Her most distinguishable attribute is her voracious appetite.

During post-game stops at fast-food restaurants across New England, Kathy regularly fills her plate time and time again, earning the reputation as the `pig among pigs.'

According to unofficial team records, she has singlehandedly accounted for 40% of the team's purchases at Roy Rogers over the past two years.

Kathy defends her eating habits with a laugh.

"We don't get to eat for hours on the road because of the travel time and then the games," she says. "You wouldn't expect `prim and proper girls' like us to chow down, but we sure do. I don't think I'm any worse than the rest of them."

Another interesting part of the volleyball road trips is the infamous van ride with Coach Lem at the wheel.

Over the yars, Lem has earned a reputation with the women as with a poor sense of direction and an even worse sense of humor while driving.

"The van rides are hell," Kathy says, "It's bad enough when we take unknown side streets and unmarked roads to get to the games, but the rides home are the worst. Imagine fifteen smelly girls packed into a van not made to hold half that many with a psycho at wheel...that's a road trip."

Despite all the obvious inconveniences, Kathy wouldn't trade it for the world.

"There's nothing better than driving through unexplored Philadelphia with the heat cranked up making knee-pad jokes," Kathy says, "Kathy says. "It just doesn't get any better than that."

A social anthropology concentrator, Kathy plans to teach in high school after graduation. Currently, she in involved in the UTEP program, from which she will receive a teaching degree when she graduates. After teaching for a few years, Kathy plans to attend graduate school or law school.

Kathy is ultimately interested in broadcast journalism, and thinks that she would like to settle somewhere out West.

"I'm Just going to play it by ear after graduation, "Kathy says. "I'd like to eventually move back to Colorado, but that will have to wait for the time being.