George Mason University Athletics

2019 First Team All-Atlantic 10
2017 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
2017 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
2017 Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week
2017 Spring Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016 Fall Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2020: Preseason All-A-10 after earning First Team All-A-10 honors in 2019...Second in the A-10, 31st nationally in save percentage (.475)...Led the A-10 and ranked second nationally in ground balls per game (4.57)...11.5 saves per game in contests against nationally-ranked foes Maryland and Virginia...Season-high 16 saves in win over Delaware...Allowed just nine goals in the win at UC Davis.

2019: Garnered Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team honors… Played in 18 games with 17 starts… Finished the season with an 11-6 record and .471 save percentage (160 saves)… Made nine saves and recorded career-high six ground balls in Mason’s 16-9 win at Longwood on Feb. 23… Recorded nine saves and four ground balls in 17-10 win vs. Canisius on March 3… Tied career-high with six ground balls and made 13 saves, including 300th career save, at Virginia on March 6 (20-9 Cavaliers)… Posted 13 saves in 9-8 victory vs. Richmond on March 22… Tallied 11 saves and tied career-high with six ground balls in Patriots’ 11-7 win at Davidson on April 5… Tied career high with 19 saves in Mason’s 14-13 victory at Duquesne on April 7… Made 17 saves and scooped up four ground balls at VCU on April 20 (13-12 Rams).

2018: Played in all 18 games and made 16 starts...Finished the season with 154 saves...Goals Against Average was 9.93...Finished with 14 saves at Monmouth on February 21...Notched 13 saves at Virginia Tech on February 28...Posted 12 saves vs. William and Mary on March 10...Named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week on March 13...Tallied 11 saves at Stetson on March 18...Tallied seven saves and only allowed three goals on 16 shots she faced at Old Dominion on March 24...Had 11 saves (seven in the second half) at George Washington on March 29...Posted 12 saves and only allowed three second half goals at La Salle on March 31...Earned Atlantic 10 Co-Defensive Player of the Week on April 3...Posted 12 saves and only allowed six goals vs. Duquesne on April 8...Registered 12 saves vs. UMass on April 13...Posted nine saves at Richmond on April 15...Tallied six saves in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament vs. Saint Joseph's on May 3.

2017: Played in 15 games and made 11 starts... Posted 7-3 record... Made 106 saves with a .488 save percentage... Notched a goals against average of 11.04... Her 21 ground balls led all Mason freshmen... Made a career-high 19 saves against Massachusetts (April 23) as she saved an impressive 52.2 percent of shots (she faced 50) in a 18-17 loss... She also had 15 saves against High Point (March 15), coming off the bench and playing 44 minutes as she posted a career-high .600 save percentage... Collected a personal-best four ground balls twice - against Coastal Carolina (March 18) and Davidson (April 29)... Also caused a career-high two turnovers against Saint Joseph's (April 21)... Named to Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team and Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team... Earned Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week honors (April 11)... Made the spring and fall Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Rolls during the 2016-17 school year.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Oakdale High School... Named 2016 US Lacrosse High School All-American... Twice helped lead Oakdale to state championship game... Earned all-conference honors all four years (from Central Maryland Conference (CMC) and then Monocacy Valley Athletic League (MVAL)), including First Team accolades the last two seasons... Named to All-Frederick News Post Team all four years, including First Team honors last two years... Named Frederick News Post's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... Three-time selection to Baltimore Metro team... Two-time selection to Brine National Washington D.C. Team... Invited to ILWomen Committed Combine as a senior... Invited to Maryland Crab Draw All-Star Game... Saved at least 50 percent of shots in three of four years (55 percent as a senior)... Made 442 career saves, including 144 as a senior... Posted an impressive seven goals against average (GAA) her last two years... Played club lacrosse for eight years for Frederick Stars Lacrosse Club... Helped club team win club national championships in 2013 and 2015 and Beach Blast championships in 2013 and 2014... Also played three years of field hockey at Oakdale... Named to All-Frederick News Post Team three times, including First Team honors as a sophomore... Twice received MVAL All-Conference honors, including First Team honors as a sophomore... Member of National Honor Society... Named to honor roll all four years.

Personal: Melissa Semkiw.... Born on Feb. 22, 1998... Daughter of Helen and Roman Semkiw... Has one brother, Brian (25) and one sister, Elizabeth (20)... Plans to major in sociology.

CAREER HIGHS
Saves: 19, at UMass (4/23/17)
Ground balls: 5, at Stetson (3/18/18)
Caused Turnovers: 2, vs. UMass (4/13/18)