Northwestern University Athletics

2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster

January 9, 2026, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Lacrosse team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 45

Annabel Child

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • High School:
    The Hill Academy
  • Hometown:
    Oakville, Ontario
  • Prev School:
    Harvard

Awards:

  • First-Team All-Ivy League (2025)*
  • Second-Team All-Ivy League (2024)*

*Earned at Harvard

Career Highs:

  • Shots…..........................4, at Yale (Harvard) (4/9/2022)
  • Goals...........................…2 (2x), vs. New Hampshire (Harvard) (4/22/2025)
  • Assists…........................1 (5x), vs. Yale (Harvard) (4/19/2025)
  • Caused Turnovers......…5, at Dartmouth (Harvard) (3/16/2025)
  • Ground Balls..................7, at Stonehill (Harvard) (4/16/2024)
  • Draw Controls….............4, vs. VCU (Harvard) (2/25/2024)

2025 (Harvard): Started in all 14 games, totaling a career-high eight points (five goals, three assists) … Led the team in ground balls with 34 … Tallied at least one ground ball in each of the last 12 games of the season … Logged at least two ground balls in 10 games … Registered 24 caused turnovers, second on the team … Caused at least one turnover in 12 games … Ranked second in the conference in both caused ground balls per game (2.33) and caused turnovers per game (1.67) and helped Harvard lead the conference in both metrics … Had 11 draw controls on the year … Registered her first multi-goal game with two goals against UAlbany (2/15) … Notched three ground balls in back-to-back games against UConn (2/26) and Princeton (3/8) … Scooped six ground balls and caused a career-high five turnovers at Dartmouth (3/16) … Logged three ground balls against Penn (4/5) … Caused four turnovers at Cornell (4/12) … Totaled four ground balls, four caused turnovers, and her second two-goal game of her career in a win over New Hampshire (4/22) … Had four ground balls and two caused turnovers against Columbia (4/26)

2024 (Harvard): Started in all 15 games … Totaled six points (five goals, one assist) … Led the team in caused turnovers with 25 … Caused at least one turnover in 11 games … Recorded 33 ground balls, ranking second on the team, and 16 draw controls … Picked up at least two ground balls in nine games … Ranked second in the conference in caused turnovers per game (1.67) and third in the conference in ground balls per game (2.20) … Tallied a season-high two points (one goal, one assist), four ground balls, and four caused turnovers against VCU (2/25) … Had four ground balls versus Dartmouth (3/30) … Picked up season-high seven ground balls at Stonehill and caused four turnovers (4/16) … Logged five ground balls and four caused turnovers versus Princeton (4/27) … Registered goals against Georgetown (2/23), VCU (2/25), Brown (3/2), Duke (3/12), Merrimack (4/2)

2023 (Harvard): Missed 2023 season due to injury.

2022 (Harvard):  Appeared in 13 games, recording three goals, two assists, 17 ground balls, and nine caused turnovers … Made collegiate debut against Colorado (2/20) … Had a standout effort against Holy Cross, recording four ground balls and three caused turnovers in a win (2/22) … Added four ground balls in a win against Penn (3/5) … Scored goals against Siena (3/11), Cornell (3/26) and Brown (4/30) … Had two ground balls and two caused turnovers against Columbia (4/16)

High School: A two-year captain at The Hill Academy … Four year starter … Two year MVP of team (junior and senior year) … Named to All Star Team for Nike Top of Class Tournament (2018) … Ontario Summer Games Champion and First Team All Star (2018) … Named to U19 Team Canada Women’s Lacrosse Team, winning silver at U19 World Championships … Valedictorian of The Hill Academy.

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