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34 Marcia LaPlante

  • Class Senior
  • Position Goalkeeper
  • Height 5-3
  • Hometown New Brunswick, Canada
  • High School St. Mark?s

Biography

Career Honors:
2019 All-Patriot League second team
2019 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 30)
2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2019 NFHCA National Academic Squad
2018 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2018 NFHCA National Academic Squad
2017 Patriot League Player of the Week (9/25)
2017 Crusader of the Week (9/25)
2016 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year
2016 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
2016 NFHCA All-Region Second Team
2016 All-Patriot League First Team
2016 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week - 10/11, 10/18
2016 Patriot League Rookie of the Week - 9/27, 10/25
2016 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2016 NFHCA National Academic Squad

2019 (Senior):

  • Started all 18 games in goal and played a total of 1091:31 minutes
  • Compiled a .786 save percentage, a 2.25 goals against average, and two shutouts
  • 151 saves on the year led the Patriot League, as did her save percentage
  • Save percentage also ranked sixth nationally
  • Made a season-high 16 saves against #21 Monmouth (Oct. 27)
  • Made 10 saves in overtime win over Bryant (Sept. 24)
  • Named to All-Patriot League second team
  • Named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 30)
  • Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad
  • Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2018 (Junior)

  • Started in all 17 games
  • Posted 184 saves on the season with an average of 10.2 saves per game which ranked first in the NCAA
  • Posted a save percentage of .751 which ranked 15th in the NCAA
  • Made a career-high 29 saves against Harvard on Sept. 2
  • Recorded one shutout against Colgate on Sept. 29
  • Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the NFHCA National Academic Squad

2017 (Sophomore)

  • Started all 18 games in goal on the year
  • Ranked second in the Patriot League with 9.06 saves per game and a .744 save percentage
  • Save percentage also ranked 17th in the nation
  • Posted four shutouts on the year to rank second in the Patriot League
  • Made a season-high 19 saves against Harvard (9/27)
  • Posted an 11-save shutout win over Quinnipiac (9/3), and 10-save shutouts against Rider (9/8) and Vermont (9/19)
  • Named Corvias Patriot League Player of the Week (9/25)
  • Named C&R Tire Crusader of the Week (9/25)

2016 (Freshman)

  • Posted the highest save percentage in the nation at .817
  • Named the Patriot League’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Rookie of the Year
  • First team All-Patriot League selection
  • Named second team Longstreth/NFHCA All-Northeast Region
  • Tabbed as the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week (10/11, 10/18)
  • Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/27, 10/25)
  • Posted a goals against average of 1.81 on the season while holding a record of 8-8
  • Made her collegiate debut against Columbia (9/4)
  • Earned her first career win in her first-ever start against UMass Lowell (9/9)
  • Posted a season-high 17 saves in the Patriot League Semifinal game against American (11/4)
  • Notched a pair of shutouts on the year against Lafayette (10/8) and Bucknell (10/15)
  • Registered double-digit saves on five separate occasions
  • Backstopped the Crusaders to a crucial shootout victory over Bucknell (10/15), making four stops on five shootout attempts from the Bison
  • Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
  • Earned NFHCA National Academic Squad Honors

Before Holy Cross

  • A three-year member of the varsity ice hockey team at St. Mark’s School under head coach Casey Pickett, and a two-year member of the varsity ice hockey team at Oromocto High
  • Named All-Independent School League Honorable Mention in 2016
  • In goal, held a 1.63 goals against average and notched 18 shutouts for a 32-29-7 overall record
  • Held a 1.37 goals against average with eight shutouts for a 15-7-2 record her senior year
  • Named Rookie of the year at Oromocto (2012)
  • Named team MVP at St. Mark’s (2015 and 2016)
  • Played in the Winter Games and  for three years at the Atlantic Challenge Cup for Team New Brunswick
  • Played club hockey for the East Coast Wizards under head coach Hayley Moore
  • Also played two years of varsity field hockey at St. Mark’s and two years of varsity field hockey at Oromocto High
  • St. Mark’s team was New England Champions in 2014
  • Earned Most Improved Player award (2014) and named to the Field Hockey Coaches Association National Squad
  • Additionally played one year of varsity softball, earning the team’s Most Improved Player award in 2016

 Personal

  • Daughter of Gilles and Denise LaPlante
  • Has two brothers (Julien and Joel)
  • Has one sister (Nathalie) who currently plays field hockey and ice hockey at the University of New Brunswick 
  • Majoring in International Studies

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2016Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    5'3"
    39
  • 34

    2017Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    5'3"
    34
  • 34

    2018Junior

    Goalkeeper
    5'3"
    34
  • 34

    2019Senior

    Goalkeeper
    5'3"
    34
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