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Lillquist's Cal Career Game Highs
Goals: 5 (at Arizona State, 2024)
Assists: 3 (twice, last at USC, 2024)
Points: 6 (at Arizona State, 2024)
Shots: 7 (at Arizona State, 2024)
Shots On Goal: 6 (at Arizona State, 2024)
Free Position Goals: 1 (twice, last vs. Colorado, 2023)
Free Position Shots: 1 (five times, last vs. Colorado, 2023)
Ground Balls: 3 (vs. Howard, 2023)
Caused Turnovers: 2 (vs. Howard, 2023)
Cal Career (2023 – Present)
– Has played in 29 of 33 possible games all off the bench during her 2023 freshman and 2024 sophomore campaigns
– Has contributed 25 goals and 23 assists for 48 points, as well as 56 shots and a .466 shot percentage, 46 shots on goal and an .821 shots on goal percentage, 13 ground balls and five caused turnovers, while she is 2-of-5 on free position shots
Sophomore (2024)
– Played in 12 games all off the bench
– Contributed 13 goals and a team-high 15 assists for 28 points, 24 shots and a .542 shot percentage, 18 shots on goal and a .750 shots on goal percentage, two ground balls and one caused turnover
– Goals, assists, points and shot percentage were career highs
– Tied for 10th in the Pac-12 in assists
– at Le Moyne (L, 6-9) – 1 assist, 1 point
– St. Bonaventure (L, 8-10) – 1 assist, 1 point
– Army (L, 4-15) – 3 shots, 3 shots on goal, 1 ground ball, 0-1 free position shots
– Winthrop (W, 14-3) – 3 goals, 3 points, 4 shots, 3 shots on goal, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
– Butler (W, 16-8) – 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points, 4 shots, 3 shots on goal
– at Oregon (W, 8-7) – 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal ... career-high-tying assists
– No. 20 Colorado (L, 7-15) – 1 assist, 1 point, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
– at No. 21 USC (L, 8-9) – 3 assists, 3 points, 1 shot, 1 ground ball ... career-high-tying assists
– at Arizona State (L, 11-18) – 5 goals, 1 assist, 6 points, 7 shots, 6 shots on goal ... career-high goals, points, shots and shots on goal
– UC Davis (L, 11-12) – 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
– San Diego State (W, 17-13) – 1 assist, 1 point
– at No. 19 Stanford (L, 8-15) – 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points, 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
Freshman (2023)
– Played in 17 of 18 possible games all off the bench
– Contributed 12 goals and eight assists for 20 points, as well as 32 shots and a .375 shot percentage, 28 shots on goal and an .875 shots on goal percentage, 11 ground balls and four caused turnovers, while she was 2-of-5 on free position shots
– Games played, shots, shots on goal, shots on goal percentage, ground balls and caused turnovers were career highs, while shots on goal percentage was the highest among the team's regulars
– at Lindenwood (W, 17-9) – 1 shot, 1 shot on goal, 0-1 free position shots ... Cal debut
– vs. Central Michigan (L, 12-15) – 1 goal, 1 point, 3 shots, 3 shots on goal, 1 ground ball
– at No. 15 Stanford (L, 8-20) – 1 goal, 1 point, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
– at San Diego State (L, 9-11) – 1 assist, 1 point, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
– Cornell (L, 9-13) – 1 goal, 1 point, 4 shots, 4 shots on goal, 0-1 free position shots, 2 ground balls ... career-high-tying free position shots
– Howard (W, 17-1) – 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 5 shots, 4 shots on goal, 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers ... career-high ground balls and caused turnovers
– American (L, 10-11) – 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points, 2 shots, 2 shots on goal, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
– at Oregon (W, 13-12) – 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal, 1-1 free position shots, 1 ground ball ... career-high-tying free position goals and free position shots
– at Colorado (L, 3-20) – 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
– No. 19 USC (L, 6-11) – 1 assist, 1 point, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal, 1 ground ball
– Arizona State (L, 9-13) – 3 shots, 2 shots on goal, 0-1 free position shots, 1 ground ball ... career-high-tying free position shots
– at No. 21 USC (L, 4-18) – Played but did not record any stats other than participation
– at Arizona State (L, 6-15) – 1 goal, 1 point, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal, 1 caused turnover
– at UC Davis (W, 17-12) – 2 goals, 2 points, 3 shots, 2 shots on goal
– Oregon (W, 14-13) – 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points, 4 shots, 4 shots on goal
– Colorado (L, 9-19) – 1 goal, 1 point, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal, 1-1 free position shots ... career-high-tying free position goals and free position shots
– Arizona State – Pac-12 Championships Quarterfinals (L, 5-7) – Played but did not record any stats other than participation
Eden Prairie HS (Class Of 2022)
– Three-year starter who posed career totals of 227 points on 145 goals and 92 assists, while adding 88 ground balls and 37 caused turnovers
– Racked up the honors as a 2022 senior as an All-American and Academic All-American, as well as first-team All-State, All-Conference and All-Section after scoring 100 points on 65 goals and 35 assists while adding 22 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers for a team was the section runner-up and finished with a 10-6 overall record
– Earned first-team All-Section and All-Conference honors as well as second-team All-State and All-Metro selections as a 2021 junior by leading the team in points (85) and assists (30) while adding 55 goals, 32 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers for a squad that finished 10-7 overall and ranked No. 10 in the state of Minnesota
– Also picked up a US Lacrosse Magazine Player of the Week honor as a junior
– Season canceled as a 2020 sophomore due to COVID
– Selected as her team's Rookie of the Year as a 2019 freshman by contributing 25 goals, 27 assists, 52 points, 34 ground balls, a .720 shot percentage and 10 caused turnovers for a squad that finished 17-2 overall and was the state runner-up after winning Lake Conference and Section 2 titles
– Also a member of the swimming and diving team
– An advanced placement scholar with distinction as a senior
Club Lacrosse
– Played for Minnesota Elite Lacrosse Club from 2017-20
– A member of the UA All-America Midwest Command Team in 2019 and an Elite 12 Midwest winner in 2020
– Has also been an assistant coach for the Minnesota Elite Lacrosse Club
Other
– Born March 12, 2004
– Daughter of Dave and Ann Lillquist
– Brother, Cooper Lillquist, attends Ohio State
– A social media intern with POV Marketing Consultancy and has volunteered with and is a member of National Charity League
– Involved in many activities outside of lacrosse including Eden Prairie DECA, Women In Business and Letters of Love in which she writes letters for people battling cancer and other serious diseases
– A two-time DECA state participant and part of the competition leadership committee
– Major is undeclared
Last Updated
April 28, 2024
