Grace Bell - Lacrosse - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#18 Grace Bell

Midfield

Class Senior
Hometown Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School Poly Prep

HONORS
2019 IWLCA Honor Roll
2019 AAC All-Academic Team
2017 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHS: 
Saves: 10 vs. Georgetown, (4/14/18)
Goals Against (fewest): 6 vs. Cincinnati, (4/4/18)
Ground Balls: 5 vs Cincinnati (4/4/18)

Senior (2019): 

  • Played in eight games this season making one start as a goalkeeper
  • Posted 13 saves  with a team-best 7.99 goals against average
  • Was 1-0 on the season
  • Also pulled in three ground balls

2018:

  • Made eight starts in goal and one appearance as a midfielder for the Commodores in her junior season
  • Finished the season with an 11.60 GAA and a .374 save percentage along with a 3-5 record

2017: 

  • Appeared in the home opening win against Kennesaw State and against Butler
  • Named to the 2017 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2016: 

  • Unable to play during her first season on campus due to injury
  • Named to 2016 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.

High School:

  • Four-year starter for coaches Annie Zukauskas, Terry Denson and Bunny O’Reilly at Poly Prep
  • Helped Blue Devils reach two semifinals and quarterfinal of NYSAIS tournament
  • Named first team All-Ivy League in 2014 and 2015
  • Was awarded several awards by Poly Prep, including the Scull Plaque, the Yale Cup, the Princeton Cup and the Charles Beale Memorial Trophy
  • Named Team MVP in 2015
  • Served as captain in 2014 and 2015.

Personal: 

  • Grace Elizabeth Bell
  • Born May 16, 1997 in New York, N.Y
  • Daughter of Crayton Bell and Carol Towey
  • Has two sisters, Madeline and Audrey
  • Her mother swam at the University of Maryland and father swam at Sewanee
  • Majoring in Cognitive Studies