Zoe McElhaney

Position:
Attacker
Height:
5-3
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Frisco, Texas
High School:
Wakeland
Major:
History (Education Minor)

AWARDS:

2X Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2021)

CAREER HIGH:
Goals: 3 at ASU (3/26/23)
Assists: 2 at Cal (4/23/23)
Points: 4 at ASU (3/26/23)
Ground Balls: 2 vs. Cal (3/19/23)
Draw Controls: 18 at USC (3/24/23)

CUMULATIVE CAREER STATS:
Goals: 13
Assists: 8
Points: 21
Ground Balls: 3
Draw Controls: 142
Caused Turnovers: 1
Shots: 26 (.500)
Shots on Goal: 21 (.808)

2023 (JUNIOR):

Played in all 19 games of the season.
Scored her first career goal against OSU (3/12/23).
Set a new career high for points in a single game at OSU with two (one goal & one assist).
Led the team in draw controls (118).
Finished 21st in the NCAA in draw controls per game (6.28). Was second in the Pac-12.
Earned 18 draw controls against then-No.18 USC on 3/24/23, tying a Pac-12 record with Stanford’s Julia Massaro from a game in 2019. The 18 draws was also a new career high for McElhaney (prior record was 4).
Set a new career high with 3 goals against ASU (3/26/23). Prior record was 1.

2022 (SOPHOMORE):

Started one game and played in eight.
Recorded one shot in the Pac-12 Tournament against Oregon (5/04).
Earned five draw controls.

2021 (FIRST YEAR):

Played in eight games and earned one start.
Went in as a draw specialist but her speed also helped in CU’s transition play.
Recorded eight draw controls during the season, including a career-best five in the Pac-12 Championship game against Stanford on May 8.

HIGH SCHOOL:

A 2020 graduate of Wakeland High School.
Played midfield on the lacrosse team.
During her junior season, the team won the district championship and was the state runner-up.
Recorded over 500 draw controls.
2019-20 All-American. 2019 MVP. Named the 2018 Aggieland Classic MVP. Was the 2017 Rookie of the Year.
Played four seasons on the varsity team.
Two-time captain and all-state selection.
Biggest moment in high school was going to the state championship as a junior.
Also recruited by Delaware, Arizona State, UC Davis, High Point, Ohio State and UConn.

WHY CU?