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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2019 Field Hockey

Son Nguyen
Andy Mead
Hunter Martin

22 Laura Shelton

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Perkiomen Valley
  • Hometown Schwenksville, Pa.

Biography

2019: Played a key role in the Penn defense as one of five players to start all 17 games for the Quakers … Served as one of four team captains … Led all field players with 956 minutes played … Scored her first goal—the game winner—in Penn’s 4-2 victory over Yale (Oct. 26) … Played every possible minute in 13 games … Also provided a pair of assists, including the assist on the final goal of Penn’s 5-2 win over Cornell (Sept. 27).

2018: Played in all 17 games, starting the last 13 ... A key member of the defense that earned six shutouts on the season ... Played over 1,000 minutes and played every minute against ten opponents on the season – Iowa (Sept. 14), Cornell (Sept. 22), No. 12 Syracuse (Sept. 23), Harvard (Sept. 29), Temple (Sept. 30), Lafayette (Oct. 8), Columbia (Oct. 12), Delaware (Oct. 14), Brown (Oct. 27), and Princeton (Nov. 3).

2017: Played in 12 games during her sophomore season as part of the Quaker midfield… Helped Penn earn four shutout victories in 2017… Played 218 minutes on the year, including a season-high 43 minutes in a 4-2 win over Temple (Oct. 15).

2016: Played in 16 games, making eight starts . . . Part of a defense that held opponents to 2.07 goals per game, including five shutouts . . . Made her first career start in a 2-1 win over Fairfield (9/16) . . . Started the final seven games of the season . . . Team was 5-3 in games she started

High School: Earned four varsity letters under head coach Erik Enters and served as a team captain during her senior season … Amassed 21 goals and 44 assists during her high school career, including five game-winning goals … Started 82 of 83 games … 2015 Coaches Award winner and led the team and conference in assists … 2015 AAA First Team All-State, First Team PAC-10 and Mercury All-Area First Team selection … 2014 MVP, second team all-state, PAC-10 All-Conference Second Team and Mercury All-Area Second Team selection … 2012-13 all-area honorable mention … Helped Perkiomen Valley to a 11-2 conference record, a PAC-10 runner-up finish and PIAA District I appearance … 2014 PAC-10 Champions that went 13-0 in league play … 2012 PAC-10 final four appearance … Played club field hockey for WC Eagles … Participated in the 2016 U-19 National Indoor Tournament (NIT) … 2015 Disney Showcase first place finishers and U-10 NIT second place honors … 2014 Festival champions … U-19 NIT and Disney Showcase champions … 2013 U-16 NIT second place finishers and Disney Showcase champions … 2012 USAFH National Club Championship winners … Participated in the 2015 Keystone State Games and was a member of the USAFH Futures program … National Honor Society member ... Academic Excellence Award winner.

Personal: Parents are Greg and Sandy Shelton … Aunt, Karen Shelton, is the head field hockey coach at the University of North Carolina … Uncle, Willie Scroggs, was the former head lacrosse coach at the University of North Carolina … George E. Smith, maternal great-uncle, was a co-recipient for the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

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    2017Sophomore

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    2018Junior

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    2019Senior

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