Senior Spotlight: Michaela Lucas

MACON, Ga. – Throughout the months of April and May, Mercer University athletics will feature each of the seniors who wore the Black & Orange during the shortened spring 2020 season.

The NCAA has indicated that spring sports seniors could receive an extra season of eligibility and return, as the 2020 spring season would have been their final year of competition, all student-athletes representing Bears baseball, softball, men's golf, women's golf, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, beach volleyball and track and field will receive their "Senior Day" this spring.

The senior day spotlight continues with women's lacrosse's Michaela Lucas.

About Lucas

Michaela Lucas, a Kensington, Md., native, was a four-year midfielder for the Mercer Bears. She started her black and orange career in 2017.

Lucas' first collegiate goal came in her first game in a 23-13 win over Presbyterian. She added one more goal her freshman year, along with 30 groundballs and 18 caused turnovers.

In her sophomore year, Michaela saw action in all 20 games, earning a start in all of them. She set a season-high five draw controls against Old Dominion. Lucas finished the season with a career-high 41 groundballs.

As a junior, Lucas earned the title of captain and started in all 20 games. She set career-high nine draw controls twice, first against Stetson and then against Furman in the Southern Conference title game. In the SoCon title game, Lucas also forced a career-high five caused turnovers.

In her senior year, Lucas earned the captain title for the second year. She posted a season-high five draw controls and snagged four groundballs in the 14-9 win over Campbell.

Lucas saw action in all 65 games played during her career, earning a start in 62. During her time wearing the black and orange, she registered five goals, seven assists, totaling 12 points. She had a career shot percentage of 3.167 and a 3.500 shot on goal percentage.

On defense, Michaela snagged 123 ground balls and forced 71 caused turnovers. As the go to for the draw, she totaled 126 draw controls.

Lucas has earned multiple awards in her career including 2017 ASUN All-Freshman Team, 2018 All-SoCon Second Team, Academic Honor Roll, All-SoCon Academic Team, 2019 and 2020 Preseason All-SoCon Team and 2019 All-SoCon Second Team.

Coach's Thoughts
"A two-year captain with us and while she can be goofy at times was always ready to play on game day," Head Coach Samantha Eustace said. "She battled through some injuries always wanting to be out on the field. Mickey anchored our defense and had a great check! Michaela improved so much on the draw over the past four years and helped our other draw takers get better as well. We will miss her next year as she heads off to grad school to earn her Masters of Social Work at the University of Maryland!"

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Players Mentioned

Michaela Lucas

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