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2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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43 Melissa Semkiw

  • Position Goalkeeper
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Oakdale
  • Hometown Frederick, MD

Biography

Transfer from George Mason

2021 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
2021 Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
2020 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team
2019 Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
2017 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
2017 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team


2021: Made 13 appearances, including 11 starts...Led the Atlantic 10 in save percentage; was the only goalkeeper to stop at least half the shots she faced...Also ranked fourth in the conference in goals-against average and third in saves per game...Posted double-digit saves in seven games...Made a season-high 17 stops against UMass.

2020 (at George Mason): Preseason All-Atlantic 10 honoree...Ranked second in the nation in ground balls per game (4.57)...Was second in the Atlantic 10 in save percentage...Made 16 saves as the Patriots topped Delaware...Named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week...Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019 (at George Mason): Started in 17 of 18 appearances...Matched a career high with six ground balls on multiple occasions...Tied career high with 19 saves as the Patriots beat Duquesne on April 7...Added 17 more saves at VCU on April 20...Twice named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week...Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2018 (at George Mason): Made 16 starts...Tallied a season-high 14 saves at Monmouth on February 21...Made 12 saves and held La Salle to just three second-half goals on March 31...Twice named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week...Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2017 (at George Mason): Made 15 appearances, 11 of them starts, and posted a 7-3 record...Saved 15 shots off the bench against High Point on March 15...Set a career high with 19 saves against UMass on April 23...Twice named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week...Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

High School: Named a US Lacrosse High School All-American and the Frederick News Post Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Earned FNP and Central Maryland Conference First Team honors as both a junior and a senior...Led Oakdale to a regional title and the state finals in 2014 and 2016...Twice selected to the Brine National All-American Washington D.C. Team...Also earned four letters in field hockey.

Personal: Pursuing her MBA at Saint Joseph's...Brother, Brian, played lacrosse at Lebanon Valley College.

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