2015 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Megan Conaboy
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clarks Summitt, PA
- High School:
- Abington Heights
- Position:
- GK
- Two-Time Team Captain (2014-15)
- 2014 NFHCA All-Mideast Region First Team
- 2014 QU Most Valuable Player
- Two-Time MAAC Co-Goalkeeper of the Year (2013-14)
- Two-Time MAAC Second Team (2013-14)
- Two-Time MAAC All-Academic Team (2013-14)
- 2012 NEC Honor Roll
- Four-time Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA National Div. I Academic Squad (2011-14)
- Five-time MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
As a Senior in 2014:
- Named one of three team captains (Conaboy, Osanitsch, Swartz) for the 2015 season
- 2014 NFHCA All-Mideast Region First Team
- 2014 QU Most Valuable Player
- 2014 MAAC Co-Goalkeeper of the Year
- 2014 All-MAAC Second Team
- 2014 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
- 2014 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Two-time MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
- Attended tryout for USA Field Hockey's Women's High Performance Team
- Played and started all 19 games for the Bobcats in 2014 (19 games, 1387:08 minutes)
- Finished with a 8-11 record, 2.22 GAA, .744 save percentage, 128 saves and three shutouts for Quinnipiac in 2014
- Ranked 6th in the NCAA Div. I with 128 saves while her .744 save percentage ranked 1st MAAC and 20th in the NCAA among all goalkeepers
- Shined in MAAC play as she finished the five-game regular season intra-conference slate with a 3-2 record, 1.43 GAA, .800 save percentage, 32 saves and two shutouts in 390:15 minutes
- Stepped her game up considerably against ranked opponents as she tallied 40 saves (13.3 per game), .800 save percentage and 3.33 GAA in three games against nationally-ranked foes
- Posted a career game on Sept. 7 as she posted 22 saves against No. 8 ranked Penn State, a total
that ranked as the most saves in a single-game for all NCAA Div. I goalkeepers in 2014
- In her three years with the Bobcats, Conaboy ranks 4th all-time at Quinnipiac in GAA (2.09) and
wins (23) as well as tied for 3rd in shutouts (10)
- Started the season with an incredible streak of three straight games with 10+ saves
- Kickstarted the season with 13 saves, her second-most in a single-game in 2014, against No. 13 ranked Boston College (8/29)
- Tallied 11 saves on 14 shots in 81:22 minutes at home against Lafayette (8/31)
- Denied four shots from Holy Cross in a 2-0 win as she recorded her first shutout of the season (9/10)
- Racked up six saves on seven shot attempts across 77:56 of play in overtime of a 1-0 loss at Yale (9/13)
- Totaled eight saves on 10 shots to help lead the Bobcats to a 4-2 win over the high-flying offensive attack of Hofstra (9/25)
- Played well on the road, totaling 12 saves at regional power Maine (9/28)
- Posted three saves to help guide the Bobcats to a 3-1 win over Ivy League foe Brown (10/8)
- Recorded a road MAAC shutout win at Siena, not needing to record a save in the victory (10/10)
- Stopped 7-of-10 shots from No. 19 ranked Old Dominion in a 3-1 loss at home (10/12)
- Played standout defensively, making 12 saves across 100 minutes of double overtime action (nine saves in the second overtime period alone), and then followed up with three saves on four shootout attempts to lead Quinnipiac to the program's first shootout victory in a 3-2 win at Bryant (10/19)
- Tallied 11 saves in an overtime loss to Monmouth (10/26)
- Registered a four-save shutout in a 1-0 home MAAC win against Sacred Heart (10/31)
- Posted two saves in helping lead the Bobcats to a 4-2 win over Villanova, good enough for the program's first win over a BIG EAST foe in program history (11/2)
- Made four saves in the MAAC Semifinals against Rider (11/7)
As a Junior in 2013:
- 2013 MAAC Co-Goalkeeper of the Year
- 2013 All-MAAC Second Team
- 2013 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
- 2013 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Three-time MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
- Posted one of the best seasons for a Quinnipiac goalkeeper in program history
- Played every minute of every game for the Bobcats in 2013 (21 games, 1479:21 minutes)
- Finished with a 14-7 record, 1.89 GAA, .740 save percentage, seven shutouts and 114 saves in helping Quinnipiac secure the 2013 MAAC Championship
- Conaboy picked her play up most in MAAC competition as she finished the six-game regular season intra-conference slate with a 5-1 record, 0.82 GAA, .808 save percentage and three shutouts
- In six games against MAAC opponents in the regular season she allowed just five goals
- Her dominance in the MAAC continued in the postseason where she shined with back-to-back shutouts in the MAAC Tournament including a four-save clean sheet in a highly contested 1-0 victory in the MAAC Championship against Robert Morris
- Dominated the competition at home with an 8-1 record, 1.42 GAA, four shutouts and a .772 save percentage
- Her single-season wins total (14) is a new program record at Quinnipiac while her seven shutouts ranked 2nd on the all-time list
- She enters her senior season ranked 3rd all-time at Quinnipiac in GAA (1.98), tied for 6th in wins (15) and tied for 4th in shutouts (7) all with two years of eligibility remaining
- Posted a career high in saves with 18 against No. 5 nationally-ranked Syracuse on Aug. 30
- Posted seven saves on 10 shots in a narrow 3-2 loss to No. 19 Boston College on Sept. 5
- Tallied her second of two double digit save outings in 2013 with an 11-save game against Maine on Sept. 8
- Started a string of four straight victories allowing just one goal on five shots against UMass-Lowell on Sept. 17
- Tallied back-to-back shutouts of Vermont (three saves) and St. Joseph’s (five saves) at home on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22, respectively
- Posted nine saves, including five in the second half, to defeat Yale on Oct. 6
- Denied four-of-five shots for Brown in a 2-1 victory on Oct. 9
- Stopped all six shots for Robert Morris in a 3-0 shutout victory for the Bobcats on Oct. 18
- Tallied five saves in a hard luck loss, 2-1, to Rider on Oct. 25
- Allowed just two goals in a 4-2 win at Monmouth on Oct. 27
- In the Monmouth victory, Conaboy started her program record 345:09 straight minutes without allowing a goal over the course of six games
- Picked up an overtime victory with three saves over 82:23 minutes to lead the Bobcats to a 1-0 victory over Bryant on Nov. 1
- Tallied three saves in a 3-0 shutout of Siena on Nov. 3
- Shutout Bryant in the MAAC Semifinals with nine saves on Nov. 8
- Recorded a four-save shutout of Robert Morris to win the 2013 MAAC Championship
- Picked up three saves on six shots in a 3-1 defeat at American in the NCAA Tournament Play-In Game
As a Sophomore in 2012:
- 2012 NEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2012 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
- Appeared in five games and made two starts in goal
- Totaled 185:47 minutes in net
- Recorded a 1-1 record
- Made 17 saves and had a .708 save percentage
- Made her QU debut and first career start on Sept. 16 vs. Lafayette
- Started and picked up first career win, allowing only one goal at Harvard on Sept. 30
As A Freshman in 2011:
- 2011 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA National Academic Squad
- Did not appear in any games for the Bobcats
Before Quinnipiac:
- Two-year field hockey letterwinner at Abington Heights (Pa.) High School
- Also lettered in soccer and softball
- Team Defensive Player of the Year in 2009
- Team Most Valuable Player in 2010
- All-State selection in 2010
- Helped her team to the Gold Medal in the 2010 Keystone State Games
Personal:
- Born in Allentown, Pa.
- Daughter of Gina and Pat Conaboy
- Has one brother, Pat, and two sisters, Mattie and Casey
- Sister Mattie was a student-athlete on the track & field team at Millersville University
- Majoring in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine
