17 Abby Anderson
17 - Abby Anderson
Height: 5-10
Year: Junior
Hometown: South Yarmouth, Mass.
High School: Dennis Yarmouth Regional
Position: Backfield
Major: Biology
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a 1
p 1
sh % .000
gw 0
ds 8

2019 Season: Earned a place on the Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team ... Became the first defender in school history to be named to the GNAC All-Conference Team three times ... Named a Captain ... One of three players on the team to start all 20 games and helped Simmons post a 1.18 goals against average in league-only matches ... Led the conference with eight defensive saves, while ranking 13th in the nation ... A key cog in the Sharks' six shutouts and put together a pair of three-game stretches with at least one defensive save ... Notched her first collegiate point with an assist in the team's 5-0 victory at Albertus Magnus College on October 19. 

2018 Season: Tabbed to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Second Team ... Led the GNAC and ranked 20th in the nation with seven defensive saves ... Helped control the line for Simmons and started all 18 matches for the Sharks ... Notched a defensive stop in six matches, including back-to-back games vs. Massachusetts Institute of Technology on September 1 and Worcester Polytechnic Institute on September 4 ... Registered a two defensive saves vs. Smith College on October 2 ... Came up big with a defensive stop to help preserve a 2-0 shutout over Johnson & Wales University in the GNAC Championship Tournament First Round on October 26. 

2017 Season: Named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Second Team ... Tabbed to the Zag Field Hockey/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Academic Squad ... Made her collegiate debut with a pair of defensive saves at Massachusetts Institute of Technology on September 1 ... Started 18 of 19 matches that she appeared in ... Registered a school-record 11 defensive saves to lead all GNAC players and rank fifth in the nation ... Notched defensive saves in each of her first three career outings and recorded multiple defensive saves on two occasions ... Posted a pair of defensive saves in the GNAC Tournament as well, including one in the semifinals. 

High School/Personal: Three-year letterwinner in field hockey, indoor track and outdoor track for Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School ... Chosen a Captain for the Dolphins' field hockey, indoor track and outdoor track teams during her senior campaigns ... Helped the DYRHS field hockey team to three Atlantic Coast League Championships, while being a part of four straight indoor track titles and back-to-back outdoor track crowns in her junior and senior seasons ... Played for the New England Strikers Field Hockey Club from 2015-17 ... Earned the Boston College Book Award and was a recipient of the Abigail Adams Scholarship ... Member of National Honor Society at Dennis Yarmouth Regional High ... Member of Model United Nations and Prom Committee at DYRHS ... Served as Class Secretary, a School Ambassador and Project Purple President at Dennis Yarmouth Regional ... Volunteered with the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association ... Serves as a Religious Education Teacher and Girl Talk Leader ... Born January 8, 1999 ... Daughter of Jennifer and Benjamin Anderson ... Majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry at Simmons and would like to pursue a career as a Doctor ... Member of Simmons Student Athlete Advisory Committee ... Earned Dean's List honors at Simmons ... Hosts a web-based radio show at Simmons ... Enjoys boating, playing piano, country music, sunsets and spending time with family and friends.

Recent Games
Oct 19 at Albertus Magnus W, 5-0
Oct 23 Colby-Sawyer W, 2-0
Oct 26 Wellesley L, 3-1
Oct 30 at Lasell L, 2-0
Nov 2 #6 Seed Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 4-3
Nov 6 at #2 Seed Lasell L, 2-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 20 8
Games started 20 8
Goals 0 0
Assists 1 1
Points 1 1
Shots 1 1
Shot Pct .000 .000
Game-winning goals 0 0
Defensive saves 8 3
Penalty strokes 0-0 0-0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct gw ds ps-att
Aug 30 at Clark University L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 4 at Westfield St. L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0-0
Sep 7 Mass.-Dartmouth W, 6-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0-0
Sep 10 at WPI L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0-0
Sep 14 Anna Maria W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 18 Wheaton (Mass.) W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 21 at Rivier L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 22 Thomas (ME) L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 24 at Becker W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 28 at Regis (Mass.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 1 at Smith L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 5 Saint Joseph's College of Maine L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 8 Mount Holyoke L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 12 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0-0
Oct 19 at Albertus Magnus W, 5-0 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 23 Colby-Sawyer W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0-0
Oct 26 Wellesley L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0-0
Oct 30 at Lasell L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0-0
Nov 2 #6 Seed Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Nov 6 at #2 Seed Lasell L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0-0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2017-18 19 18 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
2018-19 18 18 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
2019-20 20 20 .00 .05 .05 .05 .000 .05 1.000
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
Total 57 56 .00 .02 .02 .02 .000 .02 1.000
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ds ps-att
2017-18 19 18 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 11 0-0
2018-19 18 18 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 7 0-0
2019-20 20 20 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 8 0-0
2020-21 - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0
Total 57 56 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 26 0-0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 20 20 .00 .05 .05 .05 .000 .05 1.000
Conference 8 8 .00 .13 .13 .13 .000 .13 1.000
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 10 10 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
Away 10 10 .00 .10 .10 .10 .000 .10 1.000
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 8 .00 .13 .13 .13 .000 .13 1.000
Losses 12 12 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
-
August 1 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
September 9 9 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
October 8 8 .00 .13 .13 .13 .000 .13 1.000
November 2 2 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ds ps-att
Total 20 20 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 8 0-0
Conference 8 8 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 3 0-0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0
-
Home 10 10 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 4 0-0
Away 10 10 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 4 0-0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0
-
Wins 8 8 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 2 0-0
Losses 12 12 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 6 0-0
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August 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0
September 9 9 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 3 0-0
October 8 8 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 4 0-0
November 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 1 0-0