2024 Field Hockey Roster

Andy McLean
Andy McLean
Andy McLean

18 Grace Ball

  • Position Midfield/Defense
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Blue Bell, Pa.
  • High School Wissahickon

Biography

GRADUATE STUDENT • 2024
Appeared and started in all 19 games for the Mountaineers … Played all but 30 minutes this season … Named a team captain for the third consecutive year … Named 2nd Team All-MAC for the second year in a row … Tallied two goals and a career high four assists, one coming in the MAC Tournament … Earned a career-high 19 shots on goal … An anchor of the Mountaineer defense that led the MAC in shutouts with seven … Named to the 2024 All-MAC Academic Team.

SENIOR • 2023
Started every game for the third consecutive season and played every minute (1,198) for the second consecutive season ... Named team captain for the second consecutive season ... Named to the All-MAC second team, garnering her first career postseason accolade ... Tallied a career-best three assists in 2023, which included a multi-assist game against Georgetown on Aug. 27 ... Scored a goal in the shootout period against No. 8 Louisvile ... Notched an assist in the MAC tournament ... Helped lead App State's backline to 14 wins and a MAC-high five shutouts in 2023 ... Helped lead the Mountaineer defense to the second-fewest goals allowed in the MAC. 

JUNIOR • 2022
Played every single minute of the 2022 season (1,269), starting in all 20 games … helped lead App State’s defense to 14 wins and seven shutouts … recorded an assist in a win over Queens … earned a spot on the 2023 Senior Nexus Championship roster.

SOPHOMORE • 2021
Started in all 15 games as a defender and a midfielder ... named MAC Defensive Player of the Week in September for her 59 minutes played in App State's first win against a ranked opponent in program history, holding No. 24 James Madison to zero goals and recording a defensive save against Ohio State in the same week ... played all 60 minutes in 13 games, including 66 against Ball State ... averaged 59 minutes per game on the season.

FRESHMAN • 2020
Started in four of 16 games as a freshman midfielder, playing in every game ... scored a goal in her first career game as a Mountaineer against Davidson ... finished the season with three goals and one assist, scoring a goal apiece in wins over Saint Louis and Central Michigan ... recorded four shots on goal out of six total shots ... averaged 37 minutes per game.

HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged almost two goals per game as a senior midfielder for head coach Lucia Gil at Wissahickon High School ... capped off her impressive career at Wissahickon with 32 goals and 16 assists in just 18 games as a senior ... earned field hockey all-league honors all four years while notching all-state honors as a junior and as a senior ... best offensive player, best all-around player and most valuable player for her high school team ... played club field hockey for Brian Hope with X-Calibur alongside App State teammate Talayna Viscuso ... helped X-Calibur place second in the National Club Championship in 2018 and 2019, as well as winning the 2019 Junior Premier Outdoor League championship.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Vicki and Bob Ball ... has two younger siblings, Robert and Riley ... her mother played softball and field hockey at La Salle, while her father played baseball there ... born June 6, 2002.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2020Freshman

    Midfield
    18
  • 18

    2021Sophomore

    Midfield/Defense
    18
  • 18
    C

    2022Junior

    Midfield/Defense
    18
    C
  • 18
    C

    2023Senior

    Midfield/Defense
    18
    C
  • 18
    C

    2024Graduate Student

    Midfield/Defense
    18
    C