University of Massachusets Athletics
2019 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Hannah Palau
- Position:
- Attack
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- High School:
- Vero Beach HS
- Hometown:
- Vero Beach, Fla.
As a Sophomore in 2017: Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in 14 games where she had 10 points as an attacker ... Also had five groundballs and two caused turnovers ... Had a game high three points with two goals and one assist against NCAA finalist Boston College (2/8) ... Also had two goals, two groundballs and a caused turnover against La Salle (4/13)
As a freshman in 2016: Game-By-Game StatisticsEarned Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors ... Played in 12 games where she scored nine goals and added an assist ... Also had two groundballs and a caused turnover ... Her nine goals came on 10 shots ... Scored a career-best three goals while adding an assist against St. Bonaventure (4/15) ... Scored a goal in NCAA First Round overtime win against Princeton (5/13) ... Scored seven of her nine goals in Atlantic 10 play.
Before UMass: A highly decorated player from Vero Beach High School under head coach Shannon Dean ... A key part of the Fighting Indians' four-year state championship title run which included a 83-12 overall record ... Named the Wendy's Heisman High School winner as a senior in 2015 and earned the ESPN Top 63 Award ... Also as a senior, was an Academic All-American, was honored as the all-area player of the year, was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Lacrosse Player of the Year ... and was the league's offensive player of the year ... Earned all-district first team, all-region first team and all-league first team honors as a sophomore (2013), junior (2014) and senior (2015) ... For her career, posted 99 goals, 121 assists 88 draw controls and 108 groundballs ... In 2015, her 57 assists set a new school record while she also added 42 goals ... Academically, was a member of the National Honor Society, was an honors graduate and an AP Scholar.
Personal: Hannah Skylar Palau... Daughter of Mark and Denise Palau ... Sister of Adrew Palau ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Father Mark Palau was a football and basketball player at UMass from 1969-73, while her grandfather Andrew G. Palau is a member of the Fordham Hall of Fame as a quarterback who played with Vince Lombardi from 1934-36.