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7 Abaigeal Merrigan
Abaigeal Merrigan
  • Birth Date:
    June 5th
  • Height:
    5'8
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Rye, N.H.
  • High School:
    St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Position:
    M
  • gp
    7
  • p
    12
  • g
    7
  • a
    5

Bio

AS A FRESHMAN ... Merrigan made an immediate impact as a rookie for the Saints, starting in all 17 of her games played as a midfielder for EC ... Netted 13 goals and dished out 12 assists for 25 total points ... Recorded three multi-goal games with a pair of goals on March 15th, April 5th and April 26th ... Connected on 3-4 of her free position shots ... Totaled 21 groundballs and caused 10 turnovers ... Helped lead the Saints to a program-record for wins in a season (15), to the program's first-ever GNAC Championship and to an NCAA Tournament appearance.

BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Merrigan was a three-sport varsity athlete at St. Thomas Aquinas (Dover, N.H.) ... Played two years of soccer, two years of indoor track and four years of lacrosse ... Was a four-year starter on her lax team ... Started as goalie on the soccer team for for two years ... Captained her lacrosse team as a junior and was named Most Valuable Offensive Player ... Made the Upper-New England Team and won the national tournament ... Was named New Hampshire All-State Honorable Mention her senior year ... selected to the Foster's Dream Team for both soccer and lacrosse ... Holds a black belt in Uechi-Ryu Karate.

Major: History

Career Aspirations: to be a lawyer  

Favorite Movie: Harry Potter

Favorite Book: The Awakening 

Favorite Pre-game Meal: PB & J

Favorite Late-Night Snack: goldfish

Favorite Spot on the EC campus: the dining hall

Best Class at Emmanuel: Dr. Fortin's History

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: winning the GNACs and going to the NCAAs in 2014

 

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 9 at Lasell University L, 10-9
Apr 11 at Albertus Magnus College W, 20-4
Apr 13 Nichols College W, 17-7
Apr 15 Rivier University W, 17-4
Apr 22 Mount Ida College W, 22-6
Apr 24 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 15-8
  Total Conference
Games 7 4
Points 12 4
Goals 7 2
Assists 5 2
Shots 15 5
Shooting percentage 46.7 40.0
Shots on goal 11 2
Shots on goal percentage 73.3 40.0
Free position goals-shots 2-4 0-1
Ground balls 2 2
Draw controls 0 0
Turnovers 6 5
Caused turnovers 1 0
Fouls 4 4
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Mar 5 at Roger Williams University   - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Curry College W, 14-8 3 1 4 1-2 8 37.5 7 87.5
Mar 10 vs. Becker College W, 19-4 2 2 4 1-1 2 100.0 2 100.0
Mar 14 at Johnson & Wales University L, 11-4 0 0 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 20 Mount Ida College W, 14-8 1 2 3 0-1 3 33.3 1 33.3
Mar 25 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 17-3 1 0 1 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Mar 26 Regis College W, 10-8 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 28 at Norwich University W, 15-5 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 31 Framingham State University W, 14-7 - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Simmons University W, 18-13 - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 7-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Lasell University L, 10-9 - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Albertus Magnus College W, 20-4 - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Nichols College W, 17-7 - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Rivier University W, 17-4 - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Mount Ida College W, 22-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 15-8 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Mar 5 at Roger Williams University   - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Curry College W, 14-8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 10 vs. Becker College W, 19-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 14 at Johnson & Wales University L, 11-4 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
Mar 20 Mount Ida College W, 14-8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 17-3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Mar 26 Regis College W, 10-8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 at Norwich University W, 15-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Framingham State University W, 14-7 - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Simmons University W, 18-13 - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 7-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Lasell University L, 10-9 - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Albertus Magnus College W, 20-4 - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Nichols College W, 17-7 - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Rivier University W, 17-4 - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Mount Ida College W, 22-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 15-8 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
2013-14 17 17 13 12 25 3-4 27 48.1 21 77.8
2014-15 7 5 7 5 12 2-4 15 46.7 11 73.3
2015-16 16 16 14 8 22 1-6 46 30.4 34 73.9
2016-17 16 16 13 16 29 3-4 27 48.1 24 88.9
Total 56 54 47 41 88 9-18 115 40.9 90 78.3

Career Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
2013-14 17 17 21 3 20 10 15 0 0 0
2014-15 7 5 2 0 6 1 4 0 0 0
2015-16 16 16 14 0 17 3 5 1 0 0
2016-17 16 16 12 6 31 7 1 2 0 0
Total 56 54 49 9 74 21 25 3 0 0

Splits Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Event                    
Total 7 5 7 5 12 2-4 15 46.7 11 73.3
Conference 4 3 2 2 4 0-1 5 40.0 2 40.0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Location                    
Home 3 2 2 2 4 0-1 4 50.0 2 50.0
Away 2 1 0 0 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Neutral 2 2 5 3 8 2-3 10 50.0 9 90.0
Result                    
Wins 6 4 7 5 12 2-4 14 50.0 11 78.6
Losses 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Month                    
March 7 5 7 5 12 2-4 15 46.7 11 73.3

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Event                    
Total 7 5 2 0 6 1 4 0 0 0
Conference 4 3 2 0 5 0 4 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0
Away 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
Neutral 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Result                    
Wins 6 4 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0
Losses 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
Month                    
March 7 5 2 0 6 1 4 0 0 0