#26
Mikaela Watson Season 2017
PositionM
Height5-11
ClassFreshman
HometownPhiladelphia, Pa.
Career Accolades
- Pac-12 Champion (2021)
- Two-time Pac-12 Tournament champion (2018, 2021)
- Two-time team captain (2019, 2021)
- IWLCA All-Region second team (2021)
- All-Pac-12 Conference first team (2021)
- All-Pac-12 Conference second team (2019)
- Pac-12 All-Tournament Team (2021)
- Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2021)
- IWLCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021)
- Two-time IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2021)
- Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
- Pac-12 All-Academic first team (2019)
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team (2018)
- Stanford Alumni Association Community Impact Award (2021)
As a Fifth-Year (2021) • Pac-12 Champions, Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- IWLCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- IWLCA All-Region second team
- All-Pac-12 Conference first team
- Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
- Tewaaraton Award Watch List
- IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Stanford Alumni Association Community Impact Award
- Team captain
- Played in all 12 games, registering 21 goals and 10 assists for 31 points
- Led the team with 27 ground balls and was second with 10 caused turnovers
- Tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with two game-winning goals - at Colorado (March 20), at California (April 24)
- Scored two goals and had an assist in the Pac-12 Tournament championship versus Colorado (May 8)
As a Senior (2020)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Played and started all seven games
- Led the team and was tied for third in the Pac-12 in goals (20) and points (26)
- Led the team in caused turnovers (7)
- Ranked second on the team in assists (6) and shots (36)
- Totaled 12 ground balls
- Career-high five goals and six points in win against UC Davis (Feb. 22)
- Had four hat tricks
- Scored at least one goal in every game
As a Junior (2019)
- All-Pac-12 second team
- IWLCA Academic honor roll
- Pac-12 All-Academic first team
- Team captain
- Played and started all 19 games
- Ranked third on the team and seventh in the Pac-12 in goals (36)
- Ranked third on the team and eighth in the Pac-12 in points (50)
- Also third on the team in assists (14)
- Led team and finished third in the Pac-12 with four game-winning goals
- Totaled 24 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers and four draw controls
- Eight hat tricks
- Season-high four goals and five points in win over San Diego State (April 4)
- Two goals, one assist, one ground ball and two caused turnovers in Pac-12 Tournament win over Oregon (April 25)
- Hat trick in NCAA Tournament against No. 7 Notre Dame (May 10)
As a Sophomore (2018) • Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team
- Played in 18 games and started one
- Totaled eight goals, one assist, nine points, 10 ground balls, four caused turnovers and one draw control
- Season-high two goals and two ground balls in win over Oregon (April 15)
- One ground ball and one draw control in NCAA First Round game against Virginia (May 11)
As a Freshman (2017)
- Played in 16 games and started 13
- Totaled three goals, three assists, 11 ground balls, six caused turnovers and eight draw controls
- Won two draw controls in conference tournament against Cal (April 27)
Prior to Stanford
- A 2016 graduate of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, Pa.
- 2016 US Lacrosse All-American
- Two-time US Lacrosse Academic All-American
- Two-time All-Inter-AC League first team selection
- 2016 PhillyLacrosse.com Co-Player of the Year
- 2016 All-PASLA MVP
- 2015 Under Armour All-America Underclass Tournament participant
- 2014 All-Inter-AC League second team selection
- 2013 All-Inter-AC League honorable mention
- 2013 US Lacrosse National Tournament participant
- 2013 SCH Offensive MVP
- Captained both lacrosse and field hockey for two years
- 2015 First team All-Inter-AC League selection in field hockey
- Two-time SCH Defensive MVP in field hockey
- Two-time second team All-Inter-AC League selection in field hockey
- 2012 SCH Coaches Award in field hockey
- Was inducted to the SCH chapter of the Cum Laude Society
- Is also an artist working drawing, painting and sculpting - has an Instagram (@clayfigures729) devoted to her art with a piece that was pictured in Elle Magazine UK (May 2016)
Personal
- Daughter of Ronnie and Marisa
- Mother competed in track and field at Marquette University
- Has one sister, Kianah
Women's Lacrosse
Spring Academic Honor Roll
Women's Lacrosse
Season in Review
Women's Lacrosse
Watson Honored by IWLCA
Women's Lacrosse
Four Tabbed All-Region
Women's Lacrosse
Card Falls to Denver
Women's Lacrosse
Dominant from Opening Draw
Women's Lacrosse
Card to Pac-12 Final
Women's Lacrosse
All-Conference Honors
Women's Lacrosse
Undefeated Regular Season Complete
Women's Lacrosse
Lemos Lifts Cardinal
Women's Lacrosse
Cardinal Tops Bulldogs
Women's Lacrosse
Stanford Dominates Cal
Women's Lacrosse
Overtime Thriller
Women's Lacrosse
Record Performance
Women's Lacrosse
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Women's Lacrosse
Women's Lacrosse Individual Honors
Women's Lacrosse
2020: Season in Review
Women's Lacrosse
Trees Thrive in the Desert
Women's Lacrosse
Trojans Top Cardinal
Women's Lacrosse
Cardinal Falls to 'Cats
Women's Lacrosse
Another Win for LAX
Women's Lacrosse
First Win for Lacrosse
Women's Lacrosse
Heartbreaker for Lacrosse
Women's Lacrosse
Surge Falls Short
Women's Lacrosse
Seven Academic Honorees
Women's Lacrosse
Season in Review
Women's Lacrosse
First in Academics
Women's Lacrosse
No Luck for Cardinal
Women's Lacrosse
Six All-Conference
Women's Lacrosse
Senior Celebration
Women's Lacrosse
Record Setter
Women's Lacrosse
Pac-12 Road Trip
Women's Lacrosse
Cardinal Tops Aztecs
Women's Lacrosse
Nonconference finale
Women's Lacrosse
Overtime Setback
Women's Lacrosse
Repeat Performance
Women's Lacrosse
Dual Rematches
Women's Lacrosse
Last-Second Loss
Women's Lacrosse
Cardinal holds off Cal
Women's Lacrosse
Berkeley Bound
Women's Lacrosse
Bounced Back
Women's Lacrosse
Two Foes, One Love
Women's Lacrosse
Road Test Passed
Women's Lacrosse
Eastward Excursion
Women's Lacrosse
Hat Trick Trio
Women's Lacrosse
Cagan Turns Pink
Women's Lacrosse
Buzzer Beaten
Women's Lacrosse
Opener Awaits
Women's Lacrosse
Captains Announced
Women's Lacrosse
Academic Leaders
Women's Lacrosse
ACE Participants Unveiled
Women's Lacrosse
Sweet Senior Sendoff
Women's Lacrosse
Cardinal Cruises at ASU
Women's Lacrosse
Under the Lights
Women's Lacrosse
Cardinal Rolls Past SMC
Women's Lacrosse
Dancing With The Devils
Women's Lacrosse