Freshman (2026)
Accolades:
- All-ACC Academic Team
- No. 5 on ILWomen's Final Freshman Impact Rankings (6/9/26)
- IWLCA Third Team All-American Midfield (5/21/26)
- IWLCA South All-Region First Team Midfield (5/14/26)
- USA Lacrosse Third Team All-American Midfield (5/7/26)
- Second Team All-ACC Midfielder (4/21/26)
- ILWomen Honorable Mention Attack Nike Midseason Media All-American (4/1/26)
- Scored Clemson's 1,000th goal as a program against Wofford (3/23/26)
- No. 6 on ILWomen's Impact Freshman Early Season Rankings (3/19/26)
Stats:
- Started all 21 games at midfield for Clemson.
- Penczek's 63 points tied for the team's second-most (T-No. 8 ACC)
- Scored 33 goals (sixth-most on team)
- 30 assists (Second-most for Clemson, No. 55 NCAA, No. 6 ACC)
- 1.43 assists per game (No. 9 ACC)
- 1.86 caused turnovers per game (No. 48 NCAA, No. 6 ACC)
- 39 caused turnovers (T-No. 24 NCAA, T-No. 4 ACC)
- 2.14 ground balls per game (No. 8 ACC)
Manchester Valley High School
- Hold Maryland state record for most career points – 487 (329 goals and 158 assists)
- Holds Manchester Valley High School record for points (487), goals (329), assists (158), draw controls (437) and caused turnovers (122)
- 2025 USA Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Player of the Year
- 2025 USA Lacrosse High School Girls’ Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year
- 2025 USA Lacrosse High School Girls’ Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team
- 2025 Maryland High School Lacrosse Hall of Fame Inductee
- 2025 Peace Lacrosse Women’s Player of the Year
- 2025 Inside Lacrosse No. 2-ranked recruit
- 2025 Baltimore Sun Girls Athlete of the Year
- 2025 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year
- 2x MPSSAA 2A State Champion (2023 & 2025)
- 3x USA Lacrosse All-American (2023, 2024, 2025)
- 3x Carroll County Times Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year (2023, 2024, 2025)
- 3x CMSportsNet Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year (2023, 2024, 2025)
- 2025 WTTR Athlete of the Year
- 2024-25 Maryland Academic All-State Girls Basketball
- 2024-25 First Team Carroll County Athletic League Basketball – Guard
- 2024 First Team Carroll County Athletic League Soccer – Striker
- 2024 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Girls Lacrosse First Team
- 2024 Varsity Soccer Captain
- 2023 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year
- 2023 CMSportsNet Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year
- 2023 The Baltimore Banner/VSN Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year
- 2023 1st Team Carroll County Athletic League Lacrosse Selection-Midfield
- USA Lacrosse High School Girls’ Players of the Week-Mid-Atlantic (April 19, 2023)
- WTTR Athlete of the Week-Lacrosse (April 12, 2023)
- 2022-2023 Maryland Academic All-State Girls Basketball
- 2022-2023 Second Team Carroll County Athletic League Basketball Selection-Guard
- 2022 First Team Carroll County Athletic League Soccer Selection-Striker
- 2022 All-America Lacrosse Underclass Tournament Command Division MVP-Team Baltimore
- 2022 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Second Team, Freshman, Midfielder
- 2022 1st Team Carroll County Athletic League Lacrosse Selection-Midfield
- 2021-2022 Maryland Academic All-State Girls Basketball
- 2021 2nd Team Carroll County Athletic League Soccer Selection-Striker
- CCPS Athletic Leadership Conference attendee
- Father is Greg and mother is Kristen and is one of three kids alongside her sister, Izzy, and her brother, Ethan.
Why Clemson?
“I decided to come to Clemson because it just felt right. The chance to make an impact and to help grow a new program with coaches and players who are amazing people. Clemson offers high level academics with competitive classes. All of the people on campus are so kind. The unbelievable environments on and off the field are so welcoming, I felt right at home.”