2008 - Junior: Started all 23 matches this season • Had two shots against UCF, Wisconsin and Iowa • Notched assist against Michigan State • Recorded three shots against Purdue • Registered five shots and two shots on goal in Big Ten Tournament against Michigan State • Tallied two shots in NCAA Tournament game against Memphis • Recorded an assist to Chichi Nweke in NCAA Tournament game against Missouri.
2007 - Sophomore: Started in all 21 games of the season • Had a career high of 39 shots • Fired second most shots on goal this season for the Illini with 16 • Scored her first goal of the season at Indiana State • Also recorded first assist of the season in a draw against Minnesota • Named a member of Soccer Buzz All-Great Lakes Region second team • Also an All-Big Ten second team selection. 2006 - Freshman: Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team • Named to Top Drawer Soccer's All-Rookie first team • Selected to Soccer Buzz's Great Lakes Region All-Freshman team • Named to the All-Illini Tournament team • A ball-winning force in the air • Assisted on two goals against No. 12 Utah, including the game-winner • Also assisted on the game-winner against Minnesota • Scored her first career goal - the game-winner - against No. 17 Purdue • Played the full match five times and was on the field for 84 percent of Illinois' total minutes • Scored her second goal against SEMO in first round of NCAA Tournament • Played the entire match at Florida State in the NCAA Round of 16. High School/Club: Listed as a Top 150 recruit by Soccer Buzz • Along with Brittany Garrett, led Eclipse Select club team to consecutive U.S. Youth Soccer Association national championships in 2004-05 and a Region II title in 2006 • Helped lead Illinois state ODP team to a second-place national finish in 2005 • Member of the Ohio and Illinois ODP state teams from 2000-05 • Earned All-State honors in 2004 and 2005 • Led Geneva to a third-place finish in Illinois class AA in 2005 • Named Suburban Prairie North Conference MVP 2004-05 • Named 2005 Kane County Player of the Year • Scored 15 goals with 15 assists in 25 games from the midfield for Geneva in 2005 • Finished her career with 49 goals and 47 assists in 70 games, all at midfield for the Lady Vikings. Personal: Born Dec. 29, 1987 • Daughter of Mike and Mary Ellen Santacaterina • Involved in the GIVE Volunteer program, student council and the Leadership team at GHS • Has two younger sisters, Brianna and Jenni, and two younger brothers, Michael and Daniel • Majoring in community health • Father, Mike, played football and baseball at Lake Forest College. Getting to Know Jackie: Favorite Athlete: Muhammad Ali • Favorite Team: Chicago White Sox • Favorite Actor: Mark Wahlberg • Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts • Favorite Band: Dispatch • Favorite Book: Tuesdays with Morrie • Favorite Food: Mashed potatoes • Three Words That Describe My Play: Aggressive, intense and dedicated. Coach Rayfield on Santacaterina: "As a freshman, I called Jackie the tireless competitor, and it is a title that continues to fit. As an upperclassmen and team captain, she becomes a tireless leader as well. Jackie not only continues to be one of the best ball-winners in the country, but she also has the ability to set play, to play a final pass, to attack out of the midfield and to will her team to find that last ounce of energy they didn't think they had. Jackie inspires those around her with a visible competitive spirit that drives her in training and in games and will help drive this team towards the lofty goals that it has set."
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