Jax Donohue

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
St. Paul's School
Hometown:
Kittery Point, Maine

2023 (Senior)

Played and started in all 21 games as a senior
Accounted for 30 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers on the season
Named 2023 Team Captain
Named to A-10 Preseason All-Conference team
Named A-10 Defensive Player of the Week (2/13/23)
Named to A-10 Defensive All-Conference Second-Team
Collected 5 ground balls and forced 3 caused turnovers in the win against Queens (2/11/23)
Scooped 2 ground balls in the game against Marquette in the programs first NCAA tournament win (5/12/23)

2022 (Junior)
• Named to the A-10’s Preseason All-Conference Team
• Played in all 18 games, making the start for the final 13
• Recorded her first career point with an assist against St. Bonaventure (4/14/22)
• Recorded 20 ground balls and eight caused turnovers on the season

2021 (Sophomore)
• Started in 11 of 12 games this season on defense and draw control specialist
• Led the team with 22 ground balls, third on the team with 10 caused turnovers and fifth with 12 draw controls
• Picked up a career-high four ground balls against Virginia (2/19)
• Twice tallied a career-high four draw controls, both against George Mason
• Named A-10 All-Conference Second Team

2020 (Freshman)
• Saw playing time in six games on defense
• Picked up three ground balls against Old Dominion (3/7)
• Helped the squad to hold opponents to average only 7.57 goals per game

Prep
• A four-year varsity starter at St. Paul’s School
• A 2019 US Lacrosse All-American
• Named the 2019 Jackie Pitts Award recipient and a 2019 Lakes Region League All-Star
• Honored as a team captain as a senior, leading the team to the 2019 regular season Lakes Region title
• Played club lacrosse for Granite State Elite
• Also a four-year starter on the varsity soccer and basketball teams
• A senior captain on the soccer team, earning the team Defensive MVP honor and the school’s “Best in Soccer” Award while also being named a Lakes Region League All Star in 2018
• Named a basketball team captain as a junior and senior while also being named the Eight School League’s Tournament All Star as a sophomore
• Academically, received Second Testimonials as a freshman and sophomore and graduated with a distinction in Fine Arts

Personal
• Daughter of Jim and Jody Donohue
• Has two sisters, Jocelyn and Juliane
• Jocelyn played lacrosse at George Washington and Juliane plays lacrosse at Iona
• Parents both played basketball and Bentley