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Whitney Reddig
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Whitney Reddig

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Lititz, Pa.

High School:
Warwick

Height:
5-7

Position:
F/M


CAREER HONORS
NFHCA National Academic Squad (2010)
Academic All-Big Ten (2011)

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011: Played and started in all 23 games ... Scored four goals on the season and had a team-leading 20 assists ... Finished sixth in the country in assists ... Earned assists in two of her first three contests ... Had three-straight games (at Princeton, Quinnipiac, at Duke) where she tallied two assists ... Scored her first goal of the season at Iowa (9/25) to go along with an assist ... Assisted a career-high three times on goals at Indiana (10/7/11) ... Scored goals in two consecutive games at Bucknell (10/25) and vs. Michigan State (10/30) ... Earned two big assists in the Big Ten Title game against Michigan (11/6/11) ... Tallied an assist in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at UConn (11/13) ... Was named Academic All-Big Ten for her success in the classroom.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010: Appeared in 17 games during her freshmen season, including the final 16 contests of the year ... Scored her first career goal while unloading a season-high three shots during a 4-0 victory over Temple ... Her goal, which opened the scoring just eight minutes into the contest, proved to be the game-winner during head coach Charlene Morett's historic 400th career victory ... Also uncorked a pair of shots during each of the next two games against West Chester and Indiana ... Fired her last shot of the year against No. 4 Syracuse during the NCAA Tournament ... Finished the season with nine shots, including three on-goal ... Earned a spot on the NFHCA National Academic Squad for her work off the field as well.

HIGH SCHOOL: One of the all-time leading scorers at Warwick Hill School, finishing career with 54 goals and 25 assists - the second most goals in school history ... Led squad to Lancaster Lebanon League Finals in 2008, along with three district (2007-09) and state (2007) qualifiers ... Named First Team All-State as both a junior and senior ... Three-time Lancaster Lebanon League All-Star while earning All-League final two seasons ... Twice scored four goals in a game to tie the school record ... Competed on Sutter's Brigade club team, winning National Hockey Festival in 2009 while also garnering Gold at the AAU National Field Hockey Championship ... A member of other club teams, including Simply Select Field Hockey (three years), Blue Mountain - as part of the Keystone Summer Games - and Futures program (four) ... High school squad earned the NSCAA High School Team Academic Award ... Also a three-year varsity letterwinner in basketball and lacrosse ... Named All-League in lacrosse as both a junior and senior ... A First Team All-Lancaster Lebanon League performer as a senior in basketball ... A senior captain in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse ... Awarded the Dr. Joseph W. Grosh Scholarship as the top senior female athlete at Warwick.

PERSONAL: Full name is Whitney Brynn Reddig ... Born on June 13, 1991 in Lancaster, Pa. ... Daughter of Jan and Rita Reddig ... Sister of Trey ... Undecided on a major.

ON CHOOSING PENN STATE: "After visiting Penn State, I absolutely fell in love with everything about it. It felt like home to me. The hockey coaches and team were great. The whole atmosphere of Penn State is impossible to beat."

REDDIG'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year GP-GS G A Pts. Shots GWG
2010 18-1 1 2 4 9 1
2011 23-23 4 20 28 19 2
Career 41-24 5 22 32 28 3

GETTING TO KNOW WHITNEY
Nickname: Whit
Major & Why: Undeclared
Favorite Food: Cheese popcorn
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Musical Artist: Bob Marley
Favorite Movie: P.S. I Love You
Favorite TV Show: Law & Order SVU
Favorite Website: Facebook
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Harry Kalas
Favorite Pro Teams: Philadelphia Eagles & Phillies
Favorite Athlete: Chase Utley
Childhood Idol: Allen Iverson
Hobbies: Laying out at the beach and biking
Biggest Fear: Spiders and drowning
Teams I'd Like To See Added To The Schedule: Lehigh and Louisville
Best Player I Ever Played With: Ana Cruz
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: People
Most Prized Possession: Cell phone
Place I'd Like To Visit: Australia
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I've worn it since freshmen year
If I Didn't Play Field Hockey, I Would Play: Lacrosse
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy a huge beach house, travel with friends and donate to cancer research
After Penn State, I Would Like To: Find a job, have a family and live down south

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