2021 USC Lacrosse Roster
Roster
McDaniel, Maddie

Jersey Number 18
Maddie McDaniel
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Severn School
- Hometown:
- Severna Park, Md.
Bio
2021 · GRADUATE
Maddie McDaniel is a graduate attacker for the Women of Troy. She transferred to USC following four seasons at James Madison University.
2020 · SENIOR
Madison Lee McDaniel is the daughter of Marc and Jane McDaniel… has a brother named Ryan and a sister named Delaney… cousin Mitchell Mona played for the men’s lacrosse team at Navy (2017-18)… great grandfather played football for the New York Giants… graduated with a degree in communication studies from James Madison University in 2020… working on degree progress towards a Master of Communication Management.
Maddie McDaniel is a graduate attacker for the Women of Troy. She transferred to USC following four seasons at James Madison University.
2020 · SENIOR
- Started all six games at attack
- VaSID Second Team All-State
- Team captain
- Scored nine goals and two assists for 11 points
- Also scored one game-winning goal, coming in overtime against Virginia Tech (Feb. 12)
- Had 28 draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls
- Ranked third in the CAA in draw controls per game (4.67)
- Tied career high with four goals at Rutgers (Mar. 7)
- Notched four points off three goals and an assist with vs. Penn State (Mar. 4)
- Season-high seven draw controls vs. UConn (Feb. 16) and vs. PSU
- Also had six draws at High Point (Feb. 22) and five vs. North Carolina (Feb. 8)
- Inside Lacrosse Women Division I Preseason Third Team All-American
- Preseason All-CAA
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019)
- President's List (Fall 2019)
- IWLCA Second Team All-South Region
- First Team All-CAA
- CAA Championship Most Outstanding Performer and All-Tournament Team selection
- VaSID First Team All-State attacker
- Started all 19 games at attack
- Team Captain
- Scored 41 goals and three assists for 44 points, ranking second on team in goals and third in points
- Also scored four goals on the free position and led CAA with five game-winning tallies
- Set JMU and CAA single-season record for draw controls, with 127
- Ranked second in CAA in draw controls (6.35)
- Had 10 caused turnovers and 13 ground balls
- Tied career high with four goals at Virginia Tech (Feb. 13), in both CAA Championship games against Elon (May 3) and Hofstra (May 5) and in NCAA first round against Stony Brook (May 10)
- Had three goals with an assist at Penn State (Mar. 6) and at Delaware (Apr. 5)
- Scored two goals, including the game-winner in double overtime at Hofstra (Apr. 14)
- Won a JMU-record and career-high 12 draw controls against San Diego State (Mar. 30)
- Had 11 draw controls against Elon (Apr. 19) and 10 at Drexel (Apr. 12)
- Also tallied nine draws at Virginia Tech, against Towson (Apr. 7) in CAA semis versus Elon and versus Stony Brook
- Scored two or more goals in 11 games
- Won seven or more draw controls in 11 outings
- Honorable Mention Preseason All-CAA
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
- Played in 21 games, making 18 starts at attack
- Scored 26 goals and two assists for 28 points
- Also had two free-position goals, four caused turnovers, 11 ground balls and 23 draw controls
- Matched career high of four goals at Towson (Apr. 28)
- Tallied three goals against Delaware (Apr. 6) and two or more in six outings
- Career-best six draw controls against Delaware (May 4)
- Also won three draws and had a career-high two caused turnovers against Hofstra (Apr. 22)
- Had three more draw in CAA title win versus Towson (May 6)
- Tied career high of two ground balls at Temple (Mar. 3) and against Florida (May 19)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- Played in in all 21 games
- Scored 19 goals
- Had three caused turnovers, seven ground balls and nine draw controls
- Career-high four goals against Maryland (Mar. 25)
- Recorded hat tricks versus High Point (Feb. 25), William & Mary (Apr. 9) and at Drexel (Apr. 21)
- Tallied six games with two or more goals, which included scoring first two career goals versus UConn (Feb. 19)
- Collected two ground balls against HPU and at Delaware (Apr. 23)
- Won two draw controls in W&M win
- Ranked No. 42 on ILWomen's Top 50 Incoming Freshmen list
- US Lacrosse All-American as a junior and senior
- Under Armour Underclassman All-American as a junior
- USA Today Third Team All-USA Team
- Baltimore Sun First Team All-Metro as a senior and Honorable Mention as a junior
- Washington Post Second Team All-Metro as a senior and Honorable Mention as a junior
- First Team All-IAAM-A Conference as a junior and senior
- First Team All-County as a junior and senior and Second Team as a sophomore
- Helped Severn School to IAAM-A Conference semifinals as a senior and quarterfinals as a junior
- Team captain as a senior
- Named Team MVP as a senior with 60 goals and 156 draw controls
- Scored 50 goal and won 132 draw controls as a junior
- Maximum Exposure All-Star Team as a sophomore
- Named to Nike’s The Tide/Top-50 Class of 2016 and Elite 120 - Inside Lacrosse “Player who stood out” as a sophomore
- Only freshman at Severn School to make varsity as a freshman, being named to the Elite 120
- Players Award Recipient as a junior
- Severn School Class of ’23 Overall Athletic Award recipient as a senior
- Dual-sport athlete who also started four years in basketball
- Four-time All-IAAM-B Conference in basketball
- Anne Arundel County Player of the Year and four-time All-County honoree
- Severn School basketball’s all-time leading scorer (1,864) and rebounder (1,204) - only player in school history with more than 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
- Played club lacrosse for the Maryland United Lacrosse Club
- Maryland United 2016 East
- Headmasters List
- Honor roll student
Madison Lee McDaniel is the daughter of Marc and Jane McDaniel… has a brother named Ryan and a sister named Delaney… cousin Mitchell Mona played for the men’s lacrosse team at Navy (2017-18)… great grandfather played football for the New York Giants… graduated with a degree in communication studies from James Madison University in 2020… working on degree progress towards a Master of Communication Management.
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