2017 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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12 Tessa Mitchell

  • Position Attacker
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rochester, N.Y.
  • High School Rush-Henrietta
  • Major Sport & Exercise Science

Biography

Mitchell returns as one of Gannon’s starting attackers for the fourth consecutive year in 2017 … enters her senior campaign 19th all-time at Gannon in goals (95), 20th in assists (37) and 20th in points (132) … ranks eighth all-time at Gannon since 2004 in draw controls (132).

2016: Played in 15 matches, starting 10 … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … selected PSAC Player of the Week and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Offensive Player of the Week on April 11 after recording nine goals, three assists, 12 points and two caused turnovers during a pair of matches against Seton Hill and Bloomsburg … scored seven goals against Huskies, representing the 15th-highest single-match total in program history … finished the Bloomsburg contest with nine points, equaling the 17th-highest single-match total in school history … opened the campaign with five goals and a season-high six draw controls during a 12-9 victory at Young Harris (Ga.) … repeated the five-goal performance during a 12-8 win against Kutztown … recorded six hat tricks … produced at least three points in a contest seven times, including five consecutive matches from March 19-April 10 … scored the game-winner during a 13-12 victory at Lake Erie … won multiple draw controls five times.

2015: Was one of six Lady Knights to start all 17 matches … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … finished second on the team in goals (39), second in points (51), third in draw controls (27) and fourth in assists (12) … scored a season-high seven goals during a 15-13 victory against Millersville, equaling the 15th-highest single-match total in program history … produced the game-winning goal to go along with four ground balls against the Warriors … tallied five goals in a match three times, including a season-concluding 16-11 win against Kutztown … recorded seven hat tricks … dished out eight of her 12 assists during the three-match spring trip, including a season-high three assists at Florida Southern and Young Harris (Ga.) … had a season-high nine ground balls and three goals during an 18-7 victory against Lake Erie … won a season-best 10 draw controls during an 18-11 win at Shippensburg … generated five goals and five draw controls the previous match against Slippery Rock … won multiple draw controls in a match six times.

2014: Started every match as a true freshman … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … led Gannon in draw controls (86) … finished second among Lady Knights in assists (20), fourth in goals (21) and fourth in points (41) … ranked second among PSAC players in draw controls per match (5.06) and 13th in assists per match (1.18) … finished 10th among all NCAA Division II players in draw controls per match and 60th in assists per match … made her collegiate debut during the season opener at St. Leo (Fla.), dishing out her first two career assists … won six draw controls and picked up a ground ball during her first collegiate match … scored her first two career goals during a 19-5 victory at Young Harris (Ga.) in the third match of the season … followed with her first career hat trick during a 13-8 win against Lenoir-Rhyne in the home opener … ended the campaign with season-highs in goals (4), assists (4), points (8), ground balls (4) and draw controls (12) during an 18-7 victory at Kutztown … tallied multiple goals in a match seven times … dished out multiple assists in a match six times … failed to have an assist in a contest only five times … reached double digits in draw controls twice … won 10 draw controls at Bloomsburg … secured at least five draw controls in a match 10 times … picked up multiple ground balls in a match 10 times … caused her first two career turnovers during the second match of the season at Florida Southern … duplicated the effort with two more caused turnovers against Lenoir-Rhyne during the home opener.

High School: Played for head coach Tom MacMillian at Rush-Henrietta (N.Y.) High School … was a two-time all-county selection, being named to the first team as a senior and second team as a junior … selected to play in the Senior All-Star Showcase Match … received the Werner Kleeman Award as a senior … was a three-sport athlete, participating in basketball and volleyball … served as a team captain for basketball ... named to the Scholar Team in all three sports … was a member of the National Honor Society, honor roll, French Honor Society and high honor roll … named a scholar-athlete.

Personal: Sport and Exercise Science major … is the daughter of Lisa and Steve … has two sisters.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2014Freshman

    Attacker
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2015Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2016Junior

    Attacker
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2017Senior

    Attacker
    5'9"
    12