The True Hard Working Athlete

by Katie Zasly
(Foster City, CA, USA)

Hi my name is Katie Zasly,

I started my college career going and playing on a Division 1 soccer scholarship at Marist College in New York. I played soccer for two years there and continued to practice basketball everyday even know I was a full time soccer player, then I decided I wanted to play basketball full time because I missed playing basketball so much. I practiced with the Marist College Women's Basketball Team everyday as well as on my own while playing on the Marist College Women's Soccer Team. I was a successful soccer player at the Division 1 level in the MAAC Conference by being the starting center middle fielder and played the majority of the minutes and leading my team in scoring freshman and sophomore year. As a sophomore I was 2nd Team All MAAC Conference. I then gave up my soccer scholarship for the love of the game of basketball after my sophomore year. I then played basketball one year at Skyline Junior College and lead the team in almost all categories all across the stat board. I also was 1st Team All Coast Conference. And then I earned a basketball scholarship to a division 2 school Notre Dame de Namur University, right from the start I was an impact on the team and in the conference. I was named First Team All PacWest Conference the first year I stepped into that conference averaging 14.9 points per game, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 assist, and 2.7 steals per game. I am a 5'10'' guard with a lot of experience and I can play the 1, 2 and 3 position. I am continuing to love and have such passion for the game of Basketball and cannot wait to continue to play and improve my skills and see how far I can get as a basketball player. I work harder and harder everyday making sure I get get better and better. Hard work and dedication is my foundation.