Casey Diener

Class:
Junior
High School:
Conestoga Valley
Hometown:
Bird-in-Hand, Pa.

As a junior (2006) - Played in 20 games with 10 starts... Tied for third on the team with eight goals... Scored the game-winning goals against No. 16 Michigan State, Ball State and No. 12 Providence... Dished out one assist... Totaled 17 points... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll and was a Dean's Scholar in the fall and spring semesters... Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad.

As a sophomore (2005) - Played in 20 games with nine starts... Fourth on the team with nine goals and three assists for 21 points... Scored two goals in the 5-2 win over No. 10 Iowa... Notched a goal in the 3-2 OT win over No. 11 Michigan... Earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's Scholar in the fall and spring semesters... Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad.

As a freshman (2004) -- Played in 19 games with eight starts... Scored four goals... Dished out two assists... Totaled 10 points... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad, the Athletic Director's Honor Roll and was a Dean' Scholar.

In High School -- Lettered four years in field hockey under coach Lee Gerdes... Received the 2004 A. Landis Brackbill Female Scholar-Athlete Award... Named 2004 Lancaster New Era Female Athlete of the year and Conestoga Valley High School Female Athlete of the Year... Received the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award... Two-time first team all-state member... Two-time Lancaster League first team all star... NFHCA Mideast Regional All-American (2003)... Team captain her junior and senior years... Conestoga Valley Player of the Year in (2002 and 2003)... Played for the 2003 Lancaster League champion team... Also played basketball and soccer.

Personal -- Full name is Casey Nicole Diener... Nickname is D or Diener... Daughter of Steve and Karen Diener... Birthdate February 27, 1986.. Major is justice administration and sociology... Her sister, Courtney, plays field hockey at Lock Haven... Post college ambitions are to work in the juvenile justice system... Her proudest moment was starting her first collegiate game with her mom in the stands... Her most prized possession is her Bible... The biggest challenge she's had to overcome was adjusting to college and field hockey while 10 hours away from home... Her grandmother is her inspiration... Before every game she says a prayer during the national anthem... Feels her greatest accomplishment is maintaining a 3.96 GPA while being successful in field hockey

Diener's StatisticsYear    GP/GS   Shots   G   A   TP  DS2004    19/8    20  4   2   10  02005    21/8    25  9   3   21  02006    20/10   21  8   1   17  0Career   60/26   66  21  6   48  0