2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Neff, Abby

Jersey Number 28
Abby Neff
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Our Lady of Good Counsel
- Hometown:
- Darnestown, Md.
Bio
2022 (Senior): Turned in a big senior season, starting all 16 games on defense while earning three Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week citations ... led the team with 33 ground balls and ranked second with 21 caused turnovers ... ranked fourth in the Patriot League in CTs and fifth in GBs ... tallied seven ground balls in a win over Robert Morris, one shy of the Bucknell record ... huge game in a win over Lafayette with five caused turnovers and three ground balls ... recorded at least one GB in all but one game ... earned the Edward W. Pangburn Award for sportsmanship, fellowship, and contribution to the University at the annual Senior Awards Banquet ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the fourth year in a row.
2021 (Junior): One of three Bison to start all nine games ... posted nine ground balls and three caused turnovers ... collected two ground balls three times ... caused two turnovers at Army West Point ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Sophomore): Started all seven appearances at defense ... led the Bison in ground balls (20) and caused turnovers (11) ... finished abbreviated year third in the Patriot League in ground balls per game (2.86) and caused turnovers per game (1.57) ... named the Bison Athlete of the Week (2/10) after logging seven ground balls, one shy of the school record, and five caused turnovers, a figure tied for fourth in school history, in season-opening victory over Sacred Heart ... collected multiple ground balls in six games, including three at Binghamton and at Hofstra ... caused a turnover in six games, including two at Furman ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (First Year): Played in all 17 games, starting 16 on defense ... only first year to start more than four contests ... finished fourth on the team, and third among defenders, with 24 ground balls ... placed third among Bison with 15 caused turnovers ... collected multiple ground balls eight times ... caused multiple turnovers four times, posting a season-best three in back-to-back games against American and UMBC ... also logged a season-high four ground balls against the Retrievers ... had three ground balls against Lafayette and Boston University ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner and starter in lacrosse at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School ... served as captain and captured all-conference second team honors as a senior ... helped team win a WCAC championship and achieve a No. 2 national ranking as a freshman ... squad was the WCAC runner-up final three years ... also was a three-year letterwinner in field hockey ... made the all-conference first team as a senior and received honorable mention laurels as a junior ... National Field Hockey Coaches Association Bi-Weekly Award recipient ... helped team finish as WCAC runner-up three times ... team's leading scorer as a junior and senior ... Iron Falcon for work in the weight room ... graduated with spots on the record board for squatting 300 pounds and power cleaning 175 ... won high school's spirit award.
Personal: Abigail Mae Neff ... daughter of Shane and Rebecca Neff ... born March 9, 2000 in Shady Grove, Maryland ... has two older brothers: Spencer and Garrett ... father played football at Mansfield University ... brother Spencer wrestled for Duke ... brother Garrett wrestled for Duke for two seasons before joining rugby team ... 13-year member of the Girl Scouts ... went to El Salvador in the winter of 2018 on a service trip ... received International Baccalaureate diploma ... majors were history and English-creative writing.
2021 (Junior): One of three Bison to start all nine games ... posted nine ground balls and three caused turnovers ... collected two ground balls three times ... caused two turnovers at Army West Point ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Sophomore): Started all seven appearances at defense ... led the Bison in ground balls (20) and caused turnovers (11) ... finished abbreviated year third in the Patriot League in ground balls per game (2.86) and caused turnovers per game (1.57) ... named the Bison Athlete of the Week (2/10) after logging seven ground balls, one shy of the school record, and five caused turnovers, a figure tied for fourth in school history, in season-opening victory over Sacred Heart ... collected multiple ground balls in six games, including three at Binghamton and at Hofstra ... caused a turnover in six games, including two at Furman ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (First Year): Played in all 17 games, starting 16 on defense ... only first year to start more than four contests ... finished fourth on the team, and third among defenders, with 24 ground balls ... placed third among Bison with 15 caused turnovers ... collected multiple ground balls eight times ... caused multiple turnovers four times, posting a season-best three in back-to-back games against American and UMBC ... also logged a season-high four ground balls against the Retrievers ... had three ground balls against Lafayette and Boston University ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner and starter in lacrosse at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School ... served as captain and captured all-conference second team honors as a senior ... helped team win a WCAC championship and achieve a No. 2 national ranking as a freshman ... squad was the WCAC runner-up final three years ... also was a three-year letterwinner in field hockey ... made the all-conference first team as a senior and received honorable mention laurels as a junior ... National Field Hockey Coaches Association Bi-Weekly Award recipient ... helped team finish as WCAC runner-up three times ... team's leading scorer as a junior and senior ... Iron Falcon for work in the weight room ... graduated with spots on the record board for squatting 300 pounds and power cleaning 175 ... won high school's spirit award.
Personal: Abigail Mae Neff ... daughter of Shane and Rebecca Neff ... born March 9, 2000 in Shady Grove, Maryland ... has two older brothers: Spencer and Garrett ... father played football at Mansfield University ... brother Spencer wrestled for Duke ... brother Garrett wrestled for Duke for two seasons before joining rugby team ... 13-year member of the Girl Scouts ... went to El Salvador in the winter of 2018 on a service trip ... received International Baccalaureate diploma ... majors were history and English-creative writing.
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