Anna McDonald

10 - Anna McDonald

Height: 5-9
Year: Senior
Hometown: New Brighton, Minn.
High School: Totino-Grace
Position: Forward
Bats/Throws: R
House Affiliation: Dunster

Senior • 2009-10
Played in all 32 games ... Scored six goals and handed out 11 assists for 17 points ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Star Team ... Participated at Frozen Four Skills Challenge ... Boasted a +6 rating ... Tallied the game-winning goal in season opener at Colgate (Oct. 30) ... Scored a goal and handed out an assist at Cornell (Oct. 31) ... Assisted on a goal in win over Quinnipiac (Nov. 15) ... Dished out an assist in victory at Yale (Nov. 20) ... Netted a power-play goal in win at Brown (Nov. 21) ... Scored for ECAC Hockey All-Stars in exhibition against Team USA (Jan. 3) ... Found the back of the net against Princeton (Jan. 8) ... Had a two-goal effort against Cornell (Jan. 15) ... Handed out an assist in win over Union (Jan. 22) ... Added two assists in Beanpot semifinal victory over Boston College (Feb. 2) ... Dished out an assist at Clarkson (Feb. 20) ... Assisted on power-play goal in Game 1 of ECAC Hockey quarterfinals against Princeton (Feb. 26) ... Had two assists, including one on game-winning tally, in Game 2 of ECAC Hockey quarterfinals (Feb. 27) ... Handed out an assist on power-play goal in ECAC Hockey semifinals at Clarkson (March 5).

Junior • 2008-09
Selected to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team for second straight season ... Appeared in all 32 games ... Picked up a season-high three assists in victory against St. Lawrence (Feb. 20) ... Scored an unassisted short-handed goal in first period in victory at Rensselaer (Jan. 31) ... Tallied the game-winning goal against Cornell in Game 2 of ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series (Feb. 28) ... Handed out two assists, including one on the game winner, in Harvard’s 8-0 win over Boston University in Beanpot semifinal (Feb. 3) ... Earned an assist on game winner at Colgate (Feb. 14) ... Handed out an assist against Rensselaer in ECAC Hockey semifinal round (March 7) ... Also recorded assists in wins at Princeton (Nov. 1) and against Quinnipiac (Jan. 3).

Sophomore • 2007-08
An ECAC Hockey All-Academic performer ... Recorded a three-point game (1-2-3) at Union (Dec.1) ... Added a two-point effort (1-1-2) including a short-handed tally vs. Colgate (Jan. 5) ... Assisted on two goals in Harvard’s 3-1 victory over Boston University in the Beanpot final (Feb. 12); finished the game +2 ... Added an assist on third-period tally against Northeastern in Beanpot semifinals (Feb. 5) ... Collected a first-period tally in 3-2 win at Colgate (Feb. 22) ... Scored game-winning goal in 2-0 victory at St. Lawrence (Jan. 11) ... Earned tallies vs. Brown (Nov. 17), vs. St. Lawrence (Nov. 24) at Rensselaer (Dec. 1); had a season-high seven shots on goal against Brown (Nov. 17) ... Collected an assist on Liza Ryabkina’s game-winning goal at Brown (Feb. 1) ... Also assisted on score vs. Clarkson (Nov. 23) ... +17 rating on the season ... Earned +2 rating five times.

Freshman • 2006-07 (Boston College)
Played for the Boston College women’s ice hockey team during her rookie year ... Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team ... Tallied 33 points on 12 goals and 21 assists in 31 games ... Ranked fifth on the Eagles in scoring and sixth in goals while tying for second on the team in assists ... Scored the winning goal in the 115th minute against Harvard in BC’s three-overtime Beanpot win and assisted on two other goals in that game ... Totaled nine points on four goals and five assists in 10 games against ECAC Hockey League teams.

International
Member of USA Hockey Under-22 Select Team at Women’s National Festival and Under-22 Series in August 2008 ... Named to USA Hockey Women’s Under-22 Camp roster in May 2008 ... Named to U.S. Women's National Team preliminary roster for the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship.

Before College
Played varsity ice hockey, lacrosse and soccer at Totino-Grace High School ... Was a finalist for the Ms. Hockey award senior year ... Named captain and MVP of ice hockey team her senior season ... Named to the all-state, all-metro and all-conference teams during her ice hockey career ... Led the conference in scoring her junior and senior seasons ... Presented with the Hobey Baker Character Award senior year ... Captained varsity lacrosse team after being named rookie of the year ... Was tabbed with second-team all-state honors for lacrosse ... Captain of New Brighton soccer club ... A member of the National Honor Society and the “A” honor roll at Totino-Grace ... Involved with the Positive Peer Leadership Project, Sharing and Caring Hands and Habitat for Humanity ... Athena Award winner.

Personal
Plays the piano and the drums ... Beginning to play the harmonica ... Brother, Noel, plays hockey for Hamline University ... Uncles, Bob and Steve Arndt, and cousin, Jaime Arndt, played hockey for Dartmouth ... Cousin, Sam Cornelius, played hockey for Notre Dame.