Mary Velner

Photo by: Marquette University

HONORS AND AWARDS

JUNIOR // 2026

SOPHOMORE // 2025

Scored one goal for one point while starting all 16 games on defense
Earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors
Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after tying career highs with three ground balls and three caused turnovers vs. UConn (April 12)
Netted a goal at Cincinnati (Feb. 20)
Recorded three games with three caused turnovers
Logged seven games with three ground balls

FRESHMAN // 2024

Scored one goal for one point while appearing in 14 games, including six starts
Recorded two ground balls in her first career start at Northwestern (Feb. 19)
Tallied her first career goal, three ground balls, one caused turnover, and one draw control at Niagara (March 3)
Posted a career-high two caused turnovers at Ohio State (March 12)

HIGH SCHOOL // PERSONAL

Three-year letterwinner at Edina High School in Edina, Minnesota
All-American selection as a senior
Helped lead the Hornets to a runner-up finish in the 2023 state finals; earned All-Tournament Team honors
Earned First Team All-Section honors and Second Team All-State selection as a junior and senior
Won three conference titles at Edina
Team captain as a senior
Played club lacrosse for Minnesota Elite
Five-year letterwinner in cross country and one-year letterwinner in hockey
Daughter of Steve and Teri Velner; has three siblings, Henry, Charlie, and Frank