University of Delaware Athletics
2019 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Caroline Farley
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Shawnee
- Hometown:
- Medford, N.J.
- Major:
- Marketing
AT DELAWARE
• Graduated in June 2019 from the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing
• Four-time letter winner for the Blue Hens
• Graceful player who has good speed and a high lacrosse IQ, which allows her to read plays and make smart decisions in critical situations
• Skill and vision likely to contribute to team’s success
• Finished career fourth all-time with 131 draw controls; also tied for 11th all-time with four game-winning goals
• Owns six of the top 10 spots in Delaware single-game history for draw controls
• Majoring in marketing
2019 SEASON
• Featured in Quick Draw: Inside the Draw Circle With Caroline Farley (video)
• Team captain alongside classmates Sarah Comstock and Isabelle Schmitt
• CAA Player of the Week (April 1)
• Tied for second in program single-season history with 73 draw controls
• Broke school record with 12 draw controls at Saint Joseph's (March 16); followed with Delaware Stadium-record 12 draw controls vs. Oregon (March 27)
• Also added to the Delaware Stadium record books with eight draw controls (tied-fourth) against Coastal Carolina (March 9) and seven (tied-seventh) draw controls against George Mason (March 13)
• Ranked fifth in the CAA and 60th nationally with 4.29 draw controls per game
• Finished ninth in league standings with 0.94 assists per contest
• Led Blue Hens with five free position goals; second with 16 assists; third with 44 points and 28 goals
• Appeared in all 17 games despite being hampered by a hamstring injury all season
• Logged at least five draw controls in six games
• Posted five hat tricks
2018 SEASON
• Started 12 of 13 games played for Delaware
• Tied for fifth in Delaware single-season history with 43 draw controls
• Posted a career-high eight draw controls at Bryant (March 25), a mark good to tie for third in the program record books
• Also logged seven draw controls at Hofstra (April 13), a mark good to tie for fifth at Delaware
• Tied for 12th in Delaware Stadium history with five draw controls against William & Mary (April 22)
• Recorded a hat trick versus Elon (April 20)
• Collected at least one goal in each of her final six games of the season
• Registered multiple draw controls in nine contests
2017 SEASON
• Saw time in all 17 games while starting eight for the Blue Hens as a sophomore
• Tied for fifth in program single-season history with three game-winning goals
• Made first career start in team's 10-9 season-opening victory against Georgetown (Feb. 11)
• Registered first career hat tricks in back-to-back fashion at Drexel (April 29) and versus No. 20 James Madison (May 5; CAA Tournament Semifinals)
• Collected a season-high two draw controls in win at George Washington (March 18)
• Picked up two ground balls in a game twice (vs. Georgetown; at Drexel)
• Averaged 1.65 shots per game
2016 SEASON
• CAA All-Rookie Team honoree
• Appeared in 11 games for Delaware during freshman campaign
• Led all UD rookies with five goals
• Made collegiate debut in 17-7 win over George Washington (Feb. 16)
• Scored first career goal off an 8-meter shot in victory against La Salle (Feb. 23)
• Followed with a tally at Rutgers (Feb. 27) and a season-best two goals versus Canisius (March 5)
• Collected two draw controls against both Villanova (March 9) and at Hofstra (April 17)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year starting varsity midfielder at Shawnee High School
• Amassed 173 goals and 107 assists for the Renegades
• Registered career-best 63 goals and 48 assists as a senior
• Three-time All-South Jersey and All-Conference honoree
• 2015 Courier-Post Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year
• WLCSJ North All-Star Outstanding Player
• Honorable Mention All-American
• Dedicated senior season to fallen teammate and best friend, Katie Kernan, who passed away from brain cancer during the summer of 2014
• First Shawnee player to wear #22 posthumously in honor of Katie
• Has “KK” written on her stick
• Helped guide squad to the 2013 New Jersey Group 4 State Championship title
• Successful soccer goalie at Shawnee
• Honor roll student
• Member of Kids for Wish Kids Club, Blue Crew and Spanish Club
PERSONAL
• Caroline Elise Farley
• Born July 25, 1996 in Mount Holly, N.J.
• Daughter of Shelley and Jim Farley
• Both parents graduated from Saint Joseph’s University
• Father ran track for the Hawks
• Father is a two-time South Jersey Lifeguard Superathalon Champion and record holder in addition to the 1997 World Dragonboat Racing Champion
• Has three sisters, Kathryn, Allison and Meredith
• Enjoys soccer, surfing, snowboarding and playing with her dog, Ruby
• Lists favorite sports teams as the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles
• Interned with Pennrose Development and Management Company during the summer of 2017
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 4 - 3x, last vs. Towson, 4/27/19
Assists: 3 vs. Rutgers, 2/23/19
Points: 6 - 2x, last vs. Towson, 4/27/19
Shots: 8 at William & Mary, 4/12/19
SOG: 6 - 2x, last at William & Mary, 4/12/19
FPG: 2 at William & Mary, 4/12/19
FGS: 3 at William & Mary, 4/12/19
Ground Balls: 2 - 4x, last vs. Oregon, 3/27/19
Draw Controls: 12* - 2x, last vs. Oregon, 3/27/19
Caused Turnovers: 1 - 12x, last at Elon, 4/14/19
| Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | SOG | GW | FPG-S | GB | DC | CT |
| 2016 | 11/0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17/8 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 4-5 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 2018 | 13/12 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0-2 | 4 | 43 | 4 |
| 2019 | 17/14 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 58 | 47 | 1 | 5-12 | 15 | 73 | 4 |
| Totals | 58/34 | 57 | 18 | 75 | 117 | 93 | 4 | 10-21 | 27 | 131 | 12 |
Click on year for game-by-game statistics | * School Record
