Naval Academy Athletics

2020-21 - Senior: Second Team All-Patriot League … Became the first golfer in program history to earn All-Patriot League honors three times in a career … Finished first at The Dual at Prospect Bay with 7-over par 151 to lead Navy to a win over Mount St. Mary’s … McDonnell’s lowest round of the season came in the dual with a 1-over par 73 … She also finished third at the Navy Spring Invitational while posting an 18-over par 234 at the Patriot League Championship with an 18-over 234 to finish ninth … Captained Navy to the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament where the Midshipmen competed at the Stanford Regional

2019-20 - Junior: McDonnell notched a team-best 75.3 average in 13 rounds at five events during the season … She posted her best finish of the season at the Nittany Lion Invitational after placing tied for 11th with a 4-over par 220 … McDonnell notched a season-low event of 3-over par 219 at the Kiawah Island Classic … During the event, which was the largest collegiate golf tournament in the country, she finished tied for 19th overall and tied the lowest round in program history with a 4-under par 68 during the opening round … Along with leading the team in average, McDonnell also led the team with two rounds below par … Her first sub-par round of the season came in the second round of the Nittany Lion Invitational with a 1-under par 71 … Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2018-19 - Sophomore: McDonnell was named the First Team All-Patriot League following her runner-up finish at the Patriot League Championship … Named Patriot League Golfer of the Week twice (3/21 & 4/3) … McDonnell finished the season on a strong note with three top-five finishes over her last four events including back-to-back second-place finishes to end the year … McDonnell lead Navy with a 75.0 average during the season and she lowered her career average to 75.8 to lead the program … Of her 26 rounds played, she posted nine rounds at or below par to lead the team … He lowest rounds of the year were matching 2-under par 70s during the final rounds of the Nittany Lion Invitational and Low Country Intercollegiate … McDonnell had the five lowest scores for Navy during the season with a pair of 70s and three 71s … She helped Navy win its first tournament in program history with 3-over par 147 at the Low Country Intercollegiate … McDonnell’s even-par 144 (72-72) over two rounds at the Navy Spring Invitational is the lowest 36-hole tournament score in program history

2017-18 - Freshman: Named to the All-Patriot League First Team after placing fourth at the 2018 Patriot League Championship ... shot a three-round score of 235 (82-78-75; +19) at the league championship ... helped Navy place second as a team at the Patriot League Championship ... broke Navy's school record with her season scoring average of 76.8 ... set a single-season school record with three top-5 finishes in 2017-18 ... was Navy's top finisher in four of her first five career tournaments ... won the 39-player Sacred Heart Invitational with a two-round score of 151 (75-76; +7) ... the win was just the third individual tournament victory in program history ... her 151 at the Sacred Heart Invitational was the second-lowest 36-hole score in school history ... placed second at the Navy Fall Invitational with a school-record three-round total of 219 (75-68-76; +3) ... her 4-under par 68 in the second round also set a new school record for a single round and was a new Naval Academy Golf Club record ... shot a 220 (75-72-73; +4) to tie for 20th place in the 218-player Kiawah Island Classic ... placed seventh at the Navy Spring Invitational with a 163 (82-81; +19) ... tied for 20th place at the Tignanelli Towson Invitational with a 161 (79-82; +17) ... carded a 158 (81-77; +14) to tie for 17th place at the Saluki Invitational ... shot a 229 (74-81-74; +13) to tie for 14th place at the Delaware Invitational ... went 2-1 in singles matches at the No. 2 position in Navy's three dual matches at the Checkmate Challenge. 

Personal: A 2017 graduate of Lambert High School, where she lettered four times in golf ... helped Lambert win four straight Georgia 6A-7A state championships (2014-17) ... also helped Lambert win four straight region and area championships ... was the individual medalist at the 2017 Georgia 7A Area Championship with a 72 ... placed ninth individually at the 2017 state championship with a 158 (82-76) ... placed seventh individually at the 2015 state championship with a 77 ... two-time all-state honoree ... three-time all-region and all-area selection ... named the Forsyth County News Golfer of the Year in 2017 ... named the Lambert Player of the Year in 2017 ... named the Atlanta Junior Golf Association Player of the Year in 2015 ... was the Atlanta Junior Golf Association Grand Champion in 2015 after shooting a 220 (75-73-72) ... won the MAADA Award in 2016 ... was the individual runner-up at the 2016 Georgia PGA Girls Championship with a 154 (76-78) ... won twice on the Georgia PGA Junior Tour ... won twice on the Hurricane Junior Tour ... two-time club champion at the Polo Golf & Country Club ... member of the National Honor Society ... member of the National Technical Honor Society ... member of Beta Club and HOSA ... daughter of Bob and Maureen McDonnell ... father played golf at Georgia Tech ... majoring in quantitative economics ... Named to the Naval Academy's Superintendent's List once, Commandant's List five times and Dean's List twice.