Monmouth University Athletics

Athletic, 5-tool player with the intensity to match? will hit in the top third of the Hawks? lineup and get the majority of innings at shortstop? A huge part of Monmouth?s offensive success the past two years and more solid at shortstop than ever? she will challenge for conference honors and quarterback a youthful infield.

2005 [Sophomore]: Started 42 games for the Hawks...The 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 homeruns (4)... Moved into 10th on the career homerun 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 LaSalle (3/8) Went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in and a run scored in win over Penn (3/20)?Went 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 LaSalle (4/7)?Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in defeat of St. Francis (N.Y.) (4/16)? Went 5-for-8 with three RBIs, two runs scored and a homerun in a doubleheader split at Mt. 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 3 games behind the plate? Led the team in hits (39), runs scored (28), and walks (16)? Ranked 2nd on the team in batting average (.310), slugging percentage (.516), on base percentage (.392), doubles (6), home runs (6), and total bases (65). Ranked 4th in the Northeast Conference in runs scored and 8th in stolen bases? Tied teammate Heather Gordon with 23 RBI as well as 10 multiple game hits? 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 3 runs scored and an RBI in a win over Furman University (3/9)? Batted 2-7 with 2 RBI, a home run, 3 stolen bases and 6 runs scored in the sweep of St. Francis (N.Y.) (4/8)? Went 3-6 with a home run and 2 runs scored in the sweep of Wagner College (4/10)? Batted 2-4 with a stolen base in the nightcap of a doubleheader vs. Mount Saint Mary?s (4/17)? Hit 2-4 with a triple, 2 RBI, a stolen base and 2 runs scored in a split with Central Connecticut (4/24)? Batted 4-8 in a split with Rider University (4/29) after logging one home run, 6 RBI and 3 runs scored? Closed out the season by batting 3-6 with 2 doubles and 2 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.

Daughter of John and Michele Gilchrist? Born Dawn Marie Gilchrist on July 25, 1985? Majoring in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Forensics.