2016 Women's Soccer Roster
Walsh, Madeline
Jersey Number 15
Madeline Walsh
- Position:
- D
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Finance
- Hometown:
- Evanston, Ill.
- High School:
- Evanston Township
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “It is a nice balance of academics and athletics. Lehigh offered me an opportunity to compete both in the classroom and playing field with some of the most motivated students in the country. I am at a great school, playing DI soccer, living on a beautiful campus and competing in a terrific athletic conference. It’s perfect.”
AS A SENIOR (2016): Saw action in all 18 games, making one start (on Senior Night) … Received the Coaches Award at annual end-of-year banquet ... Finished season with two shots, one on goal … Key member of a defense which began the season with eight straight shutouts and posted a shutout streak of 832:31 dating back to the 2015 season … Mountain Hawks were the last team in the nation to allow a goal this season … Ended the season with 12 shutouts, allowing just 12 goals in 18 games (Patriot League best 0.67 per game) … Tallied a shot on goal on regular season finale and Senior Night against American (10/28) … Recorded a shot against Marist (8/31).
AS A JUNIOR (2015): Played in all 18 games, with three starts, primarily on defense … Part of a defense, which finished the season with six shutouts, allowing just 1.28 goals per game … Dished an assist while firing two shots on the season … Started two of the final three games, vs. Lafayette (10/21) and at American (10/30) … Assisted the game’s only goal, by Grace Correll, in double overtime against the Leopards … Had a shot in the season finale at American … Tallied a shot in Lehigh’s first-ever road win against Penn (10/5) … Earned first start of season vs. Colgate (9/26).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Played in all 16 games with five starts … Tallied an assist and five shots (two on goal) for the season … Fired a shot on goal at Colgate (10/25) … Had a shot against Princeton (10/8) … Started the first five Patriot League games … Had two shots (one on goal) at Bucknell (9/26) … Tallied first-career point (an assist) and fired a shot in league-opening win vs. American (9/20).
AS A FRESHMAN (2013): Played in 15 games, making six starts as a rookie … Took three shots, the first at Villanova (9/1) then at Army (10/19) and vs. Holy Cross (11/2).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Comes to Lehigh from Evanston Township High School … Played club soccer for the Eclipse Select ECNL and USYSA teams under Rory Dames ... Won an ECNL Club National Championship with Eclipse in 2011 ... Was a 2011 Dallas International Girls Cup Champion ... Team finished third in 2011/12 USYSA National League Blue and fifth in 200/11 USYSA National League Red ... Played one year of varsity soccer for Evanston Township where she was All-Conference and All-Sectional as a freshman ... Named to 2010 Player to Watch list ... Was a two-year Illinois ODP participant ... Played high school basketball for two years ... Four-year member of the National Honor Society ... Student-Council President as a senior ... Active in the Illinois-Evanston High School Chapter of the Best Buddies program.
CAREER STATISTICS
GETTING TO KNOW MADELINE
Nickname: Walshy
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The school spirit!
Major & Why: Finance and Marketing
Favorite Place on Campus: UC Front Lawn
Favorite Food: Pasta – in any form
Favorite Color: Coral
Favorite Musical Artist: Mumford and Sons
Favorite Movie: Miss Congeniality
Favorite TV Show: Modern Family
Favorite Website: Google; you can look up anything!
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Erin Andrews
Favorite Pro Team: Blackhawks
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Patrick Sharp
Hobbies: Cooking and baking
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: Barcelona
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: To read people’s minds
Dream Job: My dream job would be to travel and taste foods all around the world.
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was my dad’s football jersey number
If I Didn't Play Soccer, I Would Play: Volleyball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Travel the world
AS A SENIOR (2016): Saw action in all 18 games, making one start (on Senior Night) … Received the Coaches Award at annual end-of-year banquet ... Finished season with two shots, one on goal … Key member of a defense which began the season with eight straight shutouts and posted a shutout streak of 832:31 dating back to the 2015 season … Mountain Hawks were the last team in the nation to allow a goal this season … Ended the season with 12 shutouts, allowing just 12 goals in 18 games (Patriot League best 0.67 per game) … Tallied a shot on goal on regular season finale and Senior Night against American (10/28) … Recorded a shot against Marist (8/31).
AS A JUNIOR (2015): Played in all 18 games, with three starts, primarily on defense … Part of a defense, which finished the season with six shutouts, allowing just 1.28 goals per game … Dished an assist while firing two shots on the season … Started two of the final three games, vs. Lafayette (10/21) and at American (10/30) … Assisted the game’s only goal, by Grace Correll, in double overtime against the Leopards … Had a shot in the season finale at American … Tallied a shot in Lehigh’s first-ever road win against Penn (10/5) … Earned first start of season vs. Colgate (9/26).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Played in all 16 games with five starts … Tallied an assist and five shots (two on goal) for the season … Fired a shot on goal at Colgate (10/25) … Had a shot against Princeton (10/8) … Started the first five Patriot League games … Had two shots (one on goal) at Bucknell (9/26) … Tallied first-career point (an assist) and fired a shot in league-opening win vs. American (9/20).
AS A FRESHMAN (2013): Played in 15 games, making six starts as a rookie … Took three shots, the first at Villanova (9/1) then at Army (10/19) and vs. Holy Cross (11/2).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Comes to Lehigh from Evanston Township High School … Played club soccer for the Eclipse Select ECNL and USYSA teams under Rory Dames ... Won an ECNL Club National Championship with Eclipse in 2011 ... Was a 2011 Dallas International Girls Cup Champion ... Team finished third in 2011/12 USYSA National League Blue and fifth in 200/11 USYSA National League Red ... Played one year of varsity soccer for Evanston Township where she was All-Conference and All-Sectional as a freshman ... Named to 2010 Player to Watch list ... Was a two-year Illinois ODP participant ... Played high school basketball for two years ... Four-year member of the National Honor Society ... Student-Council President as a senior ... Active in the Illinois-Evanston High School Chapter of the Best Buddies program.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts. | Sh. | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
| 2013 | 15-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2014 | 16-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2015 | 18-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 18-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Totals | 67-15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .000 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
GETTING TO KNOW MADELINE
Nickname: Walshy
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The school spirit!
Major & Why: Finance and Marketing
Favorite Place on Campus: UC Front Lawn
Favorite Food: Pasta – in any form
Favorite Color: Coral
Favorite Musical Artist: Mumford and Sons
Favorite Movie: Miss Congeniality
Favorite TV Show: Modern Family
Favorite Website: Google; you can look up anything!
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Erin Andrews
Favorite Pro Team: Blackhawks
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Patrick Sharp
Hobbies: Cooking and baking
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: Barcelona
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: To read people’s minds
Dream Job: My dream job would be to travel and taste foods all around the world.
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was my dad’s football jersey number
If I Didn't Play Soccer, I Would Play: Volleyball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Travel the world
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