2017 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Wurzel, Haleigh

Jersey Number 79
Haleigh Wurzel
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Downingtown STEM Academy
- Hometown:
- Chester Springs, Pa.
Bio
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
2018Â Academic Honor Roll
2018 All SoCon Preseason Team
2018 (Senior):
- Named to the All-SoCon Preseason Team.
- Started in the first game of the season where she faced two shots before becoming injured for the remainder of the season.
2017 (Junior):
- Named to the ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team.
- Named to the ASUN Defensive Player of the Week (March 20-26).
- Saw time in all 19 games and earned all 19 starts.
- Spent nearly 1062 minutes in goal, recording 156 saves and allowing 183, including a season-high of 15 saves against Kennesaw State.
- Tallied a .460 save percentage and 10.34 goals-against average on the season.
- Grabbed a team-leading 61 ground balls.
- Tallied 11 caused turnovers, including a season-high two caused turnovers against Central Michigan.
- Named to the ASUN First Team.
2016 (Sophomore):
- Started all 18 games for Mercer.
- Led the nation with 207 saves and 11.50 saves per game.
- Led the ASUN and ranked third nationally with a .521 save percentage.
- Grabbed a team-leading 45 ground balls.
- Ranked fourth in the league and 35th nationally with 2.50 ground balls per game.
- Also tallied seven caused turnovers.
- Set Mercer’s single-season records for saves, saves per game and save percentage.
- Is the Bears’ career leader in saves (361), saves per game (11.28) and save percentage (.501).
- ASUN All-Conference First Team selection.
- Named to the ASUN All-Academic Team.Â
2015 (Freshman):
- Played in all 14 games and earned 13 starts for the Bears.
- Spent nearly 700 minutes in goal, recording 154 saves and allowing 169 goals.
- Tallied a .477 save percentage and 14.65 goals-against average on the season.
- Played nine complete games for the Orange and Black.
- Also notched a team-leading 40 ground balls and had 11 caused turnovers.Â
BEFORE MERCER:
- Three-year letter winner at Downingtown East High School for coach Christa Somits.
- 2014 Academic All-American.
- 2014 Second Team All-Area Honoree.
- 2014 Second Team Ches Monts.
- 2013 Third Team Ches Monts.
- 2012 Third Team Ches Monts.
- Led Downingtown East to an 18-3 record and the state quarterfinals in 2014.
- Also helped Downingtown to a state quarterfinal appearance in 2010.
- Also lettered in soccer.
- High Honor Roll member.
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
- Played for the 2014 PA Express Blue, where she was also coached by Somits.Â
PERSONAL
- Haleigh was born on October 2, 1995 and is the daughter of Neil and Jane Wurzel.
- She has two sisters, Hannah and Emily.
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Monday, September 08
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Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Gardner-Webb Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Kennesaw State Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/4/2025
Friday, September 05