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  Alex Velesz

Alex Velesz

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Woodbridge, Va.

High School:
Paul VI

Height:
5-9

Position:
Midfield

Notes: Consistent player on offense and defense... Great endurance... Smart and patient athlete... Has good speed and size.

2007: Started all 16 games at midfield for the Patriots... Set a career high with three caused turnovers against William and Mary on April 20... Set a career high with three draw controls against St. Bonaventure on March 13... Made the Dean's List during the fall and spring semesters... Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award... Named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll.

2006: Started all 16 games... Ranked third on the team in ground balls with 35, setting a new career high... Also set a new career high in draw controls with nine... Scored 13 goals and tallied four assists for a total of 17 points... Scored the game-winning goal in a 14-13 victory against Hofstra on March 31... Set a new single-game career high with seven ground balls against ODU on April 9... The seven ground balls tied her with three others for the most recorded in a single-game in the CAA in 2006... Also tallied two draw controls and two caused turnovers against ODU, along with a goal and an assist.

2005: Appeared in 17 contests, earning 16 starts... Selected to the CAA all-Rookie team... Rated fourth on the squad in goals scored (17)... Finished third with eight assists... Totaled 25 points, ranking fifth on the team... Led the Patriots in shooting percentage at 44.7 percent from the field... Attempted 38 shots... Grabbed 27 ground balls and two draw controls... Posted nine caused turnovers... Recorded season-highs in goals scored (4) and points (4) at Drexel (4/15)... Had two assists against Maryland (3/16)... Registered five multi-goal games... Tallied a season-best four ground balls three times and two caused turnovers three times... Named a George Mason Scholar-Athlete... Received the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award... Made the Dean's List and the AD Honor Roll both semesters for academic excellence in the classroom.

2004: Received medical hardship waiver, retaining full eligibility... Saw action in three games... Played 52 minutes... Made the Dean's List and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for outstanding work in the classroom... Received the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.

Prep: Lettered in lacrosse... Selected Paul VI High School 2003 Most Valuable Player... Earned Washington Post All-Metropolitan Honorable Mention in 2002 and 2003... Named to the Fairfax Journal first-team as a senior... Garnered first-team All-WCAC honors in 2003... Made the Paul VI honor roll every semester... Member of the National Honor Society and the National Latin Honor Society... Also lettered in cross country.

Personal: 11/11/84... Full name is Alexandra May Velesz... Parents are Jennifer and Jim Velesz... Father, Jim, played soccer for George Mason (1977-79)... Has three siblings, Jim, Nicholas, and Victoria... Played in the National Draw and All-Star Express Tournaments... Played one year on the Future Elite club team... Attended the same high school as former teammate Michele Brady (2003-06) and former soccer Patriot Erika Webster (1998-2001)... Majoring in history with a minor in international studies.

Career Stats
Year	GP/GS	Gls.	Asts.	Pts.	Shots	Pct.	GB	CT	DC
2004*	3/0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0
2005	17/16	17	8	25	38	.447	27	9	2
2006	16/16	13	4	17	42	.310	35	8	9
2007	16/16	5	1	6	21	.238	19	17	11
Totals	52/48	35	13	48	101	.347	81	34	22

* - Medical red-shirt

Single-Game Career Highs:
G: 4, at Drexel (4/15/05)	GB: 7, vs. ODU (4/9/06)
A: 2, vs. UMCP (3/16/05)	CT: 3, vs. William and Mary (4/20/07)
P: 4, at Drexel (4/15/05)	DC: 3, vs. St. Bonaventure (3/13/07)
 

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