2017 - Senior Season (Women's Lacrosse) - After wrapping up a decorated career as a goalie on the field hockey team in the fall, she joined the women's lacrosse program midway through the spring to provide depth between the pipes ... Appeared in five games during the year ... Earned her first start and made three saves during 21 minutes of work against Frostburg State on April 1 ... Picked up the win for that performance, becoming just the third student-athlete in CNU history to register victories as a member of both the field hockey and lacrosse programs ... Came back with a season-high 47 minutes of work while making three stops at Wesley on April 8 ... Also added saves at Southern Virginia on March 23, Shenandoah on March 25, and St. Mary's (Md.) on April 12 ... Collected four ground balls during the season, including a pair against Shenandoah.
2016 - Senior Season - Put the perfect punctuation mark on one of the most decorated careers in program history ... Earned first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region accolades ... Also was honored as a second-team All-American by Synapse Sports and became the first goalkeeper in Virginia history to earn the VaSID State Player of the Year Award ... Competed in the NFHCA Senior Game as well ... One of only three goalies in the NCAA to rank in the top-10 nationally in both goals-against-average and save percentage ... Led the CAC and stood ninth in the nation with an .821 save percentage ... Also finished ninth in the country with a 0.84 goals-against-average while helping the Captains register nine shutouts, which equaled the 10th-most by any team in the nation ... Pieced together a 219-minute scoreless streak, including shutouts against Roanoke, St. Mary's (Md.), and Wesley, from October 9-16 ... Also added back-to-back blankings against Frostburg State and Mary Washington to round out the regular season, which earned her the CAC Defensive Player of the Week Award ... Allowed one goal or less in 15 of her 19 appearances despite facing five of the nation's top-10 ranked scoring offenses ... Posted four victories against the country's top-scoring attacks ... Finished the year with 69 saves and had at least five stops on six occasions, including a 10-save showcase at No. 2 Salisbury on October 19 ... Established new career records for victories (54), shutouts (17), and minutes played (4,542).
2015 - Junior Season - Remained the team's anchor between the pipes with another decorated season in goal for the Captains ... Collected first-team All-Conference and All-State accolades ... Started all 17 games and compiled a 1.17 goals-against-average ... Helped the squad register seven shutouts during the year, including four solo efforts ... Held the opposition scoreless for 301 consecutive minutes during a suffocating stretch from September 12 - October 8, including 70-minute shutouts against Washington & Lee, Randolph-Macon, and Rhodes ... Came back with another solo shutout after blanking No. 18 Catholic on October 19 ... Finished the year with 60 saves, including 13 during an incredible effort against No. 7 Salisbury in the regular season finale on October 28 ... Had eight saves against York (Pa.) on October 10 and seven versus Rhodes on September 26 as well ... Established a new program record for career victories with her 33rd win against Roanoke on September 25 ... Named the CAC Defensive Player of the Week three days later after notching 10 saves during her historic week ... Also was a member of the NFHCA National All-Academic team for her work in the classroom.
2014 - Sophomore Season - Continued an impressive start to her career with another dominant season between the pipes … Brought home first-team All-State accolades for the second straight year … Compiled an .843 save percentage during the year, which ranked sixth in the NCAA among qualified goalies … Also registered a 1.66 goals-against-average to go along with 75 saves … Pieced together six scoreless appearances, including solo shutouts against Lynchburg on September 3 and at No. 14 Mary Washington during the CAC semifinals on November 5 … Honored as the CAC Defensive Player of the Week after recording victories against St. Mary’s on October 21 and at Frostburg State on October 25 … Capped off the year with an 18-save performance against No. 1 Salisbury in the CAC championship game … Her 18 saves marked the most by a Captain since 2003 … Also added 13 saves against No. 14 Mary Washington in the regular season finale on October 29 … Had at least five stops in seven games during the year.
2013 - Freshman Season - Pieced together one of the most decorated debuts in CNU history, earning first-team All-Conference and All-State accolades while receiving the VaSID State Rookie of the Year Award … Set a new NCAA record for victories by a freshman after compiling a 20-2 record … Ranked fourth in the nation with a 0.75 goals-against-average and 13th with an .826 save percentage … Set a school record with seven individual shutouts and became the first Captain to blank back-to-back ranked teams after shutting down No. 13 Lynchburg, 1-0, on September 6 before defeating No. 11 DePauw, 3-0, on September 8 … Also recorded two straight 1-0 shutouts during the NCAA Tournament with victories over Centre in the Sweet 16 and Catholic in the Elite Eight … Came through with a season-high 10 saves at Rhodes during her first collegiate start on September 1 … Also posted nine stops against DePauw and eight against Salisbury in the CAC Championship on November 9 … Honored as the CAC Defensive Player of the Week on September 9 and October 14.
At Hanover - Excelled as a goalkeeper for the Hawks during her final three years … Was a two-time member of the All-District team … Also secured honorable mention All-Region accolades for her efforts … Led the team to the Regional Quarterfinals as a sophomore and senior and the State Quarterfinals as a junior … Also competed in softball and lacrosse ... Earned All-District nods for her performance on the diamond and was named to the All-Star Team in lacrosse.
Personal - Bailey Lien is the daughter of Greg and Carol Lien … She has three brothers, Colt, Trevor, and Sam … Ronald Reagan is the person in history she would most like to meet ... "Runaway Jury" and "The Help" are her favorite movies, and her favorite musicians include Halsey and Twenty One Pilots ... Aspires to own her own business ... Majoring in accounting and management.
