2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER CAPSULE
Made 20 appearances with 13 starts in her two seasons at LSU in 2015 and 2016 … Scored three goals and seven points in the attack during her career … Twice scored the winning goal in her final season with the Tigers in 2016 … Totaled 19 shots and eight shots on goal on the season … A standout in the classroom with selections to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in each of her two seasons with the Tigers … Graduated from LSU in May 2017 with a degree in chemical engineering.
JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
LSU’s third-leading scorer in her junior season in 2016 … Totaled career highs in each scoring category with three goals and one assist for seven points on the year … Made 19 appearances with 14 starts on the year … Netted two game-winning goals on the season in the sixth minute of a 1-0 win at Western Kentucky on Sept. 8 and 11th minute of a 4-0 home win against Lamar on Sept. 18 … Also credited with an assist for a career-high three points against Lamar … Fired a career-high six shots against Lamar … Scored the team’s only goal in a 3-1 home defeat to George Washington early in the non-conference season … Attempted 21 total shots with eight shots on goal for a .381 SOG% on the year … Honored for her academic performance once again with her second-straight selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season … Earned her second varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
Made two appearances in her first season with the Tigers in 2015 … Came off the bench in a 4-1 home win over Western Kentucky at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou on Aug. 28 and 5-1 home win over Marquette in the team’s non-conference finale on Sept. 20 … Rewarded for her efforts in the classroom with her first career selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
Played one season at Furman in 2013 while helping the Paladins sweep Southern Conference regular-season and tournament championships … Made 20 appearances as a true freshman as Furman posted a 17-4-2 overall record and title-clinching 8-1-1 mark in Southern Conference play … Scored four goals and dished out three assists for 11 points as the Paladins’ fifth-leading scorer on the season … Fired 22 shots with 10 shots on target during her freshman season … Was the standout soccer player in the state of Louisiana during her prep career at Mandeville High School … A three-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American in high school … Rated a four-star recruit and the No. 13-ranked player in the South Region by TopDrawerSoccer.com in the Class of 2013 … A two-time ESPN Rise Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year and NSCAA High School State Player of the Year as a junior … A three-time Division 1-5A all-state, all-metro and all-district selection … Tallied 200 career goals while leading Mandeville High School to four-straight state playoff appearances … Scored a school record 55 goals during her senior season in 2013 after totaling 45 goals and dishing out a school record 40 assists during her junior season in 2012 … Received ESPN Rise Winter All-Star honors as a sophomore in 2011 after netting 49 goals … Played club soccer for the Chicago Fire Juniors of Louisiana … Led her club team to the Under-17 state championship and regional quarterfinals in 2012 as the team’s leading scorer … Was also a letterwinner in both tennis and volleyball during a heralded high school career … Member of Mandeville’s state championship tennis team in 2013.
PERSONAL
Full name is Delaney Hennessy Sheehan … Born on March 12, 1995 … Parents are Bill and Susan Sheehan … Has a younger sister, McKenna, and a younger brother, Trace … A standout student during her prep career at Mandeville High School as she graduated as her class valedictorian and the No. 1-ranked student in a senior class of 417 in 2013 … Graduated from high school with a perfect unweighted 4.0 grade-point average during her prep career … Spent a semester of study in Madrid, Spain, while in high school … Served as vice president of Best Buddies and Spirit Club while at Mandeville High School … Was also the secretary of Key Club while in high school … Majoring in chemical engineering.