Veronika Metanova

28 Veronika Metanova

Height:

5-2
Year:

Jr.
Hometown:

Palatine, Ill.
High School:

Palatine
Position:

GK
Major:

Criminal Justice

gp

18
gs

18
min

1050:00
ga

137
gaa

7.83
sv

124

Bio

2016 Season (Junior): Named All-Midwest Women’s Lacrosse Conference Second Team as a goalkeeper…Set the program’s single season record for wins (15) and had the second highest save percentage (47.5) and goals against average (7.83)…Ranked 35th nationally with a 7.83 goals against average…Led the MWLC in victories (15), while also being second in minutes played (1,050), second in goals against average (7.83) and save percentage (47.5)…Appeared in and started all 18 games…Made 124 saves (6.89 per game)…Posted a 15-3 record and began the season 5-0, and lost just one game through the first 14 contests…Had four double-digit save performances…Played complete games in 17-of-18 contests…Began the season with seven saves and seven ground balls against Augsburg (March 5)…Made eight saves, picked up five ground balls and caused three turnovers versus North Central (March 12)…Tallied 11 saves, picked up a program record 10 ground balls and caused a career-high four turnovers at Aurora (March 16)…Had a season-high 16 saves, three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Augustana (March 26)…Posted 13 saves and five ground balls against Colorado College (April 30)…Recorded five saves and caused two turnovers against Benedictine (May 6) in the MWLC Tournament…Tallied seven saves, two ground balls and a caused turnover versus Aurora (May 7) in the MWLC Tournament Championship…Ended the season with 14 saves at Augustana (May 15) during the NCAA Division III Tournament.

2015 Season (Sophomore): Named All-Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference Second Team as a goalkeeper...Appeared in 11 games, making 10 starts…Played 587:36 in net and had nine complete game efforts…Allowed 102 goals (10.42 per game)…Made 74 saves and had a 42.0 save percentage…Finished with a 5-4 record…Picked up 24 ground balls…Caused six turnovers…Recorded double-digit saves in three contests…Played primarily in non-conference games…Had 10 saves versus Clarkson (March 18)…Stopped 10 shots against Aurora (March 31)…Recorded 10 saves and allowed eight goals at Augsburg (April 25).

2014 Season (Freshman): Named All-Midwest Women’s Lacrosse Conference Second Team as a goalkeeper…Ranked 27th nationally with a .498 save percentage…Appeared in 15 games, with 12 as the team’s starting goalkeeper...Set the program’s season record for save percentage (.498), goals against average (10.10) and wins (7)…Played 766:38 minutes as a goalkeeper…Allowed 129 goals (10.10 per game)…Made 128 saves…Had a .498 save percentage…Finished with a 7-5 record as a goalkeeper…Scored five goals…Took 14 shots, with seven on goal…Picked up 30 ground balls…Won a draw control…Caused four turnovers…Made double-digit saves in seven games, including a streak of five straight in the middle of the season…Allowed single-figure goals in five appearances…Earned a victory in her first career start as a goalkeeper, 16-2 against Augsburg College (Mar. 19)…Played all 60 or more minutes in 12-of-13 games as a goalkeeper…Tallied four goals in her first career start in the field as a midfielder at Illinois Institute of Technology (Apr. 13)…Picked up multiple ground balls in eight games, including five at the College of Mount St. Joseph (Apr. 5).

High School (Palatine): Lettered in lacrosse and golf...Earned All-Conference accolades in golf...MVP at the Nike Bauer Invite in 2010...Lacrosse team won conference championship senior year and sectional championship sophomore year.

Personal: Daughter of Georgi and Valentina...Speaks three languages (Bulgarian, Spanish and English).

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 24	at Cornell	W, 21-6
Apr 27	Beloit	W, 18-3
Apr 30	vs. Colorado College	L, 24-6
May 6	Benedictine	W, 13-2
May 7	Aurora	W, 16-6
May 15	at Augustana	L, 17-6

	Overall	Conf
Games played	18	9
Games started	18	9
Minutes	1050:00	510:00
Goals against	137	43
Goals-against average	7.83	5.06
Saves	124	40
Save pct	47.5	48.2
Wins	15	9
Losses	3	0
Ties	0	0
Win pct	83.3	100.0

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	ga	sv	sv%
Mar 5	Augsburg	W, 9-8	1	60:00	8	7	46.7
Mar 8	Illinois Tech	W, 17-11	1	30:00	5	2	28.6
Mar 12	North Central	W, 10-9	1	60:00	9	8	47.1
Mar 16	at Aurora	W, 15-9	1	60:00	9	11	55.0
Mar 19	at Loras	W, 18-1	1	60:00	1	0	0.0
Mar 26	at Augustana	L, 14-2	1	60:00	14	16	53.3
Mar 30	Carthage	W, 11-8	1	60:00	8	8	50.0
Mar 31	Carroll	W, 15-5	1	60:00	5	7	58.3
Apr 2	at Concordia Chicago	W, 18-0	1	60:00	0	3	100.0
Apr 9	Hamline	W, 13-9	1	60:00	9	6	40.0
Apr 16	Benedictine	W, 12-7	1	60:00	7	6	46.2
Apr 23	at Wartburg	W, 16-4	1	60:00	4	5	55.6
Apr 24	at Cornell	W, 21-6	1	60:00	6	2	25.0
Apr 27	Beloit	W, 18-3	1	60:00	3	4	57.1
Apr 30	vs. Colorado College	L, 24-6	1	60:00	24	13	35.1
May 6	Benedictine	W, 13-2	1	60:00	2	5	71.4
May 7	Aurora	W, 16-6	1	60:00	6	7	53.8
May 15	at Augustana	L, 17-6	1	60:00	17	14	45.2

	gp	gs	min	ga	gaa	sv	sv%	win	loss	win %
2013-14	13	12	766:38	129	10.10	128	49.8	7	5	58.3
2014-15	11	10	587:36	102	10.42	74	42.0	5	4	55.6
2015-16	18	18	1050:00	137	7.83	124	47.5	15	3	83.3
2016-17	19	19	1141:33	147	7.73	191	56.5	12	7	63.2
Total	61	59	3545:47	515	8.71	517	50.1	39	19	67.2

		gp	gs	min	ga	gaa	sv	sv%	win	loss	tie	win %
Event	Total	18	18	1050:00	137	7.83	124	47.5	15	3	0	83.3
	Conference	9	9	510:00	43	5.06	40	48.2	9	0	0	100.0
	Exhibition	-	-	0:00	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0
Location	Home	10	10	570:00	62	6.53	60	49.2	10	0	0	100.0
	Away	7	7	420:00	51	7.29	51	50.0	5	2	0	71.4
	Neutral	1	1	60:00	24	24.00	13	35.1	0	1	0	0.0
Result	Wins	15	15	870:00	82	5.66	81	49.7	15	0	0	100.0
Result	Losses	3	3	180:00	55	18.33	43	43.9	0	3	0	0.0
Month	March	8	8	450:00	59	7.87	59	50.0	7	1	0	87.5
	April	7	7	420:00	53	7.57	39	42.4	6	1	0	85.7
	May	3	3	180:00	25	8.33	26	51.0	2	1	0	66.7