Maria McDonough

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lawrenceville School
Hometown:
Pennington, N.J.

2019 (Senior)
• Made first appearance since suffering a knee injury in 2018 in a win over Old Dominion (3/10)
• Appeared in seven games on the year
• Caused a turnover and collected a ground ball
• Named to IWLCA Zag Sports Academic Honor Roll

2018 (Junior)
• Appeared in 18 games, making one start, before suffering a season-ending injury in the A-10 semis
• Collected three ground balls and caused four turnovers on defense
• Named 2018 Scholar-Athlete at Richmond student-athlete breakfast
• Named to IWLCA Zag Sports Academic Honor Roll

2017 (Sophomore)
• Saw action in 16 games, making three starts on defense
• Collected one ground ball and caused two turnovers on the year

2016 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 14 games, making one start
• Collected four ground balls
• Won one draw control on the year

Prep
• Lettered in lacrosse her final two years, starting as a senior
• Sat out her freshman and sophomore years due to a spring injury
• Team won the Mid Atlantic Prep League Championship in 2014 & 2015, advancing to the Finals of the New Jersey Prep B State Tournament in 2015, and finishing as the Mercer County Tournament Finalist in 2015 and Semifinalist in 2014
• Earned Trentonian All-Prep Second-Team honors, Most Improved Player, Unsung Hero Award, as well as the Ginny Chambers Award for the player who demonstrates a "high degree of sportsmanship and excellence of performance"
• Played varsity soccer as a freshman before her injury in the spring of that academic year
• Also played club lacrosse for Ultimate Goal
• Named a 2015 U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American

Personal
• Daughter of Christine and Peter McDonough
• Has two sisters, Megan and Katie
• Twin sister Katie plays lacrosse at Bowdoin College
• Birthday is October 4

Career Highs
Points – N/A
Goals – N/A
Assists – N/A
Shots – 1 vs. UMass (4/22/16)
Draw Controls – 1, 2x, last at George Mason (3/22/19)
Ground Balls – 3 vs. George Mason (5/6/16)
Caused Turnovers – 1, 7x, last vs. St. Bonaventure (3/24/19)