2019 Lacrosse Roster

Matt Gardener
Matt Goldman
Alex de la Osa
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Tommy Thompson
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Matt Pendleton

29 Haley Hicklen

  • Position GK
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Towson
  • Hometown Baltimore, Md.

Biography

HONORS
2019 Tewaaraton Watch List
2019 AAC Goalkeeper of the Year

2019 First Team All-AAC
2019 AAC All-Tournament Team
2019 IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week (3/27)
2019 AAC Defender of the Week (2/19, 3/12, 3/26)
2019 AAC Honor Roll (2/26)
2018 Tewaaraton Top-25 Nominee
2018 IWLCA Second Team All-American
2018 IL/Women Second Team Media All-American
2018 IWLCA All-Region First Team
2018 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
2018 First Team All-BIG EAST
2018 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (3/6, 4/10)
2018 BIG EAST Honor Roll (2/13)
2018 Brine Lacrosse/US Lacrosse National Player of the Week (3/5)
2018 ILWomen/Alpha Lacrosse Player of the Week (3/6)
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2018 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2018 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll 
2017 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
2017 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
2017 All-BIG EAST First Team
2017 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (2/28)
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2016 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (4/12)
2016 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
2016 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

 
SENIOR SEASON (2019)
  • Started all 21 games in the cage during her senior season
  • Became Florida’s all-time leader in saves, finishing her career with 566
  • Ranks first in program history in groundballs, recording 194 in her tenure
  • Also ranks first in program history in minutes played for a goalie (3866:17) and second in overall wins (49)
  • Her 184 saves set a new single season program record, surpassing her own record of 178 set in 2018
  • Led Florida in saves (184), goals against average (10.71), save percentage (.458) and groundballs (60)
  • Recorded 16 saves against Maryland (2/14), tying the single-game record
  • Ranks in the Top-10 in the conference in five categories: goals against average (1st), groundballs per game (3rd), saves percentage (1st), saves (1st), saves per game (2nd)
  • Ranks in the Top-40 nationally in four categories: goals against average (31st), groundballs per game (28th), saves percentage (.458) and saves (11th)
  • Named to the 2019 Tewaaraton Watch List
  • Earned the third Goalkeeper of the Year honor of her career (2 BIG EAST, 1 AAC)
  • Named to the All-AAC First Team and AAC All-Tournament Team
  • Chosen as the IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week (3/27)
  • Three-time AAC Defender of the Week (2/19, 3/12, 3/26)
  • One-time AAC Honor Roll (2/26)
 
JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
  • Started all 21 games in goal for the Gators during her junior campaign
  • Recorded 17 wins during the season, tying her career-best (17) - she currently sits at 35 wins, the third-most in program history
  • Clocked 1098:17 minutes in goal in the 21 games played, which is the second-most in a season - she currently sits at 2645:33 minutes played, the third-most in program history
  • Notched 178 saves on the year, a new UF record - she is 25 saves away from tying Mikey Meagher for the most all-time in a career
  • Recorded a save percentage of .492, good for first in the conference and 15th in the nation
  • Led the team in ground balls, finishing with a UF season record of 66
  • Was one of two Gators named as Tewaaraton Top-25 Nominees
  • Earned IWLCA Second Team All-American honors
  • Named ILWomen Second Team Media All-American
  • Selected to the IWLCA All-Region First Team
  • Named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year for the second-straight season
  • Member of the All-BIG EAST First Team
  • Two-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (3/6, 4/10)
  • One-time BIG EAST Honor Roll selection (2/13)
  • Named Brine Lacrosse/US Lacrosse National Player of the Week as well as ILWomen/Alpha Lacrosse Player of the Week after her dominating performance against No. 3 UNC (3/3)
  • Named to the 2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
 
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
  • Named the 2017 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
  • 2017 All-BIG EAST First Team
  • 2017 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
  • 2017 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
  • Started all 20 of Florida’s games, turning in a 17-3 record
  • Had at least 10 saves and a .500 save percentage in five games
  • Enters her junior season with a .499 career save percentage, the highest in school history
  • Recorded a career-high 13 saves in a win over USC (2/24/17)
  • Was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week after her performance against the Trojans
  • Her 142 saves were the second most in a single-season in UF history
  • Ranked third among all Gators with 45 ground balls
 
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
  • Played in 18 games for the Gators in the cage her freshman season, starting the second half in nearly every game
  • Turned in a .559 save percentage
  • Recorded 62 saves for the year
  • Had a 1-1 record, with her first victory coming against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament (5/5)
  • Played a career-high 48:13 in UF’s NCAA Tournament Finale vs. Penn State (5/15)
  • Had a career-high six saves on three different occasions
 
BEFORE FLORIDA:
  • US Lacrosse High School All American honorable mention (2015)
  • US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award (2015)
  • Baltimore Sun All-Metro Team, Honorable Mention 2015
  • Baltimore County All County & All Division First Team Selection (2013, 2014, 2015)
  • US Lacrosse First Team High School All American (2014)
  • Under Armour Underclassmen All-American (2012, 2014)
  • Member of the US Lacrosse U15 National Champion Sky Walkers
  • Baltimore Metro Team member: WDNT National Schoolgirls Tournament (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • Baltimore Sun Athlete of the Week honors (2014)
  • Baltimore County All-Academic Team (2014)
  • Maryland Athletic Association Scholar Athlete Award (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
 
MAJOR: Sustainability & The Built Environment
 
CAREER STATS
Season GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot % SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT
2016 18-0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 N/A 23 0 2 2
2017 20-20 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 N/A 45 0 8 3
2018 21-21 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 N/A 66 0 12 3
2019 21-21 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 N/A 60 0 6 5
TOTAL 80-62 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 N/A 194 0 28 13 
 
GOALIE STATS
Season GP-GS Minutes GA GA Avg Saves Save% W L T Sho
2016 18-0 485:37 49 6.05 62 .559 1 1 0 3
2017 20-20 1061:39 156 8.82 142 .477 17 3 0 1
2018 21-21 1098:17 184 10.05 178 .492 17 4 0 0
2019 21-21 1220:44 218 10.71 184 .458 14 7 0 0
TOTAL 80-62 3866:17 607 9.42 566 .483 49 15 0 4
 
CAREER HIGHS 
Minutes........................................................................................... 64:00 vs. Loyola (2/25/18)
Saves.................................................................................... 16, 2x, last at Maryland (2/14/19)
Save Percentage.......................................................... 1.000, 5x, last vs. Butler (4/28/18)
Fewest Goals Allowed....................................................... 0, 5x, last vs. Butler (4/28/18)
Ground Balls............................................................. 7, 2x, last at North Carolina (5/12/19)
Caused Turnovers........................................................................ 2 at Jacksonville (4/11/19)

*Graduated in May of 2019 with a degree in Sustainability & The Built Environment 

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2016Freshman

    GK
    5'9"
    29
  • 29

    2017Sophomore

    GK
    5'9"
    29
  • 29

    2018Junior

    GK
    5'9"
    29
  • 29

    2019Senior

    GK
    5'9"
    29