2019 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Grace Gabriel
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lancaster
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, N.Y.
Honors and Awards:
2019
BIG EAST Co-Midfielder of the Year
All-BIG EAST First Team
BIG EAST All-Academic
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (4x)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (3x)
BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
IWLCA All-Academic
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Broke single-season records she set herself in 2018 in goals (59) and draw controls (119).
All-time leader in career goals (175), points (199), free position goals (34), shots attempted (433), shots on goal (289) and draw controls (332).
2018
IWLCA All-American Second Team
IWLCA All-West/Midwest Region First Team
IWLCA All-Academic
BIG EAST Co-Midfielder of the Year
All-BIG EAST First Team (Unanimous)
BIG EAST All-Academic
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (4x)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 13)
Preseason All-BIG EAST
Set single-season records in goals (56), points (67), draw controls (107), caused turnovers (31)
All-time leader in career goals (116) and draw controls (213)
2017
IWLCA All-West/Midwest Region Second Team
First Team All-BIG EAST (Unanimous)
BIG EAST All-Academic
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (March 28)
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Feb.16, March 29)
2019 (Sr.): Started all 18 games in her senior year ... Broke own single-season Marquette records in goals (59) and draw controls (119) ... Totaled 65 points on the season, with 10 free position goals on 26 attempts, 33 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers ... Tallied five goals, two of which were free position, and scooped up three ground balls against Louisville (2/10) ... Found the back of the net four times and picked up a pair of ground balls and caused turnovers in the effort against Cincinnati (2/15), while also setting a MU record for most draw controls won in a single game at 17 ... Registered six points on four goals and two assists against Detroit Mercy (2/17), while adding three ground balls and three caused turnovers to the win ... Notched a season high six goals, tying her personal best, one of which came from a free position attempt as well as two ground balls and caused turnovers against Kennesaw State (2/23) ... Tallied three goals and a pair of both ground balls and caused turnovers against Ohio State (3/1) ... Dished out an assist, a ground ball and forced a turnover in the effort against High Point (3/3) ... Put back four goals in the win over Stetson (3/10) ... Had the game winner and three other goals in the win over Canisius (3/15) ... Registered five points on four goals and an assist while winning nine draw controls in the win against Niagara (3/17) while picking up three ground balls and forcing a pair of turnovers ... Scored two free position goals and took 10 wins from the "X" against Central Michigan (3/21) ... Picked up three ground balls and found the back of the net in the effort against Northwestern (3/23) ... Found the back of the net and and picked up a ground ball against Villanova (3/30) ... Tallied five goals and two assists with a ground ball and a caused turnover to go against Butler (4/6) ... Scored one of four goals on a free position shot as well as collecting three ground balls and three forced turnovers in the win over Old Dominion (4/13) ... Found the back of the net four times, three of which came from free position attempts and tallied a pair of ground balls and caused turnovers against Denver (4/19) ... Totaled five goals with a ground ball and three caused turnovers against Georgetown in the last game of the regular season (4/27) ... Had three goals in the BIG EAST Semifinal match against Georgetown (5/2).
2018 (Jr.): Started all 18 games ... Earned program's first IWLCA All-American nod, making the second team after claiming her second-straight All-West/Midwest Region honor ... Was a unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selection for the second-straight year ... Set single-season program records with 56 goals, 67 points, 107 draw controls and 31 caused turnovers ... Scored five goals, three free-position, and added eight draw controls against Louisville (2/11) ... Registered the first of three six-goal performances (tied a school record) in a win over Central Michigan (2/16) ... Scored four goals on six shots and added nine draw controls, four caused turnovers and three ground balls in a win over Niagara (3/3) ... Totaled five points on four goals and an assist against No. 8/9 Northwestern with three of four goals on free-position shots (3/10) ... Recorded 11 shots, a Marquette single-game record, netting six goals and collecting an assist and eight draw controls (3/18) ... Recorded a hat trick in the win over Villanova plus nine draw controls and two caused turnovers (3/24) ... Recorded three points on two goals and an assist while picking up five ground balls, nine draw controls and three caused turnovers in a win over Vanderbilt (4/8) ... Totaled three assists, a goal, four ground balls and a single-game program record 13 draw controls against Denver (4/18) ... In a must-win victory over UConn (4/28), registered two goals, an assist, seven ground balls, five draw controls and a school-record six caused turnovers to clinch Marquette's first-ever bid to the BIG EAST tournament.
2017 (So.): Started all 17 games for the Golden Eagles during her sophomore season ... An IWLCA Second Team All-West/Midwest Region selection ... First Team All-BIG EAST Conference ... Set the all-time career (106) and single-season (81) record for draw controls ... Finished second on the team and eighth in the BIG EAST with 41 goals during the regular season ... Set the single game ... Scored a goal and set the school record with eight draw controls at No. 8 Notre Dame (Feb. 14) ... Notched a hat trick to go with an assist, two ground balls and three caused turnovers versus No. 17 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 18) ... Netted two goals, grabbed three ground balls, caused a pair of turnovers and re-set the program mark with 11 draw controls at No. 14 Northwestern (March 11) ... Scored a goal and racked up 10 draw controls at Cincinnati in the BIG EAST opener (March 19) ... Poured in a school-record tying six goals at Temple (March 25) and was named BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week ... Notched a hat trick against Villanova (April 1) ... Scored a goal and added three ground balls and 10 draw controls (third game of at least 10 DCs in 2017) ... Recorded a hat trick to go along with one ground ball and five draw controls in a season-ending comeback win at Vanderbilt (April 30).
2016 (Fr.): Appeared in all 17 games of her freshman campaign ... Made her collegiate debut and scored her first career goal in a 14-6 loss to No. 15/16 Louisville (Feb. 6) ... Notched a goal and two draw controls in a 11-8 loss against No. 17/17 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 12) ... Tallied a goal and a ground ball in a 11-8 loss to Michigan (Feb. 21) ... Scored a hat-trick in a 15-4 win over California (Feb. 26) ... Dished an assist, grabbed two ground balls and seized four draw controls in a 10-8 loss to Colorado (Feb. 28) ... Snatched two ground balls and controlled four draws in a 11-5 loss to Denver (March 25) ... Scored a goal and handed out an assist in a 17-9 loss to No. 5/6 Notre Dame (March 28) ... Tallied a goal in a 15-6 victory over Villanova (April 2) ... Notched three goals and an assist for a career-high four points in a 15-13 loss to UConn (April 9) ... Scored a pair of goals and scooped a ground ball in a 15-5 loss to No. 2/2 Florida (April 13) ... Tallied a goal in a 12-10 win over Temple (April 16) ... Recorded her third hat-trick of the season in a 11-7 win against Vanderbilt (April 20) ... Added a goal in a 13-12 loss to Georgetown (April 23) ... Closed her first season with a goal, three ground balls, a draw control and a caused turnover in a 8-7 victory against Cincinnati (April 29).
Prior to Marquette: Gabriel was a four-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Lancaster High School (Lancaster, NY) … Served as team captain as a junior and senior … Was a two-time First Team All-America selection (2014, 2015) … Earned First Team All-Conference each of her four seasons … Prep Talk Player of the Year in 2015 … Led team to the Sectional title each of her four seasons … Holds school record for most career goals (247) and most goals in a season (80) … As a senior, registered 80 goals, 35 assists, 117 ground balls and 133 draw controls.
Personal: Gabriel was born in Syracuse, NY … Daughter of Craig and Cynthia Gabriel … Has three older siblings, including two brothers, Jedidiah and Joshua, and one sister, Esther, who played collegiate lacrosse at Oswego State … Plans to major in business.
