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Frantz, Ava

Jersey Number 21
Ava Frantz
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Moorestown, N.J.
- High School:
- Moorestown
- Major:
- Health Sciences
Bio
2022 as a Senior:
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
- Started all 19 games for the Dukes
- Netted 21 goals including two hat tricks
- Career-high four goals at Drexel (Apr. 30), with all coming in the fourth quarter
- Tallied three assists
- Tallied career-high four shots twice
- Shot .600 for the season and had a 1.000 percentage in her last five games (9-for-9)
- Caused eight turnovers, three at Penn State (Mar. 9)
- Picked up 15 ground balls
- Played in all 17 games
- Scored seven goals with four assists for 11 points
- Also scored one free-position goal
- Had two caused turnovers, 11 ground balls and three draw controls
- Tied career-high two goals vs. George Mason (Mar. 3) and in NCAA Second Round at North Carolina (May 16)
- Career-high three points off a goal and two assists vs. George Washington (Mar. 16)
- Won two draw in GW win and collected two ground balls vs. High Point (Feb. 26)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
- Dean's List (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
- Played in four games
- Scored two goals with one assist for three points
- Also scored one free-position goal, to go with three ground balls
- Career-high two goals against Penn State (Mar. 4)
- Dished out first career assist and tied career high of two ground balls at High Point (Feb. 22)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020)
- Saw action in 13 games
- Scored two goals
- Had one caused turnover and five ground balls
- Scored first career goal at Drexel (Apr. 12)
- Also scored against Elon (Apr. 19)
- Career-best two ground balls versus UConn (Feb. 17)
- Honorable Mention All-Conference selection
- Tournament of Champions winner in 2018
- Helped Moorestown to Group 3 title as a junior and senior and state championship as a senior
- New Jersey Tournament of Champions winner
- High school teammate of Kacey Knobloch
- Played club lacrosse for South Jersey Select
- Dual-sport athlete who also played soccer
- Full name is Ava Marie Frantz
- Daughter of Drew and Angela Frantz
- Has two brothers, Jake and Zac
- Her father played football at Widener
- Her brother Zac played football at Rowan
- Majoring in health sciences
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