2009: Appeared in five games, recording three wins and one
shutout...allowed seven goals and made nine saves...ranks fifth at Illinois State for
career saves with 122, most career win with 15 and most shutouts with eight... contributed
to a Redbird defense that posted a 1.23 goals against average and eight shutouts...the
eight shutouts ties for third place for most shutouts in program history.
2008: Appeared in nine games with eight starts ... started the first
eight games of the season ... allowed 11 goals and made 33 saves ... posted a 2-5-0 record
... named the Brine MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 2 ... made three saves and
recorded a shutout against Loyola (8/30) ... made six saves against Northwestern (9/1) ...
tied her career-high with eight saves against Purdue (9/5).
2007: All-MVC Second-Team selection ... started all 18 games in goal
for ISU ... ranked second in the Valley in goals against average, save percentage and
shutouts, fourth in saves per game and sixth in saves ... led the Valley in goals against
average in conference games (0.46) ... allowed just three goals against conference teams
and had three shutouts ... made her first-career start and recorded her first-career
shutout against Green Bay (8/31) ... recorded multiple saves in every game after that,
including 10 games with at least four stops ... made a career-high eight saves against
Central Michigan (9/7) and against Drake in the MVC Tournament semifinals (11/9).
2006: Appeared in four games, totaling 74:45 in goal ... made her
first-career appearance at IPFW (9/16) and recorded one save ... made one save against
North Dakota State (10/20) ... played the entire second half against Eastern Illinois
(10/26), allowing one goal and making two saves.
Prior to ISU: Four-year letterwinner at Bishop Carroll High School ...
team MVP her senior season ... selected to the CMSA All-Star Game in 2005 ... team finished
in second place in provincials her final three seasons ... also played basketball all four
years.
Personal: Katie Patricia Grill-Donovan ... born February 23, 1988 ...
daughter of Mark Donovan and Betty Grill-Donovan ... AFNI Athletics Honor Roll: Fall 2006,
Spring 2007 ... majoring in anthropology.