2018 Women's Lacrosse Roster
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Merola, Neena
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Jersey Number 18
Neena Merola
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- West
- Hometown:
- Painted Post, N.Y.
Bio
Senior Year (2018): Led the team with a career-high 52 draw controls … Ranked fifth on the team with a career-best 20 goals … Ranked seventh on the team in points (23) … Played in 19 games, making 11 starts … Scored a career-high three goals against Connecticut to go along with two draw controls … Had a pair of goals, a ground ball, a caused turnover and four draw controls at Oregon … Scored two goals and had four draw controls against Albany … Had an assist, a ground ball and two draw controls against Florida … Scored a goal, caused a turnover and had two ground balls against Harvard … Posted an assist and three draw controls at Cornell … Picked up a ground ball and had three draw controls at Northwestern … Recorded a career-high seven draw controls and a goal at Princeton … Had a goal, a ground ball, a caused turnover and four draw controls against Duke … Picked up three ground balls at Loyola … Caused a turnover and had five draw controls at Virginia Tech … Recorded three points (2g, 1a) a ground ball and a caused turnover against North Carolina … Scored a goal and had five draw controls at Boston College … Posted two goals a ground ball, a caused turnover and three draw controls against Louisville … Tied her career high with four ground balls to go along with a goal and four draw controls against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament … Tied her career high with three goals against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
Junior Year (2017): Played in all 22 games, making 12 starts ... Recorded career highs in points (26), goals (19) and assists (7) ... Ranked ninth on the team in goals ... Made her first career start in the season opener against Boston College ... Recorded a goal, two ground balls, a caused turnover and a draw control against the Eagles ... Had three points (2g, 1a) against Binghamton ... Scored a pair of goals at Maryland ... Recorded two goals at Duke ... Had a goal and an assist at Loyola ... Had three caused turnovers against Virginia Tech ... Also had an assist and two ground balls against the Hokies ... Scored two goals at North Carolina ... Scored a goal and dished out an assist against Virginia in the ACC Tournament semifinals ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.
Freshman Year (2015): Played in six games ... Made her Syracuse debut against Canisius ... Picked up a ground ball in the second game against Canisius ... Scored a goal and collected a ground ball against Virginia Tech.
High School: Earned All-America honors as a junior and senior … Played in the 2014 Under Armour All-American game … Named to the All-Leader First Team as a junior and senior after earning second-team honors as a sophomore ... Recorded 67 goals and 37 assists as a senior … Finished her high school career with 219 goals and 85 assists … Team captain as a senior.
Personal: Born April 1996 … Daughter of Nicholas and Diana Merola … One brother, one sister ... Majoring in Health and Exercise Science.
Junior Year (2017): Played in all 22 games, making 12 starts ... Recorded career highs in points (26), goals (19) and assists (7) ... Ranked ninth on the team in goals ... Made her first career start in the season opener against Boston College ... Recorded a goal, two ground balls, a caused turnover and a draw control against the Eagles ... Had three points (2g, 1a) against Binghamton ... Scored a pair of goals at Maryland ... Recorded two goals at Duke ... Had a goal and an assist at Loyola ... Had three caused turnovers against Virginia Tech ... Also had an assist and two ground balls against the Hokies ... Scored two goals at North Carolina ... Scored a goal and dished out an assist against Virginia in the ACC Tournament semifinals ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.
Freshman Year (2015): Played in six games ... Made her Syracuse debut against Canisius ... Picked up a ground ball in the second game against Canisius ... Scored a goal and collected a ground ball against Virginia Tech.
High School: Earned All-America honors as a junior and senior … Played in the 2014 Under Armour All-American game … Named to the All-Leader First Team as a junior and senior after earning second-team honors as a sophomore ... Recorded 67 goals and 37 assists as a senior … Finished her high school career with 219 goals and 85 assists … Team captain as a senior.
Personal: Born April 1996 … Daughter of Nicholas and Diana Merola … One brother, one sister ... Majoring in Health and Exercise Science.
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