Mary Blee

Marquette Women's Lacrosse defeats UCONN 12-9 at Valley Fields in Milwaukee, WI on Saturday, 15 April 2023.

Photo by: Marquette University

Marquette Women’s Lacrosse at Georgetown on April 1, 2023

Photo by: Robert Blakley

Position:
Midfield/Defense
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mount de Sales Academy
Hometown:
Howard County, Maryland

Honors and Awards:
IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region Second Team (2023)
All-BIG EAST Second Team (2022)
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2022)
BIG EAST All-Academic (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)

Career Records
No. 5 all-time at MU in draw controls (167)

2023 (Sr.): Ranked No. 5 all-time in draw controls (167) at Marquette ... Had 80 draw controls in the 2023 season, ranking 8th in program history and second most on the team ... Ranked fifth in the BIG EAST for draw controls per game with 4.21 ... Started in all 19 games in the season, having at least one draw control in all but two ... Was ranked second on the team in total draw controls ... Tallied six draw controls and a shot in a victory at Youngstown State (Feb. 17) ... Totaled 11 draw controls in a win against Cincinnati (Feb. 19) ... Created a new career-high with 13 draw controls at Niagara (March 16) ... Won in a close game at Ohio State (April 4) having seven draw controls ... Recorded six draw controls in a win against Xavier (April 8) ... Registered six draw controls in the season finale against No. 3 Denver (April 29).

2022 (Jr.): Earned All-BIG EAST second team honors as a draw control specialist ... Played in all 18 games, starting 16 of them ... Ranked second on the team and sixth in the BIG EAST with 4.11 draw controls per contest (74 total) ... Recorded five-plus draw controls on seven occasions ... Won a career-high 11 draw controls against Central Michigan (March 27) ... Had seven draw controls apiece against Kent State (March 12) and Villanova (April 4) ... Also totaled two ground balls and a caused turnover.

2021 (So.): Appeared in eight games in 2021 ... Came off the bench against Cincinnati (Feb. 14) ... Appeared against Oregon (Feb. 26) and at Kent State (Feb. 28) ... Played in both games against UConn and tallied four draw controls in the game on March 21 ... Registered game action at Villanova (March 26) ... Tallied two draw controls against Denver (April 16) ... Had a draw control at Butler (April 23).

2020 (Fr.): Appeared in seven games in her freshman year ... Had a career-best four draw controls against Ohio State on March 7 ... Had one draw control against Niagara (Feb. 23) and Arizona State (Feb. 27).

Prior to Marquette: Lettered four times in lacrosse at Mount de Sales Academy (Cantonsville, Maryland) and twice in field hockey… Named lacrosse team captain in both her junior and senior seasons… Honored with both the Coaches Award and Unsung Hero Award by her high school team in 2018 and 2019… Coached by Eric Pfeiler… Played club for Rebels Lacrosse – coached by Mike Haight.

Personal: Daughter of Jan and Bob Blee … Her mother played collegiate lacrosse at Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.) … Has one older brother, John, and one older sister, Shannon … Shannon played on the women’s lacrosse team at Davidson … Majoring in political science and criminology with a minor in law & society.