2016 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Aileen Carey
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, NY
- High School:
- Sacred Heart Academy
- Position:
- MIDFIELD
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2016 QU Most Valuable PlayerCareer Highs Stat Number Date Goals 5 at UMass Lowell (3/14/15) Assists 2 Twice Points 5 at UMass Lowell (3/14/15) Ground Balls 4 Three Times Draw Controls 6 at Niagara (4/27/14) Caused Turnovers 4 vs. CCSU (3/30/16) Shots 8 Twice - Three-Time MAAC All-Academic Team (2014-16)
AS A SENIOR IN 2016:
- Named the 2016 QU Most Valuable Player
- 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in and started all 16 games for the Bobcats
- Led the team with 23 goals on the season
- Ranked third on the team in points and first with 75 shots
- Also contributed with career highs across the board on defensive with 29 ground balls and 19 caused turnovers to go along with 12 draw controls
- She ranked third on the team in ground balls, second in caused turnovers and fourth in draw controls
- Posted three hat tricks on the season after coming into her senior year with three in her first three seasons
- A dynamic player in her four years, she finished with 58 goals and 14 assists for 72 career points to go along with 74 ground balls, 49 draw controls and 38 caused turnovers
- Scored her first goal of the season at Binghamton (2/27) while she also added three draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers
- Tallied three goals with two draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 6-5 road win over Army West Point (3/5)
- Also scored three goals while adding two ground balls in a 7-4 home win over UMass Lowell (3/11)
- Posted two goals against Vermont (3/16)
- Went for three goals and three ground balls against Hofstra (3/19)
- Was all over the field with two goals and a career high four ground balls and four caused turnovers against CCSU (3/30)
- Tallied one goal, two ground balls and one caused turnover against Canisius (4/2)
- Chipped in one goal and two ground balls in consecutive road games against Siena (4/6) and Monmouth (4/9)
- Added two goals and two ground balls in back-to-back games against Iona (4/13) and Marist (4/16)
- Contributed two goals, two caused turnovers and one ground ball in her final game which ended in a 12-8 home win over Manhattan (4/23)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2015:
- 2015 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in 13 games (all starts) for the Bobcats
- Started all 13 straight games to start the season before missing the final three games of the season due to injury
- Tallied new single-season career highs in goals (16), assists (seven), points (23), shots (39) and shots-on-goal (28)
- Finished as the highest-scoring midfielder on the team in 2015
- Also registered 17 ground balls, 15 draw controls and six caused turnovers
- Tallied four multi-goal games and eight multi-point games on the season
- Carey finished the season ranked 4th on the team in points, goals, assists and draw controls as well as 6th in ground balls
- Will be the second-leading returning scorer for the Bobcats in the 2016 season
- Picked up two points (one goal, one assist), including her lone free position goal of the season, at Yale (2/25)
- Posted a strong all-around effort, matching her career-high with four ground balls as well as three points (two goals, one assist) and two caused turnovers against Binghamton (2/28)
- Landed her third straight multi-point game with three (one goal, two assists) to go along with a season high four draw controls, two ground balls and one caused turnover against UConn (3/4)
- Tallied three points (one goal, two assists) at Vermont (3/11)
- Netted a career high five goals on eight shots (seven on-goal) in a road win at UMass Lowell (3/14)
- Racked up two goals in two straight games first at Canisius (3/21) and next at Central Conn. St. (3/25)
- Posted two points (one goal, one assist) with two ground balls and one draw control against Monmouth (4/1)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2014:
- 2014 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in and started all 15 games for the Bobcats
- Enjoyed a successful season at the midfield position, breaking out with new single-season highs in points (16), goals (12), assists (four), ground balls (21), draw controls (19), caused turnovers (nine) and shots (29)
- Finished 5th on the team in goals and tied for 5th in points while placing first among the Bobcats’ underclassmen contingent in both categories
- Was a steady contributor in the midfield as her 21 ground balls was 4th-best on the team and her 19 draw controls were good enough for the 3rd-highest total for the Bobcats
- One of just four Bobcats to appear in and start all 15 games
- Carey didn’t wait long to post a career game as she tallied a season high four points (three goals, one assist) and scored her first career hat trick in the Bobcats’ season opener on Feb. 22 at UConn
- Tallied a career high four ground balls at Binghamton on March 23
- Put together a sensation game on April 9 against Iona as she finished with her second hat trick of the season in addition to three ground balls in the Quinnipiac victory
- Finished with two goals, two draw controls and two caused turnovers at Siena on April 19
- Closed out the season with one goal and a career high six draw controls at Niagara on April 27
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013:
- Played in 14 games (10 starts) for the Bobcats
- Scored seven goals and had three assists for a total of 10 points
- Tallied a season high two goals and an assist on Mar. 28 at Bryant
- Registered one goal and one assist on April 5 vs LIU Brooklyn
- Also had a goal and an assist on April 21 vs St Francis Pa.
BEFORE QUINNIPIAC:
- Played varisty lacrosse, basketball and volleyball throughout her tenure at Sacred Heart Academy
- Also played club lacrosse with the travel team Long Island Liberty Lacrosse
PERSONAL:
- Daughter of Thomas and Annemarie Carey
- Born in Long Beach, New York
- Has two older brothers Kevin and Liam; both of whom swam on a collegiate level for Cornell and Lafayette, and a younger brother Conor
- Has an older sister Kiera, who also played lacrosse for Quinnipiac
- Majoring in Sociology
