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ALEXIS GANNON
Junior • Forward Excelsior, Minn. • Holy Family Catholic Year 2013 2014 Total
GP-GS 18-9 20-1 38-10
G 0 3 3
A 2 2 4
P 2 8 10
CAREER HONORS • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (‘13, ‘14) 2014: Appeared in 20 games with one start ... Bucknell’s third-leading scorer with eight points on three goals and two assists ... all three goals game in victories, against Mount St. Mary’s, Loyola and Holy Cross ... also had an assist against Mount St. Mary’s and Army ... scored the opening goal late in the first half of a 2-1 win at Loyola ... goal at Holy Cross came in the 63rd minute and tied the game at 1-1 at the time ... attempted 19 shots, with a high of four against Boston University ... 2013: Played in all 18 games as a freshman, including nine starts as a forward ... attempted 20 shots and was close to scoring on several occasions ... picked up two assists, including one in her collegiate debut against Rider ... assisted on Evelyn Nicinski’s 62nd-minute goal in a key 1-0 win at Lafayette ... High School: Earned four varsity letters in soccer and one in basketball at Holy Family Catholic High School in Victoria, Minn. ... captained the team as a senior ... two-time Class A All-State selection ... 2012 Second Team All-Metro and All-Wright County Conference selection ... honorable mention all-conference as a freshman ... two-time team MVP ... helped lead club team Eden Prairie Eagles to the 2012 State Cup title ... scored over 60 career goals at Holy Family ... Personal: Born Feb. 25, 1995 in Edina, Minn. ... daughter of Rich and Shelley Gannon ... has one sister, Danielle ... father spent 18 seasons as an NFL quarterback and won the 2002 NFL MVP award while with the Oakland Raiders ... mother was a gymnast at the University of Minnesota and won the 1986 Big Ten all-around title ... neuroscience major ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2013 and 2014.
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CASEY GRAY
Freshman • Forward Kinnelon, N.J. • Kinnelon
High School: Earned four varsity letters in soccer and one in track and field at Kinnelon High School … four-year starter in soccer, producing 44 goals and 50 assists … the 50 assists are second-most in school history … holds school records for assists in a game (4) and season (22) … recorded 21 goals and 22 assists as a senior, ranking sixth in the state in assists … NJGSCA All-State honoree … First Team All-NJAC Independence Conference … Morris County Girls Soccer Coaches’ Association First Team All-Star … nominated for “Best Forward in New Jersey” by NJ.com … MSG Varsity AllState Honorable Mention … Suburban Trends Player of the Year and First Team All-Star … Northjersey.com First Team All-Star … named to All-Daily Record Team … team’s Offensive Player of the Year … named Verizon Fios Player of the Game after scoring a goal in Kinnelon’s victory in the 2014 state championship game … part of a program that won four league titles, a county title, a sectional title and a state title … also played for Match Fit Academy and was the team’s top scorer in each of the last two seasons … in track, qualified for the New Jersey state final in the 400-meter dash as a freshman ... Personal: Born June 2, 1997 in Denville, N.J. … parents are Diane and Kevin Gray … has two older sisters, Justine and Erica … father played football at Pace.
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MADDY HACKLEY
Freshman • Midfielder Ottsville, Pa. • Germantown Academy High School: Earned four varsity letters in soccer and one in winter track and field at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pa. ... team captain and MVP as a senior ... as a senior, team finished 16-7-3 and advanced to the PIASSA state finals ... team won the InterAc league title in 2011 ... played club soccer for the ECNL FC Bucks Fury ... club won the 2014 North American Cup title ... Personal: Born Oct. 3, 1996 in Abington, Pa. ... parents are Chris and Annmarie Hackley ... father is a 1989 Bucknell graduate and captained the Bison football team as a senior in 1988 ... aunt, Lisa Whalen, is also a 1989 Bucknell graduate ... has three younger siblings: Caroline, Katie and Christopher.
JACKIE HAM
Sophomore • Defender Stratham, N.H. • Governor’s Academy Year 2014 Total
GP-GS 20-0 20-0
G 2 2
A 1 1
P 5 5
CAREER HONORS • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (‘14) 2014: Appeared in 20 games as a reserve midfielder ... scored goals in each of her first two collegiate games, coming at Hofstra and Monmouth ... tallied a big insurance goal in the 83rd minute of the 2-0 win at Monmouth, after her twin sister Kendall had scored in the first half ... assisted on Danielle Piccirilli’s goal in a 3-0 win over American ... attempted 10 shots ... High School: Earned four letters each in soccer, basketball and track and field at The Governor’s Academy in Byfield, Mass. ... in soccer was a three-time
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