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Kate Cassidy

Career

CSC Academic All-District® Team (2025-26)
Tied for seventh all-time in program history for three-pointers made in a season (75)

As a Sophomore (2025-26)

Appeared in all 31 games while making 27 starts
Tied for seventh all-time in program history with 75 triples in a season
Tied for the sixth most triples in a single game (7)
Sat second on the team in scoring (10.6) as well as total triples (75)
Tied for the team-lead in three-point field goal percentage (34.6 percent) – Ranked sixth in the A-10
Ranked fourth in the A-10 in triples per game (2.42) and total triples (75)
Averaged 2.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals, and shot 35.1 percent from the field and 72.1 percent from the foul line
Scored in double figures 14 times, leading the team in scoring seven times
Registered a pair of 20-point games – A career-high 27 at St. Bonaventure (2/7)
Carded four games with five or more triples … Including 10 with at least three
Put together streaks of 17 and 12 straight games with at least one made three-pointer
Sat second on the team with 40 steals … Led in steals eight times
Dished out 48 assists, third most on the team … Led in assists three times

As a Freshman (2024-25)

Appeared in 33 games while making two starts
Sat fourth on the team in scoring at 8.2 points per game while shooting 42.5 percent from the field
Was named A-10 Rookie of the Week twice (Jan. 13), (Feb. 3)
Hit the second most triples on the team (70) while ranking fifth in the A-10
Ranked second in the conference at 38.7 percent from behind the arc
Her 70 triples are the 10^th most in a single season in Duquesne History
Hit three or more threes 13 times while hitting five-plus triples once
Scored in double figures 14 times while leading the team in scoring twice
Ranked third on the team with 24 steals, carding five games with two-plus steals
Scored a season-high 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting from behind the arc in a win at George Washington (Jan. 11)
Hit four three-pointers at La Salle, at St. Bonaventure, vs. Richmond, and at Miami (Ohio)

Before Duquesne

Played at Solon High school where she was a four-year starter and letterwinner
Led the Comets to a 22-5 overall record her junior year
Helped Solon win the District Championships as a sophomore and junior
Posted 25.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.7 steals per contest during her senior year
Averaged 19.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and shot 40.0 percent from behind the arc her junior year
Was named the Greater Cleveland Conference Player of the Year
Earned First-Team All-Northeast District honors
Eclipsed 1,000 career points as a junior while being tabbed to the D1 All-Ohio Third-Team
Scored the second most points in a single season (535) in Solon history
Buried the most three-pointers in a season (81) her junior year while collecting the most triples made in a career (150)

CAREER HIGHS (Entering 2025-26)

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