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Jersey Number 28
Elena Romesburg
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-2
- Hometown:
- Chalfont, Pa.
- High School:
- Central Bucks West
- Major:
- History
Bio
Career Highlights:
• 2018 Media Third Team All-American
• Two-time First Team All-CAA (2017, 2018)
• Ranks 3rd at JMU in career draw controls (157)
• Ranks 6th at JMU in career free-position goals (34)
• Ranks 11th at JMU in career ground balls (118)
• Ranks tied for 13th at JMU in career goals (125)
• Ranks 20th at JMU in career points (149)
• Ranks tied for 20th at JMU in career caused turnovers (52)
2018 as a Senior:
• NCAA Elite 90 Winner – first in JMU history
• CAA Institutional Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Inside Lacrosse Media Third Team All-American
• First Team All-CAA
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• VaSID First Team All-State
• IWLCA Senior All-Star
• Three-time CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 20, Apr 9, Apr. 30)
• Started all 23 games in the midfield
• Scored 66 goals and seven assists for 73 points
• Also had 15 free-position goals, 23 caused turnovers, 48 ground balls and 76 draw controls
• Ranked third in the CAA in goals per game (2.87), sixth in points (3.17) and seventh in both ground balls (2.09) and draw controls (3.30)
• Third in JMU single-season history in both goals and draw controls, as well as fifth in free-position goals and ninth in points
• Career-high five goals in four games – North Carolina (Feb. 10), UConn (Feb. 18), at High Point (Feb. 24) and Hofstra (Apr. 22)
• Notched four or more goals in eight games and had a hat trick or better in 14 outings
• Tallied a career-high six points versus UConn and Hofstra
• Career-best seven draw controls at Towson (Apr. 28)
• Won five or more draws in six games and 3+ in 14 outings
• Matched career high of five ground balls against UC Davis (Mar. 28) and Towson (May 6)
• Seven games with three or more ground balls
• Season-best four caused turnovers against Richmond (Mar. 17) and had three more against Virginia Tech (Feb. 14)
• Had seven games with two or more caused turnovers
• Preseason All-CAA
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2017)
• President's List (Fall 2017)
2017 as a Junior:
• First Team All-CAA
• VaSID Second Team All-State
• IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll
• JMU Female Scholar-Athlete of the year (2018 JMA Awards)
• CAA All-Academic Team
• VaSID Academic All-State
• Started all 21 games in the midfield
• Scored 36 goals and 11 assists for 47 points
• Also had nine free-position goals, 25 caused turnovers, 51 ground balls and 45 draw controls
• Ranked sixth in the CAA in ground balls per game (2.43)
• Ranked sixth in JMU single-season history in ground balls, tied for 19th in caused turnovers and tied for 20th in free-position goals
• Team's third leading goal scorer and fourth in points, while also ranking second in ground balls, third in caused turnovers and third in draw controls
• Season-high three goals against Longwood (Mar. 3), at Richmond (Mar. 15) and at Drexel (Apr. 21)
• Scored two or more goals in 13 games
• Tied career high with two assists at Michigan (Feb. 11)
• Tallied three or more points in nine games, including three games with four points
• Career-high three free-position goals at Virginia Tech (Feb. 15) and had two against Rutgers (Mar. 11)
• Career-high six caused turnovers against Elon (Apr. 7)
• Also had three caused turnovers in NCAA second round at #4 Penn State (May 14) and tallied five games with two or more
• Career-best five ground balls versus UConn (Feb. 19) and in regular-season matchup with Elon
• Collected four ground balls at Virginia Tech and against Longwood
• Tallied nine games with three or more ground balls and 16 games with at least two
• Season-high three draw controls on seven occasions
• Won at least two draw controls in 17 games and had one in all 21 games
• Honorable Mention Preseason All-CAA
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• President's List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
2016 as a Sophomore:
• Saw action in all 20 games, making 13 starts in the midfield
• Scored 23 goals and five assists for 28 points
• Produced three game-winning goals, tying for the team high
• Also had seven free-position goals, 39 draw controls, 14 ground balls and one caused turnovers
• Ranked tied for third in the CAA in game-winning goals
• Tallied a season-high four goals and four points in CAA opener against William & Mary (April 2)
• Also had a career-best two assists in win over Hofstra (April 10)
• Won a career-high five draw controls in season opener versus #2 North Carolina (Feb. 6)
• Recorded three hat tricks and had seven games with at least two goals
• Produced three games with at least three points
• Won at least three draw controls in eight games, including three with 4+
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• President's List (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)
2015 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in 11 games as a true freshman in a reserve role
• Scored three goals and two assists for five points
• Also had three free-position goals, seven ground balls, four caused turnovers and three draw controls
• Notched first career goal at Richmond (March 6) and first assist against Virginia (March 18)
• Accrued her first multi-point game versus Elon (April 10) with a goal and an assist
• Career-highs of three ground balls and two caused turnovers against Liberty (March 25)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• Dean's List (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015)
High School and Club:
• U.S. Lacrosse All-American as a senior
• U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American as a senior
• First Team All-Continental Conference as a sophomore and junior
• First Team All-American Conference as a senior
• First Team All-Intell selection as a junior and senior
• All-Intell Player of the Year as a senior
• Second Team All-Intell as a sophomore
• Third Team All-Continental Conference as a freshman with 50 goals
• Scored 246 goals in her four-year career
• Team Offensive MVP award as a freshman
• Played club for Ultimate Goal Lacrosse Club
• Played on the Philly National School Girls Tournament Team 1 in 2012 and 2013
• Member of the Philly Under Armour Underclassmen All-America Team
• Also played field hockey for four years
• Two-time team captain in both lacrosse and field hockey
• H. Ralph Michener Athlete Award and Courier-Kiwanis Scholar Athlete award winner in field hockey as a senior
• Named Second Team All-Continental Conference as a senior
• Team MVP as a senior
• Second Team All-Intelligencer as a senior
• Team captain as a senior
• Ran track & field as a sophomore
• National Honor Society
• Graduated summa cum laude
Personal:
• Full name is Elena Maria Romesburg
• Daughter of Joni Menna and Steve Romesburg
• Father, Steve, wrestled at Rider
• Majoring in history
• 2018 Media Third Team All-American
• Two-time First Team All-CAA (2017, 2018)
• Ranks 3rd at JMU in career draw controls (157)
• Ranks 6th at JMU in career free-position goals (34)
• Ranks 11th at JMU in career ground balls (118)
• Ranks tied for 13th at JMU in career goals (125)
• Ranks 20th at JMU in career points (149)
• Ranks tied for 20th at JMU in career caused turnovers (52)
2018 as a Senior:
• NCAA Elite 90 Winner – first in JMU history
• CAA Institutional Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Inside Lacrosse Media Third Team All-American
• First Team All-CAA
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• VaSID First Team All-State
• IWLCA Senior All-Star
• Three-time CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 20, Apr 9, Apr. 30)
• Started all 23 games in the midfield
• Scored 66 goals and seven assists for 73 points
• Also had 15 free-position goals, 23 caused turnovers, 48 ground balls and 76 draw controls
• Ranked third in the CAA in goals per game (2.87), sixth in points (3.17) and seventh in both ground balls (2.09) and draw controls (3.30)
• Third in JMU single-season history in both goals and draw controls, as well as fifth in free-position goals and ninth in points
• Career-high five goals in four games – North Carolina (Feb. 10), UConn (Feb. 18), at High Point (Feb. 24) and Hofstra (Apr. 22)
• Notched four or more goals in eight games and had a hat trick or better in 14 outings
• Tallied a career-high six points versus UConn and Hofstra
• Career-best seven draw controls at Towson (Apr. 28)
• Won five or more draws in six games and 3+ in 14 outings
• Matched career high of five ground balls against UC Davis (Mar. 28) and Towson (May 6)
• Seven games with three or more ground balls
• Season-best four caused turnovers against Richmond (Mar. 17) and had three more against Virginia Tech (Feb. 14)
• Had seven games with two or more caused turnovers
• Preseason All-CAA
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2017)
• President's List (Fall 2017)
2017 as a Junior:
• First Team All-CAA
• VaSID Second Team All-State
• IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll
• JMU Female Scholar-Athlete of the year (2018 JMA Awards)
• CAA All-Academic Team
• VaSID Academic All-State
• Started all 21 games in the midfield
• Scored 36 goals and 11 assists for 47 points
• Also had nine free-position goals, 25 caused turnovers, 51 ground balls and 45 draw controls
• Ranked sixth in the CAA in ground balls per game (2.43)
• Ranked sixth in JMU single-season history in ground balls, tied for 19th in caused turnovers and tied for 20th in free-position goals
• Team's third leading goal scorer and fourth in points, while also ranking second in ground balls, third in caused turnovers and third in draw controls
• Season-high three goals against Longwood (Mar. 3), at Richmond (Mar. 15) and at Drexel (Apr. 21)
• Scored two or more goals in 13 games
• Tied career high with two assists at Michigan (Feb. 11)
• Tallied three or more points in nine games, including three games with four points
• Career-high three free-position goals at Virginia Tech (Feb. 15) and had two against Rutgers (Mar. 11)
• Career-high six caused turnovers against Elon (Apr. 7)
• Also had three caused turnovers in NCAA second round at #4 Penn State (May 14) and tallied five games with two or more
• Career-best five ground balls versus UConn (Feb. 19) and in regular-season matchup with Elon
• Collected four ground balls at Virginia Tech and against Longwood
• Tallied nine games with three or more ground balls and 16 games with at least two
• Season-high three draw controls on seven occasions
• Won at least two draw controls in 17 games and had one in all 21 games
• Honorable Mention Preseason All-CAA
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• President's List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
2016 as a Sophomore:
• Saw action in all 20 games, making 13 starts in the midfield
• Scored 23 goals and five assists for 28 points
• Produced three game-winning goals, tying for the team high
• Also had seven free-position goals, 39 draw controls, 14 ground balls and one caused turnovers
• Ranked tied for third in the CAA in game-winning goals
• Tallied a season-high four goals and four points in CAA opener against William & Mary (April 2)
• Also had a career-best two assists in win over Hofstra (April 10)
• Won a career-high five draw controls in season opener versus #2 North Carolina (Feb. 6)
• Recorded three hat tricks and had seven games with at least two goals
• Produced three games with at least three points
• Won at least three draw controls in eight games, including three with 4+
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• President's List (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)
2015 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in 11 games as a true freshman in a reserve role
• Scored three goals and two assists for five points
• Also had three free-position goals, seven ground balls, four caused turnovers and three draw controls
• Notched first career goal at Richmond (March 6) and first assist against Virginia (March 18)
• Accrued her first multi-point game versus Elon (April 10) with a goal and an assist
• Career-highs of three ground balls and two caused turnovers against Liberty (March 25)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• Dean's List (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015)
High School and Club:
• U.S. Lacrosse All-American as a senior
• U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American as a senior
• First Team All-Continental Conference as a sophomore and junior
• First Team All-American Conference as a senior
• First Team All-Intell selection as a junior and senior
• All-Intell Player of the Year as a senior
• Second Team All-Intell as a sophomore
• Third Team All-Continental Conference as a freshman with 50 goals
• Scored 246 goals in her four-year career
• Team Offensive MVP award as a freshman
• Played club for Ultimate Goal Lacrosse Club
• Played on the Philly National School Girls Tournament Team 1 in 2012 and 2013
• Member of the Philly Under Armour Underclassmen All-America Team
• Also played field hockey for four years
• Two-time team captain in both lacrosse and field hockey
• H. Ralph Michener Athlete Award and Courier-Kiwanis Scholar Athlete award winner in field hockey as a senior
• Named Second Team All-Continental Conference as a senior
• Team MVP as a senior
• Second Team All-Intelligencer as a senior
• Team captain as a senior
• Ran track & field as a sophomore
• National Honor Society
• Graduated summa cum laude
Personal:
• Full name is Elena Maria Romesburg
• Daughter of Joni Menna and Steve Romesburg
• Father, Steve, wrestled at Rider
• Majoring in history
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