Erin Fitzgerald
7 Erin Fitzgerald
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Mt. Sinai, N.Y.

High School:
Mt. Sinai

Height:
5-4

Position:
M/A

02/06/2012

Top-Ranked Wildcats Head West to Open 2012 Campaign

NU tries to win seventh straight in series against Stanford

01/29/2012

Northwestern Stands Up to World's Best in Champion Challenge

Wildcats fall 16-6 in Orlando; game re-airs at 9 p.m. CT Sunday on ESPNU

01/28/2012

Northwestern Shuts Down Team England in Exhibition Action

Kelly Rich leads 'Cats with four goals, Bocklet with four assists

01/28/2012

Northwestern Shuts Down Team England in Exhibition Action, 9-3

Kelly Rich leads 'Cats with three goals, Bocklet with four assists

01/24/2012

Wildcats Travel to Orlando for U.S. Lacrosse Champion Challenge

Sunday exhibition matchup with U.S. National Team to air on ESPN3.com, ESPNU

2012: Two goals against both Team England and Team USA in preseason Champion Challenge ... Notched a hat trick and four points in season-opening win at Stanford.

2011: One of Northwestern's most potent offensive threats, making 21 starts and scoring 40 goals while adding seven assists ... Named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament team ... Second-team All-Midwest Region honoree ... Set a career-high for points and goals with five against Massachusetts, including four in the first 16-plus minutes (3/26) ... Earned WomensLax.com National Offensive Player of the Week recognition for her efforts at UMass ... Scored at least once in all but three games ... Seven games of at least three goals, including the NCAA quarterfinals (vs. Albany) and semifinals (vs. North Carolina) ... Totaled eight goals in four NCAA Championship games ... Picked up 11 ground balls and caused nine turnovers.

2010: Made an immediate impact in her freshman campaign, appearing in all 22 games with nine starts ... Finished fourth on the team in both goals (35) and points (39) ... Notched a season-best four goals three times, including both victories over Vanderbilt (4/24 and 5/8) and in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Duke (5/22) ... Tied her personal high with four points (3G, 1A) against Notre Dame (5/15) in the NCAA first round victory ... Notched hat tricks against Notre Dame (3/30) and in the NCAA semifinal win over North Carolina (5/28) ... Recorded a pair of goals at Ohio State (3/24) and in the NCAA championship game against Maryland (5/30) ... Scooped up 24 ground balls on the year, highlighted by five in the overtime win against Virginia (4/30) ... Won 13 draw controls, including three against the Tar Heels ... Named to the WomensLacrosse.com All-Rookie Team.

High School: Five-year letterwinner at Mt. Sinai High School and three-time team captain ... Four-time All-Suffolk County Selection ... Two-time Newsday All-Long Island Selection ... All-American Selection ... Finished her high school career as third leading goal scorer in NYS history with 382 goals, including 106 in 2008 and 105 in 2009 ... Three-time NYS Empire Team selection and three-time Empire State Games gold medalist ... New York State Team 1 selection for National Schoolgirls Tournament ... Competed for Long Island Yellow Jackets for five years ... All-galaxy selection ... Named All-Suffolk County in both winter track and cross country ... Honor roll student.

Personal: Born Erin Jean Fitzgerald ... Daughter of David and Marianne Fitzgerald ... Father was an All-American wrestler at the University of Iowa and her mother was a gymnast for the Hawkeyes ... Sister Kaitlyn was a pole vaulter for the University of Maryland and her brother Connor is a junior lacrosse player at the University of Delaware ... Has one younger sister, Caroline, who plays lacrosse and runs track ... Anticipated major is communications.

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Fitzgerald's Career Highs

Goals 5, at Massachusetts, 3/26/11
Assists 1, 12 times (most recent at Stanford, 2/10/12)
Points 5, at Massachusetts, 3/26/11)
Ground Balls 5, vs. Virginia (4/30/10)
Draw Controls 3, vs. North Carolina (5/28/10)
Caused Turnovers 2, vs. Boston College (5/14/11)
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