Elise Harder
2020
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director’s Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).
2019
• Earned Southern Conference All-Freshman Team honors, selected as one of the six members to the team.
• One of six players and only freshmen on team to start in all 18 games.
• Led all Titan freshmen with 30 goals and 31 points, ranking second on the squad with 40 draw controls, tied-for-fourth in goals and fifth in points. Added 15 ground balls and was tied-for-seventh on the team with 12 caused turnovers.
• Led all Southern Conference freshmen in draw controls and was second among league rookies in goals.
• Scored in first six career games, notching goals in 15 of 18 games overall during the season, totaling nine multiple-goal games and five hat tricks during her freshman campaign.
• Made collegiate debut at Ohio State (2/10), scoring on first career shot on free-position opportunity, totaling two points, two caused turnovers and two ground balls against the Buckeyes.
• First career hat trick came in home opener win over Butler (2/19), as she added a season-best seven draw controls.
• Posted hat tricks in three-straight contests, scoring three goals each in road games at Mercer (3/29) and Kennesaw State (3/31) before scoring three more goals at Howard (4/5).
• Tallied five draw controls, adding one goal in 14-12 win over Furman (4/12) at home.
• Scored a season-best four goals in home victory over Wofford (4/14), adding two caused turnovers.
• Posted two goals, three draw controls and two ground balls in key 10-9 SoCon victory at Central Michigan (4/27) as Detroit Mercy clinched a share of the SoCon regular-season championship.
• Ranked fourth on the team in shots (70) and shots on goal (52), while also fourth with seven free-position goals.
• Had at least one draw control in 15 of 18 games, including multiple DC in 11 contests and three or more seven times.
• Earned Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.0 GPA+).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).
High School
• A 2018 graduate of Olentangy High School.
• Lettered in four seasons for the Braves and coach Amy McCormick.
• Also lettered in field hockey across four seasons.
• A three-year varsity captain and three-time team MVP.
• Named Brine All-American Ohio and to All-Star Team in 2016.
• Helped lead the Braves to two regional finals and another regional semifinal appearance.
• A two-time All-State and three-time All-Region player, including First Team All-State as a senior and First Team All-Region in her junior and senior seasons.
• Three-time First Team All-Conference and was the Midfield Player of the Year for the OCC Conference.
• Received the OHSAA Archie Griffin Leadership Award as a senior.
• Earned the Unsung Hero Award and squad won conference championship during her freshman season in 2015.
• Was two-time All-League and Overall MVP in 2017 in field hockey for the Braves.
• Received Scholar-Athlete Award in each year of high school.
• As a senior, recorded 94 goals, 46 assists, 113 draw controls, 43 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers.
• Totaled 226 goals, 87 assists, 313 points, 270 draw controls, 157 ground balls and 55 caused turnovers during her high school career.
• Played high school lacrosse with current Titan Alex McCafferty.
• Spent five years playing club lacrosse with Resolute Lacrosse.
• Member of National Honors Society, Senior Class Cabinet and Senior Sports Leadership Council, among other societies.
Personal
• Daughter of Kristin and Steve Harder.
• Has two siblings, Ben and Jonathan.
• Her Dad, Steve, played football at Dayton and won a NCAA Division III national championship, while her brother Ben plays football at Denison.
• Born in Columbus, Ohio.
• Major is Biology / Pre-Med.