Devon Bayer

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CU celebrates scoring against San Diego State

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Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Merrick, N.Y.
High School:
Sanford H. Calhoun

2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
2020 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll

FIFTH YEAR (2022): Started in each of the 12 games she appeared in … had season cut short due to a knee injury ... recorded at least one draw control in each game she played in and led her team in draw controls with 69 … totaled a career-high 14 draw controls against UC Davis (3/06) ... finished the season with 17 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers.

SENIOR (2021): Named a captain for the second straight year … earned four starts in 10 games played … scored six goals and added two assists for eight points … 10 of her 17 shots were on goal for 58.8 percent … added 12 ground balls, 10 draw controls and two caused turnovers … scored a season-best two goals against San Diego State on March 14, with seven shots, four on goal … added an assist for a career-high three points.

JUNIOR (2020): Named one of four captains ... returned to the line-up in CU’s home-opener against Harvard (2/8) … played in the following three games before the season was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic ... scored her first goal in a year against Coastal Carolina (3/8) as the Buffs recorded a 19-8 victory.

SOPHOMORE (2019): Only played in five games before her season was cut short due to injury ... started in all five games … scored three goals on seven shots on goal ... also tallied eight ground balls, seven ground balls and three caused turnovers ... suffered an injury in a 20-13 win against Stanford on March 8 while scoring a goal.

FRESHMAN (2018): Made an immediate impact for the Buffs as a true freshman … one of two freshmen to start in all 20 games ... scored a career-high two goals in the second game of the season against No. 5 Florida on February 11 ... as a midfielder she caused 19 opponent turnovers ... also recorded 33 ground balls and earned five draw control wins ... during games against California (March 11), Denver (March 29) and Florida (May 13), she recorded a career-best three caused turnovers ... her career-high of five ground balls was against Arizona State.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Sanford H. Calhoun High School … lettered in lacrosse … played midfielder and defense in four years for the Colts ... recorded 152 goals and 86 assists, which included a 45 goal and 25 assist performance as a senior ... named to the News12 Long Island Top 50 Long Island Girls Lacrosse Players to Watch and was one of the Newsday Long Island Top 100 Players as a senior ... three-time all-county player (sophomore, junior and senior seasons) and an all-conference selection her freshman year … earned a varsity starting position for the Colts as an eighth-grader ... was on the track and field team where she competed in the sprints and jumps ... was a member of the school record-setting 4x200-meter relay team (1:53.59) … earned all-conference honors in the long and triple jumps.

CLUB TEAM: Played for the Long Island Top Guns … was a member of the U.S. Lacrosse U15 National Championship semifinalist team.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Earned undergraduate degrees in history and economics … is pursuing a master’s in supply chain management.

PERSONAL: Born on July 3, 1999, in Mineola, N.Y. … her father, Robert, played football at Hofstra University … her brother, Colin, played lacrosse at Florida Southern ... lists gummy worms as her favorite food … her favorite professional team is the New York Islanders.