Kutztown University Athletics

Career Honors
2018 Coaches Award
PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2016-17)
Dean's List Honors (Spring 2017)
Lacrosse SAAC Representative

2020 (Game-by-Game):

2019 (Game-by-Game): Currently ranks eighth all-time in KU history in career groundballs (130), is ninth in draw controls (77) and tied for fifth in caused turnovers (77)...Appeared in all 16 games her junior campaign and finished with 14 goals and a career-high 10 assists...She also recorded 35 draw controls, 26 caused turnovers and coollected a career-high 53 groundballs, which ranks eighth-best in a season in program history...Recorded a goal and tallied a career high two assists in win over Shepherd (4/25)...Tallied two ground balls, two caused turnover and two draw controls vs. East Stroudsburg (4/10)...Notched two goals, five ground balls and three caused turnovers at Bloomsburg (4/2)...Collected 11 groundballs in a win vs. Gannon, the second-most by a KU player in a game in program history (3/30)...Contributed four shots and four ground balls in win at Slippery Rock (3/23)...Assisted on a goal vs. West Chester and tallied two shots (3/19)...Tallied two goals, two groundballs, two caused turnovers and two draw controls vs. IUP (3/16)...Recorded two goals and an assist, while adding three groundballs in a season-opening win at Holy Family (3/6).

2018 (Game-by-Game): Started in all 17 games at midfield during her sophomore season...Finished fourth on KU with 22 goals and fifth with 27 points, and also added five assists...Led KU with 32 caused turnovers, and was third with 49 groundballs and 36 draw controls...One assist in the season finale at Mercyhurst (4/28)...Two goals vs. Seton Hill (4/21)...Scored a goal, caused two turnovers and picked up three groundballs vs. Millersville (4/17)...Recorded a season-high four groundballs vs. Slippery Rock (4/9)...Had two goals in a win vs. Edinboro (4/7)...Tallied one goal, one assist, three groundballs, four caused turnovers and won three draw controls in the victory over Bloomsburg (4/3)...Three goals, two draw controls and four ground balls in KU's come-from-behind win at Gannon (3/31)...Scored three goals at No. 17 IUP (3/17)...First career hat-trick in second game of season, a win over Jefferson (2/24).

2017 (Game-by-Game): PSAC Scholar-Athlete...Started in three of the 14 games she appeared in for her freshman campaign. She tallied 28 groundballs, caused 17 turnovers and netted five goals...Tied her season-high with four groundballs and four caused turnovers against ESU (4/18).

 

Single-Game Highs
Points	4	vs. Jefferson	02/24/2018
Goals	3	2x, last at Indiana (Pa.)	03/17/2018
Assists	2	at Shepherd	04/25/2019
Shots	6	vs. Gannon	3/31/2019
Groundballs	11	vs.Gannon	3/31/2019
Draw Controls	4	4x
Caused TOs	4	4x

WATKINS FILE
NICKNAME:  Des
WHY KUTZTOWN? Beautiful campus
FAVORITE PLACE ON CAMPUS:  AF
PLACE I’D LIKE TO VISIT:  Fiji
I SPENT MY SUMMER… Working
FAVORITE SHOW: The Office
IF I HAD $1 MILLION, I WOULD… Travel the world
SUPERPOWER: Read minds
GOAL FOR 2018-2019: Make PSAC playoffs