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University of Denver Athletics

2024 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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19 Abby Jenkins

  • Position Draw Specialist
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Richmond, Virginia
  • Highschool St Catherine's School

Biography

Honors and Awards:
Big East Midfielder of the week (4/15) ... All-Big East First Team (2024) ... Big East All-Tournament Team (2022) ... Big East Freshman of the Week (03/29/21)...IWLCA All-American Third Team...IWLCA West/Midwest Region First Team...All-Big East Second Team...IWLCA Academic Honor Roll

2024:
Started all 20 games … registered 92 wins in the draw circle, sixth most by a Pioneer in a single season … earned 10 draw wins against Butler (4/10) … recorded a win in the circle in all but one game …  earned six draw wins in both the Big East title game against Connecticut (5/4) and in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Stanford (5/10) ... holds program record with 390 career draw controls


2023:
Recorded 134 draw controls, the most in a single season in program history … Earned 10 or more draw controls in a game three times and posted at least one in 22-of-23 games … Started all but one contest during the year, with the only game she did begin at the circle being on senior day on April 22 vs. Georgetown … Broke her own program record for draw controls (109, 2022) on May 5 vs. Villanova … Set the school record for the most career draw controls on April 1 vs. Villanova, besting the previous mark of 225 by Kiki Boone (2012-2015), a previous coach of hers … Recorded 15 draw controls on March 13 vs. Delaware to tie for the second-most in game in program history Madison  (March 15, 2019 vs. Gardner-Webb) … Won 10 draws on both April 8 at Connecticut and April 22 vs. Georgetown … Posted three straight games with seven draws on May 5 vs. Villanova in the Big East Semifinals, May 7 at UConn in the Big East Championship Game and May 12 vs. USC in the NCAA First Round … Had two draw controls in the NCAA Second Round vs. Albany on May 14 and also had two in the Quarterfinals at North Carolina on May 18 … Registered five draw controls in the NCAA Semifinals vs. Northwestern on May 25 … Has recorded double-digit draws in seven contests in her career and owns seven of the top 16 draw-control games in the school record books—the most among any player.

2022:
Set the school record for the most draw controls in a single season with 109 … Started 20-of-21 games … Began the season with nine draw control wins vs. Louisville on Feb. 13 … Won 10 or more draw controls four times, the most in a season in program history, including three in a row from April 30-May 7 … Had 10 draw controls in the regular season-finale vs. Marquette on April 30 … Recorded 23 total draw controls and reached double-digits in both games of the Big East Tournament … Won 11 draws vs. UConn in the semifinals on May 5 … Grabbed a career-high 12 draw controls on May 7 vs. Georgetown in the Big East Championship Game, tied for the third-most in a contest in school history … Her 12 and 11 draw-control games rank first and second in school history for a postseason game … Registered a then-career-high 11 draw controls vs. Fairfield on March 15, which was the most in a game since Molly Little had 11 at Georgetown on April 6, 2019 … Won one draw vs. Vermont on May 13 in the national tournament … Had two draw controls in the NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. Boston College to set the school record for the most in a campaign.

2021:
Played in 17 of Denver’s 18 games as the Pioneers primary draw specialist … Picked up 55 draw controls … Season-best nine draws in the Pioneers series opening win over Georgetown on March 26 … Eight draws against Villanova in the series opener on April 23 … Had three or more draw controls in eight games.

Before Denver:
2019: Captain who led her team in ground balls, draw controls and goals … U.S. Lacrosse All-American, First Team All-State, First Team All-Metro and First Team All-League for her conference championship team … 2018: Led high school team in draw controls and was second in ground balls and goals … U.S. Lacrosse All-American, Second Team All-State, First Team All-Metro and First Team All-League pick … Under Armour Underclass Team … 2017: Led high school team in draw controls and ground balls … First Team All-League … Also played tennis in high school, finishing as a state runner up in her senior year as a captain and First Team All-State pick.

Personal:
Daughter of Brian and Michelle ... Has one brother Jack … Chose Denver for its great mix of academics and athletics, and the opportunity to be a part of something that’s bigger than herself … Hopes to provide a major contribution to a Big East and National Championship team during her time at Denver … Also enjoys surfing, skiing, hiking and tennis … Father Brian played baseball for William and Mary.

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2021Freshman

    Midfield
    5'4"
    19
  • 19

    2022Sophomore

    Draw Specialist
    5'4"
    19
  • 19

    2023Junior

    Draw Specialist
    5'4"
    19
  • 19

    2024Senior

    Draw Specialist
    5'4"
    19