CAREER HONORS
• 2019 IWLCA First Team All-American
• 2019 Tewaaraton Finalist
• 2019 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year
• 2018 IWLCA First Team All-American
• 3x All-Big Ten (2017, 2018, 2019)
• 2018 & 2019 IWLCA First Team All-Region
• 2x NCAA All-Tournament Team (2017, 2018)
• 2x Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American (2017, 2018)
• 2018 & 2019 Team Captain
• 2017 IWLCA Second Team All-Region
• 2x Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (5/1/18, 2/28/17)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/8/16) • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (5/2/17)
• 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018, 2019)
GILES IN THE NEWS
• Mount Hebron grad Jen Giles soaking in last dance with Maryland women's lacrosse (Baltimore Sun, May 24, 2019)
• Jen Giles learned from Maryland lacrosse greats. Now she’s creating her own legacy. (Diamondback, May 2, 2019)
As a Senior (2019): Started all 23 games at midfield as the team's leader and captain ... Led team with 82 points (59 goals, 23 assists) and stood second with 37 groundballs ... Sealed the National Championship with the Terps last two goals to put Maryland up 12-8 with less than 10 minutes against Boston College (5/26) ... Tallied hat trick in National Semifinal vs. Northwestern (5/24) ... Recorded hat trick and two caused turnovers vs. Stony Brook (5/12) ... Picked up three groundballs in Big Ten Championship vs. Northwestern (5/5) ... Posted five points (three goals, two assists) vs. Johns Hopkins (4/27) ... Tied career-high with five goals and added two assists at Georgetown (4/17) ... Had five points (four goals, one assist) vs. Michigan (4/6) ... Tallied two goals, two assists and two groundballs at Virginia (4/3) ... Notched back to back four goals at James Madison (3/24) and vs. Princeton (3/27) while adding three assists ... Tallied two goals, two assists and two groundballs vs. Ohio State (3/16) ... Posted three goals, two assists, four draw controls and two groundballs vs. Syracuse (3/9) ... Matched career-best with two caused turnovers at Hofstra (3/2) ... Recorded five points (three goals, two assists), while adding three groundballs vs. North Carolina (2/24) ... Led Maryland with five points (four goals, one assist) at Florida (2/14) ... Started out season setting career-high with five goals vs. George Mason (2/9).
As a Junior (2018): Started all 22 games at midfield ... led the team and ranked third in the Big Ten with 31 assists ... ranked second on the team with 83 points and third on the team with 52 goals ... stood second on the team with 38 groundballs ... led the Maryand offense with three goals and three assists in NCAA Semifinals against Boston College (5/25) ... recorded a career-best seven points on four goals and three assists in NCAA Quarterfinals against Navy (5/19) ... nabbed five points on two goals and three assists while adding three groundballs in Big Ten Championship against Penn State (5/6) ... led Terps with six points on four goals and two assists in Big Ten Regular Season Championship against Northwestern (4/26) ... notched four points on two goals and two assists while adding a career-best four groundballs and two caused turnovers against Virginia (4/4) ... posted a hat-trick and four groundballs at Michigan (3/31) ... had complete game with four points (2G, 2A), three groundballs and two caused turnovers against James Madison (3/24) ... tallied four points (3G, 1A) and three groundballs against James Madison (3/17) ... tied a career-high with four assists while adding two goals against UMBC (2/28) ... scored a career-best four goals with one assist while adding a season-high four draw controls at Florida (2/17).
As a Sophomore (2017): Started 22 games at midfield ... ranked second on the team with 32 assists and fourth with 73 points ... set a career high with eight points (4G, 4A) vs. Penn State (5/26) ... had five points (4G, 1A) vs. Princeton (4/12) ... tallied four points (3G, 1A) vs. Michigan (4/1) ... had four points (2G, 2A) vs. Florida (3/29) ... notched five points (3G, 2A) vs. Penn (3/22) ... posted 2G, 2A at Hofstra (3/4) ... Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (2/28) ... notched six points (3G, 3A) and two caused turnovers vs. UNC (2/25) ... scored twice and caused two turnovers at William & Mary (2/11).
As a Freshman (2016): Saw playing time in all 23 games at midfield ... tallied 27 goals, 30 points, 17 ground balls and 18 draw controls ... scored twice vs. Syracuse (5/27) ... recorded two goals and one assist vs. Johns Hopkins (5/15) ... tallied two goals, one assist and four draw controls at Michigan (4/23) ... notched three goals against Virginia (4/20) ... scored twice vs. James Madison (3/26) ... notched two goals and three ground balls at Florida (3/19) ... scored twice at Syracuse (3/12) ... Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/8) ... scored twice and picked up three ground balls and one draw control vs. Hofstra (3/5) ... scored a free-position goal vs. Georgetown (2/14) ... scored first career goal and picked up two ground balls vs. William & Mary (2/20).
Before Maryland: 2015 Under Armour All-American ... ranked No. 15 on the Inside Lacrosse Top 50 Freshman list ... 2015 Howard Couty Times Player of the Year ... two-year champion of Under Armour Underclassmen All-American tournament ... US Lacrosse All-American ... first team Baltimore Sun all-metro ... two-time first team Washington Post all-met selection ... two-time first team all-county ... three-time Heather Lee Albert Award finalist ... inducted into the Mount Hebron Hall of Fame ... also lettered in soccer and was a three-time first team all-county selection ... played club for M&D Lax ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Nov. 11, 1997 ... daughter of James and Joyce Giles ... has three sisters, Jacqueline, Jessica and Julianne ... Jacqueline played lacrosse at Georgetown while Jessica and Julianne played at James Madison ... favorite pregame meal is grits ... majoring in marketing.
GILES CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 5 (2x), last at Georgetown (4/17/19)
Assists: 4 (2x), last at Florida (2/17/18)
Points: 8 vs. Penn State (5/26/17)
Ground balls: 4 (3x), last vs. Virginia (4/4/18)
Draw controls: 5 vs. Ohio State (4/15/17)
Caused turnovers: 2 (8x), last vs. Stony Brook (5/12/19)
