University of Massachusets Athletics
2017 Field Hockey Roster
Shauna Rankin-Byrne
- Position:
- Defense
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-4
- High School:
- Lebanon
- Hometown:
- Lebanon, N.H.
PRONUNCIATION: RANK-in BURN
Rankin-Byrne With The U.S. National Program: Competed at the 2014 United States U21 Championship from June 22-25 ... Selected to the U.S. Young Women's National Championship (June 22-26, 2015) ... Helped the USA Patriots team to first place at the 2015 U.S. Young Women's National Championship ... Invited to the 2016 United States Young Women's National Championship (June 28 - July 3).
2017 - Redshirt Senior: Team Captain ... Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team ... Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team ... Started all 21 matches, tallying seven points on a pair of goals and three assists ... Was part of a backline that surrendered 1.76 goals per game ... Inserted 43 penalty corners ... Assisted on one goal in the season-opening win over Holy Cross (8/25) ... Also had an assist during the 2-1 triumph over Vermont (8/27) ... Scored her first goal of the season during the Atlantic 10-opener at Davidson (9/15) ... Buried the game-winner in a key conference victory at Saint Louis (10/13) ... Earned a defensive save at No. 9 Northwestern (10/15) in the 13th minute ... Earned a helper on a Melanie Kreusch goal against No. 19 Saint Joseph’s (10/20) for her role inserting a penalty corner.
2016 - Redshirt Junior: Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team ... NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Made appearances in 21 of the team's 22 games and totaled 19 starts on defense ... Did not record statistics during the season ... Earned her first start at New Hampshire (8/26) ... Only game missed was against No. 4 Connecticut (9/9) after she suffered an injury at UMass Lowell (9/4) ... Lauded with Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team follow Massachusetts' pair of A-10 tournament wins in recognition of her defensive presence during the wins over Richmond (11/4) and No. 20 nationally ranked Saint Joseph's (11/5).
2015 - Redshirt Sophomore: NFHCA National Academic Squad ... UMass Field Hockey Most Improved Player Award ... Provided eight points on a quartet of goals over 21 appearances, including 18 starts ... Split time between defense and forward ... Placed five of her eight shot attempts on-target ... Earned the starting nod during the season-opener against New Hampshire (8/29) ... Started at forward and score once during the 4-3 win over UMass Lowell in the 2015 Kennedy Cup (9/11) ... Added a goal against Richmond on Sept. 20 ... Third tally of the season came at Davidson (10/31) during the must-win UMass contest that pushed the Maroon and White into the Atlantic 10 Championship ... Her goal against Davidson went as the eventual game-winner ... Scored once on her only shot during the NCAA Tournament First Round game at No. 1 Syracuse (11/14).
2014 - Redshirt Freshman: NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll ... Reserve forward made 18 appearances off of the bench ... Recorded two points via her first collegiate goal ... Scored on her only shot taken during the season ... Made her first collegiate appearance as a reserve in the midfield and at forward against No. 1 Maryland (8/29) at the Nook in Lancaster, Pa. ... Earned her first collegiate goal during the 5-1 win over Saint Louis (11/2).
2013 - Freshman: Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll ... Redshirted the season to enter 2014 with four years of eligibility remaining.
Before UMass: Two-time NFHCA All-Region selection ... Participated in Futures Elite in 2011-12 ... Two-time all-state honoree (2011-12) ... Won a state championship with Lebanon High School in 2012 and finished her four-year scholastic career with a 61-2-1 record during regular season competition ... Ended the 2012 campaign with 57 points on 20 goals and 17 assists ... Produced 180 points over her four-year career at Lebanon via 59 goals and 64 assists ... Post-Star All-Region honoree in 2009-10 ... Also competed at the club level with Seacoast United ... Was an honor roll student at Lebanon and also participated in lacrosse.
Personal: Daughter of Beverley Rankin and David Byrne ... Has two siblings, Matthew and Michael.
Career Highs & Miscellaneous Statistics
Goals: 1, 7x, last at Saint Louis (Oct. 13, 2017)
Points: 2, 7x, last at Saint Louis (Oct. 13, 2017)
Game-Winning Goals: 2, last at Saint Louis (Oct. 13, 2017)
Multi-Point Games: 7, last at Saint Louis (Oct. 13, 2017)
