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2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster

David DeNoma

2 Mady Piersielak

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position Goalie
  • Hometown Fairport, N.Y.
  • High School Fairport

Biography

A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022-23)

CAREER
  • IWLCA Honor Roll (2022)
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020, 21, 22, 23)
  • Finished career with 250 saves (8th-most all-time at DU)
  • Holds single-game record for ground balls (14 at Stetson on 2/27/23)
As a Redshirt Junior (2023) 
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 16 games with 14 starts.
  • Earned both wins on the season, finishing with a 2-12 record.
  • Made 126 saves in 405 shots faced (.400 save percentage – 5th in the A-10).
  • Had double-digit saves seven times, with a season-high 14 in the home matches against Saint Joseph’s (3/18) and George Washington (Senior Day - 4/22).
  • Finished 5th in the A-10 averaging 2.38 ground balls per game.
  • Set DU single-game record with 14 ground balls at Stetson (2/27).
As a Sophomore (2022) 
  • IWLCA Honor Roll
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 16 games with 10 starts
  • Posted a record of 5-5 with a team-best 12.85 GAA
  • Recorded a save percentage of .353
  • Limited Kent State to four goals in a win
  • Made a season-high 17 saves versus Ohio State
  • Tallied eight saves versus UMass, VCU and La Salle
As a Redshirt Freshman (2021)
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Appeared in all nine games, making six starts in her first collegiate season
  • Tallied team-high 253 minutes in goal 
  • Posted 14.69 GAA and .354 save percentage
  • Recorded first career win in first career start in 22-6 victory over Kent State (03.16.21)
  • Registered season-high eight saves against Saint Joseph's (04.23.21)
  • Had seven saves at UMass (04.18.21)
  • Finished with five saves in win over La Salle (04.09.21)
  • Stopped four shots in triumph over St. Bonaventure (03.26.21) and at La Salle (04.25.21) 
As a Freshman (2020)
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Redshirt
Before Duquesne
  • Played for head coach Mara Karpp at Fairport High School
  • Was a First Team All-County selection
  • Recorded 207 career saves in high school 
  • Played for Lady Roc club lacrosse and head coach Craig Stewart
  • Was a member of the National Honors Society at Fairport
  • Three-time recipient of Academic Excellence Award 
Personal
  • Full name: Madalyn Clare Piersielak
  • Born Sept. 25, 2001 in Rochester, N.Y.
  • Physician Assistant Studies major
  • Daughter of Robyn and Rob Piersielak
  • Has two sisters (Lindsay and Abi)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2020Freshman

    Goalie
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Goalie
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Goalie
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Goalie
    5'10"
    2

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