2017 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Alex Hlesciak
- Position:
- MIDFIELD
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lumberton, NJ
- High School:
- Rancocas Valley Regional
- Position:
- MIDFIELD
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Two-Time IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017)Career Highs Stat Number Date Goals 5 Twice Assists 2 Twice Points 7 vs. Niagara (4/23/17) Ground Balls 4 vs. CCSU (3/30/16) Draw Controls 6 at Yale (3/7/14) Caused Turnovers 3 Twice Shots 10 at Iona (4/5/17) - Three-Time MAAC All-Academic Team (2015-17)
AS A SENIOR IN 2017:
- 2017 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Started all 17 games for the Bobcats
- Was an offensive force all season long, posting 38 points (33 goals, five assists) to rank second on the team in scoring
- Led the Bobcats with 33 goals while she also added 25 draw controls, 18 ground balls and nine caused turnover
- Her 25 draw controls ranked second on the team while the nine caused turnovers put her in a tie for fourth-most on the team
- Nearly doubled her entire three-year scoring output coming in her senior year as she recorded 23 points in her first three seasons with the team
- Her 33 goals scored tied for the 17th-highest single-season total in program history while it represented the highest-scoring single-season total for any Bobcat since 2014
- Scored at least one goal in 13-of-17 games while she ripped off a nine-game goal scoring streak in 2017
- Notched five goals (the most of any Bobcat in a single-game all season) twice while her seven-point total against Niagara represented the most points scored by a Bobcat in a single-game all season long
- Recorded 10 multi-goal games including five hat tricks in 2017
- Started her nine-game goal scoring streak with a pair of markers at Sacred Heart (3/1)
- Scored one while grabbing two draw controls against Army West Point (3/5)
- Scored a pair at UC Davis (3/12)
- Broke out with five goals, matching her career high, to go along with three draw controls at Fresno State (3/16)
- Scored once at Hofstra (3/18)
- Tallied a hat trick at UMass Lowell (3/22)
- Scored two goals against Monmouth (3/25)
- Contributed two goals, three ground balls, three caused turnovers and three draw controls in a road win at Manhattan (4/1)
- Picked up four goals on a career high 10 shots with four draw controls in an overtime road win at Iona (4/5)
- Tallied one goal and one assist against Fairfield (4/12)
- Dished out one assist at Canisius (4/15)
- Went for three points (two goals, one assist) in a MAAC Tournament clinching home win over Siena (4/19)
- Went off for a career high seven points on five goals and two assists on Senior Day against Niagara (4/23)
- Tied for the team-lead with three goals in the MAAC quarterfinals at Marist (4/29)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016:
- 2016 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
- 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Enjoyed a breakthrough campaign as she appeared in 13 games (nine starts) and posted several career highs across the board
- Totaled 10 points (seven goals, three assists) to match her career-best freshman year point total
- Ranked fifth on the team in points and fourth with 26 shots in 2016
- Made her biggest mark on the draws as she contributed a single-season career high 31 draw controls, a total that sits tied for 16th all-time at Quinnipiac
- Also added 10 ground balls and six caused turnovers out of the midfield position
- Totaled a career high two assists in a 7-4 home win over UMass Lowell (3/11)
- Scored one goal in back-to-back games against Hofstra (3/19) and Niagara (3/26)
- Also tallied four draw controls and one caused turnover against the Purple Eagles
- Posted the best game of her career, tallying a career high three points (two goals, one assist) to go along with five draw controls and a career high four ground balls at home against CCSU (3/30)
- That multi-goal effort against the Blue Devils stood as the fourth in her career
- Factored in multiple areas at Siena (4/6) as she chipped in five draw controls, career high three caused turnovers and two ground balls
- Went for one goal, two draw controls and one ground ball at Monmouth (4/9)
- Added one goal against Iona (4/13)
- Grabbed four draw controls and one ground ball against Marist (4/16)
- Scored one goal at Fairfield (4/20)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015:
- 2015 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in 12 games for the Bobcats
- Tallied three goals with five draw controls and three ground balls on the season
- Finished with one ground ball and one draw control at home against UConn (3/4)
- Scored her first goal of the season on the road at Canisius (3/21)
- Registered her best game of the season with two goals on two shots and two draw controls at home against Niagara (4/11)
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014:
- Played in all 15 games while starting six for the Bobcats
- Finished as the leading freshmen scorer for Quinnipiac with 10 points (eight goals, two assists) while contributing a great deal elsewhere with 20 draw controls as well as four ground balls and three caused turnovers
- One of the Bobcats’ primary draw control artists, Hlesciak finished 2nd on the team with her 20 draw controls
- Posted the best game of her freshman season with two points (one goal, one assist) on March 7 at Yale as she came up with her first career goal, assist and points in the same game while also posting a season high six draw controls
- Tallied her first of two multi-goal games on the season with a pair of strikes on March 9 against Hofstra
- Picked up her second multi-goal game on April 6 against Canisius
- Picked up one caused turnover in three straight games between March 7-12
BEFORE QUINNIPIAC:
- Attended Rancocas Valley Regional High School
- Earned varsity letters in soccer and lacrosse
- Led her team to school best 18-2 record in 2013
- 2nd Team all Burlington County Scholastic League (2011), 1st Team Burlington County Scholastic League (2012 and 2013), 2nd Team All Burlington County (2012), 1st Team All Burlington County (2013), 2nd Team All South Jersey (2013), All Phillylacrosse.com South Jersey Team (2013), RVRHS Outstanding Female Athlete Scholarship (2013), RVRHS Girls Lacrosse MVP (2012 and 2013), RVRHS record holder for goals
- First player in RVRHS history to score 200 goals, second highest amount of goals in Burlington County history
PERSONAL:
- Native of Lumberton, New Jersey
- Daughter of Jeffrey and Donna Hlesciak
- Has twin sister named Mackenzie
- Marketing major
