Clodagh Moloney

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Position:
Defense
Class:
Graduate Student
Height:
5-5
High School:
Crescent College Comprehensive
Hometown:
Limerick, Ireland

2018 – Graduate: NFHCA Northeast All-Region Second Team... Started all 20 games, backboning the UMass defensive unit and making key tackles all season long ... Trapper on attack penalty corners ... Had one goal and three assists for five points ... Scored the game-winning goal that helped the Minutewomen to a 4-3 victory over Saint Louis (10/28) ... Tallied an assist against Northeastern (8/26), UConn (9/7) and Dartmouth (9/9).

Moloneyon UMass:“I loved Amherst and the surrounding towns. Everybody was so friendly and the place had quite a European vibe about it. UMass seems to have the perfect balance of professionalism and academia combined with the necessary social side to a university.”

Before UMass: Part of Ireland’s U16 and U18 national teams ... Played at Crescent College Comprehensive under head coach Ollie O’Connor, captaining her squad as a senior ... Also was a captain on the Munster U18 Provincial Team ... Three-time champion in the Munster Senior League, adding a runner-up finish as a sophomore ... During Moloney’ssenior campaign, Crescent was the No. 2 ranked team in Ireland.

Personal:Born in Limerick, Ireland to parents Peter and Brenda Moloney ... Has two siblings, Ciara and Keith ... Enjoys traveling and skiing ... Intends to pursue communication after arriving from University College Cork.