Molly Witkowski
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- Height:
- 5'2"
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- Hometown:
- Greenville, NY
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- Position:
- Attack
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Minisink Valley
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- Major:
- Elementary Education
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- Minor:
- Psychology
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- gp
- 20
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- p
- 87
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- g
- 49
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- a
- 38
Bio
As a Sophomore:
Appeared in 19 games with 13 starts....recorded 41 goals and 21 assists for 62 points...ended the season with 17 ground balls, three draw controls and six caused turnovers...named to the MASCAC Winter/Spring All-Academic Team
As a First Year:
Appeared in 18 games with one start....recorded 10 goals with three assists for 13 points...recorded three ground balls...made collegiate debut on Ferbuary 22 @ Smith
Personal:
Molly was born in Port Jervis, NY...is majoring in elementary education at Worcester State...the daughter of Tracy and Mark Witkowski...has two brothers, Sam, who played lacrosse at Utica and Ben, who plays for the SUNY Oswego Men's Lacrosse team...favorite spot on campus is the Wellness Center...chose Worcester State for the great academics, athletics and location...serves as an assistant coach for the Lady Reign Lacrosse Club
Before Worcester State:
Molly is a 2022 graduate of Minisink Valley High School in Slate Hill, NY...played four years of varsity lacrosse and and two years of tennis for the Warriors...team won the 2021 Section 9 Championship...2019 and 2022 Division Champs...named the 2021 Attack MVP and team MVP in 2022...served as captain for her junior and senior season...recorded 100 career goals in high school...selected for Varsity 845 All-Star First Team senior year
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 20 | 6 |
| Points | 87 | 30 |
| Goals | 49 | 15 |
| Assists | 38 | 15 |
| Shots | 97 | 32 |
| Shooting percentage | 50.5 | 46.9 |
| Shots on goal | 77 | 24 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 79.4 | 75.0 |
| Free position goals-shots | 2-5 | 1-3 |
| Ground balls | 12 | 5 |
| Draw controls | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 31 | 9 |
| Caused turnovers | 7 | 3 |
| Fouls | 9 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Green cards | 3 | 1 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22 | at Wellesley | W, 18-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | at Simmons | W, 19-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | Southern Me. | W, 10-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | at WestConn | L, 15-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10 | Wheaton (Mass.) | L, 14-13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13 | Emmanuel (Mass.) | W, 20-13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | vs. Fredonia | W, 21-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | vs. Smith | L, 17-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | at Johnson & Wales (RI) | L, 15-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | Bridgewater St. | L, 15-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | at Keene St. | L, 13-8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | Western New Eng. | W, 10-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | Westfield St. | W, 11-10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 19 | at Salem St. | W, 21-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22 | at Framingham St. | W, 17-11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24 | Mass. Maritime | W, 16-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | Fitchburg St. | W, 20-7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 1 | #4 Bridgewater St. | W, 19-14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 3 | #3 Framingham St. | W, 13-11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10 | vs. Babson | L, 21-9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0-0 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Feb 26 | at Simmons | W, 19-1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Mar 1 | Southern Me. | W, 10-8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Mar 5 | at WestConn | L, 15-8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Mar 10 | Wheaton (Mass.) | L, 14-13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 7 | 28.6 | 4 | 57.1 |
| Mar 13 | Emmanuel (Mass.) | W, 20-13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 8 | 50.0 | 6 | 75.0 |
| Mar 17 | vs. Fredonia | W, 21-11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 | 4 | 25.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Mar 18 | vs. Smith | L, 17-10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0-0 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Mar 26 | at Johnson & Wales (RI) | L, 15-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 29 | Bridgewater St. | L, 15-8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Apr 1 | at Keene St. | L, 13-8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-1 | 4 | 75.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Apr 3 | Western New Eng. | W, 10-6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Apr 15 | Westfield St. | W, 11-10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Apr 19 | at Salem St. | W, 21-6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1-1 | 6 | 66.7 | 5 | 83.3 |
| Apr 22 | at Framingham St. | W, 17-11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0-2 | 9 | 55.6 | 7 | 77.8 |
| Apr 24 | Mass. Maritime | W, 16-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Apr 26 | Fitchburg St. | W, 20-7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0-0 | 8 | 37.5 | 6 | 75.0 |
| May 1 | #4 Bridgewater St. | W, 19-14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1-1 | 6 | 66.7 | 6 | 100.0 |
| May 3 | #3 Framingham St. | W, 13-11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 8 | 37.5 | 6 | 75.0 |
| May 10 | vs. Babson | L, 21-9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
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| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 20 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 20 | 20 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 2-5 | 97 | 50.5 | 77 | 79.4 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1-3 | 32 | 46.9 | 24 | 75.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 1-1 | 51 | 41.2 | 38 | 74.5 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 1-4 | 32 | 62.5 | 25 | 78.1 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0-0 | 14 | 57.1 | 14 | 100.0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 13 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 2-4 | 66 | 51.5 | 56 | 84.8 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 0-1 | 31 | 48.4 | 21 | 67.7 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0-0 | 8 | 75.0 | 8 | 100.0 |
| March | 8 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 0-0 | 37 | 40.5 | 26 | 70.3 |
| April | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 1-4 | 34 | 50.0 | 27 | 79.4 |
| May | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 1-1 | 18 | 61.1 | 16 | 88.9 |
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- In the final game of the regular season the Lancers look to lock up the number one seed into the postseason as they face off with Fitchburg State on a blustery and rainy end of season weekend. Worcester State Lacrosse (10-6, 4-1) controlled their own fate in today’s game with a win today securing the Tuesday bye and home hosting rights through the playoffs. Today’s game is also played in honor of their teams seniors which include Olivia LaValle (Peabody, MA), Emma Grande (Bridgewater, MA), Ashley Hurley (Agawam, MA), Ava Gesner (Norton, MA), Jordyn Collins (Peabody, MA), Hannah Erickson (Groton, MA), Abbie Wing (Griswold, CT) and their dedicated manager Olivia Fortier from Wakefield, MA.
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- After a big win this weekend at Salem State, the Lancers (8-6, 2-1) now make the journey to top seeded Framingham State for their final road conference matchup of the season and a pivotal game for final rankings going into the playoff picture. The Rams are currently undefeated in conference play coming into the game with the lancers holding only a single loss to Bridgewater earlier in the season.
Worcester, MA- The Lancers (7-6, 1-1) after a thrilling victory over Westfield on Tuesday journey out to Salem State to take on the VIkings and continue their conference slate in the final weeks of the regular season.
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- Worcester State wrapped up their trip to Puerto Rico today a meeting with Smith College.
Worcester, MA- After a thrilling win last Thursday, the Worcester State Women's Lacrosse team (4-2, 0-0) flew down to Puerto Rico to take on Fredonia in their first Spring Break game of the trip.
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- After a hard fought battle last Wednesday that handed the Women’s Lacrosse team (3-1, 0-0) their first loss of the season, the team looked to rebound today in a rescheduled matchup with the Wheaton Lyons. Wheaton is coming off their own MASCAC battle from yesterday where they fell in a tight meeting with Framingham State to find both programs looking to add a win to their column.
Worcester, MA- Vying to make it four in a row to start the season, the Worcester State Lancers (3-0, 0-0) journey to WestConn this afternoon for a moved up battle with the Huskies. Initially scheduled for an evening meeting, with the chilly weather, both teams opted for an early start to the action on the day as Worcester looks to avenge last season's 16-13 loss at home.
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.