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2017 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Donna Pedersen

22 Rachael Smith

  • Position M
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. George's
  • Hometown Germantown, Tenn.

Biography

CAREER HONORS
• America East Academic Honor Roll (2014)

SENIOR SEASON (2017): Saw action in 12 games ... Collected six ground balls ... Caused three turnovers ... Won a pair of draw controls

JUNIOR SEASON (2016): Saw action in nine games with three starts ... Collected seven ground balls ... Played one game in goal, made 10 saves in the regular season finale vs. Binghamton.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015): Made seven appearances for the Catamounts, including one start at UMass … Set a new career high in ground balls … Collected a season-best four ground balls at UMass

FRESHMAN SEASON (2014): Appeared in nine games for the Catamounts … Registered her first career point with an assist at LIU Brooklyn … Collected three ground balls and two draw controls on the year

BEFORE VERMONT: Comes to Vermont from Germantown, Tennessee and St. George's HS ... Named a First Team All-American in her junior and senior seasons ... Earned All-Region and All-State honors in 2012 and 2013 ... Named her team's Defensive Player of the Year in 2010 ... Helped her team win the state championship her freshman season ... Was the team's MVP in each of her final three seasons ... Named a team captain her senior year

PERSONAL: Is the daughter of Sunde Smith ... Has three siblings: Susannah, Elena and Flori ... Her aunt, Melanie Taylor, was an Olympic gold medalist in horseback riding ... Also played soccer and basketball in high school ... Is an elementary education major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2014First Year

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    5'4"
    22
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    2015Sophomore

    M
    5'4"
    22
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    2016Junior

    M
    5'4"
    22
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    2017Senior

    M
    5'4"
    22