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2019 Merrimack College Women's Lacrosse Roster

Jim Stankiewicz
Nick Grace
Nick Grace
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz

21 Amber Feminella

  • Class Senior
  • Position Attack
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) Hendrick Hudson
  • Major Business/Marketing

Biography

Career

  • Graduates as one of the greatest players to ever wear a Merrimack uniform, finishing as a one-time IWLCA All-American (Third Team), a two-time all-region selection (first/second) and three-time all-conference honoree
  • Earned All-America honors as a senior (IWLCA Third Team) in 2019 to cap off her incredible career, becoming the first Warrior to claim All-America accolades in eight years and the first-ever IWLCA All-America selection in program history
  • Also earned IWLCA All-Region Second and NE10 All-Conference Second Team honors as a senior in 2019
  • Became just the second player in school history to eclipse 200 career goals and finished five shy of the all-time school record with 207 all-time tallies
  • She did set the new standard for the all-time scoring record (266), hitting that mark after scoring the game-winning goal in the NE10 title game over Le Moyne in her final game
  • As a junior, was named an IWLCA All-Region First Team, the program's first such selection in six years; she was also named an NE10 All-Conference First Team, the program's first all-conference first team selection since 2010 
  • NE10 All-Rookie Team selection (2016)
  • Appeared in 72 games and finished with 266 points (207g, 59a) and shot 49.3 percent in that span
  • Also added 77 ground balls, 152 draw controls and 34 caused turnovers in that span
  • Two-time captain as a junior and senior

2019

  • IWLCA Third Team All-American, the first for the program in eight years
  • IWLCA All-Region Second Team
  • NE10 All-Conference Second Team
  • IWLCA North/South Senior All-Star Game participant
  • NE10 Championship All-Tournament Team
  • Team captain
  • Graduated as arguably the greatest attackers in school history, leading the team with 80 points on the strength of 59 goals and 21 helpers
  • Posted 11 hat tricks in 18 games
  • Became just the second player in school history to eclipse 200 career goals and finished five shy of the all-time school record with 207 all-time tallies
  • Set the new standard for the all-time scoring record (266), hitting that mark after scoring the game-winning goal in the NE10 title game over Le Moyne (5/5)
  • Shot just over 40 percent (41.8) and finished with 19 ground balls, eight caused turnovers and – even more impressively – was the team's best draw control gatherer with 90
  • Scored the game-winning goal to clinch Merrimack's first-ever NE10 Championship in a win over defending national champion and undefeated Le Moyne (5/5)

2018

  • IWLCA All-Region First Team, the program's first such selection in six years
  • NE10 All-Conference First Team, the program's first all-conference first team selection since 2010 
  • Team captain
  • Enjoyed one of the best single-season campaigns in Merrimack history, if not the best, scoring three or more goals in all but three of her 19 games played
  • She concluded the year with a program single-season record of 91 points, snapping a record that stood for 17 years
  • Also broke the single-season goals record and finished the year with 74 markers
  • Altogether, her final stat line read 74 goals, 17 assists and 91 points, ranking first in goals and points and second in assists
  • Boasted an incredible shooting percentage of 52.5 percent, scoring 74 times on the 141 shot attempts she took
  • Three of her goals were game-winners, and she went 23-of-44 on free position shot attempts while adding 23 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers and six draw controls
  • Posted two games with a career-high eight points throughout the year 
  • Finished the year ranked ninth nationally in total goals, 18th in goals per game (3.89), 27th in points and 36th in points per game (4.79)
  • Also ranked among the top-five in overall scoring in the NE10 throughout the year, finishing fourth in goals and sixth in points
  • Posted three six-goal games
  • Also added 23 ground balls, six draw controls and 11 caused turnovers

2017

  • Appeared and started in all 17 games
  • Led the team in goals (29), assists (13), points (42), marking the second straight season that she led the team in both points and goals
  • Finished the season tied for fifth in ground balls (16) and third in draw controls (24)
  • Had four goals and three assists, totaling a season-high seven points, against New Haven (3/25)
  • Recorded a career-most five goals against Assumption (4/29)

2016: NE-10 All-Conference Rookie Team ... Was the first freshman to lead the team in scoring since at least 2008 ... Finished with a team-best 53 points on a side-high 45 goals and eight assists, posting the most points in a single season since Colleen Strachan '12 finished with 63 points (40g, 23a) in 2012 ... Started all 17 games of her freshman season ... Also led squad with seven free-position goals on 17 attempts ... Ranked second with 32 draw controls and garnered 19 ground balls while putting 81.9 percent of her shots on goal – and, more impressively, scored on 62.5 percent of her 72 total shot attempts ... Ranked 19th in the NE-10 in overall scoring and ninth in goal-scoring ... Also was third-highest in freshmen goal-scoring in the league ... Posted an eight-point game against SNHU on a career-high five goals and three assists (3/30) ... Scored five goals in a game on four occasions ... Posted career-high six draw controls against Albright (3/19).

Before Merrimack: Four-year letterwinner at Hendrick Hudson High School … Helped lead team to 2014 Class C Sectional tournament … All-league selection at attack ... Scored 100th career goal as a junior … Will graduate as one of all-time leading scorers at Henry Hudson … Selected to 2014 Hudson Valley Empire State team … Starred as a three-year letter winner in basketball ... Member of House of Sports Club.

Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1997 … Daughter of Dan and Tracie ... Business major.

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 8, at Saint Michael's, 03/28/18 ; Southern N.H., 03/30/16 ; Saint Anselm, 04/11/18 
Goals: 6, 5 times
Assists: 4, at Assumption, 4/27/2019 
Shots: 16, American Int'l, 04/02/19 
Ground balls: 4, Southern N.H., 03/30/16 ; at Roberts Wesleyan, Feb 12, 2018 
Draw controls: 10, at Assumption, 4/27/2019 
Man-up goals: 2, Southern N.H., 03/30/16 
Man-down goals: 1, at Mercy, 03/05/16 ; Bentley, 04/17/18 
Free-position goals: 3, at Le Moyne, 04/14/18 ; at Assumption, 04/29/17 
Caused turnovers: 3, at Roberts Wesleyan, 03/12/17

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    A
    5'8"
    21
  • 21

    2017Sophomore

    A
    5'8"
    21
  • 21
    C

    2018Junior

    A
    5'8"
    21
    C
  • 21
    C

    2019Senior

    Attack
    5'8"
    21
    C
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