Delaney Ponder

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Delaney Ponder
10 Delaney Ponder
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    East Bridgewater, MA
  • Position:
    M
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    East Bridgewater
  • Major:
    Psychology
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Bio

Accolades: MASCAC Winter Spring All-Academic Team: 2022/23, 2023/24, 

2024: Appeared in all 18 games for Fitchburg State with 18 games started. Posted 30 points on 22 goals and eight assists as well as 18 groundballs, 46 draw controls and 11 caused turnovers. Collected three goals and one helper as well as six draw controls in a 19-3 triumph against Rhode Island College (3/23) before adding three scores, one helper and eight draw controls in a 14-13 victory over Rivier (3/23). Click here for season statistics. 

2023: Played in all 15 games for the Green and Gold with 15 starts, totaling 22 points on 16 goals and six helpers as well as 33 ground balls, 50 draw controls and 11 caused turnovers. Registered two goals and one assist as well as two ground balls and two draw controls in a 14-9 setback to Gordon (3/17), while adding three markers and two helpers in addition to seven ground balls, two draw controls and four caused turnovers in an 18-5 triumph against MCLA. (4/19). Click here for season statistics.

2022: Saw action in all 17 games for the Falcons with 16 starts for the Green and Gold during her rookie campaign, registering 25 points on 17 goals and eight assists in addition to 23 ground balls, 12 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers. Collected her three collegiate tallies as well as one draw control and one caused turnover in a 22-11 win against Dean (3/1), while adding three goals, seven ground balls, one draw control and three caused turnovers in a 15-12 setback to Colby-Sawyer (3/5). Click here for season statistics.

High School: 2021 graduate of East Bridgewater High School. Three-sport athlete, lettering in lacrosse, soccer and track. Member of teh South Shore League All-Star Team.

Personal: Daughter of Jane and Charles Ponder. Majoring in Psychology  at the University. Member of the Dean's List. Member of the All-Academic Team.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 18 6
Points 30 6
Goals 22 5
Assists 8 1
Shots 52 17
Shooting percentage 42.3 29.4
Shots on goal 39 10
Shots on goal percentage 75.0 58.8
Free position goals-shots 8-15 2-5
Ground balls 18 5
Draw controls 46 11
Turnovers 42 13
Caused turnovers 11 4
Fouls 13 7
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 5 4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Apr 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 19-10
Apr 17 at Keene St. L, 21-11
Apr 19 at Westfield St. L, 21-6
Apr 23 at Salem St. W, 15-8
Apr 27 Worcester St. L, 18-7
Apr 30 at Bridgewater St. L, 14-12
Date Opponent Score gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Feb 27 at Lasell W, 13-9 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
Mar 2 at UMass Boston W, 13-7 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
Mar 6 Colby-Sawyer L, 10-6 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 9 at Mount Holyoke W, 17-8 2 6 4 1 1 0 0 0
Mar 20 at Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 15-8 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 at Rhode Island Col. W, 19-3 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 26 Rivier W, 14-13 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 0
Mar 27 Maine Maritime L, 20-16 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Mar 30 at Framingham St. L, 21-6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 2 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 18-12 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Apr 8 Mass. Maritime L, 20-12 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2
Apr 10 Gordon W, 17-9 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0
Apr 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 19-10 3 1 4 0 5 0 0 0
Apr 17 at Keene St. L, 21-11 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 19 at Westfield St. L, 21-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 23 at Salem St. W, 15-8 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 1
Apr 27 Worcester St. L, 18-7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Apr 30 at Bridgewater St. L, 14-12 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 27 at Lasell W, 13-9 0 0 0 0-1 5 0.0 2 40.0
Mar 2 at UMass Boston W, 13-7 1 0 1 0-2 4 25.0 3 75.0
Mar 6 Colby-Sawyer L, 10-6 1 0 1 1-1 3 33.3 2 66.7
Mar 9 at Mount Holyoke W, 17-8 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 20 at Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 15-8 0 0 0 0-0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Mar 23 at Rhode Island Col. W, 19-3 3 1 4 1-1 5 60.0 5 100.0
Mar 26 Rivier W, 14-13 3 1 4 0-0 5 60.0 5 100.0
Mar 27 Maine Maritime L, 20-16 3 0 3 2-3 5 60.0 5 100.0
Mar 30 at Framingham St. L, 21-6 0 0 0 0-1 1 0.0 1 100.0
Apr 2 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 18-12 1 1 2 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 8 Mass. Maritime L, 20-12 2 1 3 0-1 6 33.3 4 66.7
Apr 10 Gordon W, 17-9 3 1 4 2-2 3 100.0 3 100.0
Apr 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 19-10 0 0 0 0-1 5 0.0 2 40.0
Apr 17 at Keene St. L, 21-11 2 1 3 0-0 2 100.0 2 100.0
Apr 19 at Westfield St. L, 21-6 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 23 at Salem St. W, 15-8 3 0 3 2-2 4 75.0 3 75.0
Apr 27 Worcester St. L, 18-7 0 0 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 30 at Bridgewater St. L, 14-12 0 2 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
2021-22 17 16 23 12 0 18 0 3 0 0
2022-23 15 15 33 50 27 11 13 0 0 0
2023-24 18 18 18 46 42 11 13 2 0 5
2024-25 17 17 26 60 42 6 1 2 0 5
Total 67 66 100 168 111 46 27 7 0 10
gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
2021-22 17 16 17 8 25 6-15 43 39.5 33 76.7
2022-23 15 15 16 6 22 4-12 45 35.6 34 75.6
2023-24 18 18 22 8 30 8-15 52 42.3 39 75.0
2024-25 17 17 22 16 38 8-15 48 45.8 42 87.5
Total 67 66 77 38 115 26-57 188 41.0 148 78.7
gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Event
Total 18 18 18 46 42 11 13 2 0 5
Conference 6 6 5 11 13 4 7 0 0 4
Exhibition - - - - 0 - 0 - - -
Location
Home 7 7 4 20 13 4 5 1 0 2
Away 11 11 14 26 29 7 8 1 0 3
Neutral - - - - 0 - 0 - - -
Result
Wins 7 7 8 29 19 6 4 1 0 2
Losses 11 11 10 17 23 5 9 1 0 3
Month
February 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
March 8 8 9 28 18 5 4 0 0 0
April 9 9 8 17 22 6 9 1 0 4
gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 18 18 22 8 30 8-15 52 42.3 39 75.0
Conference 6 6 5 1 6 2-5 17 29.4 10 58.8
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Location
Home 7 7 13 4 17 5-7 24 54.2 20 83.3
Away 11 11 9 4 13 3-8 28 32.1 19 67.9
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Result
Wins 7 7 13 3 16 5-8 26 50.0 21 80.8
Losses 11 11 9 5 14 3-7 26 34.6 18 69.2
Month
February 1 1 0 0 0 0-1 5 0.0 2 40.0
March 8 8 11 2 13 4-8 25 44.0 22 88.0
April 9 9 11 6 17 4-6 22 50.0 15 68.2
News mentions
Women's Lacrosse Tops Salem State
  • Article
  • April 23, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Tops Salem State

SALEM, MA: Fitchburg State women’s lacrosse team took down the Vikings of Salem State this evening in MASCAC action.

  • April 23, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Downed by the Owls of Keene State
  • Article
  • April 17, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Downed by the Owls of Keene State

KEENE, NH: Fitchburg State women?s lacrosse fell to the Owls of Keene State in non-conference action this evening.  

  • April 17, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Downed by Mass Maritime
  • Article
  • April 08, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Downed by Mass Maritime

FITCHBURG, MA: The Fitchburg State women's lacrosse team suffered its second conference loss this evening to the Buccaneers of Mass Maritime Academy.

  • April 08, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Clipped By Corsairs In Non-Conference Action
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  • April 02, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Clipped By Corsairs In Non-Conference Action

Fitchburg, MA. – The Fitchburg State Women’s Lacrosse team suffered a tough, 18-12 setback to the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth this evening in non-conference action from Elliot Field.

  • April 02, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Holds Off Raiders In Non-Conference Action
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  • March 26, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Holds Off Raiders In Non-Conference Action

Fitchburg, MA. – The Fitchburg State Women’s Lacrosse team held on for a 14-13 triumph over the Raiders of Rivier University this afternoon in non-conference from Elliot Field.

  • March 26, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Cruise Past Anchorwomen
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  • March 23, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Cruise Past Anchorwomen

Providence, RI. – The Fitchburg State Women’s Lacrosse team collected a 19-3 triumph over the Anchorwomen of Rhode Island College this afternoon in non-conference action from Alumni Stadium.

  • March 23, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Falls Short to Colby-Sawyer
  • Article
  • March 06, 2024
Women's Lacrosse Falls Short to Colby-Sawyer

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State women’s lacrosse fell to Colby-Sawyer in non-conference action this evening.

  • March 06, 2024
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