Lora Clarke

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
F/M
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Shaker Heights, Ohio
High School:
Shaker Heights

Graduate Student (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NFHCA Second Team All-American
• NFHCA All-West Region first team
• All-Big Ten first team
• Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player; Big-Ten All-Tournament Team
• Appeared in 19 games, starting 18 at forward and midfield
• Scored three goals and tallied nine assist over all contests
• Scored a game-tying goal in the third quarter at #5 Maryland (Nov. 8) in the Big Ten tournament semifinal; tallied assists vs. #5 Maryland and #19 Indiana in the tournament
• Also posted a goal and an assist at Michigan State (Sept. 23) and against Ball State (Oct. 13)

Senior (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NFHCA All-American third team
• NFHCA All-West Region first team
• All-Big Ten first team; Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Named to the NFHCA Senior Team
• Started all 17 games at forward/midfield
• Posted three goals and a team-best nine assists as the primary corner insert
• Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime (78:35) in the regular-season finale against Michigan State (Oct. 27)
• Tallied a goal and had three assists vs. Davidson (Sept. 8)
• Also posted two assists at Central Michigan (Oct. 22) and a goal and an assist in U-M's 3-1 win vs. Kent State (Sept. 17)
• Served as one of three U-M team captains

Junior (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Offensive Player of the Week Big Ten (Oct. 17)
• Led the Wolverines with a career-high 25 points from 11 goals and three assists
• Earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17) after leading the Wolverines with two goals and an assist vs. Indiana (Oct. 14) and #5 Iowa (Oct. 16)
• Scored at least once during a five-game stretch from Sept. 24-Oct. 16
• Posted two goals and an assist in U-M's 3-1 win vs. #18 Ohio State (Oct. 28)
• Also scored two goals vs. Ball State (Oct. 2)
• Tallied the game-winning goals vs. Cornell (3-0, Sept. 18) and Michigan State (3-1, Oct. 7)
• Scored fourth-quarter insurance tallies vs. #19 Rutgers (Sept. 25) and #5 Iowa (Oct. 16)
• Summer 2023: Captured gold at the Hockey5s Pan American Cups with U.S. National Team to qualify for inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup; led Team USA with 11 goals over seven games

Sophomore (2021)
• Appeared in all 21 games, starting 14 at forward
• Finished third among the Wolverines with 14 points, posting five goals and four assists
• Scored a pair of first-half goals in a neutral slate vs. Albany (Sept. 18)
• Scored an early first-quarter goal in a 3-2 win against #1 Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals (Nov. 5)
• Recorded a career-high four shots vs. Michigan State (Sept. 24)
• Posted two assists, including the game-winner with :02 remaining, in U-M's 3-2 win over Miami (Ohio) in the NCAA first round (Nov. 12)

Freshman (2020-21)
• Appeared in all 18 games, starting 15 at forward
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal late in the third quarter at #11 Maryland (April 10) and assisting on the game-winner vs. the Terps the next day (April 11)
• Tallied U-M's first and game-winning goal early in the second quarter against Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament final (April 24)
• Converted on shootout attempts in U-M wins against #10 Rutgers (March 26) and #3 Louisville in the NCAA semifinals (May 7)
• Made collegiate debut in season opener against Indiana (March 5)

Prep
• Graduated from Shaker Heights High School (2020)
• Named to the NFHCA Midwest All-Region Team (2019)
• Northeast Ohio Field Hockey Player of the Year (2019); four-time all-league first team
• Three-time All-Ohio selection (2017, '18, '19)
• Two-time Shaker Heights MVP (2018, '19); two-time Shaker Height Offensive Player of the Year (2016, '17)
• Contributed to two Ohio team state runner-up finishes (2016, '19)
• Posted 99 career goals and 45 assists
• Also played ice hockey and lacrosse
• Selected for the USA U18 Girls Ice Hockey National Player Development Camp (2017)
• Named the 2020 recipient of Shaker Height's Lucille M. Burkett Award
• NFHCA High School National Academic Squad (2018, '19); U.S. Lacrosse All-Academic (2019)
• Academic All-Ohio (2017-19)
• Four-year Honor Roll

Club/Junior Team
• Played with the Field Hockey Life club (2016-20)
• Claimed two regional club championships (2018, '19); two-time National Indoor Field Hockey Tournament pool champions (2018, '19)
• Participated in National Futures Championships (2018-19); contributed to a Region 9 bronze finish in 2019
• Selected and participated in stars and stripes at National Futures Championships (2019); trained with USA women’s national indoor Field Hockey development team (2019)

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in communication and media
• Born on November 12, 2001
• Daughter of Taylor and Jennifer Clarke
• Mother played field hockey at Michigan State (1992-95), while father played ice hockey at Michigan State (1992-96)
• Has a brother, Liam
• Aunt, Hilary Anderson, played field hockey at Michigan; uncle, Erick Anderson, was an All-America linebacker and Butkus Award winner at Michigan (1988-91)
• Cousin, Kendal Anderson, played field hockey at Michigan State (2014-17)