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PLAYER PROFILES
Micaela Gallagher
Midfield/Forward, 5-2, Senior
Port Jefferson, NY/Earl L. Vandermeulen
16
Year GP G A Pts.
2009 20 2 0 4
2010 18 4 2 10
2011 22 4 4 12
Career 60 10 6 26
Fourth year on the Pride roster…2011: Played in 22 games and started 16 as a junior…Ranked seventh on the team
in points with 12…Was seventh on squad with four goals and tied for fourth with four assists…Recorded career-highs
of three goals and six points in the Pride win over Rider…Also tallied a goal at Colgate…Had the game-winning goal
against Rider…Posted solo assists against Connecticut, Yale, VCU and Delaware…Had one game-winning goal…Took
36 shots including 16 on goal…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award and Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll
member…2010: Started all 18 games as a sophomore…
Tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 10 points
on four goals and two assists…Recorded a seasonhigh
two goals and four points against Delaware…Also
scored against Towson and had the game-winner against
Fairfield…Posted assists against Sacred Heart and at
Maine…Took six shots against Delaware including three
on goal…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award and
Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll member…2009:
All-CAA Rookie Team selection…Started all 20
games as a freshman…Tallied two goals and four points
on the season…Scored goals against Old Dominion and
Columbia…Recorded the game-winning goal in the
Pride’s 6-5 win over ODU…Took 34 shots including
16 on goal…Fired a season-high five shots against
Bryant…Notched a defensive save in Hofstra’s 4-3
win over VCU…Was named to the United States Field
Hockey Association’s High Performance program in
2010…High School: Lettered in field hockey, winter
track and spring track at Earl L. Vandermeulen High
School in Port Jefferson, New York… Helped team to
2004, 2007 and 2008 Suffolk County and Long Island
championships…2008 Suffolk County Player of the
Year…All-New York State and All-Suffolk County selection as a sophomore, junior and senior…Two-time All-Long
Island pick…Named all-division in 2004 and all-conference in 2005…Featured in Ultimate Athlete magazine…Member
of the school record holding 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams…Port Jefferson’s Athlete of the Year in 2009…Scholarathlete…Personal:
Has four brothers and one sister…Lists playing the flute, swimming and reading Spanish literature as
hobbies…Began playing field hockey at age 12…Aspires to a career as a teacher…Physical education major.
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