2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Belle McHugh
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Berwyn, Pa.
- High School:
- Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
2024 / Fifth Year
All-CAA First Team…Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Preseason All-CAA honorable mention…started in all 19 games for the Dragons…second on the team with 20 caused turnovers…third on the team in ground balls with 31, including three in the CAA Championship game against Stony Brook (5/4)...moved to second all-time in Drexel history in caused turnovers with 93… recorded 10 controls on the year…part of Drexel team that obtained the program’s fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament bid, the first team to do so in Drexel history.
2023 / Senior
IWLCA Second Team All-Region…First Team All-CAA…IWLCA Academic Honor Roll…CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…started in all 18 contests for the Dragons…second on the team with 27 caused turnovers…caused three turnovers against Elon (4/07), Temple (4/12), and No. 11 Maryland (5/12) …also picked up 23 ground balls including three in the program’s first victory over No. 19 Johns Hopkins (3/04)...part of a Drexel team that obtained the program's third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid.
2022 / Junior
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll…CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…CAA Defensive Player of the Week on May 2…started all 20 games for the Drexel team that won its first CAA Championship…led DU with 27 caused turnovers and was second on the squad with 41 ground balls…had a career-high five CT at Dartmouth (4/26)…had five ground balls on three occasions, against Lafayette (2/20), Penn (3/9) and at Dartmouth.
2021 / Sophomore
One of 11 Dragons to appear and start in all 16 games…part of the team that secured the programs first ever NCAA Tournament bid…was a part of the Dragons defensive effort that was ranked 35th in the country in scoring defense and held opponents to 11 goals per game, 28.9 shots per game and forced 7.19 caused turnovers per game…caused a season-high three turnovers and scooped four ground balls against Temple on Mar. 3…grabbed four more ground balls in the Dragons 17-8 victory over Navy on Apr. 4…tallied two or more caused turnovers in five contests…lead the team with 15 caused turnovers (tied with Harris)…grabbed 20 ground balls on the season…selected to the CAA All-Rookie team… named to the 2020 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for the fall term.
2020 / Freshman
One of nine Dragons to start all seven games in the shorten season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which grants all spring sport student-athletes an extra year of eligibility…led the team with 11 groundballs and ranked second with six caused turnovers…made her first collegiate appearance at No. 24 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 8) in the season opener, recording a season-high three groundballs…also had two groundballs against each Manhattan (Feb. 15), No. 19 Georgetown (Feb. 22) and Merrimack (March 2)…caused a season-best three caused turnovers in the home-opening win over Manhattan (Feb. 15).
Background
A four-year varsity starter at Notre Dame de Namur...recognized as All-Inter AC all four years, including a First Team selection as a senior...twice an All-Main Line Second Team choice, as well as being a two-time All-Philly Lacrosse Second Teamer...a member of the 2018 Philly National Tournament Team...led her team to the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association title in 2019...also a four-year letterwinner in field hockey, in which she also earned All-Inter AC and All-Main Line recognition.
Personal
Daughter of Maureen and Rob...her mother played lacrosse at Saint Joseph's...finance major.
