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2011-12 Women's Lacrosse Roster

6 Denise Lenihan

  • Position D
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fairfax, Va.
  • High School Robinson

Biography

Career Stats

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Career Honors
Preseason All-CAA (2012)
CAA Commissioner's Academic Award (2009, 2012)

2012 - Senior Season
One of the team's top defenders ... Started all 17 games ... Ranked second on the squad with 25 ground balls ... Also totaled nine draw controls and three caused turnovers ... Recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers in the win against Longwood ... Also posted three ground balls in the victories at Virginia Tech and at Hofstra ... Earned two draw controls at No. 1 Northwestern and at Navy ... Preseason All-CAA selection ... Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award ...

2011 - Junior Season
Played in all 17 games and earned 16 starts ... Finished the season with 25 ground balls, 12 draw controls and 12 caused turnovers ... Ranked tied for third on the team in caused turnovers and fourth in ground balls ... Totaled a career-high six ground balls with two caused turnovers in the win against George Mason ... Recorded three ground balls, two caused turnovers and a draw control in the triumph versus Drexel ... Registered three ground balls and two caused turnovers in the victory against Navy ... Posted three ground balls and a draw control in the win versus Virginia Tech ...

2010 - Sophomore Season
Played in all 18 games and earned 14 starts ... Finished the season with 19 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers and three draw controls ... Totaled a career-high four ground balls in the win against Delaware ... Posted two ground balls and two caused turnovers in the victory at Navy ... Registered two ground balls and a caused turnover against No. 5 Duke and No. 6 Virginia ... Tallied three caused turnovers and a draw control in the win at Drexel ... Recorded two caused turnovers in the season-opening victory against No. 16 Ohio State.

2009 - Freshman Season
Appeared in nine games as a reserve ... Recorded a draw control and a caused turnover in the win at George Mason ... Tallied a ground ball in the season-opening victory against Longwood ... Registered a ground ball in the triumph versus No. 20 Hofstra ... Voted by her teammates as the recipient of the 2009 Workhorse Award.

Robinson High School
Earned eight letters in high school (lacrosse under head coach Alison Neun, field hockey, and indoor track) ... An All-Region Tournament Team performer and selected to the All-District First Team ... Captained her team as a senior en route to leading the squad to a district championship ... Played club lacrosse for the Potomac Power ... Captained the field hockey team in '08 and was selected first-team all-region, first-team all-district as well as the District Player of the Year ... Also a two-year captain for the indoor track team ... Honored as the Fairfax County Female Athlete of the Year ... Received Scholar-Athlete Award and Outstanding Academic Achievement Award ... President of the Criminal Justice Club ... Vice President of DECA ... A member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society and Student Government.

Personal Information
Daughter of John and Kathy Lenihan ... Born on June 27, 1990 in Charleston, S.C. ... Expects to major in kinesiology ... Enjoys playing sports, painting her nails, walking her dog, and bodies of water.


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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2008-09Freshman

    Defense
    5'7"
    27
  • 6

    2009-10Sophomore

    Defense
    5'7"
    6
  • 6

    2010-11Junior

    Defense
    6
  • 6

    2011-12Senior

    Defense
    6