamline (April 9)…Scored six times (including two free-position markers), picked up eight ground balls, won three draw controls and caused four turnovers against Benedictine (April 16)…Had five goals in back-to-back games at Wartburg (April 23) and Cornell (April 24)…Tallied seven goals (including game-winner), one assist, eight ground balls, three draw controls and seven caused turnovers versus Beloit (April 27) to help the Falcons win the MWLC regular season title with an undefeated 9-0 record…Recorded seven goals, four ground balls, five draw controls and two caused turnovers against Aurora (May 7) in the MWLC Tournament Championship game…Ended the season with two goals at Augustana (May 15) in the NCAA Division III Tournament…Concluded her sophomore season ranked first all-time in program history in seven career per game records, as well as having the most caused turnovers all-time.
2015 Season (Freshman): Named Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region First Team as a midfielder…Named All-Midwest Women’s Lacrosse Conference First Team…Earned MWLC Offensive Player of the Week honors on April 27 and Defensive Player of the Week honors on March 30, April 7 and April 14…Ranked 13th nationally in ground balls per game (4.50), as well as 15th in caused turnovers per game (2.80), 44th in goals (62) and 49th for draw control wins per game (5.10)…Appeared in and started all 20 games…Led the team in points (78), goals (62), free-position goals (eight)…Set the program’s single season record for shots attempted (130), shots on goal (101), ground balls (83), draw control wins (103) and caused turnovers (57)…Set the program’s game record for draw control wins (13) at Augsburg (April 25), ground balls with nine and caused turnovers with 10 against Benedictine (May 1) in the MWLC Tournament…Tallied multiple goals in 16 games, including four or more in nine contests…Picked up at least five ground balls in eight games…Won five or more draw controls in 11 games…Caused three or more turnovers in 10 contests…Scored 27 goals, picked up 25 ground balls, won 46 draw controls and caused 24 turnovers over the final six games of the season…Began her career with two goals, two assists, five ground balls, five draw control wins and a caused turnover at Carroll (March 11)…Had a free-position goals, seven ground balls, five draw control wins and a three caused turnovers against DePauw (March 14) during her first career game at Fitting Field…Scored four goals and picked up four ground balls versus Loras (March 22)…Had five goals, including the game-winner, six ground balls, nine draw control wins and two caused turnovers at Beloit (April 2)…Tallied five goals, six ground balls, four draw control wins and five caused turnovers at Carthage (April 8)…Recorded four goals, three assists, five ground balls, eight draw controls and three caused turnovers at North Central (April 21)…Had six goals, two assists, two ground balls, 13 draw control wins and four caused turnovers at Augsburg (April 25)…Tallied five goals, assist, nine ground balls, six draw control wins and 10 caused turnovers against Benedictine (May 1) in the MWLC Tournament…Finished with five goals, including two free-position, two assists, four ground balls, eight draw control wins and five caused turnovers against Aurora (May 2) in the MWLC Tournament Championship…Ended the season with a hat trick, two ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers at Augustana (May 10) during the NCAA Division III Tournament…Concluded her rookie season ranked first all-time in program history in seven different per game statistical categories.
High School (Nazareth Academy): Earned varsity letters in lacrosse.
Personal: Daughter of Richard and Linda...Has one older brother, Bronson...Has one older sister, Ashley.
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 11 | ||
| Points | 53 | 37 | ||
| Goals | 40 | 29 | ||
| Assists | 13 | 8 | ||
| Shots | 99 | 68 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 40.4 | 42.6 | ||
| Shots on goal | 74 | 50 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 74.7 | 73.5 | ||
| Free position goals-shots | 6-11 | 3-7 | ||
| Ground balls | 64 | 41 | ||
| Draw controls | 86 | 59 | ||
| Turnovers | 34 | 20 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 52 | 32 | ||
| Fouls | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 | ||
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green cards | 1 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10 | at North Central | L, 18-8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 42.9 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13 | at Southwestern Texas | W, 11-10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | vs. Sewanee | L, 13-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | Carthage | L, 18-14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | Beloit | W, 19-7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 66.7 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | at Concordia Chicago | W, 15-5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 66.7 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | Illinois Tech | W, 15-7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14.3 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | at Hamline | L, 15-13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 42.9 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | Aurora | W, 10-9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | at Wartburg | W, 11-10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 25.0 | 5 | 62.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | at Loras | W, 19-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | at Benedictine | W, 21-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19 | Illinois Wesleyan | L, 20-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21 | Monmouth | W, 19-5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 50.0 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22 | Cornell | W, 19-4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 62.5 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27 | at Augsburg | L, 8-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 4 | Augsburg | L, 12-11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 20 | 20 | 62 | 16 | 78 | 8-20 | 87 | 103 | 34 | 57 | 130 | 47.7 | 101 | 77.7 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | 18 | 18 | 65 | 17 | 82 | 8-18 | 91 | 77 | 51 | 65 | 115 | 56.5 | 92 | 80.0 | 15 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 4-8 | 64 | 72 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 49.1 | 51 | 89.5 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 13 | 53 | 6-11 | 64 | 86 | 34 | 52 | 99 | 40.4 | 74 | 74.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 74 | 74 | 195 | 58 | 253 | 26-57 | 306 | 338 | 166 | 224 | 401 | 48.6 | 318 | 79.3 | 55 | - | 0 | 1 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc | ||
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| Event | Total | 17 | 17 | 40 | 13 | 53 | 6-11 | 64 | 86 | 34 | 52 | 99 | 40.4 | 74 | 74.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Conference | 11 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 3-7 | 41 | 59 | 20 | 32 | 68 | 42.6 | 50 | 73.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 8 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 4-7 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 22 | 53 | 41.5 | 39 | 73.6 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2-4 | 26 | 40 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 41.5 | 31 | 75.6 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Result | Wins | 10 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 3-6 | 38 | 55 | 25 | 31 | 58 | 44.8 | 44 | 75.9 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3-5 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 34.1 | 30 | 73.2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Month | March | 8 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 1-5 | 31 | 41 | 16 | 27 | 46 | 43.5 | 35 | 76.1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| April | 8 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 4-5 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 39.6 | 34 | 70.8 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | |
| May | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
News Mentions
Kurek honored with Female Career Achievement Award
June 27, 2018
Women's Lacrosse has seven players earn All-MWLC honors
Paquin earns Co-Midfielder of the Year
May 7, 2018
Augsburg edges out Women's Lacrosse in regular season finale
Paquin scores two goals in road loss
April 27, 2018
Women's Lacrosse soars past Cornell on Senior Day
Kurek, Henry and Saarela combine for eight goals and five assist
April 22, 2018
Women’s Lacrosse routes Benedictine
Three Falcons score four goals or more, Henry ties program record with 13 draw controls
April 11, 2018
Women's Lacrosse soars past Loras
Falcons have three different players score five goals
April 8, 2018
Falcons come from behind for OT victory
The extra time victory was the second in program history
April 7, 2018
Rally falls short for Women’s Lacrosse
Falcons end with a 6-1 scoring run over the last 12-plus minutes
March 30, 2018
Strong start powers Falcons past IIT
Women's Lacrosse led 6-0 through 15 minutes and ended with a program record 31 caused turnovers
March 27, 2018
Preview: Women's Lacrosse vs. IIT in MWLC play at Fitting Field
Falcons and Scarlet Hawks square off on Tuesday at 4 pm
March 26, 2018
Scoring runs push Women’s Lacrosse to MWLC victory
Six Falcons scored in the runaway win on the road
March 24, 2018
Winning is more important than statistics
Kurek owns eight of the 10 major career statistical records
March 22, 2018
Kurek sets Women's Lacrosse career goals record in rout of Beloit
Senior scored her 167th career goal and now owns all but two major career statistical records
March 21, 2018
Preview: Women's Lacrosse begins MWLC play
Falcons are 6-1 all-time in the first conference game of the season
March 20, 2018
Paquin, Kurek named MWLC Players of the Week
Paquin named Offensive POW, Kurek earns Defensive POW accolade
March 20, 2018
Falcons can't slow Lady Reds in second half
Paquin had four goals, two assists, seven ground balls and four caused turnovers
March 17, 2018
Preview: Women's Lacrosse hosts Carthage in first home game
Falcons host Lady Reds on Saturday at 3 pm on Fitting Field
March 16, 2018
Sewanee overwhelms Women’s Lacrosse
Falcons finish with an 11-5 edge in draw controls
March 15, 2018
Paquin, Bond lead Women’s Lacrosse in victory
Falcons earns first victory of the season
March 13, 2018
Cardinals use free-position goals to down Falcons
Henry records career-high eight draw controls
March 10, 2018
