University of Delaware Athletics
2019 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Chantae Simms
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- John Carroll
- Hometown:
- Edgewood, Md.
- Major:
- Psychology & Criminal Justice
WHY DELAWARE?
"I love that UD is close to home to home for me. The campus is beautiful and Delaware has strong academic programs with a variety of majors and opportunities. Additionally, the athletics department offers student-athletes many resources to be successful both in school and on the field."
AT DELAWARE
• Graduated magna cum laude from the University of Delaware in June 2019 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in psychology and criminal justice
• Four-time letter winner for the Blue Hens
• Known for her speed, agility and ability to perform in pressure situations
• Type of athlete that continues to improve each practice and game
• Finished career second in program history with 90 caused turnovers
• Double major in psychology and criminal justice; has goals of attending law school following graduation with aspirations to become a lawyer
2019 SEASON
• All-CAA First Team
• All-ECAC First Team
• UD Alumni Association Team MVP
• Preseason All-CAA
• CAA Defensive Player of the Week (April 1)
• Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• IWLCA Zag Sports Division I Academic Honor Roll
• Tied Delaware single-season school record with 39 caused turnovers
• Tied for second in school single-game and Delaware Stadium history with six caused turnovers against Coastal Carolina (March 9) and Oregon (March 27)
• Ranked 10th nationally with 2.29 caused turnovers per game and 45th with 2.71 ground balls per, marks which are good for third and second, respectively, in the CAA
• Started all 17 games as a senior
• Logged multiple ground balls in 13 games and multiple caused turnovers in 10 games
2018 SEASON
• IWLCA Mid Atlantic Region Second Team
• All-CAA Second Team
• CAA All-Tournament Team
• Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
• Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in the starting lineup for all 18 games
• Led Delaware with 50 ground balls, the most for a Blue Hens player since 2009
• Tied for sixth in UD single-season history with 31 caused turnovers
• Second in the CAA with 2.78 ground balls per game (37th nationally) and seventh with 1.72 caused turnovers per game (30th nationally)
• Tied Delaware Stadium record with a career-high seven ground balls vs. San Diego State (March 27)
• Collected at least one ground ball in every game, including 11 multi-ground ball games
• Registered first career goal and point in 16-9 win at Canisius (March 9)
• Posted three caused turnovers in seven games
2017 SEASON
• Posted a breakout year as a sophomore
• Started 14 of 15 games played
• Second for the Blue Hens with 20 caused turnovers and fourth with 27 ground balls
• Helped guide a Delaware defense that finished seventh nationally with a scoring defense of 8.59 and 18th with 10.76 caused turnovers per game
• Logged back-to-back games with a career-best four ground balls (at No. 8 Princeton; vs. Hofstra)
• Tallied eight games with multiple ground balls collected; picked up at least one ground ball in all but two games
• Recorded three caused turnovers in three different contests
• CAA Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEASON
• Appeared in one game in first season in a Delaware uniform
• Did not register any statistics in team’s 17-7 win over William & Mary (April 24) in the season finale
• CAA Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-sport athlete at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, Md.
• Guided varsity lacrosse team to IAAM A Quarterfinals (2014) and Semifinals (2015) appearances
• Selected to play in Maryland Crab Draw Senior All-Star Game
• Posted 29 caused turnovers, 13 groundballs and nine draw controls as a senior under head coach Abbey Swift
• Captain and starter for Gary Scholl’s field hockey squad that won the IAAM B Championship in 2014
• Captained junior varsity field hockey team that went 10-1 during sophomore season
• Sprinter for indoor track & field team under head coach Rob Torres
• Placed third overall in the 300m while team was also third in the IAAM Championship as a junior
• Team finished second in the 2012 IAAM Championship while individually was fourth in the 4x200
• Guided squad to a sixth place finish in the 2015 IAAM Championship
• Also played basketball as a freshman and was a member of the 2012 IAAM B Championship team
• National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and National Society for High School Scholars member
• Earned the Al Cesky Scholarship, which is awarded to Harford County high school seniors who excel in both athletics and academics while best demonstrating the values reflected in the life of Al Cesky
• Selected for the John Carroll Top Student-Athlete Award
CLUB
• Played four years with the Top of the Bay Travel team
• MVP of the 2014 Music City Festival in Nashville, Tenn.; team also won the championship title
• Led team to an undefeated slate in the 2013 U19 Turtle Island Festival (Oshawa, Canada)
• Placed third (2011) and fifth (2012) at the U.S. Lacrosse U15 National Tournament
• Selected to play with the Baltimore Metro Team in the U.S. Women’s National Tournament School Girl’s Division
PERSONAL
• Chantae [shon—tay] Nichole Simms
• Born June 23, 1997 in Takoma Park, Md.
• Daughter of Raynett Colston and Berwyn Simms
• Both parents graduated from Morgan State University with degrees in computer science
• Mother is a senior program manager and earned her MBA from the University of Maryland
• Father is a senior test engineer
• Has two brothers, Briant and Braden
• Cousin, Taylor Melton, played soccer at Delaware State University from 2011-15
• Cousin to the late James Parrish, a tackle for the Super Bowl XXVII Champion Dallas Cowboys
• Uncle, Milton Colston, was a member of the 1978 NCAA Men’s Division II Basketball Champion Cheyney University
• Enjoys cooking and working out
• Lists favorite sports teams as the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors
• Went bungee jumping during the team's June 2017 trip to Switzerland
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1 at Canisius, 3/9/18
Assists: n/a
Points: 1 at Canisius, 3/9/18
Shots: 1 at Canisius, 3/9/18
SOG: 1 at Canisius, 3/9/18
FPG: n/a
FGS: n/a
Ground Balls: 7 vs. San Diego State, 3/27/18
Draw Controls: 1 - 6x, last vs. Hofstra, 4/21/19
Caused Turnovers: 6 - 2x, last vs. Oregon, 3/27/19
| Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | SOG | GW | FPG-S | GB | DC | CT |
| 2016 | 1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 27 | 3 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18/18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 50 | 1 | 31 |
| 2019 | 17/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 46 | 2 | 39 * |
| Totals | 51/49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 123 | 6 | 90 |
Click on year for game-by-game statistics | * School record
