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JAMES T VANRENSSELAER

13 Lily Gaston

  • Position Defense
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Bethel Park
  • Hometown Bethel Park, PA

Biography

ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
- Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023,2024)
2023
- Played in and started 18 games and logged 1,072 minutes on the year.
- Finished second on the team in goals (5) and tied for second in points (12).
- Made the switch to forward from defense and promptly made an impact with goals in three consecutive games against Muhlenberg (3-0), Dickinson (1-0) and Ursinus (4-1).  Each of her goals in those games proved to be the game-winner.
- Added a strike in a 3-0 win against Washington College.
- Assisted on JHU’s lone goal in a 1-1 tie at 18th-ranked Swarthmore.
- Added second assist of the year on what proved to be the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win at Franklin & Marshall.
- Fired home Hopkins’ first goal in a 2-1 win over F&M in the Centennial title game.
- Played the full 90 minutes in three games and 60 or more minutes in 10 of 18 games played.
2022
- Played in all 25 games, making 16 starts
- Logged 1609 minutes
- Scored five goals, with five assists and 15 points
- Five assists are tied for 10th most ever by a JHU freshman
- Made her collegiate debut on 9/1 in a 6-1 win over Catholic playing 49 minutes
- Logged 71 minutes and had 1 shot in a 2-2 draw at #15 Carnegie Mellon on 9/11
- Scored her first two collegiate goals in 35 minutes of action in a 6-0 at Bryn Mawr on 9/17
- Had an assist in 67 minutes of game time vs Gettysburg in a 4-0 win on 10/5
- Registered two assists in 66 minutes in a 4-1 over McDaniel on 10/12
- Scored a hat trick and added an assist in a 4-0 win on 10/19 at Penn State Berks
- Logged 84 minutes in the Centennial Conference semifinal win over McDaniel on 11/4
- Played a season-high 110 minutes in the NCAA Sweet 16 win (2-1/OT) over Williams on 11/19
- Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 4-1 win over Messiah in the NCAA Semifinals on 12/2
- Played the full 90 in the NCAA Championship Game win over Case Western on 12/4
High School
- Played soccer under Rob Heuler at Bethel Park
- Club experience: 10 years - Pittsburgh Riverhounds ECNL
- 3x all-section honoree
- Big 56 First Team selection
- All WPIAL honoree
- 2x team captain
- Led the team in goals as a sophomore and senior
- 2x US Club Regional Champions (Club)
- USLX Selection (Club)
Personal
- Daughter of Megan & Matt Gaston
- Has three siblings, Henry, Charley, and Annabelle
- Holds a black belt in karate
- Majoring in public health and economics with a minor in applied math and statistics

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2022Freshman

    Defense
    5'4"
    13
  • 13

    2023Sophomore

    Forward/Defense
    5'4"
    13
  • 13

    2024Junior

    Defense
    5'4"
    13
  • 13

    2025Graduate Student

    Defense
    5'4"
    13