Grace Chavez

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Photo by: Kyle Crawford

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Position:
Goalkeeper
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Norfolk. Va.
High School:
Matthew Fontaine High School
Major:
Health and Physical Education

2020 (Senior): Named to the 2020 Zag/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I National Academic Squad … played in two games for the Cardinals last year ... registered a win against Bellarmine (4/2/21) after preventing the Knights from scoring twice.

2019 (Junior): Played in 10 games with nine starts in goal … finished second on the team with 56 saves … earned the win over Central Michigan (9/28/19) after tallying a shutout … tallied a season-high 14 saves at VCU (10/27/19) … led the team in minutes played 568:29 …. has 256 career saves.

2018 (Sophomore): Played and started in all 18 games for the Cardinals … registered 121 saves for the season … had career high performances in saves with 13 at Big Ten foe Iowa (9/2/18) and Michigan (10/14/18) … earned double-digit saves in five games … has 195 saves for her career.

2017 (Freshman): Started all 17 games for the Cardinals… totaled 1094:39 minutes this season… earned 74 saves for a .673 save percentage… finished the season fifth in the conference in saves… finished the season fifth in the conference in save per game with 4.35… finished the season fourth in the Mid-American Conference in shutouts with three.

High School: A four-year letterwinner at Matthew Fontaine High School under head coach Cass Wagner… helped team to an 18-2 overall record as a senior… all-conference honorable mention as a freshman… second team all-conference as sophomore… first team all-conference as a junior and senior… tallied 138 saves as a senior…averaged 100 saves per season in her career… co-captain as a senior… first team all-state and first team all-region as a senior… helped team to a conference title as a junior and senior… helped team to first region title in school history… part of a team that won the all-state sportsmanship award… also earned four letters in soccer… helped team to two state championship games as a sophomore and senior… second team all-conference as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Dan and Julie Chavez… one brother… graduated with a 3.3 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale… born on Aug. 6, 1999, in Norfolk, Virginia…majoring in health and physical education… full name is Grace Margaret Chavez.

Major: Health and Physical Education