2017 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Shannon Nesselbush
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Penfield
- Hometown:
- Penfield, N.Y.
2018: Senior defender ... Appeared in 20 games ... Started against North Carolina (3/17) and Michigan (3/23) ... Recorded six ground balls and two caused turnovers on the season.
2017: Junior … Started the first seven games of the season on defense before suffering a season-ending injury … Finished the season with nine ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers … Had three games with at least two ground balls, including a season-high four at No. 4 USC on Feb. 18.
2016: Started 16 games and appeared in 20 as a defender in her sophomore season ... Picked up 26 ground balls and caused ten turnovers throughout the season ... Scored her first career goal in 22-13 win against Ohio State (4/29).
2015: Starting defender in her freshman season with the Wildcats ... Appeared in all 21 games and started all but one ... Finished fourth on the team with 23 ground balls ... Had a season-high three ground balls in three different games ... Chipped in with a season-high two draw controls in three games ... Caused seven turnovers.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Penfield, earning team MVP honors and All-Greater Rochester honors in her senior year ... Scored 33 goals with 37 assists as a senior, also recording 33 ground balls and 38 draw controls ... Three-time All-County honoree ... Two-time Academic All-American and a Scholar-Athlete honoree in both lacrosse and basketball all four years of her career ... Team finished 16-3 in her senior season and were finalists in state Section 5, also winning a Section 5 championship in Shannon's junior year in 2013 ... Member of the Lady Roc Club team ... Member of the National Honor Society and recipient of the AP chemistry Achievement Award as well as a New York State Scholarship for Athletic Excellence.
Personal: Born Shannon Lynn Nesselbush in Rochester, N.Y. ... Daughter of Marlene and Bob Nesselbush ... Sister of fellow Wildcat Sheila while her other sister, Michelle, played lacrosse at Harvard ... Father played Division I football at Bucknell University and is the president of Rochester General Hospital ... Majoring in Industrial Engineering and Predictive Analytics.
