Fall 2011 Field Hockey Roster
Caitlin Donnelly
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Global Studies
- Hometown:
- Bethlehem, Pa.
- High School:
- Liberty
CAREER HONORS
• Lehigh Coaches Award (1/21/11)
• Academic All-Patriot League Team (11/3/10)
• All-Patriot League First Team (11/2/10)
2011 Caitlin Donnelly Photo Gallery
WHY LEHIGH? “All it took was an official visit to convince me that Lehigh University was my perfect fit. The beauty of the campus combined with the amazing bond that the team shared drew me in immediately. That and Lehigh’s expanding Global Studies program opened a lot of new opportunities for me.”
ON COACH BLUE: “Coach Blue has made an unbelievable impact on the team. She used to be our assistant coach so it's really nice to have that familiarity. She is a great leader and makes it easy to want to work hard for her.”
ON PLAYING FIELD HOCKEY AT LEHIGH: “Being a LUFHer is like nothing I’ve ever experienced. It’s pushing yourself to the limits over and over again. It’s having twenty-some sisters who are fun and hilarious and will run to your aid whenever you need it. It’s about being apart of something bigger than yourself.”
AS A SENIOR (2011): Finished third on the team with 13 points behind five goals and a career-high three assists … Took 18 shots (14 on goal), both third on the Mountain Hawks … Named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team for second year in a row … Posted a season-high three points (one goal, one assist) in regular season finale at Holy Cross (10/29) to earn honorable mention recognition on the Patriot League Weekly Honor Roll … Scored a goal in back-to-back games, vs. Cornell (10/9) and Penn (10/12) … Tallied an assist the game prior as part of 2-1 win over Colgate (10/8) … Scored at Quinnipiac (9/14), one game after recording her first-career assist vs. La Salle (9/11) … Recorded the game-tying goal in the season opener against Georgetown (9/2) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2010): Breakout campaign, leading the Mountain Hawks with seven goals and 14 points … Finished eighth in the Patriot League in goals per game (0.44) … Second on the team with 33 shots, also 10th in the Patriot League in shots per game (2.06) … Played in all 16 games, starting 15 … First Team All-Patriot League honoree … Member of the league’s inaugural All-Academic Team … Captured the Lehigh Field Hockey Coaches’ Award … Honorable Mention on the Patriot League weekly honor roll on numerous occasions … Scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the season finale vs. Holy Cross (10/30) … Had a goal at league rival Colgate (10/9) … Second-career multi-goal game at La Salle (9/25), netting both Lehigh goals in a 3-2 defeat … Huge game vs. Saint Joseph’s (9/15), posting first-career hat trick … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009): Saw time in 17 games, starting four … Scored only goal of the season in win over Saint Francis … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Appeared in 16 games, starting six … Recorded first-career goal against Saint Francis … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Three-year varsity starter at nearby Liberty High School ... Was the high school’s second all-time leading scorer with 27 goals … Earned First Team All-Lehigh Valley Conference honors ... Named Offensive Player of the Year and team Scholar-Athlete … Member of the National Honor Society.
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Season
|
GP-GS
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
Sh
|
Shot%
|
SOG
|
SOG%
|
GW
|
PS-Att
|
DSv
|
|
2008
|
16-6
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
.167
|
6
|
1.000
|
0
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
2009
|
17-4
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
13
|
.077
|
9
|
.692
|
0
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
2010
|
16-15
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
33
|
.212
|
28
|
.848
|
0
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
2011
|
19-19
|
5
|
3
|
13
|
18
|
.278
|
14
|
.778
|
0
|
0-0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
68-44
|
14
|
3
|
31
|
70
|
.200
|
57
|
.814
|
0
|
0-0
|
0
|
