ACCOLADES:
2023-24: NFHCA Senior All-Star...Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team...Northeast-10 All-Tournament Team...Northeast-10 Most Outstanding Player...NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week (9/13)...Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Week (9/11, 9/14)...Synapse Sports National Defensive Player of the Week (9/7)...NFHCA Senior Team.
2022-23: NFHCA Second Team All-America...Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Year...Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team...NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week (9/17)...2x Northeast-10 Keeper of the Week (9/5, 9/12)...Synapse Sports Second Team All-America.
2021-22: Northeast-10 First-Team All-Conference…Synapse Sports Second-Team All-America…NFHCA Second-Team All-America.
AT SAINT ANSELM
2023: McConnell started all 22 games in the cage in 2023 registering a career-high 92 saves...She logged 1,289 minutes and owned an 18-4 record, the best goalkeeper record in the conference...McConnell faced 193 shots and allowed 26 goals to own a 1.21 goals-against average and a .780 save percentage...She recorded two shutouts on the year and produced a season-high 18 saves on Sept. 9 against Shippensburg, ranked No. 2 in the nation at the time, to secure the double-overtime win...Her 18 wins in 2023 is the second most victories in single-season program records...She concluded her career with a 0.91 goals-against average to become the all-time program leader...McConnell ranks second in all-time career team annals in save percentage (.807), goalkeeping victories (44), and shutouts (15)...She also posted 217 saves along with a 3.67 saves per game throughout her career placing her fifth all-time in career program history in both categories.
2022: McConnell was the starting goalkeeper for Saint Anselm during the 2022 season starting in all 21 games...She ended her junior year with a 14-7 overall record making a season-high 74 saves out of 155 shots faced...McConnell led the NE10 Conference in saves (74), save percentage (0.87), and shutouts (5)...She now holds two single-season records in goals-against average, setting a new third-best average this season (0.88)...Tied for fourth all-time in goalkeeping victories in a single season with 14 wins...Tied for fifth all-time in shutouts in a single season with five...McConnell also set a new single-season record in games played after starting in net for 21 games...She holds five program career records ranking seventh overall in goalkeeper saves (125), fifth in saves per game (3.38), second in goals-against average (0.73), third in goalkeeping victories (26), and third most in shutouts (13)...On September 3rd against No. 1-ranked Shippensburg, McConnell recorded a game-high 17 saves after facing 32 shots.
2021: Appeared in 15 games for the Hawks…Posted an 11-4 record...Finished the 2021 campaign as the NCAA Division II leader in goals-against average (0.54) and save percentage (0.857), helping Saint Anselm to a 14-5 record in 2021...At one point, did not allow a goal in five consecutive games (290:02 of game play)...Conceded more than one goal just twice and her presence in goal allowed Saint Anselm to outscore the opponent by a 39-8 margin in her appearances...Recorded 64 saves on the year…Saved a season high 14 shots against Adelphi on Oct. 4...Made her season debut against Franklin Pierce on Sept. 4...Ranks second in single-season team history in shutouts.
2020-21: Appeared in her team's lone game of the season against Franklin Pierce on Apr. 10, 2021, making her collegiate debut...Made three saves on four shots.
PRIOR TO SAINT ANSELM: Was a four-year varsity goalkeeper for Skowhegan Area...Helped the team win four Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A Championships, four Northern Maine Championships, and three Class A State Championships...Logged three consecutive shutouts in the postseason, helping her team to the Class A title and a dominant 18-0 won-loss record as a team...Played club field hockey for the Maine Majestix, the New England Strikers and Black Bear Elite...Also helped Majestix to the U14 National Indoor Tournament and the U16 National Club Championship...Was a three-time Most Enthusiastic Player award recipient...Was also a member of the girls tennis team, captaining the squad and earning Second Team KVAC honors in 2017.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike and Kathy...Sister of Noah...Grandfather and aunts have attended Saint Anselm...Business Administration Management major...Physics minor...Aspires to become a Project Superintendent.
