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Jersey Number 33
Molly Dougherty
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Alexandria, Va.
- High School:
- St. Stephen's and St. Agnes
- Major:
- Health Sciences
Career Highlights:
- Named to 2022 IWLCA Division I Senior All-Star Game
- 2022 Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American
- 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
- 2021 Inside Lacrosse Media Third Team All-American
- 2021 USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American
- 2019 and 2020 Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American
- 2019 IWLCA Second Team All-South Region
- 2019 CAA Goalkeeper of the Year
- Two-time First Team All-CAA goalkeeper (2018, 2019), Second Team All-CAA (2021)
- 2021 VaSID Player of the Year
- 2018 VaSID Rookie of the Year
- Ranks 7th at JMU in career saves (472)
2022 as a Redshirt Senior:
- Named 2022 Honorable Mention All-American by ILWomen
- 2022 Colonial Athletic Association Goalkeeper of the Year
- First Team All-CAA
- VaSID First Team All-State
- USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Third Team All-American
- Preseason All-CAA
- Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American
- Tewaaraton Award Preseason Watch List
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
- CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
- USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American (Honorable Mention)
- IWLCA All-South Region (Second Team)
- Named to IWLCA Division I All-Star Game
- IWLCA Division I Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 29)
- CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 28)
- Team captain
- Noted a season-high 15 saves against North Carolina (Feb. 12)
- Held three teams to four goals or less
- Made 11 saves on a .579 percentage at No. 3 Maryland (Mar. 26)
- Held three opponents to a goal in a single half, last vs. Elon (Apr. 9)
- Tied career high with four ground balls against Drexel (Apr. 30)
2021 as a Redshirt Junior:
- Inside Lacrosse Media Third Team All-American
- USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American
- Second Team All-CAA
- CAA Championship Most Outstanding Performer
- CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
- VaSID Player of the Year - first GK to win state's top award
- VaSID First Team All-State
- Tewaaraton Award Watch List
- IWLCA Division I National Defensive Player of the Week (May 11)
- USA Lacrosse Division I Women's Player of the Week (May 12)
- Baltimore Sun National Player of the Week (May 12)
- CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Apr. 20)
- Started 16 games in goal
- Team captain
- Had an 11-5 record between the pipes
- Made 135 saves (.506 sv%) with an 8.71 goals against average
- Had two caused turnovers and 21 ground balls
- Ranked 7th nationally and second in the CAA in GAA
- Ranked 9th nationally and second in the CAA in save percentage
- Ranked second in the CAA in saves per game (8.44)
- Season-high 16 saves in CAA title game vs. Drexel (May 9)
- Tallied 14 saves with a .700 save percentage at Elon (Mar. 7)
- Made 13 stops with a season-best .765 save percentage at William & Mary (Apr. 14)
- Also had 13 stops at North Carolina (Mar. 21) and in CAA semifinals vs. Hofstra (May 7)
- Recorded at least a 50% save percentage in nine games
- Seven double-digit save games this season
- Collected four ground balls at regular-season UNC game and vs. Drexel
- Also had three ground balls at W&M
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
- Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention Preseason All-American
- Preseason All-CAA
2020 as a Redshirt Junior:
- Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American
- VaSID First Team All-State
- Started in all six games at goalkeeper
- Tewaaraton Award Watch List
- IWLCA/StringKing National Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 10)
- CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 10)
- Team captain
- Had a 5-1 record between the pipes
- Made 50 saves (.500 sv%) with an 8.57 goals against average
- Ranked 12th nationally in goals against average and 17th in save percentage, leading CAA in both categories
- Season-high 14 saves against Penn State (Mar. 4)
- Had 12 saves against North Carolina (Feb. 8)
- Collected three ground balls at Rutgers (Mar. 7)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020)
- Inside Lacrosse Women Division I Preseason Second Team All-American
- Preseason All-CAA
2019 as a Redshirt Sophomore:
- Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American
- IWLCA Second Team All-South Region
- CAA Goalkeeper of the Year
- First Team All-CAA
- VaSID First Team All-State goalkeeper
- Tewaaraton Award Watch List
- First Team All-ECAC
- Three-time CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 12, Apr. 8. Apr. 15)
- Played in all 20 games, making 19 starts in goal
- Had 15-4 record between the pipes
- Made 175 saves (.535 sv%) with a 8.49 goals against average
- 12th in JMU single-season history in saves, 18th in save percentage and 19th in GAA
- Led CAA in both goals against average and save percentage
- Also had 23 ground balls
- Career-high 19 saves at Penn State (Mar. 6)
- Had 16 saves with .667 save percentage in double-overtime win at Hofstra (Apr. 14)
- Made 12 saves with .800 save percentage in CAA title game against Hofstra (May 5)
- Made 15 saves in CAA opener at Delaware (Apr. 5) and 11 more in NCAA first round against Stony Brook (May 10)
- Tallied 10 or more saves in nine games and 8+ in 13 outings
- Tied career hig with four ground balls against Maryland (Mar. 24) and had three at Virginia Tech (Feb 13) and in CAA title win vs. Hofstra
- Preseason All-CAA
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2019)
2018 as a Redshirt Freshman:
- VaSID Rookie of the Year
- First Team All-CAA
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- VaSID First Team All-State
- Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 14, Apr. 16, Apr. 30)
- Saw action in 20 games, starting in the cage in 12 of them
- Had a perfect 14-0 record this season
- Made 112 saves (.465 sv%) with a 9.38 goals against average
- Ranked second in the CAA in save percentage and GAA
- Also had three caused turnovers and 29 ground balls
- Season-best 12 saves at Virginia (Apr. 18)
- Registered nine saves in four games - Hofstra (Apr. 22), Towson (May 6), Florida (May 19) and versus North Carolina (May 25)
- Recorded eight saves in collegiate debut against UNC (Feb. 10) , as well as at Towson (Apr. 28)
- Made seven saves with just two goals allowed in first career start against Drexel (Apr. 8), which included a first-half shutout
- Tallied five or more saves in 12 games
- Had career-high four ground balls againt Richmond (Mar. 17) and three at William & Mary (Apr. 13)
2017 as a Freshman:
- Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility
High School and Club:
- Varsity team captain as a senior
- Helped Saints to VISAA state title with a 25-1 record
- Part of St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes’ ISL AA conference championship
- Recipient of the Saint Award
- Played in 2015 World Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Tri-sport athlete who also played field hockey and swam
- Played four year of club lacrosse for Capital Lacrosse Club
- Dean’s List student
- Pink Ribbon Club President
- Athletic Council representative
Personal:
- Full name is Mary Kathleen O’Shaughnessy Dougherty
- Daughter of Edward and Ellen Dougherty
- Has an older sister, Elizabeth, who plays water polo at Boston College
- Majoring in health sciences
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