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7 Abaigeal Merrigan
Abaigeal Merrigan
  • Birth Date:
    June 5th
  • Height:
    5'7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Rye, N.H.
  • High School:
    St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Position:
    M
  • gp
    16
  • p
    29
  • g
    13
  • a
    16

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 quad
  • Best Class at Emmanuel: Constitutional Law
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: winning the GNACs and going to the NCAAs in 2014
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Julian Edelman

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 19 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 19-1
Apr 20 at Salem State University L, 14-13
Apr 22 at Norwich University W, 11-9
Apr 27 St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 12-8
Apr 29 at Simmons University W, 17-14
May 3 at Mount Ida College L, 12-9
  Total Conference
Games 16 9
Points 29 20
Goals 13 7
Assists 16 13
Shots 27 16
Shooting percentage 48.1 43.8
Shots on goal 24 14
Shots on goal percentage 88.9 87.5
Free position goals-shots 3-4 2-3
Ground balls 12 9
Draw controls 6 5
Turnovers 31 20
Caused turnovers 7 4
Fouls 1 1
Yellow cards 2 1
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Mar 1 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 12-9 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 5 vs. Muhlenberg L, 16-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 8 vs. Cazenovia L, 11-4 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 21 Regis College L, 10-6 0 1 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 25 at Lasell University L, 7-6 1 0 1 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Mar 29 Framingham State University W, 9-8 1 0 1 0-0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Apr 1 at Albertus Magnus College W, 11-7 1 1 2 0-0 4 25.0 4 100.0
Apr 8 Mount Ida College L, 16-4 0 0 0 0-1 1 0.0 1 100.0
Apr 12 Rivier University W, 19-6 2 0 2 1-1 3 66.7 3 100.0
Apr 15 at Johnson & Wales University L, 19-5 0 2 2 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Apr 19 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 19-1 2 5 7 1-1 2 100.0 2 100.0
Apr 20 at Salem State University L, 14-13 1 1 2 0-0 4 25.0 4 100.0
Apr 22 at Norwich University W, 11-9 1 3 4 0-0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Apr 27 St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 12-8 0 2 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 29 at Simmons University W, 17-14 0 0 0 0-0 2 0.0 1 50.0
May 3 at Mount Ida College L, 12-9 4 1 5 1-1 5 80.0 4 80.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Mar 1 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 12-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mar 5 vs. Muhlenberg L, 16-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 8 vs. Cazenovia L, 11-4 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Mar 21 Regis College L, 10-6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 at Lasell University L, 7-6 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 29 Framingham State University W, 9-8 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 1 at Albertus Magnus College W, 11-7 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 Mount Ida College L, 16-4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 12 Rivier University W, 19-6 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 15 at Johnson & Wales University L, 19-5 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 19 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 19-1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
Apr 20 at Salem State University L, 14-13 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
Apr 22 at Norwich University W, 11-9 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
Apr 27 St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 12-8 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 29 at Simmons University W, 17-14 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
May 3 at Mount Ida College L, 12-9 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

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 16 16 13 16 29 3-4 27 48.1 24 88.9
Conference 9 9 7 13 20 2-3 16 43.8 14 87.5
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Location                    
Home 6 6 5 8 13 2-3 8 62.5 8 100.0
Away 8 8 8 8 16 1-1 19 42.1 16 84.2
Neutral 2 2 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Result                    
Wins 6 6 7 9 16 2-2 15 46.7 13 86.7
Losses 10 10 6 7 13 1-2 12 50.0 11 91.7
Month                    
March 6 6 2 1 3 0-0 3 66.7 3 100.0
April 9 9 7 14 21 2-3 19 36.8 17 89.5
May 1 1 4 1 5 1-1 5 80.0 4 80.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Event                    
Total 16 16 12 6 31 7 1 2 0 0
Conference 9 9 9 5 20 4 1 1 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 6 6 6 1 11 4 0 1 0 0
Away 8 8 6 5 18 3 1 1 0 0
Neutral 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Result                    
Wins 6 6 4 4 12 3 1 1 0 0
Losses 10 10 8 2 19 4 0 1 0 0
Month                    
March 6 6 4 0 8 1 0 1 0 0
April 9 9 8 5 21 6 1 1 0 0
May 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0