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Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Pioneers

2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Mark F. Conrad
Joseph DeCarlo

18 Claire McElhenny

  • Position Defense
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool South River
  • Hometown Davidsonville, Md.

Biography

2023:

  • Named to First Team All-NEC
  • Selected to NEC All-Tournament Team
  • Earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week (4/17)
  • Started 18 games for SHU
  • Won 64 draw controls, picked up 52 ground balls and caused 36 turnovers
  • Tallied career-high 11 draw controls against Merrimack (4/29)
  • Scored lone goal at Saint Francis (3/25)

2022:

  • Earned Second Team All-NEC.
  • Started all 16 games for the Pioneers
  • Led SHU with 34 ground balls and 72 draw controls on the season.
  • Recorded 14 caused turnovers.
  • Posted 150th career draw control while notching her first goal and assist of her career against Saint Francis (4/30).
  • Grabbed up 100th career ground ball against LIU (4/16).

2021:

  • Named Second Team All-NEC
  • Appeared and made 12 starts for the Pioneers
  • Led Sacred Heart in ground balls with 32
  • Second team leader with 14 caused turnovers and 37 draw controls.
  • Won season-high seven draw controls against Merrimack (3/24)
  • Had a season-high five ground balls at Bryant (4/7)
  • Caused career-high four turnovers at Saint Francis (3/13)

2020:

  • Played and started in six games her sophomore season.
  • Picked up a team leading 18 ground balls.
  • Second on team in draw controls with 14.
  • Second on team in caused turnovers with 14. 
  • Picked up eight ground balls to go along with three caused turnovers and two draw controls against Bucknell (2/08)
  • Had another banner day with three caused turnovers and two ground balls against Monmouth (2/15)
  • Won seven draw controls against Delaware State (3/06)
  • Notched a career-best seven draw controls, and caused a turnover against Delaware State (3/06)

2019:

  • Played in all 16 games (14 starts) in her rookie season
  • Led the Pioneers with 31 draw controls while her 26 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers both ranked third on the team
  • Started the last 14 games of the season and made an immediate impact on the defensive side
  • Had a five-game streak with at least two caused turnovers in each contest
  • Posted four ground balls and two caused turnovers in a home win over UMass Lowell (3/16)
  • Tallied a season-high three caused turnovers with five draw controls against Bryant (4/5)
  • Went for three ground balls, four draw controls and one caused turnover in consecutive games against Robert Morris (4/18) and Saint Francis U (4/20)
  • Notched a season-high six draw controls with three ground balls at Mount St. Mary’s (4/26)

Prior to SHU: Led nationally-ranked South River to the 2018 Maryland Class 4A State Championship with a 20-2 record in her senior year ... Played lacrosse all four years of high school as well as soccer and track ... Captained the lacrosse team during her senior season, leading the team to the county, region and state title ... Club Team Integrity All-Star selection and Defensive MVP.

Personal: Daughter of Mike and Audra McElhenny ... Has three brothers, Joe, Mike Jr. and John ... Father played football at Northeastern University ... Brother Joe plays rugby at Salisbury University ... Brother Michael played ice hockey at the University of West Virginia ... Grandfather Joe McElhenny played ice hockey at Northeastern University ... Cousin Billy O'Hara played lacrosse at UMBC ... Unce Brian McElhenny played lacrosse at Maryland ... Aunt Megan Turner played soccer and lacrosse at Towson ... Uncle Jay Foran played football at Virginia Tech ... Majoring in Business.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2019First Year

    Defense
    5'4"
    18
  • 18

    2020Sophomore

    Defense
    5'4"
    18
  • 18

    2021Junior

    Defense
    5'4"
    18
  • 18

    2022Senior

    D
    5'4"
    18
  • 18

    2023Graduate Student

    Defense
    5'4"
    18