2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Josie Kropp
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Prior Lake
- Hometown:
- Prior Lake, Minn.
All-BIG EAST First Team (2024)
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (March 4, 2024)
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (2023)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2024 (Sr.): Started in all 17 games … Broke single season draw control record … Ended the season with 136 draw controls, first in the BIG EAST and top 10 in the NCAA … Had 17 draw controls at Detroit Mercy (Feb. 28) that tied program’s single-game high … Five-or-more draw controls in 13 games … Six games with 11-or-more draw controls … BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week on March 4 … All-BIG EAST First Team selection.
2023 (Jr.): Played in 15 of the 19 games in the 2023 season ... Ranked No. 10 all-time in draw controls at MU ... Ranked third on the team with 49 draw controls ... Tallied eight draw controls at Youngstown State (Feb. 17) in a victory ... Scored first goal of the season to go with nine draw controls against Detroit Mercy (March 5) ... Tacked on seven draw controls at home against Louisville (March 19) ... Matched career-high 10 draw controls in an overtime loss in the BIG EAST Semifinal against UConn (May 5).
2022 (So.): Made 15 appearances and two starts during her sophomore campaign ... Ranked fourth on the squad with 43 draw controls ... Also totaled three ground balls and a caused turnover ... Had a career-best 10 draw controls at Canisius (March 4), while also recording her first-career assist ... Made starts at Oregon (March 20) and versus Central Michigan (March 27) ... Had a nine draw control performance at San Diego State (March 15).
2021 (Fr.): Played in five games during her freshman year in 2021... Made her collegiate debut at Cincinnati (Feb. 14) ... Also appeared at Kent State, collecting one draw control (Feb. 28) ... Appeared in a win at Georgetown (April 9) ... Played in both games against Butler, tallying a DC in the final game (April 23 and 25).
Prior to Marquette: Earned five letters in lacrosse at Prior Lake High School under head coach Heather Pierson ... A two-time team captain, Kropp is a three-time Minnesota First Team All-State selection (2017-19) and the 2019 Athena Award (top female athlete) winner at her high school ... She earned All-American honors as a junior in 2019 ... A three-time all-conference and two-time All-Metro selection, Kropp led her team to section titles in 2016, 2017 and 2019 in addition to a state title in 2019 ... She also helped her team to a third place finish at state in 2017 ... As a junior, she scored 30 goals while dishing out 20 assists, picking up 33 ground balls and forcing 15 turnovers ... She also led the team with 94 draw controls ... Played club for Minnesota Elite Lacrosse for coach Maria Slusser.
Personal: Daughter of Christine and Derek Kropp ... Her father played college football at North Dakota State ... Has one older brother, Taylor, who played club lacrosse at both Arizona State and the University of Minnesota-Duluth ... Birthday is June 19 ... Majoring in biological sciences and minoring in spanish for health professions.
