Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly - 2025-26 - Women's Basketball

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AS A SENIOR IN 2025-26:

Started all 33 games in her final season on The Hill
Posted double-digit scoring efforts in her final six games against Patriot League opponents to help Holy Cross clinch its third conference title and .NCAA Tournament berth in four years
Tallied double figures 13 times in her final season and 23 times in her career
Posted 12 points, six rebounds, three blocks, two steals and an assist in the PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Championship game against Lehigh (Mar. 15)
Poured in 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting and 3-of-4 from three in the Patriot League Semifinals against Army West Point (Mar. 12)
Notched 11 points in the Patriot League Quarterfinals against Colgate (Mar. 9)
Scored seven points, six rebounds, a rebound and a assist in the NCAA First Round at Michigan (Mar. 20)
Reset her career high for points with back-to-back 20+ point games, scoring 21 (at Loyola (Md.) on Feb. 28) and 24 (at Boston University on Mar. 4)
Scored 13 points, nine rebounds, two assists and a steal in season opener at Boston College (Nov. 3)
Tallied 11 points, seven rebounds, two steals and an assist at #7 Duke (Nov. 9)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25:

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Posted seven points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes of action off the bench in the win at Massachusetts-Lowell (Nov. 9)
Scored 11 points with six boards, three assists and a pair of three-pointers in the win at Massachusetts (Nov. 20)
Produced a 10-point and 12-rebound double-double with a career-high seven assists against Marist (Dec. 17)
Recorded her second straight double-double with 13 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, canning three three-pointers in a win at Northeastern (Dec. 21) to earn Crusader of the Week honors (Dec. 23)
Came down with 13 boards with two steals at Navy (Jan. 8)
Scored 11 points with seven rebounds in a win at Army (Jan. 22)
Secured a game-high 10 rebounds against Loyola (Md.) (Jan. 25)
Was a rebound shy of a double-double, scoring 13 points with nine rebounds, three triples and three steals at Lehigh (Feb. 1)
Posted 15 points, going 6-of-8 (75%), with four boards and three three-pointers in the win at Lafayette (Feb. 19)
Snared 10 rebounds versus Army (Mar. 5)
Had three or more three-pointers six times
Had four or more assists six times
Had double-digit rebounds in three straight games (Dec. 17-Jan. 2) and six times overall
Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24:

Appeared in 21 games for the Crusaders
Scored 28 points while grabbing 52 rebounds with seven steals and six blocks
Had five points, seven rebounds and season-high six assists in the win against Conn. College (Dec. 7)
Chipped in two points, four rebounds and two steals in 14 minutes off the bench against Bucknell (Jan. 3)
Posted two points, five rebounds and two assists in the win versus Lehigh (Jan. 13)
Produced three rebounds, three assists and a steal in 20 minutes off the bench at Lehigh (Jan. 27)
Grabbed five rebounds with a block at Army West Point (Feb. 17)
Scored two points with a block, a steal and a rebound in eight minutes during the NCAA First Four win against UT Martin (Mar. 21)
Tallied two points in eight minutes in the NCAA First Round at Iowa (Mar. 23)
Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23:

Appeared in 32 games for the Crusaders, including two starts, averaging 15.4 minutes per game
Averaged 3.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game
Started in her collegiate debut at Merrimack (Nov. 7) and scored her first career points
Scored a season-high 14 points, going 6-for-10 (60%) from the field, to go with eight boards at Dartmouth (Nov. 27)
Recorded her first career double-double, 11 points and a season-best 15 rebounds with two blocks at Brown (Nov. 30)
Snared a game-high eight rebounds to go with two blocked shots against Stonehill (Dec. 8)
Secured seven rebounds to go with six points and two assists in 24 minutes against Lafayette (Jan. 14)
Posted seven points, five rebounds and two assists in 11 minutes off the bench in the Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals win against American (Mar. 6)
Played seven minutes with two rebounds in the Patriot League Semifinals victory against Lehigh (Mar. 9)
Scored 10 points on 4-of-6 (66.7%) shooting in 14 minutes off the bench in the NCAA Tournament First Round at Maryland (Mar. 17)
Tallied six or more rebounds eight times
Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

BEFORE HOLY CROSS:

Played four seasons of varsity basketball under head coach Lisa Kukoda
Was a team captain during her senior year
2022 State Champion
Won the 2019 Central Jersey Group 2 Championship
2021 Asbury Park Press First Team All-Shore
2021 Jersey Shore Sports Network First Team All-Pod
2021 Jersey Shore Sports Network First Team All-Shore
Was a member of the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society and the Warrior Athletic Leadership Club

PERSONAL:

Her dad, Mark, played basketball for Davidson (Class of ‘98), was a First Team All-Conference selection in 1998 and made the NCAA Tournament
Her sister will play basketball at Colby College in the fall of 2025 (Class of ‘29)
Majoring in health studies with a minor in creative writing