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Sarah McDonagh Season 2018

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YearSophomore
HometownGlenview, Ill.

2019 Season 
Competed in 17 games including one start against UC Davis (April 13) … Had nine ground balls along with three caused turnovers … Best performance against No. 24 USC (Feb. 22) with two ground balls and one caused turnover … 2019 MPSF Letterwinner for the third year in a row.

2018 Season
Appeared in 18 of 19 games as a sophomore, helping the Aztecs capture their first-ever MPSF conference championship ... Finished with 10 ground balls and six caused turnovers on the year ... Set a career high with three ground balls to go with one caused turnover vs. No. 4 Boston College (March 10) ... Recorded one ground ball and a personal-best two caused turnovers in the regular-season finale at No. 20 Notre Dame (April 21) ... Posted one ground ball in each of SDSU’s victories in the MPSF tournament vs. Fresno State (April 27) and UC Davis (April 29) ... Also caused one turnover in the semifinals against the Bulldogs.

2017 Season
Earned first varsity letter ... Saw action in 11 games during her freshman campaign ... Came up with a ground ball in the Aztecs' victories over Boston University (March 5) and New Hampshire (March 15).

High School
Was a three-year letterwinner for head coach Annie Lesch at Glenbrook South HS ... Helped the Titans to two consecutive fourth-place finishes in the Illinois state tournament ... Earned All-America honors and was selected her team's most valuable player as a senior ... Garnered all-state and all-conference accolades on two occasions ... Led her team in goals, assists and draw controls ... Played for the Illinois Elite national team and participated in Nike's The Ride lacrosse camp in 2014 ... Received Optimist Club Sportsmanship Award and was voted her school's best female athlete by the student body ... Also played basketball all four years as a prep ... Was voted her hoops team's most valuable player as a senior and served as co-captain.

Personal
Born in Park Ridge, Ill. ... Parents are Kevin and Mary Lou McDonagh ... Comes from a very athletic family ... Her mother and two sisters played college basketball, while her brother is a member of the DePauw University football team ... Majoring in communication at SDSU.

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Freshman
2017

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Junior
2019

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Senior
2020

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