2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 32
Ella Simkins
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Harborfields
- Hometown:
- Centerport, N.Y.
Grad Student (2021): IWLCA All-America Honorable Mention selection … Inside Lacrosse All-America Third Team honoree … All-Northeast Region First Team selection … All-ACC Second Team … Led the team in caused turnovers (35) and draw controls (88) … Recorded career highs in both categories … Also picked up a career-best 43 ground balls, which ranked third on the squad … Dished out a career-high four assists … Had six draw controls and two ground balls against Stony Brook … Recorded a then career-best eight draw controls against Virginia Tech … Posted four ground balls and five draw controls at North Carolina … Dished out a career-high two assists at Louisville to go along with five draw controls and four caused turnovers … Recorded four ground balls, four caused turnovers, three draw controls and an assist against Boston College during the regular season … Had three ground balls, four caused turnovers and four draw controls against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament … Had a career-high nine draw controls against Loyola in the NCAA Tournament Second Round … Matched that total against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament semifinals … Also had three ground balls, a caused turnover and an assist against the Wildcats … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Senior Year (2020): Started all eight games … Helped Orange defense lead the nation in scoring defense … Second on the team in ground balls (15) and caused turnovers (8) … Fourth on the squad in draw controls (12) … Picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover against Canisius … Recorded her first career goal, tied her career high in draw controls with four and picked up a ground ball against Stony Brook … Tied her career high with four ground balls, one caused turnover and one draw control against UAlbany … Recorded her first career assist, picked up two ground balls, caused two turnovers and won two draw controls against Binghamton … Recorded two draw controls and picked up a ground ball at Northwestern … Caused a turnover, picked up a ground ball and posted a draw control against Colgate … Picked up two ground balls, won two draw controls and caused a turnover at Maryland … Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers against Virginia Tech.
Junior Year (2019): Started in all 21 games … Recorded career highs in caused turnovers and draw controls … Ranked third on the team in caused turnovers (26), fourth in ground balls (29) and sixth in draw controls (22) … Recorded one ground ball, one caused turnover, and two draw controls versus Connecticut … Tallied two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and two draw controls against Binghamton … Tied her career high with four draw controls against Boston College and Maryland … Posted three draw controls, two ground balls, and one caused turnover versus Coastal Carolina … Recorded three ground balls, three caused turnovers, and one draw control against Northwestern … Tied another career high with three caused turnovers against Virginia … Recorded two caused turnovers and one ground ball against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2018): Started all 19 game s… Led the team in caused turnovers (18) … Was second on the team in ground balls (33) … Picked up a ground ball and a draw control against Connecticut … Had a draw control against Oregon … Caused three turnovers and picked up three ground balls against Albany … Had four draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls at Virginia … Picked up a ground ball, caused turnover, and draw control against Florida … Picked up two ground balls, two caused turnovers and a draw control against Maryland and Harvard … Had an assist and picked up three ground balls and three draw controls at Cornell … Had two ground balls at Norte Dame … Had a ground ball at Northwestern … Won two draw controls and picked up a ground ball at Princeton … Caused two turnovers against Duke … Grabbed three ground balls at Loyola … Had a caused turnover and a ground ball at Virginia Tech … Picked up a ground ball and a draw control against North Carolina … Grabbed four ground balls and caused a turnover at Boston College … Had two ground balls and one caused turnover against Louisville … Picked up a ground ball against North Carolina … Had three ground balls and two caused turnovers against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Freshman Year (2017): Played in five games ... Made her collegiate debut against Boston College ... Picked up a ground ball against Binghamton ... Had a draw control against Massachusetts ... Also helped Syracuse to wins against Canisius and Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament.
High School: Two-time Long Island Top 100 Girls Lacrosse honoree… Earned All-County honors as a junior and senior … Named All-League as a sophomore… Three-year starter … Served as team captain as a senior… Earned team MVP after leading the team in scoring… Also played volleyball.
Personal: Born July 1998… Daughter of Brian and Allison Simkins… One brother, one sister ... Majoring in Intercollegiate Advising and Support at the School of Education.
Senior Year (2020): Started all eight games … Helped Orange defense lead the nation in scoring defense … Second on the team in ground balls (15) and caused turnovers (8) … Fourth on the squad in draw controls (12) … Picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover against Canisius … Recorded her first career goal, tied her career high in draw controls with four and picked up a ground ball against Stony Brook … Tied her career high with four ground balls, one caused turnover and one draw control against UAlbany … Recorded her first career assist, picked up two ground balls, caused two turnovers and won two draw controls against Binghamton … Recorded two draw controls and picked up a ground ball at Northwestern … Caused a turnover, picked up a ground ball and posted a draw control against Colgate … Picked up two ground balls, won two draw controls and caused a turnover at Maryland … Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers against Virginia Tech.
Junior Year (2019): Started in all 21 games … Recorded career highs in caused turnovers and draw controls … Ranked third on the team in caused turnovers (26), fourth in ground balls (29) and sixth in draw controls (22) … Recorded one ground ball, one caused turnover, and two draw controls versus Connecticut … Tallied two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and two draw controls against Binghamton … Tied her career high with four draw controls against Boston College and Maryland … Posted three draw controls, two ground balls, and one caused turnover versus Coastal Carolina … Recorded three ground balls, three caused turnovers, and one draw control against Northwestern … Tied another career high with three caused turnovers against Virginia … Recorded two caused turnovers and one ground ball against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2018): Started all 19 game s… Led the team in caused turnovers (18) … Was second on the team in ground balls (33) … Picked up a ground ball and a draw control against Connecticut … Had a draw control against Oregon … Caused three turnovers and picked up three ground balls against Albany … Had four draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls at Virginia … Picked up a ground ball, caused turnover, and draw control against Florida … Picked up two ground balls, two caused turnovers and a draw control against Maryland and Harvard … Had an assist and picked up three ground balls and three draw controls at Cornell … Had two ground balls at Norte Dame … Had a ground ball at Northwestern … Won two draw controls and picked up a ground ball at Princeton … Caused two turnovers against Duke … Grabbed three ground balls at Loyola … Had a caused turnover and a ground ball at Virginia Tech … Picked up a ground ball and a draw control against North Carolina … Grabbed four ground balls and caused a turnover at Boston College … Had two ground balls and one caused turnover against Louisville … Picked up a ground ball against North Carolina … Had three ground balls and two caused turnovers against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Freshman Year (2017): Played in five games ... Made her collegiate debut against Boston College ... Picked up a ground ball against Binghamton ... Had a draw control against Massachusetts ... Also helped Syracuse to wins against Canisius and Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament.
High School: Two-time Long Island Top 100 Girls Lacrosse honoree… Earned All-County honors as a junior and senior … Named All-League as a sophomore… Three-year starter … Served as team captain as a senior… Earned team MVP after leading the team in scoring… Also played volleyball.
Personal: Born July 1998… Daughter of Brian and Allison Simkins… One brother, one sister ... Majoring in Intercollegiate Advising and Support at the School of Education.
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