28 Veronika Metanova
Veronika Metanova
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Palatine, Ill.
  • High School:
    Palatine
  • Position:
    GK
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    19
  • p
    0
  • g
    0
  • a
    0

Bio

2017 Season (Senior): Named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Academic Honor Roll...Named All-Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference Defensive Player of the Year and All-MWLC First Team...Twice won MWLC Defensive Player of the Week honors (April 24, March 27)...Ranked sixth nationally with a 56.5 save percentage, which also led the MWLC...Ranked eighth in the country with 191 saves...Set the program's single-season record for wins (12), saves (191) and save percentage (56.5)...Appeared in and started all 19 games...Played all 1,141:33 minutes in goal...Picked up 49 ground balls...Caused five turnovers...Made double-digit saves in 10 games, including a season-high 17 in back-to-back games near the end of the season against Colorado College (April 30) and Hamline (May 6)...Ends her career with career program records for wins (39), saves (517), save percentage (50.1) and goals against average (8.71).

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 18 at Illinois Tech W, 10-8
Apr 22 Concordia Chicago W, 14-4
Apr 28 Augsburg L, 16-15
Apr 30 vs. Colorado College L, 22-2
May 5 Augsburg W, 10-6
May 6 Hamline L, 10-9
  Overall Conf
Games 19 11
Points 0 0
Goals 0 0
Assists 0 0
Shots 0 0
Shooting percentage - -
Shots on goal 0 0
Shots on goal percentage - -
Free position goals-shots 0-0 0-0
Ground balls 49 20
Draw controls 0 0
Turnovers 20 8
Caused turnovers 5 3
Fouls 2 0
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Mar 8 at Carthage L, 11-9 0 0 0 0-0 4 0 2 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 11 Augustana W, 7-4 0 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 13 at Sewanee L, 12-6 0 0 0 0-0 5 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
Mar 15 vs. Susquehanna L, 14-3 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 18 Wartburg W, 17-3 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 19 Loras W, 17-1 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 2 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 22 at Illinois Wesleyan L, 9-6 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 2 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 25 at Cornell W, 17-2 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 3 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 26 at Monmouth W, 14-2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 1 Benedictine W, 15-5 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 5 at Aurora W, 5-4 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 8 Hamline W, 15-8 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 12 at Beloit W, 19-6 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 18 at Illinois Tech W, 10-8 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 22 Concordia Chicago W, 14-4 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 28 Augsburg L, 16-15 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 30 vs. Colorado College L, 22-2 0 0 0 0-0 4 0 5 0 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
May 5 Augsburg W, 10-6 0 0 0 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
May 6 Hamline L, 10-9 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 2 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2013-14 15 13 5 0 5 0-0 29 1 17 4 14 35.7 7 50.0 1 - 0 0
2014-15 11 10 0 0 0 0-0 24 0 6 6 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
2015-16 18 18 0 0 0 0-0 45 0 13 16 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 1
2016-17 19 19 0 0 0 0-0 49 0 20 5 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 0
Total 63 60 5 0 5 0-0 147 1 56 31 14 35.7 7 50.0 3 - 0 1
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 19 19 0 0 0 0-0 49 0 20 5 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 0
Conference 11 11 0 0 0 0-0 20 0 8 3 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 9 0 0 0 0-0 23 0 7 2 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Away 8 8 0 0 0 0-0 21 0 7 3 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
Neutral 2 2 0 0 0 0-0 5 0 6 0 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
Result Wins 12 12 0 0 0 0-0 26 0 8 2 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Losses 7 7 0 0 0 0-0 23 0 12 3 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 0
Month March 9 9 0 0 0 0-0 23 0 9 3 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
April 8 8 0 0 0 0-0 19 0 8 2 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
May 2 2 0 0 0 0-0 7 0 3 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0

News Mentions

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Henry, Metanova named to IWLCA Academic Honor Roll

Pair helped Falcons to share of MWLC regular season title

July 24, 2017

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Women's Lacrosse has six on MWLC All-Academic Team

Falcons show success in the classroom and on the field

June 13, 2017

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Falcons stunned in MWLC Tournament Championship

Concordia Wisconsin played it title game for the third-straight year

May 6, 2017

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Women's Lacrosse wears down Augsburg to advance in MWLC Tournament

Falcons host Hamline in MWLC Tournament Championship game on Saturday at 2 pm

May 5, 2017

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Metanova named MWLC DPOY, Falcons represented well in postseason awards

Concordia Wisconsin places 10 on postseason honors list

May 4, 2017

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Colorado College runs past Women's Lacrosse

Falcons end regular season on two-game losing streak, now prepare for Friday's MWLC Tournament game as top seed

April 30, 2017

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Metanova named MWLC Defensive Player of the Week honors

Senior goalkeeper earns second conference weekly award of the season

April 25, 2017

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Falcons clinch share of MWLC regular season title

Concordia Wisconsin has won 28-consecutive league games

April 22, 2017

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Women's Lacrosse knocks off IIT in battle of MWLC unbeatens

Falcons jumped out to 6-0 lead, Metanova makes season-high 15 saves

April 18, 2017

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Women's Lacrosse handles Beloit in MWLC matchup

Falcons score game's final 10 goals, Pattengale records career-high seven points (four goals, three assists)

April 12, 2017

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Falcons take control in 2nd half against Pipers

Concordia Wisconsin outscores Hamline 7-2 in the second half

April 8, 2017

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Metanova tabbed with MWLC Defensive Player of the Week honors

Senior goalkeeper made 31 saves in three games

March 28, 2017

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Henry has career game, Falcons win another MWLC game

Concordia Wisconsin stays undefeated in league play

March 26, 2017

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Falcons overwhelm Rams in MWLC victory

Emily Kuhlman scores four goals to lead Concordia Wisconsin

March 25, 2017

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Women's Lacrosse offense sputters in loss at Illinois Wesleyan

Falcons built 4-1 lead during first nine minutes of action

March 22, 2017

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Women's Lacrosse cruises past Loras

Metanova makes 11 saves, Pattengale has career-high four goals

March 19, 2017

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Women's Lacrosse routs Wartburg in MWLC opener

Falcons had four players with three goals

March 18, 2017

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Free-position notes: Falcons hosts Knights/Duhawks in MWLC games

Falcons ready for first league games of the season

March 17, 2017

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Susquehanna offense too much for Women's Lacrosse

Three Falcons score a goal, Metanova makes 12 saves

March 15, 2017

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Tigers shut down Falcons offense

Concordia Wisconsin scores free-position goal for sixth game in a row

March 13, 2017

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Metanova makes 12 saves, Falcons defeat Vikings

Kuhlman records second-straight hat trick to lead the offense

March 11, 2017

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Carthage controls second half against Women's Lacrosse

Falcons score two free-position markers

March 8, 2017

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#CUWStatsInfo: Women's Lacrosse begins 2017 campaign

Falcons picked to repeat as MWLC champions

March 7, 2017

Photos

Veronika Metanova action photo 1

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Wartburg vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 2

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Wartburg vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 3

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Wartburg vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 4

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Wartburg vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 5

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Loras vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 6

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Loras vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 7

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Loras vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 8

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Loras vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 9

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Loras vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 10

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Loras vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 11

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Loras vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 12

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Loras vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 13

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Benedictine (IL) vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 14

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Benedictine (IL) vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 15

Photo by Julia Fischer

  • Hamline vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 16

Photo by Julia Fischer

  • Hamline vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 17

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 18

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 19

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 20

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 21

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 22

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 23

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 24

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Augsburg vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 25

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Augsburg vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 26

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Augsburg vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 27

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Augsburg vs. Concordia (WI)
Veronika Metanova action photo 28

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Augsburg vs. Concordia (WI)