Lindenwood University Athletics

Lindenwood:
2014- The first Lindenwood student-athlete in any sport to win the NCAA Elite 89 award … IWLCA second-team All-American … IWLCA first-team all-region … RMAC Player of the Year .. first-team all-RMAC … started all 19 contests … was second on the team with 52 goals and 61 points … also recorded nine assists, 25 groundballs, 12 draw controls, and five caused turnovers … finished 36th in NCAA Division II in goals, and was 66th in points … was third in the RMAC in goals and game-winning goals, and sixth in points … led the team and RMAC with 99 shots … led Lindenwood in just conference games with 13 goals, which ranked third in the RMAC … led the RMAC with three game-winning goals in five conference matches … led or tied for the team-high in goals in six games, in assists in three games, and in points for five games … also had a team-high in groundballs three times, and in caused turnovers once … had game-winning goals against Grand Valley State, Adams State, Regis, and Colorado Mesa … collected an assist on the game-winning goal against St. Leo … had 11 games with three or more goals … had a season-high six goals and six points against Adams State … recorded a season-high three assists and six points versus Florida Southern … scored eight free-position goals … had a season-high five groundballs against Slippery Rock … had a season-high three draw controls against St. Leo … had five games with one caused turnover … had four goals, four points, and three groundballs in two games in the NCAA National Tournament … put Lindenwood ahead for good with a second-half goal in the one-goal win over Fort Lewis … scored at least one goal in every game … named to the IWLCA Honor Roll and was a first-team RMAC All-Academic selection … won Lindenwood’s Student-Athlete Achievement award at the school’s Sports Hall of Fame banquet.

2013- Second-Team All-WILA … started all 17 games for the Lady Lions … finished fourth on the team in goals and assists, and was fifth in points … was fifth in the WILA with 35 goals, eighth with 13 assists, and seventh with 48 points …third on the team with nine free-position goals and 17 free-position attempts … recorded 22 groundballs, six draw controls, and five caused turnovers ... with Lindenwood trailing 13-12 at Regis, she scored two consecutive goals to give the Lady Lions the lead for good in their closest win of the season … also had the game-winning goal against Wheeling Jesuit … had a season-high five goals against Regis … scored at least three goals in a game five times … had a season-high four assists against Young Harris … led or tied for the team-high in goals four times, in assists four times, and in points in three games … recorded at least one point in every game … had a season-high four groundballs versus Colorado Mesa and McKendree … had two draw controls in two games, and also had two caused turnovers in two games … earned the Academic All-WILA award.

2012- Honorable mention All-WILA ... appeared in all 17 games and started 16 contests ... finished sixth on the team with 29 goals and 35 points ... recorded six assists on the year ... tied for second in the WILA with three game-winning goals ... recorded 19 groundballs, 18 draw controls, and four caused turnovers ... was third on the team with six free-position goals and 12 free-position attempts ... scored the team's biggest goal of the year with a free-position goal in double-overtime for a 14-13 win over Regis ... also had game-winning goals versus Lees-McRae and American International ... had a season-high six goals and six points in a 20-15 win over Fort Lewis ... scored four times in the win over Lake Erie ... had three goals and one assist versus Colorado Mesa ... had a season-high two assists and also scored a goal in her first collegiate game versus Saint Leo ... collected a season-high three groundballs against Lees-McRae ... had a season-high three draw controls in the Fort Lewis contest ... named academic all-conference.

High School:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Lacrosse Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... also earned first-team all-state and first-team all-conference honors that year ... the highest scorer in the state of Missouri in 2011 with 96 goals and 20 assists ... led her team to a third-place finish in the 2011 state tournament ... also earned first-team all-state and all-conference honors as a junior and was her team's MVP ... scored 60 goals and had 10 assists that season ... a team captain ... played club lacrosse for St. Louis Brave Elite.

Personal:
The daughter of Sandy and John Menchella ... has two siblings, Meghan and John ... a physical education major.