Grace Donnelly

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Photo by: Tim Benko, Benko Photographics

Position:
Goalie
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Newtown Square, Pa.
High School:
The Shipley School
Major:
Communication (Creative Writing Minor)

AWARDS:

Pac-12 Tournament Team (2023)
2X Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (March 21, 2023 & March 28, 2022)
2X Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2021)

CAREER HIGH:
Shots Faced: 46 at Stanford (4/01/22)
Saves: 17 at Stanford (4/01/22)
Goals Allowed: 16 vs. ASU (4/17/22)
Minutes: 63:00 vs. Oregon (5/04/22)
Ground Balls: 7 at Vanderbilt (2/10/23)

CUMULATIVE CAREER STATS:
Shots Faced: 330
Saves: 220
Save %: .445
Goals Allowed: 137
GA/AVG: 11.17
Minutes: 735:57
Ground Balls: 36

2023 (SENIOR):

Played in 16 of 19 games.
Hit 100 season saves against Stanford (5/4/23) in the Pac-12 semifinals.
Finished the season at fourth in the Pac-12 in save percentage at 44.5%.

2022 (JUNIOR):

Started in all 17 games in net.
Totaled 158 saves and a .443 save %.
Led CU in ground balls with 33.
Recorded a season-high 17 saves against Stanford (4/01).
Allowed just six goals at Harvard (2/20).

2021 (SOPHOMORE):

Did not play.

2020 (FIRST YEAR):

Saw time against Coastal Carolina (3/8). Allowed one goal in 5:44 minutes of action.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Graduated from The Shipley School in 2019.
Earned four letters as the goalkeeper on the school’s lacrosse team.
As a senior, she helped her team to a 15-3 record as it went undefeated in the Friends League (9-0).
Owns several team records, including career saves (796).
As a junior, she broke the single-season saves record with 240.
Became the single-game saves record holder as a freshman with 21 and broke that mark two years later with 23.
A two-time team captain, Donnelly was named all-state as a senior and was the Friends League MVP.
Was selected to the All-Friends League first team three straight years and was named to the All-Mainline Times teams three times, once on the first team and twice to the second team.
Was named the team’s MVP her senior and junior years.
Was the defensive MVP her sophomore and freshman years.

CLUB TEAM:

Played club for Skywalkers.

IN THE CLASSROOM:

Communication major.
Creative writing minor.

PERSONAL:

Born in Virginia Beach, Va.
Her father, Joe, played lacrosse at the Naval Academy and went on to play for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League.
Her brothers, Joe and Zach, played collegiate lacrosse at Rutgers.
Lists her favorite foods as tofu and chicken parmesan.
Her favorite professional team is the Philadelphia Eagles.