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2023 Lacrosse Roster
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Pell, Josie

Jersey Number 36
Josie Pell
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Hometown:
- Catonsville, Md.
- High School:
- Glenelg Country
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
Bio
As a Junior (2025):
- Started in 18 of 19 game appearances
- Scored four goals and five assists for nine points
- Picked up eight ground balls and caused 7 turnovers
- President's List (Spring 2025)
- Dean’s List (Fall 2024)
- JMU Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete List (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2024 as a Sophomore:
- Appeared in all 20 games and started in nine
- Scored eight goals on 20 shots (.400)
- Put 12 shots on goal (.600)
- Had three multi-point games
- Added five assists
- Secured 15 ground balls
- Garners 12 caused turnovers
- Collected first two draw controls of her career
- Career highs in points, shots, shots on goal, free-position goals, ground balls, caused turnovers and draw controls
- Scored the game-winning goal against UConn (Feb. 17)
- Recorded two ground balls and one caused turnover in three different games
- Went 1-of-3 from the free position
- Recorded nine games with at least one ground ball and one caused turnover
- Secured a career-high two ground balls in two different outings
- Caused a career-high two opponent turnovers at Florida (Apr. 13)
- President's List (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
2023 as a Freshman:
- Appeared in 11 games for the Dukes
- Scored a goal against Old Dominion (Apr. 1)
- Had an assist in her first collegiate game at Virginia Tech (Feb. 15)
- Collected a ground ball and caused turnover at Liberty (Mar. 8)
- Dean's List (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2023)
High School:
- Four year varsity letter winner on the #4 ranked team in the IAAM A Conference with a 10-4 record
- Also plays varsity soccer and basketball
- Earned #3 ranking from US Club Lacrosse with a 19-6-5 overall record for Hero's Green Club
Personal
- Daughter of Deborah and Nicholas Pell
- Has a sister, Celia and a brother, Nicholas
- Her sister, Celia, is midfielder for Maryland
- Her mother, Deborah, played college lacrosse at Virginia
- Majoring in Sport and Recreation Management
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Monday, May 05
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Sunday, May 04
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Friday, March 28