Abigail Doelger

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-6
Position:
Defender
High School:
Hall
Hometown:
West Hartford, Conn.

Major: Biology

2013: Had a strong final year with Davidson, earning All-Big South First Team and Big South All-Academic honors ... also named to the Big South All-Tournament Team after assisting the Wildcats to the championship game ... named the team's MVP with goalie Jessica Melby ... tallied 22 groundballs, 10 draw controls and a team-high 20 caused turnovers ... finished career wtih 47 caused turnovers, good for 10th-most in a Wildcat career ... had five games of two or more caused turnovers, including a season-high three twice ... matched personal-best with four draw controls in a home contest against No. 13 Dartmouth ... tied career-high with four groundballs in a road win at Liberty ... started 36 of 55 games for career, including final 35 straight.

2012: One of the Wildcats top defenders during junior campaign, setting several career bests ... one of only six players to start all 18 games ... named to the NLC All-Academic Team for second straight year ... registered career bests of 32 groundballs and 20 caused turnovers (tops on the team) ... added a career-high tying eight draw controls ... registered at least one groundball in all but three games, including a personal-best four at home vs. Lafayette, Mar. 14 ... also earned a season-high three draw controls and three caused turnovers in the game ... had a strong defensive game at home vs. UC Davis, a 15-10 win, with three groundballs, a draw control and a career-high four caused turnovers ... six times had two or more caused turnovers in a game ... had 11 multi-groundball games ... finished the NLC Tournament with five groundballs and three caused turnovers.

2011: Main defender off the bench for Davidson in second year ... saw action in eight games and picked up first collegiate start in a 20-9 win vs. Detroit ... represented the Wildcats on the All-NLC Academic Team ... awarded the team's Coach's Award ... had a strong game in a win vs. Howard, collecting three groundballs, four draw controls and causing two turnovers, all career bests ... registered three groundballs and two draw controls in a first round win vs. Liberty in the NLC Tournament ... finished the two games at the tournament with five groundballs, three draw controls and a forced turnover ... closed the season with totals of 13 groundballs, eight draw controls and five cuased turnovers.

2010: In first year, awarded the team's Just Do It! award ... played in 12 games ... had back-to-back games of two groundballs each against Detroit and California ... forced two turnovers at Stanford, Mar. 4 ... finished season with eight groundballs, two draw controls and two turnovers on defense.

Prep and personal: Earned Central Conn. Conference All-Academic team honors from 2006-09 ... was an all-conference pick three years (2007-09) ... three-time all-state first team in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... an All-American U.S. Lacrosse Team Honorable mention senior season ... also a CHSCA Lacrosse Senior All-Star in 2009 ... Kagan Family Lacrosse award winner during senior prep season ... academic honors in 2009 included: West Hartford Board of Education Award for Outstanding Achievement in Academics-January, National Merit Scholarship Commendation and President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Achievement ... Spanish Honors Society as sophomore and National Honor Society Noah Webster Chapter in 2008.