Molly MacDonnell

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-4
High School:
Centreville
Hometown:
Clifton, Va.

PRONUNCIATION: MACK-duh-nell

Career Highlights: Recorded 36 points as a Minutewoman on 16 goals and four assists produced over four seasons with the squad ... Tallied a career-high 18 points via eight goals and a pair of helpers as a senior ... Also had eight points as a junior (three goals, two assists), six as a sophomore on three goals and four more during her freshman campaign via a pair of tallies ... Academically lauded student-athlete who has earned a place on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Had five game-winning goals among her 16 career tallies: Saint Joseph's (10/14/11), Saint Louis (10/12/12), No. 19 Boston College (9/8/13), Northeastern (10/2/13) and VCU (10/27/13).

2013 - Senior: Game-by-Game Statistics ... NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll ... Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll ... Registered 18 points on eight goals, including three game-winners, and two assists over 24 games played and 18 starts ... Totaled the eventual game-winning goal against No. 19 Boston College (9/8) ... Produced her second tally in as many games against No. 6 Syracuse (9/13) ... Helped out on a goal against Hofstra (9/22) during the 5-1 UMass victory ... Recorded a goal in three consecutive games with one mark each at Northeastern (10/2), Boston University (10/6) and Saint Louis (10/12) ... Her goal against Northeastern went on to be the game-winning tally ... Added her sixth goal of the season in the win over Saint Joseph's (10/20) ... Notched a three-point day with one tally and an assist against VCU (10/27) ... Provided her eighth goal of the season at Lock Haven (11/1).

2012 - Junior: Game-by-Game Statistics ... NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Totaled 21 starts over 24 appearances as a junior, recording eight point on a trio of goals and two assists ... Tallied first points of the season on a goal against No. 7 Northeastern (9/14) ... Recorded one mark during UMass' 10-1 drubbing of Vermont (9/21) ... Assisted on a goal against No. 24 Maine (9/30) ... Totaled a three-point day on one tally and a helper against Saint Louis (10/12).

2011 - Sophomore: Game-by-Game Statistics ... Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Played in all 18 UMass games on the season, making eight starts ... Totaled her first multi-goal performance against Saint Joseph's on Oct. 14, notching the game-winner in the process ... Added her third tally to reach six points on the year at Temple on Oct. 23 ... Placed 10 of her 16 shots on-target.

2010 - Freshman: Game-by-Game Statistics ... Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (10/5) ... NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Played in 23 games, starting three ... Notched one goal at Dartmouth (10/12) ... Scored one goal vs. Syracuse (10/3) ... Earned the her first start at Northeastern (9/3).

Before UMass: Played four years for Centreville High School ... Team captain in 2009 ... Led her squad to a district championship and to the regional quarterfinals with a record of 15-3 in 2009 ... Back-to-back First Team All-Concorde District honors in 2008 and 2009 ... All-Concorde Tournament in 2008 ... All-Northern Region Tournament in 2009 ... Team MVP in 2008 ... Member of the U.S. Field Hockey Futures program beginning in 2007 ... National Honor Society member ... Awarded the Wildcat Spirit Award for outstanding character ... A three-sport athlete, she earned a total of 12 letters in field hockey, indoor track and soccer, serving as team captain in all three as a senior.

Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1991 to Brian and Claudia MacDonnell ... Sister of Katie, Brian and Kevin.

Career Highs & Miscellaneous Statistics
Goals: 2, vs. Saint Joseph's (Oct. 14, 2011)
Assists: 1, 4x, last vs. VCU (Oct. 27, 2013)
Points: 4, vs. Saint Joseph's (Oct. 14, 2011)
Game-Winning Goals: 5, last vs. VCU (Oct. 27, 2013)
Multi-Goal Games: 1, vs. Saint Joseph's (Oct. 14, 2011)
Multi-Point Games: 15, last at Lock Haven (Nov. 1, 2013)