Cornell University Athletics

Coach Graap on Giles
"Quite honestly, Giles is one of the players who we are excited about seeing a breakthrough with. While she didn’t get a chance to get off the bench a lot last year, she is certainly challenging the starters and could take over a spot. She’s so much more confident this season." 

As a junior
Giles played in 13 contests with six starts, recording eight ground balls and four caused turnovers. She had two ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers in a 7-6 win at Yale and two ground balls and a caused turnover at Dartmouth. She also had a pair of ground ball wins against national finalist Penn. Giles earned her first start for Cornell against Princeton.

As a sophomore
Giles saw action in six contests as a reserve in her first season with the Big Red. She earned playing time in contests against Colgate, Columbia, Princeton, Brown, Loyola (Md.) and Notre Dame and was credited with one shot against the Lions.

At Brown
Giles played in 13 games with one start as a freshman at Brown, scoring three goals with an assist for four points. She added seven ground balls, two draw controls and a pair of caused turnovers for the 4-12 Bears. Giles had an assist against Saint Mary’s for her first collegiate point and added a career-high two goals against Holy Cross and another vs. Columbia.

At Middlesex School
A four-year member of the lacrosse team at Middlesex School, Giles also played basketball and soccer for four years. The IWLCA Scholastic All-American as a senior led the lacrosse team in scoring as a junior and was named a first-team all-league and a Prep School All-Star. Giles helped her squad to a league title as a freshman and a second-place finish as a sophomore.The two-year basketball captain was the leading scorer as a senior en route to capturing honorable mention all-league honors. She earned 11 total varsity letters while at Middlesex.

Personal
Kaitlyn E.C. Giles is the daughter of Ralph and Kathleen Giles and has a younger brother and sister. Her mother played varsity hockey at Harvard, while her father was a soccer player at Bowdoin. She is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.