Molly Powers

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NCAA DI Womens Lacrosse - 2023 Big East Semi-Final 1 - #2 Marquette Golden Eagles at #3 UConn Huskies, Morrone Field, Storrs, Connecticut.

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

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Position:
Defense
Height:
5-4
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
Hanover Park HS
Hometown:
Hanover, N.J.

Honors & Awards
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2023-24, 2024-25)

2025 (Gr.): Played in 12 games with five starts … Three ground balls and career-high four caused turnovers vs. Denver (April 2) … Two ground balls at Eastern Michigan (April 25).

2024 (Sr.): Started in all 17 games … Two ground balls and one caused turnover at Louisville (Feb. 16) … Two ground balls vs. Butler (April 3) … Two caused turnovers vs. Michigan (March 24).

2023 (Jr.): Started in all 19 games in the 2023 season ... Caused two turnovers and had one ground ball in close victory against Niagara (March 16) ... Scooped up three ground balls in a winning effort against Ohio State (April 4) ... Totaled season-high two ground balls in a win at Villanova (April 23) ... Picked up a career high four ground balls and two caused turnovers against No. 3 Denver (April 29).

2022 (So.): Played and started in all 18 games ... Totaled 15 ground balls, eight caused turnovers and a draw control on the year ... Was one of just five MU players to start all 18 games ... Recorded two ground balls and two caused turnovers at Ohio State (Feb. 20) ... Had multiple ground balls on five occasions.

2021 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Did not see any game action.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered four times in lacrosse under Coach Thomas and Coach Vittorio at Hannover Park High School ... Also was a four-time letterwinner in soccer and a three-time letterwinner on the basketball court ... Was a four-time captain in lacrosse and a two-time captain in soccer ... Helped her soccer team to three conference titles (2017-19) and two sectional titles (2018-19) ... On the lacrosse field, she was a three-time all-county and all-conference selection (2017-19) ... The three-time team MVP finished her high school career with 128 goals, 251 ground balls, 200 draw controls and 74 assists ... Played club for STEPS Blue under coaches Spinelli, Walsh and Shoulberg and were ranked as one of the top teams in the country during her time on the club.

Personal: Daughter of Mary and Paul Powers ... Her mother played collegiate women's soccer and basketball at Springfield College ... Has an older brother, Tyler, and younger sister, Riley ... Birthday is October 20 ... Is majoring in psychology.