2022 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
McHale, Laurel

Jersey Number 16
Laurel McHale
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bernards
- Hometown:
- Bernardsville, N.J.
Bio
2022 (Senior): Enjoyed her most productive season as a senior, appearing in 15 games with 11 starts ... despite being slowed by a late-season injury, set career highs with 22 goals, 12 assists, 34 points ... tied for the team lead in assists and ranked T-2nd in points and T-3rd in goals ... set career highs with four goals and six points on opening day against Canisius and was subsequently named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week ... recorded multiple goals in each of the first six games of the season ... had another four-goal game against Duquesne and logged three against Campbell and two each against Robert Morris, St. Bonaventure, and UMBC ... also had two assists against Campbell for a five-point afternoon ... season-high four ground balls against Robert Morris ... assisted on Caroline Miller's game-winning goal with 39 seconds remaining in a 15-14 win over Colgate.
2021 (Junior): Appeared in all nine games, making seven starts at attack ... led the Bison with 18 points on 11 goals and seven assists ... ranked second among Bison in both goals and assists ... added eight ground balls, seven draw controls and four caused turnovers ... enjoyed four multi-goal efforts, topping out at a hat trick against Colgate ... posted a season-high four points against the Raiders (3g-1a) and St. Bonaventure (2g-2a) ... recorded season-best figures in ground balls (3) and caused turnovers (2) against Lafayette, also logging three points (2g-1a) ... registered a season-high two draw controls against St. Bonaventure and at No. 11 Loyola ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Sophomore): Played in six games at attack ... logged three caused turnovers and two ground balls at Robert Morris, accounting for season totals in both statistical categories ... posted two draw controls in back-to-back games at Hofstra and against La Salle.
2019 (First Year): Appeared in 13 games as a reserve attacker ... posted four points on equal totals of goals and assists ... also recorded 10 draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers ... registered first collegiate points with a goal and an assist against Howard ... assisted on Tace Sutherland's game-tying goal that came with .06 of a second left to play in eventual double overtime victory over UMBC ... logged a season-best three draw controls against Robert Morris and Boston University ... filled the stat sheet with a goal, ground ball and caused turnover at Colgate.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Bernards High School ... led team to four-straight Skyland Conference Raritan Division titles and a combined record of 71-17 ... team won the 2017 Group 2 state championship and three Group 2 North II Sectional crowns ... posted 185 goals and 110 assists over course of career ... two-time All-State Group 2 First Team (2018 & 2017) ... two-time All-Skyland Conference First Team (2018 & 2017) ... two-time MSG Varsity All-New Jersey First Team (2018 & 2017) ... 2016 All-Skyland Conference Second Team and MSG Varsity All-New Jersey Honorable Mention ... was also a four-year letterwinner in soccer and one-year letterwinner in basketball ... in soccer, was a 2017 All-Skyland Conference Second Team selection ... finished soccer career with 17 goals and seven assists ... played club lacrosse for T3 Elite North.
Personal: Laurel Pierce McHale ... daughter of Joe and Lauren McHale ... born February 7, 2000 in Morristown, New Jersey ... has an older brother, Joseph, and a younger sister, Jenna ... father played football at Delaware and in the NFL ... brother is a member of the men's lacrosse team at Providence ... majored in political science.
2021 (Junior): Appeared in all nine games, making seven starts at attack ... led the Bison with 18 points on 11 goals and seven assists ... ranked second among Bison in both goals and assists ... added eight ground balls, seven draw controls and four caused turnovers ... enjoyed four multi-goal efforts, topping out at a hat trick against Colgate ... posted a season-high four points against the Raiders (3g-1a) and St. Bonaventure (2g-2a) ... recorded season-best figures in ground balls (3) and caused turnovers (2) against Lafayette, also logging three points (2g-1a) ... registered a season-high two draw controls against St. Bonaventure and at No. 11 Loyola ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Sophomore): Played in six games at attack ... logged three caused turnovers and two ground balls at Robert Morris, accounting for season totals in both statistical categories ... posted two draw controls in back-to-back games at Hofstra and against La Salle.
2019 (First Year): Appeared in 13 games as a reserve attacker ... posted four points on equal totals of goals and assists ... also recorded 10 draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers ... registered first collegiate points with a goal and an assist against Howard ... assisted on Tace Sutherland's game-tying goal that came with .06 of a second left to play in eventual double overtime victory over UMBC ... logged a season-best three draw controls against Robert Morris and Boston University ... filled the stat sheet with a goal, ground ball and caused turnover at Colgate.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Bernards High School ... led team to four-straight Skyland Conference Raritan Division titles and a combined record of 71-17 ... team won the 2017 Group 2 state championship and three Group 2 North II Sectional crowns ... posted 185 goals and 110 assists over course of career ... two-time All-State Group 2 First Team (2018 & 2017) ... two-time All-Skyland Conference First Team (2018 & 2017) ... two-time MSG Varsity All-New Jersey First Team (2018 & 2017) ... 2016 All-Skyland Conference Second Team and MSG Varsity All-New Jersey Honorable Mention ... was also a four-year letterwinner in soccer and one-year letterwinner in basketball ... in soccer, was a 2017 All-Skyland Conference Second Team selection ... finished soccer career with 17 goals and seven assists ... played club lacrosse for T3 Elite North.
Personal: Laurel Pierce McHale ... daughter of Joe and Lauren McHale ... born February 7, 2000 in Morristown, New Jersey ... has an older brother, Joseph, and a younger sister, Jenna ... father played football at Delaware and in the NFL ... brother is a member of the men's lacrosse team at Providence ... majored in political science.
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