| Meredith Frank |
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2007: A first-team IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse All-American after finishing second on team with 61 goals--tied for fifth on NU's single-season list ... Also had 19 assists for 80 points ... Second on team with 125 shots ... A first-team All-ALC selection ... Started all 22 games, helping the Wildcats set NCAA single-season records with 361 goals, 168 assists, 529 points and a 16.4 goals per game average ... Named the ALC Player of the Week April 16 after scoring 10 goals in wins over California (4/9), Penn State (4/14) and Maryland (4/16) ... Totaled 51 draw controls--second on the team--39 ground balls and caused 28 turnovers ... Had a season-high nine draw controls in the win over California (4/9) ... Scored a point in all but one game this season ... Had 17 games with multiple goals and 12 with three or more ... Scored a season-high five goals on four different occasions: at Vanderbilt (2/25), vs. UConn (4/1), against Penn State (5/4) and Johns Hopkins (5/6) ... Had four goals in the win over Duke (4/7) and in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Syracuse (5/19) ... Named to the ALC All-Tournament team after scoring 10 goals in two wins over Penn State and Johns Hopkins ... Scored 20 goals overall in the six postseason games ... A Tewaaraton Trophy nominee.
2006: Made an immediate impact on the Wildcat attack in her first season in Evanston ... Started all 21 games ... Named the ALC's Rookie of the Year and a second team all-conference choice ... womenslax.com National Rookie of the Year ... Finished fifth on the team with 75 points, sixth with 32 goals ... Led team with five game-winning goals ... One of only three Wildcats to score at least one point in every game ... Began her college career with two goals in the win over No. 9 Maryland (2/13) ... Scored 12 points (9g, 3a) in three straight wins over Vanderbilt (5/5), Stanford (5/14) and UNC (5/20), each game with 3 goals and one assist ... Also recorded four-point games in the same fashion at Stanford (3/25) and Penn State (4/16) ... Recorded a season-best six draw controls in the win over UNC (4/21).
High School: Recorded 306 goals and 246 assists (552 points) in her high school career at Westwood High School ... Team was 94-3 in her career in helping Westwood to the Massachusetts state title in 2003 and 2005 ... A 2004 and 2005 first-team All-America selection and second-team in 2003 ... Three-time Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team selection ... Four-time Tri-Valley League All-Star and two-time Tri-Valley League MVP ... 2005 Boston Globe Player of the Year ... As a senior in 2005, helped her team to a perfect 23-0 record and the Massachusetts state championship, recording 67 goals and 46 assists (113 points) ... As a junior, scored 110 goals and had 80 assists in 2004 to help team win Eastern Massachusetts title ... As a sophomore, had 77 goals and 76 assists as Wolverines went 24-0 and won Division I state championship ... Scored 52 goals and had 44 assists as a freshman ... Coached by her mother, Leslie Frank ... Also earned letters in soccer and basketball at Westwood ... In soccer, team co-MVP and Tri-Valley League All-Star ... In basketball, honorable mention Tri-Valley League All-Star ... Two-time member of Lower New England I at National Tournament ... Club team of last five years is Mass Elite ... Two-time first-team All-Galaxy Tournament ... Competed at 2004 U.S. Developmental Camp ... National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Meredith Ellen Frank on 7/8/87 ... Daughter of Leslie and Stuart Frank ... Played in high school with former Wildcat Kristen Kjellman ... Major is political science.
