#18 Grace Bell Season 2016-17
Midfield
Class
Freshman
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