2022 - Senior Season - Punctuated her award-winning career with another dominant campaign ... Honored as a first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region selection ... Celebrated as an NFHCA Senior All-Star as well ... Made crucial contributions on both ends of the field ... Served as a key cog on a defensive unit that ranked 10th in the NCAA with 10 shutouts while surrendering only 0.95 goals per contest, which was the 14th-best rate in the country ... Posted two defensive saves during the year after making stops in shutout victories over Centre on October 8 and Mary Washington on October 29 ... Also blocked a team-high 12 shots during the year, including seven deflections on corner attempts ... Helped the Captains successfully clear 95 percent of the opposition's corners during the season ... Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on September 26 and October 10 ... Equally impactful on the offensive end while ranking seventh in the conference with eight goals and 18 points ... Led the NCAA and set a new single-season school record with seven penalty stroke goals ... Converted a stroke in three straight games from September 10-17 ... Came through with the game-winning tally against Cabrini during the first round of the NCAA Tournament on November 9 ... Also added clinching strikes in victories over Centre on October 8 and Susquehanna on October 17 ... Found the back of the cage in wins over No. 13 Shenandoah on October 12 and Rhodes on October 21 as well ... Posted assists in early-season triumphs against Bridgewater on September 1 and Virginia Wesleyan on September 6 ... One of only two players in the conference to record at least two goals, two assists, and two defensive saves during the year ... Finished the season with 61 shots and put 33 on target ... Served as the inserter on 19 corner attempts ... Ranked second on the squad with 1,233 minutes of action ... Did not miss a second in the team's final 16 games ... Her streak of 960 consecutive minutes of work to wrap up the year equaled the eighth-longest in school history ... Played every minute in each of the squad's six nationally-ranked battles during the year ... Wrapped up her career ranked third in school history with 14 defensive saves, while her 11 penalty stroke goals established a new program standard.
2021 - Junior Season - Orchestrated one of the most well-rounded campaigns in program history while earning first-team All-Conference and All-State accolades … Also garnered second-team All-Region nods … Led the league with eight assists and six defensive saves … Became the first player in over 15 years to lead the conference in both categories … Her six defensive saves also equaled the fifth-most by a Captain in program history … Added seven goals as well while finishing fifth in the league with 22 points … Was one of only four players from any level of the NCAA to wrap up the year with at least five goals, five assists, and five defensive saves … Established a new single-season record with four penalty strokes goals … Became the first Captain to convert two strokes in a game after landing a pair against Sewanee on October 17 … Also notched an assist in that contest while finishing with a season-high five points … Honored as the Coast-to-Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week on October 18 and November 1 … Posted a goal and defensive save against Mary Washington on October 12, becoming the 14th player in school history to have at least one of each in a single game … Contributed two defensive saves during a 1-0 win over No. 20 Salisbury on October 27 … Also stoned a shot against the Sea Gulls in the conference championship on November 6 and added one in a top-20 duel against No. 10 Kean on September 5 … Recorded a goal in four straight games from October 3-17, which equaled the ninth-longest scoring streak by a Captain … Opened that surge with a three-point effort at Eastern Mennonite … Came back with three more points in a win against York (Pa.) on October 30 … Assisted on the game-winning goal following a corner attempt against No. 18 Lynchburg on October 22 … Excelled in the playoffs with an assist in the league title bout against Salisbury before scoring a goal in the NCAA Tournament against Centre on November 10 … Saw 997 total minutes of action during the year and played every second in 12 of her appearances, including seven straight outings from October 9 - November 6.
2020 - Sophomore Season - Participated in the spring exhibition season during her second year with the Captains ... Did not compete in the fall following a decision by the NCAA and Capital Athletic Conference to suspend athletic competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 - Freshman Season - Stepped right into a starting role and made history during a tremendous debut campaign … Earned a spot on the Synapse Sports National All-Rookie Team … Also picked up second-team All-Conference and All-State accolades for her efforts … Established a new freshman record with six defensive saves … That total also marked the second-highest in the CAC … Ranked third in the conference with five assists while establishing herself as one of the league’s top two-way players … Was the only freshman at any level of the NCAA to finish the year with at least five assists and five defensive saves … Registered two stops and her first collegiate assist during a victory over No. 5 Johns Hopkins on September 8 … Was honored as the NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week for that showcase, becoming the first freshman field player in NCAA history to secure that award … Also was named the CAC Defensive Player of the Week and the Synapse Sports National Freshman of the Week for that performance … Came back with another defensive save against a nationally-ranked foe after starring against No. 5 Vassar on October 14 … Posted an assist and defensive save during victories over Mary Washington on October 11 and St. Mary’s (Md.) on November 6 … Contributed a stop during a 1-0 victory against Washington & Lee on September 21 as well … Handed out helpers in non-league triumphs over Concordia (Wisc.) on September 13 and Virginia Wesleyan on October 1 … Started each of the team’s 19 games and led all freshmen with 1,019 minutes of work … Played at least 50 minutes in 14 of her appearances, including five of the squad’s nationally-ranked battles … Also uncorked nine shots during the year and put four on cage.
At Cape Henlopen - Put together a decorated career as a defender with the Vikings … Secured a pair of All-State honors, including first-team plaudits as a senior … Named one of the Top-10 field hockey players in the state by the Delaware News Journal … Also was a two-time first-team All-Conference selection … Served as a team captain in 2018 and was ranked as the No. 1 defender in the Henlopen Conference … Helped guide the squad to three state championships, including back-to-back titles to wrap up her career … Saw action on the tennis and indoor track & field teams as well … Was an Academic All-American in both field hockey and tennis for her work in and out of the classroom.
Personal - Marcella Catherine Sabbagh is the daughter of Ronald and Joy Sabbagh … Has two younger sisters, Noelle and Atia … Roger Federer is her favorite athlete, and Winston Churchill is the person in history she would most like to meet … Her grandfather, Ronald G. Sabbagh, is the most impressive person she has met … Her dream vacation would be a trip to Santorini, Greece … “Gladiator” is her favorite movie, and “Friends” is her favorite TV show … Rihanna is her favorite musician … Majoring in management.
