Abby Finkelston

Photo by: Andy Mead

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Leonardtown
Hometown:
Leonardtown, Md.

Senior Year (2018): Co-captain ... played against Dartmouth and scored one goal.

Junior Year (2017): Did not play due to an injury.
Awards
• OneLove YSL Unsung Hero
• IWLCA Academic Honor Roll

Sophomore Year (2016): Appeared in 16 games and made 15 starts ... finished tied for fourth on the team with 24 points on 20 goals and four assists ... had 10 ground balls, four caused turnnovers and three draw controls ... tallied a hat trick and won a draw control in the season opening victory against No. 4 UVa ... scored twice with one assist in a win at Drexel ... had a ground ball in a win over Dartmouth ... notched a goal and an assist with one ground ball at No. 6 Notre Dame ... had a four-point game with a hat trick a No. 8 Penn State ... net a hat trick in a one-goal win over Loyola with one caused turnover and one ground ball ... scored twice with one draw in a win at Delaware ... added two goals in a win at Yale with two caused turnovers and one ground ball ... picked up a ground ball against No. 1 Maryland ... scored once with a ground ball in a one-goal win over Cornell ... net a free-position goal with two ground balls and one draw versus No. 17 Penn ... scored once with two ground balls and one caused turnover in the Ivy semifinals with Cornell ... scored a goal and an assist versus UMass in the NCAA tournament.

Freshman Year (2015): Played in 13 games and finished with nine goals and two assists for 11 points with three ground balls ... played in her first game vs. Cal ... had a GB at No. 1 Maryland ... scored a goal and an assist at Cornell and picked up one GB ... scored a free-position goal at No. 11 Penn ... scored the final goal in a 14-8 win over Brown ... scored on Harvard in the Ivy League semifinal .... tallied a goal and assist against Penn in the Ivy final and had one GB ... had a career game against Stony Brook at the NCAAs, scoring four goals.

Before Princeton: A three-sport athlete at Leonardtown High School ... captured first-team USL All-America honors and was a Washington Post honorable mention all-metro pick as a junior ... a two-time first-team all-league honoree and was named second-team in 2011 ... claimed three all-county honors ... the Raiders posted a 55-12 record during her four years and were undefeated league champions all four years ... a two-year captain ... named the team’s MVP in 2013 as she led the Raiders in scoring and in draws ... earned the Coach’s Award as a sophomore ... Rookie of the Year as a freshman ... missed senior season with an injury ... first-team all-league, second-team all-state and the 2012 Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Player of the Year in field hockey ... named to the 2013 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA High School National Academic Squad ... also lettered in basketball ... played club for Maryland United ... member of the US Lacrosse DC Metro Team 1 and Team 2 and the Under Armour All-America Washington DC team ... had a tryout with the US Junior Olympic Field Hockey team and played for the Atlantic Storm Chasers Field Hockey Club.

Personal: Full name is Abigail Ann Finkelston ... parents are Tom (UVA '88) and Mia (Lehigh '86) Finkelston ... Tom is an anesthesiologist and Mia is a family physician ... has an older sister Kate (UConn '16) who played lacrosse for the Huskies and a younger brother Tom.