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2014 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Jaci Gordon
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Groton, Mass.
- High School:
- Lawrence Academy
- Major:
- Studio Art
JMUSports.com Feature: Gordon's Passion Paying Dividends
on the Field and in the Classroom
2016 as a Senior:
• CAA Player of the Year
• IWLCA Second Team All-South Region
• First Team All-CAA
• IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
• VaSID First Team All-State
• Started all 20 games in the midfield
• Tied for team-best 41 goals (career high) to go with 13 assists for 54 points
• Also had 10 free-position goals, 20 ground balls, 13 caused turnovers and five draw controls
• Ranked tied for fourth in CAA in goals per game (2.05) while also being seventh in both points per game (2.70) and shots per game (3.75)
• Tied career high with four goals against #9 Penn State (March 9) and at Rutgers (March 19) and three assists against William & Mary (April 2)
• Had eight games with three or more goals and seven outings with four or more points, including season-best five versus Penn State
• Named to Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
• CAA Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason All-CAA
• One of three team captains for 2016 season
• JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2015)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• Dean's List (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)
2015 as a Junior:
• First Team All-CAA
• VaSID First Team All-State
• Started all 18 games in the midfield
• Scored a 40 goals and a team-best 22 assists for 62 points on a team-high .873 shot-on-goal percentage
• Produced two game-winning goals
• Also had a team-best 14 free-position goals, 11 ground balls, seven caused turnovers and five draw controls
• Scored career-high four goals in three games against UConn (Feb. 15), Rutgers (March 14) and at Drexel (April 5)
• Tied career-high of three assists twice, at Richmond (March 6) and at William & Mary (April 25) and produced a career-best six points versus UConn (4g, 2a) and at W&M (3g, 3a)
• President's List (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
2014 as a Sophomore:
• Started in 16 of the 18 games
• Had 22 goals and eight assists for 30 points on the year
• Also chipped in 19 ground balls, eight caused turnovers and four draw controls
• Had two goals, three assists and four ground balls in the season-opening victory over Virginia Tech
• Scored a career-high three goals in a one-goal win at Jacksonville
• Tied her career high with three goals against San Diego State
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
2013 as a Freshman:
• Played in 14 games for the Dukes
• Earned a spot on the CAA All-Rookie Team for her play
• Had six goals and one assist on the season along with four ground balls and two caused turnovers
• Scored on all three of her free position shots
• Had a season-best two goals on free position shots at Penn State
• Also scored twice in a home win over Delaware
• JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete
High School and Club:
• All-Independent School League as a senior and Honorable Mention as a freshman, sophomore and junior
• Played in Senior All-Star Game
• Scored 165 career goals, including 45 as a junior and senior, and 20 assists as a senior
• All-Star Game nominee as a sophomore, junior, and senior
• Team's MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Team captain as a senior
• Four-year starter
• Played for Revolution Black club
• Also played ice hockey, and received the team's Coaches Award as a freshman and senior
• Honor Roll student
• High Honor Roll student senior year fall term
Personal:
• Full name is Jaclyn Teresa Gordon
• Dean's List student
• Majoring in studio art
