Fairfield University Athletics

2018: IWLCA All-Northeast Region Second Team…All-MAAC First Team…MAAC All-Championship Team…Played and started all 20 games. Scored 35 goals and a program-record 42 assists (a MAAC high and 18th in the nation) for a team-high 77 points – the fourth highest single-season total in Fairfield history. Had six games with three or more goals. Had season best seven points in 13-10 win over Niagara with two goals and five assists. Poured in three goals and three assists for six points in the 2018 MAAC Championship Game.

2017: All-MAAC Second Team… As a junior started all 18 games while ranking third on the team with 45 points… She scored 20 goals and dished out a team-high 25 assists which ranks as the second most in a single season in program history… Connolly also picked up 22 groundballs, four draw controls, and caused 14 turnovers… The attacker tallied seven points on two different occasions to set a career-high… She registered three goals and four assists against Hofstra on February 25 and at Siena on March 25. 

2016: Made 16 appearances for the Stags as a sophomore… Posted the fourth most assists on the team with nine… Had a total of 15 points on the season… Tallied two assists in three different games during her sophomore campaign.

2015: MAAC All-Rookie Team… Connolly earned her first All-MAAC honor after stepping up at attack during her rookie campaign. She competed in 10 contests for Fairfield, with one start in her collegiate debut against Sacred Heart. Connolly recorded three goals, with five assists, for eight points. Her first collegiate goal was scored against Hofstra on February 17. She was the leading scorer among the freshmen on the roster. Connolly took 10 shots, with eight on goal, and earned a shots on goal percentage of .800. Connolly also picked up three ground balls, grabbed one draw control, and caused one turnover for Fairfield.

Before Fairfield: Connolly comes to Fairfield as a transfer from the University of Florida. Prior to Florida, she lettered four seasons in lacrosse at Wantagh High School, where she served as a team captain her senior year. She competed primarily at midfield and attack for the Warriors and tallied 168 career goals and 88 career assists. During her final campaign, Connolly recorded 50 goals and 28 assists to garner her team's Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the Rob Sliwak Athlete Awards. Connolly was a two-time All-County selection (2013, 2014) and a two-time All-Conference selection (2011, 2012). She was also named to the First Team All-Long Island and the 2013 Metro Team. Connolly was a LAX Magazine Player of the Week, a Newsday Player to Watch, and a Newsday Player of the Week. She was a member of PE Leaders and also lettered in soccer and track. 

Personal: Daughter of Tara and Dave Connolly... Has one sibling... Uncle, Chris Mullin, has won three gold Olympic medals for basketball and played professional basketball for 16 years with the Golden State Warriors and the Indiana Pacers.