Holly Thomas

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-3
Position:
Defender
High School:
Episcopal
Hometown:
Houston, Texas

Major: Economics

2016: Capped off senior season by earning a spot on the A-10 All-Second Team for the second consecutive year ... the Wildcats' top defender and a tri-captain, finished second on the team in groundballs (29), draw controls (career-high 35) and caused turnovers (20) ... put name among the Wildcats' best, ranking in the top-10 all-time in caused turnovers with 54 ... finished career out starting final 52 straight games played ... started 57 of 64 games played overall ... recorded 92 career groundballs and 76 draw controls ... eight times during the season picked up two or more groundballs in a game ... also had eight multi-draw control games, while registering five multi-caused turnover games ... matched personal bests with four groundballs against Saint Joseph's, April 3, and four caused turnovers the next game against George Washington, April 8 ... opened the season with an impressive defensive effort against Virginia Tech: three groundballs, four draw controls and a caused turnover ... scooped up a career-high eight draw controls in the 'Cats' 19-6 win at Kennesaw State ... in a road win at St. Bonaventure, paced the defense with a groundball, five draw controls and three caused turnovers.

2015: Had an outstanding junior campaign, capped off by earning A-10 All-Second Team honors ... set career highs in groundballs (33), draw controls (21) and caused turnovers (21) ... paced the team in caused turnovers, while finishing second in groundballs ... 11 times hauled in two or more groundballs in a game ... six times forced multiple turnovers in a contest ... recorded a career-high four of them vs. Saint Francis ... started all 16 of Davidson's games ... has started the past 35 straight games overall.

2014: One of Davidson's main defenders, strated all 19 games ... just one of five players to start every game ... had personal bests of 22 groundballs, 16 draw controls and 11 caused turnovers ... one of just three Wildcats to have over 10 in each category ... had five multi-groundball games, including pulling in a career-high four in the Big South Championship game vs. High Point ... tallied a personal-best five draw controls at High Point to close out the regular season ... recorded back-to-back two forced turnovers in games vs. Presbyterian and Liberty ... in the game vs. Liberty, pulled in three groundballs ... registered half of 16 draw controls in last five games of the year.

2013: Played in 12 of the Wildcats' 18 games during debut season ... started five of those games ... started first four collegiate games of career ... won the team's Most Improved Award ... a key defender off the bench, pulled in eight groundballs, four draw controls and forced a pair of turnovers ... had a season-best game at Coastal Carolina, tallying season highs of four groundballs and four draw controls ... picked up first career groundball and forced first turnover against Virginia Tech in the first game of the season ... had back-to-back groundballs vs. Dartmouth and Lafayette, to go with a caused turnover against the Big Green.

Prep and personal: A four-year letterwinner for Episcopal high school and a member of the 2010 SPC (Southwest Preparatory Conference) championship team ... earned All-State and All-SPC in 2012 along with All-South zone ... team captain during senior prep career ... U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American in 2011 and 2012 ... while at Episcopal, was also a four-year varsity basketball player ... off the field, she was a member of the National Honors Society and the National Art Honors Society ... gaduated Summa cum laude ... earned Climb Award (Spanish 3 Honors).