University of Massachusets Athletics
2025 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 33
Tessa Shields
- Position:
- Attack
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Major:
- Finance
- High School:
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Hometown:
- Ipswich, Mass.
2025 (Senior):
- Named to the A-10 All-Academic Team (05/01)
- Received All-Championship Team recognition (05/04).
- A-10 Offensive Player of the Week (4/14).
- Scored a career-high six goals against LIU (2/22).
- Collected a career-high eight points against Davidson (4/12).
- Provided four goals and three assists in win against URI (3/11).
- Tallied her 14th consecutive multi-goal game of the season with four goals and three assists against George Mason (4/26).
2024 (Junior):
- Appeared in all 18 games for the Minutewomen, finishing with 16 goals and 12 assists for 28 points
- Added a career-best seven caused turnovers and 17 ground balls
- Recorded a stretch of nine straight games with a goal, posting 14 goals during the span
- Scored twice and added an assist in back-to-back wins at George Mason (3/9) and against Saint Joseph’s (3/16)
- Finished with two goals and two assists for four points with two ground balls in win at Duquesne (4/6)
- Added two goals and an assist on three shots on target in win over UConn (4/17)
- Recorded a goal in an Atlantic 10 Semifinal win over Saint Joseph’s (5/3)
2023 (Sophomore):
- Made 17 appearances with one start
- Scored five goals and added three assists to go along with five draw controls and six ground balls
- Started in a win at UConn (3/4)
- Scored two goals and added two draw controls in a win at Brown (3/14)
- Followed with a goal in consecutive league wins at George Washington (3/18) and against La Salle (3/22)
- Added a goal in the regular season finale win over George Mason (4/29)
2022 (Freshman):
- Played in 11 games during her first year at UMass
- Netted 5 goals and added an assist
- Gave possession to the Minutewomen by way of 7 draw controls, 2 caused turnovers, and 3 ground balls
- Recorded her first collegiate goal while also tallying a season best 4 draw controls in a win over Boston University (2/26)
- Had a 2 goal performance at St. Bonaventure (3/25)
- Attended Phillips Exeter Academy and played soccer, basketball and lacrosse
- As a senior on the lacrosse field earned All-NEPSAC for Class A as well as US Lacrosse All-American honors
- Was named to the Inside Lacrosse On the Rise List and in 2019 was on the Under Armour Highlight Team
Personal:
- Daughter of Elisabeth and William Shields born April 24th, 2003
- Has three sisters, Eloise (23), Nina (21) and Esme (16)
UMass WLAX vs. Columbia
Tuesday, April 07
UMass WLAX vs. Akron
Saturday, April 04
UMass WLAX vs. Bryant
Wednesday, April 01
UMass WLAX | Broadcast Highlights vs Central Michigan | 03.19.26
Thursday, March 19
