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Ainsley Malamala Season 2024

PositionD
Height5-10
ClassGraduate Student
HometownPalm Beach Gardens, Fla.
High SchoolThe Benjamin School
Previous SchoolMercer

2024: Saw playing time in one match against Longwood.

2020-2023 (Mercer): Appeared in 54 matches, starting 48 contests in defense for the Bears ... Totaled 61 ground balls and 60 caused turnovers ... Won back-to-back Big South regular season and tournament titles with Mercer in 2022 and 2023 ... Over that span, Malamala was one of four players to start all 39 contests for the Bears ... 

High School: Played six seasons at The Benjamin School in Florida ... Was a five-time district champion and also was a state runner-up in 2019 ... Earned first-team All-District and second-team All-County honors ... Was district Defender of the Year in 2019 ... Was named to Under-Armour All-American South team in 2018 ... Also named to Under-Armour uncommitted team in 2017 ...

Personal: Daughter of Siupeli and Suzanne Malamala ... Father, Siupeli, won 1991 National Championship with the University of Washington in football, spent ten years in the NFL with the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders ... Has two siblings, Chase and Dylan ... Dyan was a goalie for Mercer Lacrosse from 2016-19 ... Currently majoring in Agricultural and Life Sciences ...