Catherine Elizabeth Joens[1] (born February 12, 1981) is an American retired professional basketball player.

[2] She attended George Washington University and after graduating, played basketball professionally in France, Spain, and America.

[5] Over her high school career, Joens scored over 1,600 points, and in 1999, was named the Division IV Girls Basketball Player of the Year in the state of California.

[6][7] During her freshman season at George Washington University, Joens averaged 7.0 points in 16.4 minutes per game.

Joens also made the all-tournament teams for the Gene Hackerman Rice Invitational and Pepperdine Holiday Classic.

[12] Due to her academic success and passion to continue her education, Joens was one of four players that were awarded a postgraduate scholarship by the Atlantic 10.

"[14] GW made NCAA postseason play every year Joens was there, and in 2003, won the Atlantic 10 Championship.

Notably, current Notre Dame men's basketball coach Mike Brey was part of the same class.

Following her dominant stint with Pays d'Aix Basket 13 in France (Ligue Féminine de Basketball) where she ended up being the league's top scorer, on May 8, 2007, Joens signed with the Chicago Sky in the WNBA.

After the 2008 WNBA season, Joens signed with Baloncesto Rivas and played well, but was plagued by injuries during her time in Spain.