Transferred to Eastern in the spring of 2021... has two years of eligibility remaining... attended Southern Connecticut in the fall of 2017 before transferring to Keene State College in the spring of 2018... played three seasons at Keene (2018-20), started all 64 games in which she appeared and batted .324 (54-of-167) with 31 runs scored and 26 RBI... as a sophomore in 2019, was voted as a first-team All-Little East Conference outfielder as the only All-LEC pick for Keene (13-21 overall/7-9 LEC)... centerfielder and leadoff hitter started 33 games and ranked second in the LEC in batting (.435), first in on-base percentage (.551) and second in doubles per game (0.36) and hit-by-pitch per game (0.24)... led her team in eight offensive categories, among batting, runs (22), hits (37), doubles (12) and slugging (.600) and was tied for third with 16 RBI... was named LEC Player-of-the-Week for the week of April 9-15 that year when she batted .652 with a 1.000 slugging percentage and .742 on-base percentage in a 4-4 week... in two one-run losses to Eastern at Washburne Field in 2019, was 2-of-7 with a run scored... as a freshman in 2018 for 9-21 team (5-9 LEC), started all 24 games in which she appeared and batted .217... in the team's seven games in 2020, batted .182...
2021: Earned first varsity letter… second-team NFCA DIII All-America outfielder… NFCA 1st Team All-New England… 1st Team All-LEC… 2x LEC Player-of-the-Week on 4/4 and 4/11… third-team CoSIDA Academic All-America… CoSIDA Academic All-District… started all 28 games played in centerfield and 26/28 batting leadoff…  batted a team-leading .528 in 91 at-bats… had 15 game hit streak and reached base in 22 consecutive games… lead team in runs scored with 44… 3rd on team in hits (49) and total bases (63)… added 11 doubles, 1 homerun and, 20 RBIs with a slugging percentage of .692 and a team-leading .611 on-base percentage… tied program record for single season batting average… second all-time in program history for single season on-base percentage…
High School: Played softball and soccer for four years as a two-time captain in both sports... helped softball team to Class "L" state titles in 2014 and 2016 under former Eastern first-team All-America Arielle Cooper '13... teams compiled a 53-1 record in those two championship years... in 2016, team finished 27-0 and No. 1 in state poll after shutting out No. 2 Masuk, 2-0, in the final... in 2016, scored the first run of the game in the third inning in a 3-1 win over Sacred Heart Academy in the state championship game... sparked Falcons to three conference softball championships as a three-time all-conference and three-year all-area pick...
PERSONAL: born Cassandra G. Woods September 14, 1999... Parents: Vicki and Steven... Major: Economics and Political Science (from Keene State) ... Siblings: Scott and Montana... Residence: Mystic, CT...
CASSIE... REVEALED
What's something you're really good at? Letting my dog out
What are you watching on Netflix these days? Euphoria
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Salem, Virginia.
What is your hidden talent? Transferring colleges
Is there any food you don’t eat? Fruit
What makes you laugh? Grace Leone
What is something that you’ve always wanted to learn? How to apologize
What can you do better than anyone else? Drive. haha
What are you most passionate about? Softball
Biggest crisis facing the world: Greed
What would you do for a living if money was not a factor? Follow my mom around.
What is something very few people know about you?
Pet peeve: Nail biting.
What class did you dread taking but ended up loving? Calculus (thanks sar)
Favorite moment of all time (not necessarily sports-related): Anything softball related
Most influential person in the world: My grandma.
Your most overused phrase: Life is tough, but so are you!Â
Words to live by: 1 Winner, 42 Losers.Â
Best use of money: My dog, Jamie
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: For the NCAA to give us 10 years of eligibility instead of 4…Â
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