2016 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Garden, Kendall
Jersey Number 26
Kendall Garden
- Position:
- M
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Environmental Studies
- Hometown:
- Davidsonville, Md.
- High School:
- Archbishop Spalding High School
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because of its high academic reputation and standards. It also has a homey, close-knit feel and I love the campus. (And I loved the coaching staff!)”
AS A SENIOR (2016): Photo Gallery … Earned first team All-League honors for a second straight season, garnering All-Patriot League for a third straight year (named to the second team as a sophomore) … Named the outstanding women’s lacrosse athlete by the LVIAIAW … Started all 18 games, filling up the stat sheet with 19 goals, five assists, 33 groundballs, 21 caused turnovers and 15 draw controls … Finished second on the team in caused turnovers … Had six multi-point games, posting at least one point in 15 of the 18 games … Scored a goal while adding three groundballs in the Patriot League Semifinals at Loyola (5/6) … Two goals, three groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control in the quarterfinals vs. Colgate (5/3) … Tied a career-high four points (two goals, two assists) in the regular season finale against Bucknell (4/29). Also had three groundballs and two caused turnovers … Posted a goal, groundball and caused turnovers against Lafayette (4/20) and at Colgate (4/23) … Recorded an assist while adding a groundball, caused turnover and draw control in the regular season at Loyola (4/16) … Scored a goal and corralled a groundball on her Senior Day vs. Army West Point (4/10) … Had a goal, groundball, caused turnover and draw control against Rutgers (4/5) … Tied a season-high three draw controls while adding a goal, groundball and caused turnover at Navy (3/30) … Posted a goal and three groundballs vs. American (3/26) … Two goals, two groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control in the Patriot League opener against Holy Cross (3/19) … Had a groundball and two caused turnovers at Davidson (3/15) … Recorded a goal, assist, groundball, caused turnover and draw control at Liberty (3/12) … Recorded sixth-career hat trick, tying a career-high three goals while adding two draw controls, a groundball and caused turnover against Iona (3/5) … Tied a career-high five groundballs vs. Mount St. Mary’s (2/27), adding three caused turnovers, three draw controls, a goal and assist … Had two groundballs, a caused turnover and draw control vs. Yale (2/21) … Scored a goal, corralled two groundballs and caused two turnovers in the season opener against No. 6 Penn State (2/12) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2015): Photo Gallery … Strong all-around season, finishing third on the team with 34 points behind 24 goals and 10 assists … Named a first team All-Patriot League honoree … Started all 17 games … Had 12 multi-point games, eight multi-goal games and three hat tricks … Led the team and Patriot League with 31 caused turnovers … Tied for the team lead with 30 groundballs and was second with 24 draw controls … Fired 47 shots, 38 on goal … Had an assist, groundball and two draw controls in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Boston University (4/21) … Filled up the stat sheet with two goals, two groundballs, two draw controls and three caused turnovers in the regular season finale at Holy Cross (4/17) … Five days earlier, posted a hat trick, two groundballs and a caused turnover in a Patriot League Tournament clinching win at American (4/12) … Scored a goal and added a groundball and two caused turnovers vs. Navy (4/8) ... Had two goals, two groundballs and three caused turnovers against Boston University (4/4) … Two goals, a groundball and caused turnover in big nationally-televised win at Rutgers (3/31) … Named Patriot League Midfield Player of the Week after strong efforts at Bucknell (3/24), Mount St. Mary’s (3/26) and Bryant (3/28) … Scored twice while adding four groundballs, three draw controls and a caused turnover at Bryant … Finished with a goal, two assists, two groundballs and three draw controls at Mount St. Mary’s… Filled up the stat sheet in dominant win at Bucknell: three goals, one assist, two groundballs, two draw controls and a caused turnover … Tallied a goal, assist, draw control and two caused turnovers against No. 16 Loyola (3/21) … Posted two goals, one assists, three groundballs and three caused turnovers at archrival Lafayette (3/17) … Dished an assist vs. Colgate (3/14) while adding two draw controls, two caused turnovers and a groundball … Had an assist, groundball, caused turnover and season-high five draw controls at Jacksonville (3/10) … Two groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control and a draw control vs. Fairfield (2/28) … Tallied a hat trick and added two groundballs and three caused turnovers against Niagara (2/22) … Had one goal, one assist, three groundballs and four caused turnovers in home opener vs. UC Davis (2/20) … Finished with a goal, assist, three caused turnovers, two draw controls and a groundball in the season opener at No. 10 Penn State (2/14) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Photo Gallery … Finished third on the team in scoring with 31 points behind 20 goals and a team-leading 11 assists … Also led the team in groundballs (42) and caused turnovers (32) and was second in draw controls (22) … Named a second team All-Patriot League honoree … Posted three groundballs, two draw controls and two caused turnovers in regular season finale vs. Holy Cross (4/19) … Filled the stat sheet with three groundballs, two caused turnovers and five draw controls against American (4/13) … Recorded three goals, one assist, three groundballs and a draw control at No. 20 Navy (4/9) … Tallied a goal, assist, three groundballs, three draw controls and a caused turnover in big regular season win at Boston University (4/5) … Finished with two goals, two assists, four groundballs, five caused turnovers and two draw controls in win over Cal (3/26) … Scored a goal and added four groundballs and two draw controls at Loyola (3/22) … Had two goals, one assist, two groundballs and three caused turnovers in win over archrival Lafayette (3/19) … Scored a pair of goals while adding two groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control at Colgate (3/15) … Posted a goal, assist, two groundballs, two draw controls and a caused turnover vs. Bryant (3/10) … Recorded first hat trick of the season along with three groundballs and two caused turnovers in Patriot League opening win over Bucknell (3/8) … Had a goal, groundball, caused turnover and draw control at Fairfield (3/4) … One goal, two assists, five groundballs, four caused turnovers and a draw control in win at New Hampshire (3/1) … Posted two goals, two assists, four groundballs and four caused turnovers against Binghamton (2/25) … Began the season with one goal, one assist, one groundball and three caused turnover vs. Mount St. Mary’s (2/22).
AS A FRESHMAN (2013): Stellar freshman campaign, starting in all 16 games while finishing fourth on the team in points (16) … Third on the team in goals (13) … Tallied three assists, 17 groundballs, won 11 draw controls and caused 11 turnovers … Netted a goal in her first collegiate game, a win vs. Villanova (2/16) … Scored two goals and recorded an assist against Delaware (3/5) … Scooped four groundballs vs. Yale (3/31).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Star lacrosse and field hockey player at Archbishop Spalding High School in Maryland … A team captain … Received numerous awards over her career including: First Team All-IAAM Conference, First Team Anne Arundel County, First Team Private School Coaches for Anne Arundel Country and First Team All-Met (from the Washington Post) … Was a two-time Academic All-American, impressing in the classroom … On the Honor Roll and National Honor Society both junior and senior year … Was a two-time First Team All-County and Second Team All-State honoree in field hockey, while garnering team MVP laurels … Chosen by the school’s Athletic Director to represent Spalding at an All-Conference Leadership Workshop for Athletes.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3, six times; last vs. Iona (3/5/16)
Assists: 2, five times; last vs. Bucknell (4/29/16)
Points: 4, five times; last vs. Bucknell (4/29/16)
Groundballs: 5, two times; last vs. Mount St. Mary’s (2/27/16)
Draw Controls: 5, two times; last at Jacksonville (3/10/15)
Caused Turnovers: 5 vs. Cal (3/26/14)
Multi-Goal Games: 19; Multi-Point Games: 31; Hat Tricks: 6
GETTING TO KNOW KENDALL
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? My favorite thing about Lehigh is that it gave me the opportunity to play Division I lacrosse at a prestigious university and meet all my best friends who also happen to be my teammates.
Major & Why: Environmental Studies
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Biology
Favorite Place on Campus: The library
Favorite Food: Any type of Sushi
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Musical Artist: Brad Paisley
Favorite Movie: 50 First Dates
Favorite TV Show: CSI: Miami
Favorite Website: Facebook
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Chris Berman
Favorite Pro Team: Ravens
Hobbies: Eating, playing lacrosse, shopping, coaching younger girls, and being with friends and family
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: GQ Magazine
Place I'd Like To Visit: Venice
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: I wish I was overly flexible
Dream Job: Pediatrician
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Field Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give back to organizations that help others and non-profit organizations that try to start sports in cities… like the Boys & Girls Club.
AS A SENIOR (2016): Photo Gallery … Earned first team All-League honors for a second straight season, garnering All-Patriot League for a third straight year (named to the second team as a sophomore) … Named the outstanding women’s lacrosse athlete by the LVIAIAW … Started all 18 games, filling up the stat sheet with 19 goals, five assists, 33 groundballs, 21 caused turnovers and 15 draw controls … Finished second on the team in caused turnovers … Had six multi-point games, posting at least one point in 15 of the 18 games … Scored a goal while adding three groundballs in the Patriot League Semifinals at Loyola (5/6) … Two goals, three groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control in the quarterfinals vs. Colgate (5/3) … Tied a career-high four points (two goals, two assists) in the regular season finale against Bucknell (4/29). Also had three groundballs and two caused turnovers … Posted a goal, groundball and caused turnovers against Lafayette (4/20) and at Colgate (4/23) … Recorded an assist while adding a groundball, caused turnover and draw control in the regular season at Loyola (4/16) … Scored a goal and corralled a groundball on her Senior Day vs. Army West Point (4/10) … Had a goal, groundball, caused turnover and draw control against Rutgers (4/5) … Tied a season-high three draw controls while adding a goal, groundball and caused turnover at Navy (3/30) … Posted a goal and three groundballs vs. American (3/26) … Two goals, two groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control in the Patriot League opener against Holy Cross (3/19) … Had a groundball and two caused turnovers at Davidson (3/15) … Recorded a goal, assist, groundball, caused turnover and draw control at Liberty (3/12) … Recorded sixth-career hat trick, tying a career-high three goals while adding two draw controls, a groundball and caused turnover against Iona (3/5) … Tied a career-high five groundballs vs. Mount St. Mary’s (2/27), adding three caused turnovers, three draw controls, a goal and assist … Had two groundballs, a caused turnover and draw control vs. Yale (2/21) … Scored a goal, corralled two groundballs and caused two turnovers in the season opener against No. 6 Penn State (2/12) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2015): Photo Gallery … Strong all-around season, finishing third on the team with 34 points behind 24 goals and 10 assists … Named a first team All-Patriot League honoree … Started all 17 games … Had 12 multi-point games, eight multi-goal games and three hat tricks … Led the team and Patriot League with 31 caused turnovers … Tied for the team lead with 30 groundballs and was second with 24 draw controls … Fired 47 shots, 38 on goal … Had an assist, groundball and two draw controls in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Boston University (4/21) … Filled up the stat sheet with two goals, two groundballs, two draw controls and three caused turnovers in the regular season finale at Holy Cross (4/17) … Five days earlier, posted a hat trick, two groundballs and a caused turnover in a Patriot League Tournament clinching win at American (4/12) … Scored a goal and added a groundball and two caused turnovers vs. Navy (4/8) ... Had two goals, two groundballs and three caused turnovers against Boston University (4/4) … Two goals, a groundball and caused turnover in big nationally-televised win at Rutgers (3/31) … Named Patriot League Midfield Player of the Week after strong efforts at Bucknell (3/24), Mount St. Mary’s (3/26) and Bryant (3/28) … Scored twice while adding four groundballs, three draw controls and a caused turnover at Bryant … Finished with a goal, two assists, two groundballs and three draw controls at Mount St. Mary’s… Filled up the stat sheet in dominant win at Bucknell: three goals, one assist, two groundballs, two draw controls and a caused turnover … Tallied a goal, assist, draw control and two caused turnovers against No. 16 Loyola (3/21) … Posted two goals, one assists, three groundballs and three caused turnovers at archrival Lafayette (3/17) … Dished an assist vs. Colgate (3/14) while adding two draw controls, two caused turnovers and a groundball … Had an assist, groundball, caused turnover and season-high five draw controls at Jacksonville (3/10) … Two groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control and a draw control vs. Fairfield (2/28) … Tallied a hat trick and added two groundballs and three caused turnovers against Niagara (2/22) … Had one goal, one assist, three groundballs and four caused turnovers in home opener vs. UC Davis (2/20) … Finished with a goal, assist, three caused turnovers, two draw controls and a groundball in the season opener at No. 10 Penn State (2/14) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Photo Gallery … Finished third on the team in scoring with 31 points behind 20 goals and a team-leading 11 assists … Also led the team in groundballs (42) and caused turnovers (32) and was second in draw controls (22) … Named a second team All-Patriot League honoree … Posted three groundballs, two draw controls and two caused turnovers in regular season finale vs. Holy Cross (4/19) … Filled the stat sheet with three groundballs, two caused turnovers and five draw controls against American (4/13) … Recorded three goals, one assist, three groundballs and a draw control at No. 20 Navy (4/9) … Tallied a goal, assist, three groundballs, three draw controls and a caused turnover in big regular season win at Boston University (4/5) … Finished with two goals, two assists, four groundballs, five caused turnovers and two draw controls in win over Cal (3/26) … Scored a goal and added four groundballs and two draw controls at Loyola (3/22) … Had two goals, one assist, two groundballs and three caused turnovers in win over archrival Lafayette (3/19) … Scored a pair of goals while adding two groundballs, two caused turnovers and a draw control at Colgate (3/15) … Posted a goal, assist, two groundballs, two draw controls and a caused turnover vs. Bryant (3/10) … Recorded first hat trick of the season along with three groundballs and two caused turnovers in Patriot League opening win over Bucknell (3/8) … Had a goal, groundball, caused turnover and draw control at Fairfield (3/4) … One goal, two assists, five groundballs, four caused turnovers and a draw control in win at New Hampshire (3/1) … Posted two goals, two assists, four groundballs and four caused turnovers against Binghamton (2/25) … Began the season with one goal, one assist, one groundball and three caused turnover vs. Mount St. Mary’s (2/22).
AS A FRESHMAN (2013): Stellar freshman campaign, starting in all 16 games while finishing fourth on the team in points (16) … Third on the team in goals (13) … Tallied three assists, 17 groundballs, won 11 draw controls and caused 11 turnovers … Netted a goal in her first collegiate game, a win vs. Villanova (2/16) … Scored two goals and recorded an assist against Delaware (3/5) … Scooped four groundballs vs. Yale (3/31).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Star lacrosse and field hockey player at Archbishop Spalding High School in Maryland … A team captain … Received numerous awards over her career including: First Team All-IAAM Conference, First Team Anne Arundel County, First Team Private School Coaches for Anne Arundel Country and First Team All-Met (from the Washington Post) … Was a two-time Academic All-American, impressing in the classroom … On the Honor Roll and National Honor Society both junior and senior year … Was a two-time First Team All-County and Second Team All-State honoree in field hockey, while garnering team MVP laurels … Chosen by the school’s Athletic Director to represent Spalding at an All-Conference Leadership Workshop for Athletes.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GB | DC | TO | CT |
| 2013 | 16-16 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 27 | .481 | 23 | .852 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 11 |
| 2014 | 16-16 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 37 | .541 | 31 | .838 | 42 | 22 | 31 | 32 |
| 2015 | 17-17 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 47 | .511 | 38 | .809 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 31 |
| 2016 | 18-18 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 47 | .404 | 36 | .766 | 33 | 15 | 19 | 21 |
| Totals | 67-67 | 76 | 29 | 105 | 158 | .481 | 128 | .810 | 122 | 72 | 97 | 95 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3, six times; last vs. Iona (3/5/16)
Assists: 2, five times; last vs. Bucknell (4/29/16)
Points: 4, five times; last vs. Bucknell (4/29/16)
Groundballs: 5, two times; last vs. Mount St. Mary’s (2/27/16)
Draw Controls: 5, two times; last at Jacksonville (3/10/15)
Caused Turnovers: 5 vs. Cal (3/26/14)
Multi-Goal Games: 19; Multi-Point Games: 31; Hat Tricks: 6
GETTING TO KNOW KENDALL
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? My favorite thing about Lehigh is that it gave me the opportunity to play Division I lacrosse at a prestigious university and meet all my best friends who also happen to be my teammates.
Major & Why: Environmental Studies
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Biology
Favorite Place on Campus: The library
Favorite Food: Any type of Sushi
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Musical Artist: Brad Paisley
Favorite Movie: 50 First Dates
Favorite TV Show: CSI: Miami
Favorite Website: Facebook
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Chris Berman
Favorite Pro Team: Ravens
Hobbies: Eating, playing lacrosse, shopping, coaching younger girls, and being with friends and family
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: GQ Magazine
Place I'd Like To Visit: Venice
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: I wish I was overly flexible
Dream Job: Pediatrician
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Field Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give back to organizations that help others and non-profit organizations that try to start sports in cities… like the Boys & Girls Club.
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