Princeton University Athletics
2008-09 W. Hockey Roster

Katherine Dineen
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Paul, Minn.
Kampersal on Dineen:
“Katherine is a great defenseman. She can control the entire game.”
At Princeton:
2008-09 - appeared in all 31 games ... netted a career-high six goals and added eight assists for 14 points ... earned ECAC Defensive Defenseman of the Year honors ... was a first-team All-Ivy and a first-team All-ECAC selection ... scored the game winner on the power play against Connecticut ... had an assist in a win at Cornell ... assisted on two goals in a win over St. Lawrence ... added an assist in a win at defending national champion Minnesota Duluth ... scored in a win at Dartmouth ... had two goals, including the game winner, in a win over Yale ... scored in a loss to Brown ... scored and assist on the game winner in a 2-1 win at St. Lawrence ... added an assist at Yale.
2007-08 - played in all 32 games ... scored four goals and added 16 assists for 20 points ... ranked second on team in scoring among defensemen and fifth overall ... was named the ECAC Defensive Defenseman of the Year ... named a first-team All-Ivy ... selected to the ECAC All-Academic Team ... assisted on Lizzie Keady’s game winner at then No. 1 New Hampshire ... added assists in back-to-back games against Colgate and Mercyhurst ... had two assists in a win at Colgate ... scored on the power play at Union ... recorded her first collegiate hat trick against Yale ... had back-to-back two assist games in wins over Quinnipiac and Rensselaer ... picked up assists in all three games of the ECAC first-round playoff series at Clarkson.
2006-07 - appeared in all 31 games ... scored two goals and added eight assists for 10 points, which ranked third among Princeton defensemen ... was a +4 with an assist in Princeton’s early-season win over St. Lawrence ... assisted on Princeton’s first goal in a win against Rensselaer ... scored the team’s first goal on the power play in a win at Colgate ... set up Princeton’s lone goal in a 1-0 win at Wayne State ... recorded assists in three straight games: against Quinnipiac, Rensselaer and Union ... assisted on goals in back-to-back games during the Tigers’ three-point trip to Clarkson and St. Lawrence late in the season ... scored on the power play in the final regular-season game of the season against Cornell.
2005-06 - saw action in all 33 games ... made her collegiate debut against Boston College ... recorded three goals and four assists for seven points ... was named to the ECAC Hockey League’s All-Rookie Team ... assisted on the overtime game-winning goal against Vermont in her second game as a Tiger ... scored her first collegiate goal on the power play against Ohio State ... scored in a home win against Dartmouth ... notched the game winner at Union ... added the primary assist on a game-winning goal at home against Brown ... invited to the U.S. National Women’s Festival in the summer of 2006.
Before Princeton:
attended The Visitation School ... played hockey for the Minnesota Thoroughbreds ... scored 38 goals and added 30 assists in 51 games in 2004-05 ... named a Midwest Elite Hockey League Honorable Mention pick ... scored 18 goals and had 20 assists during the 2003-04 season ... also played softball in high school and is a recreational golfer ... began playing hockey at the age of three ... attended the USA Hockey Girls 17/18 Festival in 2005.
Personal:
full name is Katherine Mary Dineen ... daughter of Robert and Maude Dineen ... father attended Macalester College and mother attended Colorado College ... has an older brother Matthew at the University of St. Thomas ... majoring in history ... birthday is April 13, 1987.
Career Stats:
Season | GP | G | A | P | +/- | P-Min | PPG | SHG | GWG |
2005-06 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +10 | 12-27 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
2006-07 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +6 | 19-38 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2007-08 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 20 | +7 | 12-24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2008-09 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +5 | 11-22 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 127 | 15 | 36 | 51 | +28 | 54-111 | 9 | 0 | 3 |