| Katie Milligan |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Strongsville, OH
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 | High School: Strongsville
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 | Height: 5-3
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 | Position: Midfielder
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 | Birthdate: 01/21/1981
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Coach’s Comments
“What a great competitor. Katie’s quick, she has a tremendous work rate, and she’s the hardest tackler on the team. She can play on either the left or right side and has become one of the best wide midfield players in the MAC.”
2001 Season
Starting midfielder ... played in all 23 matches, while making 19 starts ... tallied three goals and two assists for eight points ... tallied game-winning goal in MAC semifinal defeat of Eastern Michigan ... also tallied an assist in EMU tournament win ... named to the MAC all-tournament team for the second-consecutive season ... named to MAC Academic Honor Roll ... named academic all-Ohio ... former walk-on, who’s the highest-scoring midfielder in Miami history with 30 career points ... fifth-highest career scorer in Miami history.
2000 Season
Played in all 21 matches for the second-straight season, making 13 starts ... finished third on the team in goals (4) and points (13) and tied for second in assists (5) ... led the team in shooting percentage (.364), placing 6-of-11 shots on goal and recording four goals ... enjoyed a three-point outing in a 4-0 defeat of Louisville on Aug. 29, recording a goal and an assist ... notched the game-winning goal in Miami’s 3-2 defeat of Wright State on Oct. 26 ... totaled a goal in Miami’s 2-0 MAC Semifinal defeat of Buffalo and assisted on the game-winning goal in the MAC Championship defeat of Bowling Green ... named to the MAC all-tournament team.
1999 Season
Played in all 21 matches, tallying four goals and an assist on the season ... ranked fourth on the team in scoring with nine points ... recorded a hat trick in her first collegiate half of soccer, recording three goals in 21 minutes versus Loyola (Ill.) ... hit security goal in Miami’s 3-1 defeat of Bowling Green ... one of just eight players to play in every game.
Prior to Miami
Four-year starter for Strongsville High School varsity soccer program ... tallied 29 goals and 23 assists during her prep career ... named MVP of the Pioneer Conference as a senior ... garnered first-team all-district and Greater Cleveland plaudits ... helped team to state championship and an 18-2-3 record as a senior ... four-year member of the Ohio ODP team ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Born Jan. 21, 1981 ... daughter of Kathy and John Milligan ... majoring in marketing.