Kimberly Kos Southall
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Sport:
Field Hockey |
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Year
Graduated: 1998 |
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Year
Inducted: 2004 |
It was speed that set Kim Kos Southall aside from the other
players on the field. She would flash down the right wing,
wait for her teammates to catch up and then pass the ball.
In many cases, the pass would lead to a goal, which led to
a Terrier win. It was the speed that started the play in motion.
"Kim was very fast," said Terrier head coach Sally
Starr. "In fact, she is one of the fastest players we
have ever had here. She still holds our team records for speed
in fitness.
"We have a test where we have the players run 25 yards
six times then rest for five minutes before they run the 25
yards another six times," said the coach. "We expect
our athletes to run the same time on each test. In her two
tests one year, Kim did each one in under a minute. No one
has been able to do that since then.
"In addition to her speed, she was very aggressive,"
continued Starr. "Kim was a feisty player, who played
like a terrier."
After redshirting her freshman season of 1995, she came back
to star for four years and finished her career with 89 points
on 23 goals and 43 assists. Her assist total ties her with
Hall of Famer Vera Schoenfeld for second on the Terriers'
all-time list, while the point total ranks fourth.
Her best season was in 1996, when, as a junior, she had 13
goals and 28 assists for 54 points. The 28 assists remain
the second-highest single-season total in school history,
while the 54 points are third. At season's end, she was named
First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Region. The Terriers
also benefited by Kim's play as they posted an overall record
of 17-5 and a perfect 7-0 mark in the America East. The win
total equaled a school record for victories in a season, while
the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time
in school history.
She came back in 1997 as a redshirt senior, and scored 8
goals and added 15 assists for 31 points. The point total
ties her with her fellow inductee Leonie Kortenhorst for the
ninth-highest single-season total in school history, while
the 15 assists ties her with Hall of Famer Vera Schoenfeld
for the eighth-highest season total in program history. As
the team co-captain, she was First Team All-Region and Second
Team All-Conference. Again, the Terriers had an excellent
season as they were ranked 18th in the nation following an
11-10 overall record and a 5-3 mark in the Conference.
Tonight's induction ceremony marks the end of a memorable
summer and fall for Kim, who has spent the last five years
working as the assistant facilities manager for the athletic
department. In May, she finished her course work for her Master's
in Education from UMass/Boston and will start teaching in
January after completing her student teaching. This past July,
she married Alec Southall, who works in the University's Department
of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance and will serve
as the Director of Facilities for the University's Fitness
and Recreation Center that will open next spring.
