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Jersey Number 32
Caroline Sdanowich
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Bel Air, Md.
- High School:
- John Carroll School
- Major:
- Health Services Administration
Bio
Career Highlights:
• 2019 Tewaaraton Award nominee
• 2019 IWLCA Second Team All-American
• 2019 Inside Lacrosse Media Second Team All-American
• 2019 IWLCA First Team All-South Region
• 2019 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
• 2019 First Team All-CAA defender
• 2019 CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2018 Second Team All-CAA defender
• Finished career ranked tied for 3rd at JMU in caused turnovers (102)
• Finished career ranked tied for 12th at JMU in ground balls (120)
2019 as a Senior:
• IWLCA Second Team All-American
• Inside Lacrosse Media Second Team All-American
• IWLCA First Team All-South Region
• Tewaaraton Award Nominee
• CAA Defensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-CAA
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• ECAC DI Defensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-ECAC
• VaSID First Team All-State defender
• ILWomen Division I Midseason First Team All-American
• Started all 20 games at defense
• Team Captain
• CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Apr. 22)
• Had 38 caused turnovers, 42 ground balls and 72 draw controls
• Led team in caused turnovers and was second in ground balls and draws
• Also scored one goal with one assist for two points
• Fifth in JMU single-season history in draw controls and tied for seventh in caused turnovers
• Ranked fourth in the CAA in caused turnovers (1.9), seventh in draws (3.6) and 10th in ground balls (2.1) - only player in CAA to rank in top 10 of all three categories
• Career highs of five caused turnovers and six ground balls, to go with six draws against William & Mary (Apr. 21)
• Career-high eight draw controls against Virginia (Mar. 20)
• Also won seven draw against High Point (Feb. 23) and six against Temple (Mar. 16) and at Drexel (Apr. 12)
• Scored first career goal against San Diego State (Mar. 30), becoming first JMU defender to score since 2016
• Had three caused turnovers and five ground balls against Maryland (Mar. 24)
• Three caused turnovers and four ground balls in opener at North Carolina (Feb. 9)
• Tallied three or more caused turnovers in seven games and 2+ in 11 games
• Collected four or more ground balls in five games and 3+ in nine outings
• Won three or more draw controls in 15 games
• ILWomen Media Second Team Preseason All-American
• Preseason All-CAA
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
2018 as a Junior:
• Second Team All-CAA
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• VaSID Second Team All-State
• Started all 23 games at defense
• Scored two points off two assists
• Had 32 caused turnovers, 36 ground balls and one draw control
• Ranked tied for 12th in JMU single-season history in caused turnovers
• Record first career point on an assist against UConn (Feb. 18) and added another helper at Rutgers (Mar. 10)
• Career-high five caused turnovers against Delaware (May 4)
• Had three caused turnovers against North Carolina (Feb. 10) and at Virginia (Apr. 18)
• Tallied two or more caused turnovers in nine games
• Collected season-high five ground balls in NCAA quarterfinals against Florida (May 19)
• Had three or more ground balls in five games and 2+ in 10 outings
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2017)
• Dean's List (Fall 2017)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2017 as a Sophomore:
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• Started all 21 games at defense
• Had 21 caused turnovers, 36 ground balls and three draw controls
• Third on the team in caused turnovers
• Caused two turnovers in six games and had at least one caused turnover in 15 outings
• Season-high four grounds balls against Virginia (Mar. 22)
• Collected three ground balls on four occasions, including against Longwood (Mar. 3), Towson (Apr. 1), at Hofstra (Apr. 14) and in the CAA title game versus Elon (May 7)
• Tallied two or more ground balls in 11 games
• Won two draw controls at Michigan (Feb. 11)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2017)
• Dean's List (Spring 2017)
2016 as a Freshman:
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• Saw action in 18 games, primarily as the first defender off the bench
• Had 11 caused turnovers, six ground balls and two draw controls
• Season-best three caused turnovers, to go with two ground balls at High Point (Feb. 28)
• Also had two ground balls at Colorado (March 3)
• Recorded a caused turnover in nine of 18 games she played
High School and Club:
• Team captain 2014-2015
• Four year letterwinner
• 2014 US Lacrosse First Team All-American and Academic All-American
• First Team All-IAAM and two-time All-Hartford County selection
• 2012 US Lacrosse U-15 National Champions
• Member of Under Armour Baltimore team
• Also played soccer and ran indoor track
• Member of the Spanish Honor Society, FCA and Athletic Leadership Committee
• Four year Honor Roll student
Personal:
• Full name is Caroline Elizabeth Sdanowich
• Daughter of John and Lynn Sdanowich
• Majoring in health services administration
• 2019 Tewaaraton Award nominee
• 2019 IWLCA Second Team All-American
• 2019 Inside Lacrosse Media Second Team All-American
• 2019 IWLCA First Team All-South Region
• 2019 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
• 2019 First Team All-CAA defender
• 2019 CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2018 Second Team All-CAA defender
• Finished career ranked tied for 3rd at JMU in caused turnovers (102)
• Finished career ranked tied for 12th at JMU in ground balls (120)
2019 as a Senior:
• IWLCA Second Team All-American
• Inside Lacrosse Media Second Team All-American
• IWLCA First Team All-South Region
• Tewaaraton Award Nominee
• CAA Defensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-CAA
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• ECAC DI Defensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-ECAC
• VaSID First Team All-State defender
• ILWomen Division I Midseason First Team All-American
• Started all 20 games at defense
• Team Captain
• CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Apr. 22)
• Had 38 caused turnovers, 42 ground balls and 72 draw controls
• Led team in caused turnovers and was second in ground balls and draws
• Also scored one goal with one assist for two points
• Fifth in JMU single-season history in draw controls and tied for seventh in caused turnovers
• Ranked fourth in the CAA in caused turnovers (1.9), seventh in draws (3.6) and 10th in ground balls (2.1) - only player in CAA to rank in top 10 of all three categories
• Career highs of five caused turnovers and six ground balls, to go with six draws against William & Mary (Apr. 21)
• Career-high eight draw controls against Virginia (Mar. 20)
• Also won seven draw against High Point (Feb. 23) and six against Temple (Mar. 16) and at Drexel (Apr. 12)
• Scored first career goal against San Diego State (Mar. 30), becoming first JMU defender to score since 2016
• Had three caused turnovers and five ground balls against Maryland (Mar. 24)
• Three caused turnovers and four ground balls in opener at North Carolina (Feb. 9)
• Tallied three or more caused turnovers in seven games and 2+ in 11 games
• Collected four or more ground balls in five games and 3+ in nine outings
• Won three or more draw controls in 15 games
• ILWomen Media Second Team Preseason All-American
• Preseason All-CAA
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
2018 as a Junior:
• Second Team All-CAA
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• VaSID Second Team All-State
• Started all 23 games at defense
• Scored two points off two assists
• Had 32 caused turnovers, 36 ground balls and one draw control
• Ranked tied for 12th in JMU single-season history in caused turnovers
• Record first career point on an assist against UConn (Feb. 18) and added another helper at Rutgers (Mar. 10)
• Career-high five caused turnovers against Delaware (May 4)
• Had three caused turnovers against North Carolina (Feb. 10) and at Virginia (Apr. 18)
• Tallied two or more caused turnovers in nine games
• Collected season-high five ground balls in NCAA quarterfinals against Florida (May 19)
• Had three or more ground balls in five games and 2+ in 10 outings
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2017)
• Dean's List (Fall 2017)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2017 as a Sophomore:
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• Started all 21 games at defense
• Had 21 caused turnovers, 36 ground balls and three draw controls
• Third on the team in caused turnovers
• Caused two turnovers in six games and had at least one caused turnover in 15 outings
• Season-high four grounds balls against Virginia (Mar. 22)
• Collected three ground balls on four occasions, including against Longwood (Mar. 3), Towson (Apr. 1), at Hofstra (Apr. 14) and in the CAA title game versus Elon (May 7)
• Tallied two or more ground balls in 11 games
• Won two draw controls at Michigan (Feb. 11)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2017)
• Dean's List (Spring 2017)
2016 as a Freshman:
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• Saw action in 18 games, primarily as the first defender off the bench
• Had 11 caused turnovers, six ground balls and two draw controls
• Season-best three caused turnovers, to go with two ground balls at High Point (Feb. 28)
• Also had two ground balls at Colorado (March 3)
• Recorded a caused turnover in nine of 18 games she played
High School and Club:
• Team captain 2014-2015
• Four year letterwinner
• 2014 US Lacrosse First Team All-American and Academic All-American
• First Team All-IAAM and two-time All-Hartford County selection
• 2012 US Lacrosse U-15 National Champions
• Member of Under Armour Baltimore team
• Also played soccer and ran indoor track
• Member of the Spanish Honor Society, FCA and Athletic Leadership Committee
• Four year Honor Roll student
Personal:
• Full name is Caroline Elizabeth Sdanowich
• Daughter of John and Lynn Sdanowich
• Majoring in health services administration
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