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	#27 - Jessica Harkey
	Class: Sr. Height/Weight: 5-5     Hometown: Purcellville, Va. Position: D     High School: Loudoun Valley

2011: Saw action in 17 games and made 12 starts… Picked up 11 ground balls, won 11 draw controls and caused seven turnovers, all career highs… Corralled a career-best three ground balls and added two draw controls and a caused turnover against Mount St. Mary’s.

2010: Saw action in eight games on the season… Picked up three ground balls, won four draw controls and caused two turnovers… Recorded a career-high three draw controls against American.

2009: Saw action in nine games and made one start… Picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover against Iona… First career start came against American… Recognized on the America East Academic Honor Roll.

BACKGROUND: The Cedar Run District Player of the Year from Loudoun Valley High School… A two-time First-Team All-District and All-Region selection… All-Met Honorable Mention in the Washington Post… Named her team’s Most Valuable Player in 2008… Tallied 23 goals and 20 assists as a senior while leading the Vikings to the district title, the state semifinals and a perfect league record… Elected team captain as a senior… A four-year varsity letterwinner… A First-Team All-Galaxy selection as a member of the FSLAX club team… Also competed in cross country at Loudoun Valley… A member of the Jamaica Mission Team and the Key Club… Chose UMBC over American, La Salle, Drexel and Towson… Daughter of Jay and Kathy Harkey… Born May 31, 1990… Father, Jay, played lacrosse on the 1980 UMBC national championship team before transferring and competing at Maryland… Brother, J.D., is currently a midfielder for the Retrievers… Also has an older sister, Meghan, who plays lacrosse at Christopher Newport, and a younger sister, Shannon, who plays at Florida... Majoring in media and communication studies and minoring in English… Hopes to pursue a career in professional sports public relations.