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Jersey Number 5
Shannon Quinlan
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Wilton, Conn.
- High School:
- Wilton
- Major:
- Media Arts and Design
Bio
2019 as a Redshirt Senior:
• Appeared in 10 games, making one start at attack
• Had six goals with one assist for seven points
• Also scored one free-position goal and collected three ground balls
• Scored twice against Canisius (Mar. 1)
2018 as a Senior:
• Saw action in one game before suffering a season-ending injury
• Received medical redshirt for additional year of eligibility
2017 as a Junior:
• Saw action in eight games
• Scored six goals
• Also had one caused turnover, three ground balls and a draw control
• Career-high two goals against Longwood (Mar. 3) and Maryland (Mar. 25)
• Scored one goal at both Michigan (Feb. 11) and at Drexel (Apr. 21)
2016 as a Sophomore:
• Saw action in four games
• Scored one goal
• Also had one draw control
• Netted lone goal of the season in her first appearance of the year at High Point (Feb. 28)
2015 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in three games as a true freshman
• Scored one goal
• Also had one ground ball and one caused turnover
• Notched first career goal in collegiate debut against Liberty (March 25)
High school and club:
• Played lacrosse and ran Track & Field as a senior
• Scored 133 goals and had 38 assists in four years of high school lacrosse
• Leading scorer on the state championship-winning team, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to clinch the title, as a senior
• Second on the team in goals and assists as a sophomore
• Named 2013 Under Armour All-American as a junior
• 2013 U.S. Lacrosse National Tournament Lower New England Team
• 2013 FCIAC “Watch List”
• Helped team to 2011 State Championship as a freshman in 2011
• Appeared in State Championship as a sophomore in 2012 and junior in 2013
• Played club for NewLax Lacrosse club 4th-12th grade
• Was the sprinting captain as a junior and senior in Indoor Track & Field
• Qualified for FCIAC Conference Championship, State Championship and CT State Open meets as a senior
• Set school records in the 300-meter dash (41.03 seconds) and the 55-meter dash (7.46 seconds) as a junior
• Ranked ninth in New England in 300-meter dash as a junior
• Led Indoor track team to second in the state championship meet and fourth in the FCIAC conference meet as a junior
• Named All-FCIAC First Team, All-State First Team, All-New England Team and qualified for the National Team as a junior
• Named All-FCIAC First Team, All-State First Team and All-Area First Team as a sophomore
• State champion in the 300-meter sprint
• Named the fastest sprinter in FCIAC as a junior
• Also played JV basketball and was on the swimming and diving team as a freshman
• High Honor Roll and Honor Roll student
Personal:
• Full name is Shannon Marion Quinlan
• Daughter of Ann and Kevin Quinlan
• Great Uncle, Joe Gleason, was an All-State performer and All-American in football at Holy Cross from 1949-53
• Uncle, Don Sweet, was an All-Division performer at Bryant
• Majoring in media arts and design
• Appeared in 10 games, making one start at attack
• Had six goals with one assist for seven points
• Also scored one free-position goal and collected three ground balls
• Scored twice against Canisius (Mar. 1)
2018 as a Senior:
• Saw action in one game before suffering a season-ending injury
• Received medical redshirt for additional year of eligibility
2017 as a Junior:
• Saw action in eight games
• Scored six goals
• Also had one caused turnover, three ground balls and a draw control
• Career-high two goals against Longwood (Mar. 3) and Maryland (Mar. 25)
• Scored one goal at both Michigan (Feb. 11) and at Drexel (Apr. 21)
2016 as a Sophomore:
• Saw action in four games
• Scored one goal
• Also had one draw control
• Netted lone goal of the season in her first appearance of the year at High Point (Feb. 28)
2015 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in three games as a true freshman
• Scored one goal
• Also had one ground ball and one caused turnover
• Notched first career goal in collegiate debut against Liberty (March 25)
High school and club:
• Played lacrosse and ran Track & Field as a senior
• Scored 133 goals and had 38 assists in four years of high school lacrosse
• Leading scorer on the state championship-winning team, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to clinch the title, as a senior
• Second on the team in goals and assists as a sophomore
• Named 2013 Under Armour All-American as a junior
• 2013 U.S. Lacrosse National Tournament Lower New England Team
• 2013 FCIAC “Watch List”
• Helped team to 2011 State Championship as a freshman in 2011
• Appeared in State Championship as a sophomore in 2012 and junior in 2013
• Played club for NewLax Lacrosse club 4th-12th grade
• Was the sprinting captain as a junior and senior in Indoor Track & Field
• Qualified for FCIAC Conference Championship, State Championship and CT State Open meets as a senior
• Set school records in the 300-meter dash (41.03 seconds) and the 55-meter dash (7.46 seconds) as a junior
• Ranked ninth in New England in 300-meter dash as a junior
• Led Indoor track team to second in the state championship meet and fourth in the FCIAC conference meet as a junior
• Named All-FCIAC First Team, All-State First Team, All-New England Team and qualified for the National Team as a junior
• Named All-FCIAC First Team, All-State First Team and All-Area First Team as a sophomore
• State champion in the 300-meter sprint
• Named the fastest sprinter in FCIAC as a junior
• Also played JV basketball and was on the swimming and diving team as a freshman
• High Honor Roll and Honor Roll student
Personal:
• Full name is Shannon Marion Quinlan
• Daughter of Ann and Kevin Quinlan
• Great Uncle, Joe Gleason, was an All-State performer and All-American in football at Holy Cross from 1949-53
• Uncle, Don Sweet, was an All-Division performer at Bryant
• Majoring in media arts and design
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