Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 1/26/20
Saucon Valley 2021 midfielder/draw specialist Maria Donahue has made a verbal commitment to play Division I lacrosse at the University of Pittsburgh.
Maria Donahue profile:
High school: Saucon Valley High School (Hellertown, PA)
Grad year: 2021
Positions: Midfield, Draw
College committed to: University of Pittsburgh
Club team: T3 Lacrosse West 2021, NXT Lacrosse Club
Lacrosse honors: 2019 Maverik National Lacrosse Classic All-American Pennsylvania 2020-21 Team; 2019 All-Area Girls Lacrosse: The Morning Call – 1st Team; LehighValleyLive.com 2nd Team 2018 LehighValleyLive.com All-Area Girls Lacrosse Team 3rd Team
Academic honors: Highest Honor Roll; Inducted into National Honor Society in 2019; FBLA; Mini-Thon; American Red Cross Red Out Campaign
Why did you choose Pitt? “I chose Pitt because it offers a great program for speech-language pathology, which I am interested in studying right now. I also love the coaches and all of the facilities there.”
Thank You: “I want to thank my parents for driving me to all of my tournaments and clinics throughout this whole process, and all of my coaches for teaching me everything I know. I also want to thank all of my teammates for making me love this sport so much.”
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