Shannon Donahue
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- Height:
- 5'4"
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- Hometown:
- Dennis, MA
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- Position:
- Midfield
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Dennis-Yarmouth Regional
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- Major:
- Public Health
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- Minor:
- Communications
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- gp
- 20
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- p
- 71
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- g
- 48
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- a
- 23
Bio
As a Senior:
Appeared in 20 games with 12 starts...recorded 48 goals with 23 assists for 71 points...claimed 37 ground balls, 68 draw controls and 17 caused turnovers...was named to the MASCAC First Team
As Junior:
Appeared in 20 games...recorded 15 goals with 26 assists for 41 points with 32 ground balls and 35 draw controls...named to the MASCAC All Academic Team
As a Sophomore:
Appeared in 18 games...recorded her nine goals and three assists for 12 points...recorded 12 ground balls, 25 draw controls and four caused turnovers
As a First Year:
Appeared in 15 games..recorded three goals and two assists for five points...made collegiate debut on February 22 @ Smith
Personal:
Shannon was born in Barnstable, MA...is majoring in public health with a minor in communications at Worcester State...the daughter of Jamie and Paul Donahue ...has two siblings, Jessica and Billy...favorite spot on campus is the Wellness Center...choose worcester state because of the team culture and the campus... is working on becoming a certified EMT and aims to be firefighter
Before Worcester State:
Shannon is a 2022 graduate of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School in South Yarmouth, MA...played four years of varsity Lacrosse and Soccer and two years of basketball for the Dolphins..named Cape Cod Leage All-Star junior and senior year...named captain junior and senior year...named a Top 25 Players to Watch Junior and Senior year
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 20 | 7 |
| Points | 71 | 34 |
| Goals | 48 | 25 |
| Assists | 23 | 9 |
| Shots | 116 | 50 |
| Shooting percentage | 41.4 | 50.0 |
| Shots on goal | 88 | 39 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 75.9 | 78.0 |
| Free position goals-shots | 8-11 | 5-7 |
| Ground balls | 37 | 10 |
| Draw controls | 68 | 21 |
| Turnovers | 32 | 9 |
| Caused turnovers | 17 | 7 |
| Fouls | 5 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Green cards | 9 | 2 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26 | at Western New Eng. | W, 14-13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | at Southern Me. | L, 12-9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | Mass.-Dartmouth | W, 17-5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 7 | at Wheaton (Mass.) | L, 17-15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 10 | Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 23-9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 16 | vs. Salve Regina | W, 20-9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | vs. Ursinus | L, 20-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | at Eastern Conn. St. | L, 19-15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | at Fitchburg St. | W, 17-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | Keene St. | W, 19-8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | at Bridgewater St. | W, 16-15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8 | WestConn | L, 19-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | Anna Maria | W, 16-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | Framingham St. | W, 14-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 17 | at Mass. Maritime | W, 16-8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21 | at Westfield St. | W, 19-14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25 | Salem St. | W, 15-6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30 | #4 Framingham St. | W, 12-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2 | #2 Westfield St. | W, 14-13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May 9 | at Messiah | L, 21-8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26 | at Western New Eng. | W, 14-13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Feb 28 | at Southern Me. | L, 12-9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 57.1 |
| Mar 5 | Mass.-Dartmouth | W, 17-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Mar 7 | at Wheaton (Mass.) | L, 17-15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 5 | 80.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Mar 10 | Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 23-9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Mar 16 | vs. Salve Regina | W, 20-9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 | 7 | 42.9 | 5 | 71.4 |
| Mar 17 | vs. Ursinus | L, 20-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 25 | at Eastern Conn. St. | L, 19-15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Mar 28 | at Fitchburg St. | W, 17-3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1-1 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Apr 1 | Keene St. | W, 19-8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 6 | 50.0 | 5 | 83.3 |
| Apr 4 | at Bridgewater St. | W, 16-15 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3-4 | 9 | 66.7 | 8 | 88.9 |
| Apr 8 | WestConn | L, 19-7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Apr 11 | Anna Maria | W, 16-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Apr 15 | Framingham St. | W, 14-10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 7 | 57.1 | 6 | 85.7 |
| Apr 17 | at Mass. Maritime | W, 16-8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1-1 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Apr 21 | at Westfield St. | W, 19-14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0-0 | 16 | 37.5 | 11 | 68.8 |
| Apr 25 | Salem St. | W, 15-6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0-1 | 7 | 42.9 | 7 | 100.0 |
| Apr 30 | #4 Framingham St. | W, 12-5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0-0 | 10 | 30.0 | 9 | 90.0 |
| May 2 | #2 Westfield St. | W, 14-13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 8 | 12.5 | 6 | 75.0 |
| May 9 | at Messiah | L, 21-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
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| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 20 | 12 | 37 | 68 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Neutral | 2 | - | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Losses | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 2 | - | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 7 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| April | 9 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 20 | 12 | 48 | 23 | 71 | 8-11 | 116 | 41.4 | 88 | 75.9 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 5-7 | 50 | 50.0 | 39 | 78.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 1-3 | 52 | 40.4 | 43 | 82.7 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 7-8 | 57 | 40.4 | 40 | 70.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0-0 | 7 | 57.1 | 5 | 71.4 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | 10 | 39 | 18 | 57 | 6-8 | 91 | 42.9 | 71 | 78.0 |
| Losses | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2-3 | 25 | 36.0 | 17 | 68.0 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 9 | 11.1 | 5 | 55.6 |
| March | 7 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 2-2 | 30 | 50.0 | 22 | 73.3 |
| April | 9 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 5-8 | 65 | 46.2 | 52 | 80.0 |
| May | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 12 | 16.7 | 9 | 75.0 |
News mentions
Worcester, MA- After claiming their second straight MASCAC Championship just a week ago, the Worcester Women’s Lacrosse team (14-5, 7-0) was back in the NCAA First Round with a trip to The College of New Jersey to face Messiah College.
Westfield, Mass. — Bridgewater State midfielder Meredith Sylvia and Worcester State midfielder Mckayla Fisher are the 2026 MASCAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the All-Conference teams which are voted on by the coaches from around the league.
Worcester, MA- Worcester State hosted the MASCAC Championship on Saturday as the top seed in the 2026 MASCAC tournament. The Lancers were undefeated through conference after defeating Framingham State on Thursday night. Westfield State entered the game after a close final minute victory over Bridgewater State on Thursday, with just a single loss courtesy of the Lancers back on April 21st.
Worcester, MA- In a rematch of last year's 2025 MASCAC Championship game, the #1 seed Worcester State Lancers hosted the #4 seed Framingham State Rams on Coughlin Field. Last season's championship ended with Worcester claiming their first MASCAC Championship, defeating the Rams 13-11. Framingham and Worcester met earlier this season on Coughlin field, where Worcester managed to claim a 14-10 victory. Framingham entered the game with a victory over Fitchburg State, 18-3, this past Tuesday in the MASCAC quarterfinals.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women's lacrosse team not only claimed the regular season championship this past week but also had standout performances in their 2-0 week to sweep the MASCAC weekly awards. Senior Mckayla Fisher (Peabody, MA) would claim her fourth Defensive Player of the Week, while senior Shannon Donahue (Dennis, MA) was named the Offensive Player of the Week. For the second time this season first year Fallon Lozano (Upton, MA) was tabbed the Rookie of the Week.
Worcester, MA- In the final game of the regular season the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team (11-5, 6-0) hosted the Salem State Vikings in their Morgan’s Message game. Morgan’s SMessage was created in remembrance of Morgan Rodgers, a former Duke University Lacrosse student-athlete who died tragically in July 2019 after battling mental health struggles. Although Morgan’s life was cut way too short, her legacy of unconditional love remains. Morgan’s Message was created by her family and former teammates with the mission to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health, normalize the conversations about mental health, and ensure that mental health is treated equally to physical health for all student-athletes. For more information on Morgan’s life and legacy and how you can help those with mental health struggles, please visit Morgan’s Message.org.
Worcester, MA- In their last conference regular season road trip of the season the Worcester State Women’s lacrosse team (10-5, 5-0) made a trip to Westfield State in a battle for the top seed in the conference.
Worcester, MA- After taking down the Rams on Wednesday night, the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team (9-5, 4-0) journeyed to Mass. Maritime to take on the Buccaneers in a road conference trip that could help the Lancers solidify a top two finish in conference.
Worcester, MA- After facing off versus Anna Maria last Saturday in their senior game the Lancers Women’s Lacrosse team 8-5, 3-0) was on the hunt to stay undefeated in conference as they matched up with the Framingham Rams in an Ovarian Cancer Awareness Game tribute game with the Rams.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team (7-5, 2-0) was back in conference action in the Saturday morning meeting with the Anna Maria AMCATs. The morning's action was also in honor of the 2026 senior class of Amanda Palmisano (Woburn, MA), McKayla Fisher (Peabody, MA), Shannon Donahue (Dennis, MA), Alli Guay (Westfield, MA), and Molly Witkowski (Greenville, NY).
Worcester, MA- After a thrilling overtime win in conference this past Saturday, the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team (7-4, 2-0) moved out of conference for their One Love Game meeting with Western Connecticut. The One Love Foundation is a national non-profit with the goal of ending relationship abuse. We empower young people with tools and resources to see the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships and bring life-saving prevention education to their communities.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team (6-4, 1-0) returned to conference action this afternoon in a crucial meeting with the Bridgewater State Bears in their second MASCAC meeting of the young season.
Worcester, MA- After a defining conference opening win last Saturday, the Worcester State Women’s lacrosse team (5-4, 1-0) stepped back out of conference this evening as they hosted the Keene State Owls for the Pituitary Awareness Game.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s lacrosse team (4-4, 0-0) opened up their conference schedule today with a trip to the Falcons of Fitchburg State. Senior Mckayla Fisher (Peabody, MA), who claimed her 200th ground ball and 100th goal in the last outing, was looking to close her career highlights with her 100th caused turnover in the game.
Worcester, MA- The Lancers are back in New England action after a Spring Break trip to Hilton Head where the Worcester State Lacrosse team (4-3, 0-0) split the trip down south. The Lancers returned for a road trip to Eastern Connecticut in the early evening matchup.
Worcester, MA- In game two action of Hilton Head Spring Break, the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse (4-2, 0-0) team took on Ursinus in a Saint Patrick’s showdown.
Worcester, MA- The Lancers women’s Lacrosse team (3-2, 0-0) opened up their Spring Break games in Hilton Head early this morning as they faced off against the Salve Regina Seahawks.
Worcester, MA - This evening's game, the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse (2-2, 0-0) second home game of the season, was played in tribute to student athlete Evan Armit, who passed away last August after a courageous battle with metastatic melanoma. The team wore black ribbons and shirts in honor of Armit in tribute to his lasting legacy at Worcester State. The Lancers hosted the Wildcats of Johnson and Wales in an early week battle, and their last before the team heads on Spring break this weekend.
Worcester, MA- After a decisive home opening win on Thursday, the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team (2-1, 0-0) jumped right back into action, this time journeying to Wheaton College.
Worcester, MA- After starting the season on the road, the Worcester State Women’s lacrosse team (1-1, 0-0) hosted its home opener today with a Hair Havoc/Rosen Cancer Awareness Game at Coughlin Field. While spectators were not allowed in the stadium as a result of the recent weather, each team still honored the causes with their game day hair and Pink Rosen T-Shirts to help raise awareness. The Headstrong Foundation is relentless in improving the quality of life for those affected by cancer. With every action that we take, we are fulfilling the vision of the late Nicholas Colleluori, our founder. Nick’s last wish was that others would benefit from his journey. The Rosen Cancer Awareness Fund aims to provide a robust curriculum that supports peer-to-peer education regarding early cancer detection. The importance of Raising Awareness in our young people, particularly Worcester State students, has never been more important and can effectively expedite important educational initiatives to curb the prevalence of late-stage cancer detection and increase longevity. Donations are currently being accepted at alumni.worcester.edu
Worcester, MA- After starting their season this past Thursday, the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team (1-0, 0-0) was right back in action on Saturday as they headed to Maine to take on the Wolves of Southern Maine in their second game of the fresh 2026 season.
Worcester, MA- The 2025 defending MASCAC Championship Women’s Lacrosse team began their season a day later than expected today with a weather delayed shift in their meeting with Western New England. In a snow wrapped field with minimal spectator participation, the Lancers headed west to the Golden Bears to kick off their 2026 season.