Katie McLean

Photo by: Tyler Davis

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lebanon, N.J.
High School:
Voorhees High School
Major:
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Awards:

2X Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2023)

Career Highs:
Goals: 1 at Oregon (4/28/2023)
Assists: 0
Points: 1 at Oregon (4/28/2023)
Ground Balls: 3, x2, last at San Diego State (3/29/2025)
Draw Controls: 3 at California (3/23/2024)
Caused Turnovers: 4, x2, last against Denver (4/17/2025)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Points: 1
Caused Turnovers: 24
Ground Balls: 26
Draw Controls: 15
Shots: 2 (0.500)
Shots on Goal: 1 (0.500)

2025 (SENIOR):

Played and started in all 16 games for the Buffs
Reached a career-high four caused turnovers against USC (2/16/2025) and Denver (4/17/2025)
Matched a career-high three ground balls against San Diego State (3/29/2025)
Tallied 15 caused turnovers,14 ground balls and six draw controls
Had eight games with at least one caused turnover

2024 (JUNIOR):

Saw action in 17 of 19 games
Ended the season with 11 ground balls, nine draw controls and seven caused turnovers
Had three ground balls at Marquette (3/8/2024)
Had three draw controls at California (3/23/2024)
Had three draw controls against Stanford (3/15/2024)

2023 (SOPHOMORE):

Saw action in four games
Made her first CU appearance vs. Cal (3/19/23) and earned one caused turnover in the game
Scored first career goal in the last regular season game against Oregon (4/28/23)

2022 (FRESHMAN):

Did not see action

HIGH SCHOOL:

NJ Sectional Champs 2021 (field hockey)
Most Athletic Senior Superlative

Hunterdon-Warren Scholar Athlete Award (2021)
Played field hockey, lacrosse and ran track.
Was a member of the lacrosse team for four seasons, playing midfield and specializing in draw controls. Her team recorded a 13-4 record in 2021.
Was named first team all-county and first-team All-Skyland Conference in 2021.
Also named to the second team All-Group in 2021.
Named the 2021 Lehigh Lacrosse Player of the Year and Hunterdon Warren Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL:

Chose CU for the amazing team culture, wonderful coaching staff and the beautiful campus
Favorite hobbies include skiing, pickleball, hiking and baking
Wants to travel to Japan, Spain and Italy
Favorite foods include soup, pasta and pizza
Favorite music artists are SZA, Zach Bryan and Chris Stapleton
Wants to travel to favorite places around the world after graduation
Daughter of Sheila and Bill McLean
Father, Bill McLean, played football at Pittsburgh
Sister, Megan, played golf at Penn State
Uncle, Joe McLean, played basketball at Arizona
Uncle, Mark McLean, played volleyball at JMU
Enjoys skiing, traveling, music, fishing and hiking
Has worked as a lifeguard in the summer
Favorite athlete is Katie Ledecky
Favorite professional team is the Pittsburgh Penguins
Was also recruited by Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Navy, Lehigh, High Point, Rutgers, Elon, Duke and West Point