Kathryn Farni

8 - Kathryn Farni

Height: 5-10
Year: Senior
Hometown: Minnetonka, Minn.
High School: Hopkins
Position: Defender
Bats/Throws: R
House Affiliation: Eliot

Senior • 2009-10
Team captain ... Played at the blue line in all 33 games ... Stood tied for third on Harvard with 15 assists and amassed a career-high 16 points .... Helped the Crimson rank fifth in the nation in scoring defense ... Boasted a +9 rating ... Handed out two assists at Cornell (Oct. 31) ... Assisted on a goal in win over Quinnipiac (Nov. 15) ... Dished out an assist in win at Yale (Nov. 20) ... Assisted on game-winning goal against Connecticut (Dec. 8) ... Had an assist against Cornell (Jan. 15) ... Added an assist in win over Colgate (Jan. 16) ... Found the back of the net with a power-play goal in victory at Dartmouth (Jan. 29) ... Handed out two assists, including the game winner, against Providence (Jan. 30) ...  Dished out an assist in Beanpot semifinal victory over Boston College (Feb. 2) ... Assisted on the game-winning goal against Brown (Feb. 5) ... Had an assist in win over Yale (Feb. 6) ... Earned an assist on power-play goal at Rensselaer (Feb. 12) ... Dished out an assist on game-winning tally at Union (Feb. 13) ... Assisted on power-play goal in NCAA quarterfinals against Cornell (March 12).

Junior • 2008-09
Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team for third time ... Played in all 32 games at the blue line ... Boasted a +11 rating, including a +3 effort against Union (Feb. 8) ... Helped the Crimson rank fifth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing only 1.69 goals per game ... Has netted a career-high five goals ... Tallied a power-play score in second period against Union (Nov. 8) ... Scored on a slapshot on the power play at Minnesota (Nov. 29) ... Recorded the game-winning goal on a short-handed opportunity in 1-0 win at Yale (Jan. 10) ... Handed out first assist of season in win at Cornell (Feb. 13) ... Netted an unassisted score against New Hampshire (Feb. 17) ... Netted the game winner against Cornell in Game 1 of ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series (Feb. 27).

Sophomore • 2007-08
An ECAC All-Academic pick for second straight season ... Member of the defensive unit that led the country in scoring defense (1.00 goals allowed per contest) ... Tallied first goal of season in the first period of 4-1 victory at Brown (Feb. 1) ... Collected an assist in Harvard’s 5-1 win over Dartmouth in NCAA quarterfinals (March 15) ... Had three shots on goal and was +2 in game two of ECAC quarterfinals against Cornell (March 1) ... Assisted on Jenny Brine’s power play tally in ECAC semifinals against Clarkson (March 8) ... Scored a power-play goal in the first period in win at Colgate (Feb. 22) ... Collected an assist on the game-winner at Cornell (Feb. 23) ... Recorded six straight games with a +1 rating or better (Nov. 17 - Dec. 1) ... +2 in wins at Dartmouth (Nov. 27), at Rensselaer (Nov. 30), at Clarkson (Jan. 12) and against Rensselaer (Feb. 9) ... Had four shots in goal in win over Northeastern in Beanpot opening round (Feb. 5) ... +17 rating.

Freshman • 2006-07
An ECAC Hockey League All-Academic selection ... Part of a defensive unit that ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense (1.52 goals allowed per game) ... Suited up for 32 of team’s 33 games ... Scored goals against Northeastern and Yale ... Finished the season with nine assists, including two against Cornell (Nov. 11) and Union (Feb. 2) ... Finished fourth on the team with a +20 rating.

International
Named to USA Hockey Women's Under-22 Camp Roster in May 2008.

Before Harvard
Played hockey in the Hopkins HS district for six years ... Graduated as school's career scoring leader ... Two-time all-state selection and a three-time all-conference pick ... Two-time second-team all-Metro pick of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune ... Invited to the USA Hockey National Development Camp four times ... Minnesota State High School League academic all-state ... National Honor Society member ... Member of school's symphony and chamber orchestra.

Personal
Hobbies include playing violin.