Shortstop with speed, strength, athleticism and intensity... A fixture in the Hawks' top third of the line-up throughout her MU tenure... Offensive and fielding improvement have this senior ready to give her best performance in 2007.
2006 [Junior]: Started all 45 games for the Hawks at shortstop...Ranked third on the squad in batting average (.319), slugging percentage (.444) and total bases (64)...Second in hits (55) and tied for second in stolen bases (11)... Knocked a triple and scored two runs in win over St. Joseph’s (3/9)... Hit an RBI-triple and registered a run against UMKC (3/10)... Broke up a no-hitter in the top of the fourth against Creighton (3/10)... Went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs in an 11-3 win over Mount St. Mary’s (3/17)... Blasted a home run and three RBIs in win over in-state rival Rutgers (3/17)... Notched two runs and an RBI on two doubles against Lehigh (3/18)... Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two batted in against Columbia (3/26)... Hit 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI at Seton Hall (3/19)... Registered two runs scored and two RBIs on two hits against St. Francis [Pa.] (4/14)... Went 4-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBIs in doubleheader sweep of St. Francis [N.Y.] (4/29).
2005 [Sophomore]: Started 42 games for the Hawks... Primary shortstop for the Blue and White... Ranked third on the team in average with a .371 average which ranks tenth in school history... Tied for second on the team in home runs (4)... Moved into 10th on the career home run list (10)... Third on the team in on-base percentage (.430)... Ranked second on the team in total bases with 83... Went 2-for-3 in 3-2 win over La Salle (3/8)...Hit 2-for-3 with two runs batted in and a run scored in win over Penn (3/20)... Batted 3-for-7 with three runs scored and three runs batted in doubleheader sweep of St. Francis [Pa.] (4/4)... Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in 10-8 win over La Salle (4/7)... Stroked 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in defeat of St. Francis [N.Y.] (4/16)... Hit 5-for-8 with three RBIs, two runs scored and a homerun in a doubleheader split at Mount St. Mary’s (4/17)... Went 5-for-10 with two runs scored and two RBIs in doubleheader sweep of Rutgers (4/20)... Went 6-for-7 in doubleheader against CCSU while driving in three runs and scoring three more (4/23)... Went 2-for-2 with a run scored in a 6-2 defeat of Sacred Heart (4/26).
2004 [Freshman]: One of two Hawks to start all 42 games... Started 39 games at shortstop and three games behind the plate... Led the team in hits (39), runs scored (28), and walks (16)... Ranked second on the team in batting average (.310), slugging percentage (.516), on base percentage (.392), doubles (6), home runs (6), and total bases (65)... Ranked fourth in the Northeast Conference in runs scored and eighth in stolen bases... Tied teammate Heather Gordon with 23 RBI as well as 10 multiple-hit games... Also registered one triple and 11 stolen bases on the season... Tabbed Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week after batting .318 (7-22) with five runs scored, nine RBI and two home runs (5/3)... Opened up season with 2-4 effort with one RBI and one run scored vs. North Carolina A & T (3/7)... Went 3-5 with three runs scored and an RBI in a win over Furman (3/9)... Batted 2-7 with two RBIs, a home run, three stolen bases and six runs scored in the sweep of St. Francis [N.Y.] (4/8)... Went 3-6 with a home run and two runs scored in the sweep of Wagner (4/10)... Batted 2-4 with a stolen base in the nightcap of a doubleheader vs. Mount St. Mary’s (4/17)... Hit 2-4 with a triple, two RBIs, a stolen base and two runs scored in a split with Central Connecticut (4/24)... Batted 4-for-8 in a split with Rider (4/29) after logging one home run, six RBIs and three runs scored... Closed out the season by batting 3-6 with two doubles and two runs scored in the Northeast Conference Tournament (5/7).
High School: Three-sport athlete at Jefferson Township High School in Oak Ridge, N.J... Earned four letters in softball... Named first-team All-League four straight years... Led squad to three league championships, two state sectional champs and one Group III title... Named first-team All-Area by the NJ Herald four years... Garnered first-team All-Area and first-team All-Group III honors in 2003... As a senior, the NJ Star Ledger also recognized her as Hitter of the Year... Tabbed Athlete of the Year as well by the NJ Herald... Four year standout in both soccer and basketball... Named first-team All-League four straight years in soccer and earned team MVP award for both junior and senior years... Scored 1,000 points for the Falcon basketball squad and led the team to league championships her senior year... Member of the NJ Skylanders travel team.
Personal: Daughter of John and Michele Gilchrist... Born Dawn Marie Gilchrist on July 25, 1985... Majoring in criminal justice with a concentration in forensics.
