7 Abaigeal Merrigan
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- Birth Date:
- June 5th
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- Height:
- 5'7
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Rye, N.H.
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- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
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- Position:
- M
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- gp
- 16
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- p
- 22
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- g
- 14
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- a
- 8
Bio
AS A JUNIOR...
- Played in and started all 16 games for the Saints after returning from last year's season-ending injury
- Scored a career-high 14 goals, added eight assists, and totaled 22 points, ranking sixth on the team
- Picked up 14 ground balls and caused three turnovers as a midfielder
- Tallied a hat trick in a win over the University of Saint Joseph (CT) on April 2
- Earned her 50th career point in a one goal, two assist effort against Norwich on April 9
AS A SOPHOMORE...
- Played seven games, starting five, before missing the rest of the season due to injury
- Scored seven goals and added five assists for 12 points in the shortened season
- Tallied a hat trick against Curry on March 8, totaling four points, and also had four points vs. Becker on March 10
- Was a member of the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team
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
PLAYER PROFILE
- Major: History
- Career Aspirations: to be a lawyer
- Favorite Movie: Harry Potter
- Favorite Book: The Awakening
- Favorite Pre-game Meal: Pasta w/ meatballs
- Favorite Late-Night Snack: Hidyan's Froyo
- Favorite Spot on the EC campus: the dining hall
- Best Class at Emmanuel: Constitutional Law
- Most Exciting Athletic Experience: winning the GNACs and going to the NCAAs in 2014
- Most Respected Professional Athlete: Stephen Gostkowski
Recent Games
| Total | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 16 | 9 |
| Points | 22 | 16 |
| Goals | 14 | 11 |
| Assists | 8 | 5 |
| Shots | 46 | 28 |
| Shooting percentage | 30.4 | 39.3 |
| Shots on goal | 34 | 24 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 73.9 | 85.7 |
| Free position goals-shots | 1-6 | 0-2 |
| Ground balls | 14 | 7 |
| Draw controls | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 10 |
| Caused turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Fouls | 5 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 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 6 | vs. Baldwin Wallace | W, 15-14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Mar 7 | vs. SUNY Potsdam | L, 16-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0.0 | 4 | 57.1 |
| Mar 18 | Emerson College | L, 17-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Mar 23 | at Framingham State University | W, 12-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Mar 29 | Albertus Magnus College | W, 19-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Apr 2 | at University of Saint Joseph (CT) | W, 19-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Apr 5 | Lasell University | W, 16-12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 9 | Norwich University | W, 21-9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 57.1 |
| Apr 12 | Simmons University | W, 15-8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Apr 14 | at Regis College | W, 14-9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Apr 16 | at Mount Ida College | W, 22-7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Apr 19 | at St. Joseph's College (ME) | L, 19-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 23 | at Rivier University | W, 20-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 4 | 25.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Apr 30 | Johnson & Wales University | L, 16-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| May 3 | Mount Ida College | W, 17-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| May 5 | at Johnson & Wales University | L, 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6 | vs. Baldwin Wallace | W, 15-14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | vs. SUNY Potsdam | L, 16-13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | Emerson College | L, 17-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23 | at Framingham State University | W, 12-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | Albertus Magnus College | W, 19-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | at University of Saint Joseph (CT) | W, 19-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | Lasell University | W, 16-12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | Norwich University | W, 21-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | Simmons University | W, 15-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14 | at Regis College | W, 14-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16 | at Mount Ida College | W, 22-7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19 | at St. Joseph's College (ME) | L, 19-6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23 | at Rivier University | W, 20-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30 | Johnson & Wales University | L, 16-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 3 | Mount Ida College | W, 17-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 5 | at Johnson & Wales University | L, 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Splits Stats - Offense
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 1-6 | 46 | 30.4 | 34 | 73.9 |
| Conference | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0-2 | 28 | 39.3 | 24 | 85.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1-2 | 19 | 36.8 | 14 | 73.7 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0-2 | 18 | 33.3 | 15 | 83.3 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 9 | 11.1 | 5 | 55.6 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 1-3 | 35 | 40.0 | 28 | 80.0 |
| Losses | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 11 | 0.0 | 6 | 54.5 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| March | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-2 | 16 | 25.0 | 10 | 62.5 |
| April | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0-3 | 29 | 31.0 | 23 | 79.3 |
| May | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Splits Stats - Defense
| gp | gs | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| March | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |