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2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Nicole Sasu-Twum
Mike McLaughlin
Mike McLaughlin
Mike McLaughlin

4 Melissa O'Mara

  • Class Senior
  • Position Midfield
  • Height 5-4
  • Hometown Huntington, N.Y.
  • High School St. Anthony's
  • Major Biology

Biography

Honors and Awards:
- ECAC South Region Offensive Player of the Week (4/4/18)
- Skyline Offensive Player of the Week (3/16/20)
- MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week (4/2/18)
- Manhattanville Co-Female Rookie of the Year (2017-18)
- Skyline All-Sportsmanship Team (2021)

- Skyline Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)
- MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019)

2020: Played and started in three games as a junior, missing two due to injury ... second in goals (14) and third in draw controls (18) ... six goals, eight draw controls, two caused turnovers and a ground ball in the 22-1 win over Keystone (2/22) ... seven points, including five goals, to go with four ground balls, four draw controls and a caused turnover in the win at Wesley (3/11) ... season ended early due to COVID-19 cancelations.
Game-by-Game Statistics

2019: Played seven games for the Valiants during her sophomore season, starting six times ... scored five goals and one assist along with 11 ground balls, seven caused turnovers and nine draw controls in the Valiants' 17-9 victory over Maritime (2/27) ... in a matchup with New Paltz (3/16), scored three goals, two assists, four caused turnovers and two ground balls ... scored five goals and an assist along with five ground balls, four caused turnovers and six draw controls versus St. Joseph's-Long Island (3/20) ... scored a season-high six goals in addition to one assist, four ground balls and two caused turnovers in a victory over King's (4/27).
Game-by-Game-Statistics

2018: Started all 13 of her appearances as a freshman … broke the school’s freshman scoring record with 58 goals and 17 assists for 75 points, the ninth-most goals in a single season in school history … controlled a school-record 93 draws in 13 games while also leading the team in caused turnovers (32) and ranking second in ground balls (47) … 1st in MAC Freedom in goals per game, second in points per game, fourth in goals and draw controls, and fifth in ground balls per game and caused turnovers per game ... 19th in D-III in goals per game and draw controls per game ... filled up the stat sheet in her collegiate debut with six goals, three assists and 10 draw controls in a win at Centenary (2/28) … scored seven goals with a season-high seven ground balls and five caused turnovers in a win over Alvernia (3/27) … set new season-bests with nine goals, 10 points and 14 draw controls to help the Valiants outlast Western Connecticut (3/30), then had six goals, two assists and 11 draw controls the next time out at Rutgers-Camden (4/4).
Game-by-Game-Statistics

High School: A 2017 graduate of St. Anthony’s High School … played four years of lacrosse for the Friars.
 
Personal: Daughter of Jamie and Mike … has three sisters, Kelly, Kathleen and Emily ... double-minoring in pre-med and psychology ... Tri-Beta Honor Society ... pursuing a career as a doctor.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2018Freshman

    Midfield
    5'4"
    4
  • 4

    2019Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'4"
    4
  • 4
    C

    2020Junior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    4
    C
  • 4
    C

    2021Senior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    4
    C