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University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2025 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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22 Vanessa Evans

22 Vanessa Evans

  • Position:
    Defense
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    IMG Academy (Fla.)
  • Hometown:
    Simi Valley, Calif.

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights:
  • 3x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2023, 2023, 2024)
  • 3x MAC Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • 3x MAC Commissioner's Award (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • MAC All-Academic Team (2025)
  • 2x IWLCA Scholar-Athlete Award (2024, 2025)

2025:
  • Saw action in 15 games, with 11 starts, and had a caused turnover, a draw control, and three ground balls
  • Recorded a draw in the season opener against San Diego State
  • Picked up a ground ball at Arizona State, against Canisius, and at Kennesaw State

2024:
  • Did not see action in any games due to injury

2023:
  • Played in six games with one start and registered a caused turnover
  • Made her first collegiate start on the road at Xavier
  • Had a caused turnover against Robert Morris

2022:
  • Played in four games on the year
  • Tallied two ground balls and a caused turnover
  • Made her collegiate debut against nationally-ranked Michigan in the season opener
  • Had a ground ball and caused turnover against Akron
  • Also picked up a ground ball at Notre Dame

High School:
  • A four-year letter winner in lacrosse
  • Earned the Absolute Integrity award in 2021

Personal:
  • Daughter of Debbie and Corey Evans 
  • Has two older sisters and an older brother
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because it is a smaller school with an outstanding nursing program
  • A Nursing major
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Offensive Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Draw Controls
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Stat Snapshot (Career)

Offensive Stats
Goals
Shots
Assists
Points
Defensive Stats
Faceoffs Won
Ground Balls
Draw Controls
Caused Turnovers

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2025
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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2022Freshman

    Defense
    5'5"
    22
  • 22

    2023Sophomore

    Defense
    5'5"
    22
  • 22

    2024Junior

    Defense
    5'5"
    22
  • 22

    2025Senior

    Defense
    5'5"
    22