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2016-17 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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27 Abby Junior

  • Position D
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wayne, Pa.
  • High School Radnor

Biography

Four-year starter who earned all-league accolades every season … Finished her career ranked third in school history with 126 career caused turnovers, just eight shy of the program’s all-time record set by Sarah Jonson (134) … Ranks 10th all-time in ground balls (153) and 18th in draw controls (78) …

2017 – Senior Season
All-CAA first-team selection … All-ECAC first-team honoree … VaSID All-State first-team choice … Set the program’s single-season record for caused turnovers (46), breaking the previous mark set by Grace Golden (45) in 2011 … Ranked fourth nationally in caused turnovers per game (2.88) and ninth in ground balls per game (3.5) … Led the team in ground balls (56) and ranked third on the squad in draw controls (32) … Totaled at least three caused turnovers in 11 games … Recorded five caused turnovers, five ground balls and a draw control against No. 2 Maryland … Registered five caused turnovers, six ground balls and two draw controls in the win at Cal … Posted five caused turnovers, three ground balls and three draw controls versus Delaware … Tallied six draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers in the win at Winthrop … Totaled six ground balls, three caused turnovers and two draw controls against Drexel … Recorded four draw controls, three caused turnovers and three ground balls versus Elon … Posted two goals, five ground balls, three caused turnovers and three draw controls … Registered a goal, five ground balls, three caused turnovers and a draw control at No. 14 Towson … Posted three caused turnovers, three ground balls and two draw controls at No. 17 Stanford … Tallied four ground balls, three caused turnovers and three draw controls at Davidson … Other three-caused turnover efforts came against Richmond and James Madison … Preseason All-CAA … Earned W&M’s Provost Award for academic excellence … Named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll … Earned the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award …

2016 – Junior Season
Invited to tryout for the 2016-17 U.S. Women's National Team … Finished her junior season ranked fifth in school history in career caused turnovers (80) … Selected to the All-CAA First Team … VaSID All-State first-team selection … Ranked second in the CAA in ground balls per game (2.44) and caused turnovers per game (1.94) … Totaled 31 caused turnovers, which ranks eighth on W&M’s single-season list … Recorded at least one caused turnover in 15 games … Also finished the season with a team-high 39 ground balls, 16 draw controls and eight goals … Posted a .500 shooting percentage … Registered four caused turnovers with two ground balls versus UCONN … Tallied a goal, five ground balls, three caused turnovers and a draw control at Delaware … Totaled four ground balls, three caused turnovers and a draw control in the win against Oregon … Recorded a goal, three caused turnovers and a ground ball in the victory against Virginia Tech … Posted five ground balls, a caused turnover and a draw control at No. 7 Virginia … Recorded three caused turnovers and two draw controls in the triumph versus Elon … Tallied a goal, four ground balls, a caused turnover and a draw control in the win at Gardner-Webb … Scored a pair of goals with three ground balls and a caused turnover versus Drexel … Recorded three ground balls and a draw control at top-ranked Maryland … Totaled four ground balls, three caused turnovers and a draw control in the win at Liberty … Posted a goal, three ground balls, three draw controls and a caused turnover at James Madison … Garnered Preseason All-CAA distinction … Earned W&M’s Provost Award for academic excellence …

2015 – Sophomore Season
All-CAA Second Team selection … In just two seasons, she already ranks 10th on W&M’s all-time caused turnovers list (49) … Ranked fourth in the conference with 1.62 caused turnovers per game in 2015 … Her 26 caused turnovers were just one shy of tying for 10th on W&M’s single-season list …  Led the team with 34 ground balls … Season stats also included 16 draw controls, two goals and three assists … Earned starts in all 16 games ... Posted a season-high four caused turnovers with two ground balls and a draw control versus No. 1 Maryland … Totaled four ground balls and three caused turnovers against No. 5 Virginia … Recorded three ground balls, three caused turnovers, two draw controls and an assist in the overtime win against Richmond … Registered three ground balls, two draw controls, two caused turnovers and a goal at Navy … Tallied three draw controls, two ground balls and a caused turnover in the victory against Old Dominion … Totaled three caused turnovers and two ground balls at Hofstra … Recorded a career-high five ground balls and a caused turnover versus Towson … Earned the W&M Provost’s Award …  

2014 – Freshman Season
Selected to the CAA All-Rookie Team … Named to the VaSID All-State Second Team ... Appeared in all 16 games and earned 11 starts … Ranked fifth in the conference with 1.44 caused turnovers per game … Led the team with 23 caused turnovers and ranked second on the squad with 24 ground balls … Also totaled 14 draw controls and a goal … Honored as the CAA Rookie of the Week twice (4/21; 4/28) … Totaled five caused turnovers and three ground balls in the win against Longwood … The impressive effort marked the most caused turnovers by a Tribe player since former All-American Sarah Jonson totaled nine (single-game school record) versus Virginia Tech in 2011 … Posted three caused turnovers, three ground balls and three draw controls in the overtime win against Drexel … Recorded three caused turnovers, three ground balls and two draw controls at James Madison … Tallied three caused turnovers, three ground balls and a draw control in the win against Coastal Carolina … Scored a goal at Delaware … Earned the W&M Provost's Award ...

Radnor High School
Three-year letterwinner as a midfielder and defender for head coach Brooke Fritz at Radnor High School … Earned second-team Central League honors as a junior … Honored as the team’s best 11th grade defender … Lettered three times in soccer, earning second-team All-Central League and second-team all-district honors as a senior … Served as class vice president from 2010-13 … Member of the National Honor Society … Earned the Delaware County Youth Leadership Award and the Delaware County Young Women Scholarship … Member of the Breast Cancer Club …

Personal Information
Daughter of Jay and Irene Junior … Father played lacrosse at Swarthmore College … Brother, Ben, played lacrosse at Lehigh … Enjoys baking, watching movies and spending time with friends and family.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2013-14Freshman

    Defense
    27
  • 27

    2014-15Sophomore

    Defense
    27
  • 27

    2015-16Junior

    Defense
    27
  • 27

    2017Senior

    Defense
    27