Mckayla Fisher
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- Height:
- 5'2"
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- Hometown:
- Peabody, MA
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- Position:
- Midfield
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Peabody Veterans Memorial
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- Major:
- Nursing
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- Minor:
- Psychology
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- gp
- 20
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- p
- 44
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- g
- 35
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- a
- 9
Bio
As a Sophomore:
Appeared in 19 games with 19 starts...recorded 21 goals with 19 assists for 40 points on the season...grabbed 51 ground balls, 57 draw controls and 24 caused turnovers...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Team...named to the MASCAC 2nd Team
As a First Year:
Appeared in 19 games with 19 starts...recorded 28 goals with 22 assists for 50 points on the season...recorded 63 ground balls, 67 draw controls and 38 couses turnovers...named MASCAC Rookie of the Week 3/20, 3/27 and 4/3...named to the MASCAC Second Team All-Conference...named to the MASCAC All Academic Team
Personal:
Mckayla was born in Salem, MA...is majoring in Nursing with a minor in Psychology at Worcester State...the daughter of Dean and Ann Fisher ...has one sibling, Harrison...favorite place on campus is food court....choose worcester state because of the campus and the welcoming team and oppurtunites that the nursing program offered
Before Worcester State:
Mckayla is a 2022 graduate of Peabody Veterans Memorial High School in Peabody, MA...played four years of varsity Lacrosse, Soccer and Indoor Track for the Tanners...named a Lacrosse Salem News and Boston Globe All-Star junior and senior year...Soccer NEC All-Conference All-Star senior year...Lacrosse NEC All-Star and Boston Glode All-Star senior year
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 20 | 6 |
| Points | 44 | 16 |
| Goals | 35 | 14 |
| Assists | 9 | 2 |
| Shots | 57 | 19 |
| Shooting percentage | 61.4 | 73.7 |
| Shots on goal | 47 | 16 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 82.5 | 84.2 |
| Free position goals-shots | 10-15 | 3-5 |
| Ground balls | 66 | 21 |
| Draw controls | 96 | 26 |
| Turnovers | 33 | 9 |
| Caused turnovers | 31 | 6 |
| Fouls | 12 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Green cards | 3 | 2 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22 | at Wellesley | W, 18-5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | at Simmons | W, 19-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | Southern Me. | W, 10-8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | at WestConn | L, 15-8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10 | Wheaton (Mass.) | L, 14-13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13 | Emmanuel (Mass.) | W, 20-13 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | vs. Fredonia | W, 21-11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | vs. Smith | L, 17-10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | at Johnson & Wales (RI) | L, 15-12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | Bridgewater St. | L, 15-8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | at Keene St. | L, 13-8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | Western New Eng. | W, 10-6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | Westfield St. | W, 11-10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19 | at Salem St. | W, 21-6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22 | at Framingham St. | W, 17-11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24 | Mass. Maritime | W, 16-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 26 | Fitchburg St. | W, 20-7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 1 | #4 Bridgewater St. | W, 19-14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 3 | #3 Framingham St. | W, 13-11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10 | vs. Babson | L, 21-9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22 | at Wellesley | W, 18-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Feb 26 | at Simmons | W, 19-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mar 1 | Southern Me. | W, 10-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 5 | at WestConn | L, 15-8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Mar 10 | Wheaton (Mass.) | L, 14-13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Mar 13 | Emmanuel (Mass.) | W, 20-13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Mar 17 | vs. Fredonia | W, 21-11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Mar 18 | vs. Smith | L, 17-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 26 | at Johnson & Wales (RI) | L, 15-12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2-2 | 7 | 57.1 | 5 | 71.4 |
| Mar 29 | Bridgewater St. | L, 15-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Apr 1 | at Keene St. | L, 13-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 3 | Western New Eng. | W, 10-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Apr 15 | Westfield St. | W, 11-10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0-0 | 7 | 85.7 | 7 | 100.0 |
| Apr 19 | at Salem St. | W, 21-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Apr 22 | at Framingham St. | W, 17-11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Apr 24 | Mass. Maritime | W, 16-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 26 | Fitchburg St. | W, 20-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| May 1 | #4 Bridgewater St. | W, 19-14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
| May 3 | #3 Framingham St. | W, 13-11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 |
| May 10 | vs. Babson | L, 21-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
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| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 20 | 20 | 66 | 96 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 10 | 38 | 53 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 13 | 45 | 66 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 8 | 8 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 7 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 20 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 44 | 10-15 | 57 | 61.4 | 47 | 82.5 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3-5 | 19 | 73.7 | 16 | 84.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3-5 | 28 | 64.3 | 24 | 85.7 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6-9 | 24 | 62.5 | 19 | 79.2 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1-1 | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 4-8 | 34 | 70.6 | 30 | 88.2 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6-7 | 23 | 47.8 | 17 | 73.9 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1-1 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| March | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4-6 | 24 | 50.0 | 18 | 75.0 |
| April | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3-5 | 20 | 70.0 | 18 | 90.0 |
| May | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2-3 | 9 | 66.7 | 7 | 77.8 |
News mentions
Worcester, MA- The Lancers continued their history-making season with a trip to Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT for the NCAA First Round meeting with the Babson Beavers. It was the first time the NEWMAC foes and the Lancers had ever faced off, making it a fresh test for Worcester in their first ever NCAA run. Babson fell in their conference championship to MIT while the Lancers held off Framingham State last Saturday to claim their first MASCAC Championship.
Worcester, MA- For the first time ever the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse Team (12-6, 5-1) hosted the MASCAC Championship. Coming into the game as the one seed, the Lancers defeated fourth seeded Bridgewater State 19-14 to advance to the Championship. The third seeded Framingham State Rams (10-8, 4-2) upset the second seeded Westfield State Owls in overtime 9-8 to place themselves in the position of a potential bid to the NCAA tournament.
Worcester, MA- After a strong showing from Bridgewater State (14-4, 4-2) versus Salem State on Tuesday night, the fourth seeded Bears travelled to the one seed Worcester State Lancers (11-6, 5-1) for the MASCAC Semifinals. Worcester is hosting the semifinals as the one seed for the first time in program history after claiming wins over Framingham State and Westfield State during the regular season. The Bears came into the game with the surprising slight edge over the Lancers as the Bears dealt Worcester their only conference loss of the season in the conference opener back in March.
Worcester, MA- After a thrilling and decisive victory over Framingham State on Tuesday, the Worcester State Women’s lacrosse team (9-6, 3-1) looks to maintain control of their destiny tonight as they face off with Mass. Maritime in this year's annual One Love Game. Founded in honor of UVA student-athlete Yeardley Love, One Love is a national nonprofit that provides prevention education to young people about the importance of healthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse.
Worcester, MA- In a bumped up second conference game, the Women’s Lacrosse team (6-6, 0-1) host the Westfield State Owls in a crucial post-season determining meeting between the two squads. The Lancers are looking for their first win versus the Owls since the 2014 season, a win tonight could set them up for a top seed in the postseason.
Worcester, MA- With their first home game action since their return from Spring Break, the Worcester State Lacrosse team (5-4, 0-0) opens up conference play this afternoon as they welcome the Bridgewater State Bears (8-1, 0-0). Today’s game is also played in honor of Joe Palmisano, father of student athlete Amanda Palmisano, and avid Lancer supporter, who passed away from a Pituitary Tumor last year and to raise awareness and educate the public on pituitary gland and pituitary tumors.
Worcester, MA- Coming off a hard battle this past Monday, the Worcester State Lancer Lacrosse team (3-2, 0-0) looks to claim one more win before Spring Break as they take on the Emmanuel Saints on Coughlin Field. Tonight’s game is also the squads Game Hair Havoc game. Game Hair Havoc is an online fundraising campaign that empowers athletes to style their Game Hair in an effort to raise awareness and funds for families overcome by cancer.
Worcester, MA- With a 2-0 start and 37 goals already recorded on the season, the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team is looking to extend their win ways to their first home game of the season. Today's game is also dedicated to supporting Ovarian Cancer Awareness and honoring the late Nicole Downs, a passionate WSU Lacrosse fan and sister to Head Coach Kelly Downs. Did you know that 1 in 87 women are at risk of developing ovarian cancer in their lifetime? For more information on the signs and symptoms and to catch ovarian cancer early, please visit ovarian.org. We are currently accepting donations for a Memorial Scholarship Fund in Nicole’s honor at Marshfield High School, where she taught for 15 years. To find the link please go to WooStateLax on Instagram.
Worcester, MA- With one game already under their belt, the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team (1-0, 0-0) looks to continue their stellar start to the season as they journey to Simmons this evening to take on the Sharks. With the weather warming and the snow melting, the Lancers are set to stretch the field a look to tack on to their already 18 goals on the season with another offensive dominant performance today.
Worcester, MA- THe Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team (0-0, 0-0) begins their season this afternoon as they journey to Wellesley College to take on the Blues in the brisk and chilly opener of their season.