Laia Vancells

Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Escola Pia de Terrassa
Hometown:
Terrassa, Spain

Career Accolades
2021 NFHCA Second Team All-Region
NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad Selection
2021 All-ACC Academic Team
2020-21 Second Team NFHCA All-Region
2020-21 Second Team All-ACC

2021 (Senior)
Appeared in 17 matches, making 14 starts... Dished out an assist on one of Wake Forest's two goals at VCU... Attempted 16 shots, including 12 on goal (.750 percent)... Fired a trio of shots at VCU and at Louisville

2020-21 (Junior)
Appeared in all 17 games, starting in 16-straight contests... Combined for five points, scoring one goal and recording three assists... Tallied the game-winning goal at Virginia on Sept. 26, 2020... Dished out assists in three Wake Forest wins against Duke (Oct. 23), Boston College (Nov. 1) and Virginia (March 27)... Finished the regular season with a .636 shot-on goal percentage

2019 (Sophomore)
Played in all 20 games and made 19 starts… Led the team with six goals and added four assists for a team-best 16 points… Scored goals against Iowa, Liberty, Stanford, Michigan State, Appalachian State and Virginia… Took 23 shots and placed 14 on goal… Scored game winners against Liberty and Michigan State

2018 (Freshman)
Played in all 23 games and started in 14… Scored three goals on the season against Northeastern (Sept. 9), Richmond (Sept. 23) and Duke (Nov. 2) … Also added two assists for a total of eight points on the year… Took 23 shots, placing 10 on goal

Background
Currently a member of the ARC Programme and the Catalonian U18 Team along with the Club Deportiu Terrassa...U18 team finished second in the Spanish Autonomic Championship in 2017-18...Preselected for the Spanish National U18 Team and will compete in the European U18 Championship...Was a member of the Catalonian U17 team in 2016-17...Runner up in the Catalonia U18 Championship...Earned a bronze medal at the Spanish National U18 Championship...Champion of Catalunya U18 Indoor Championship and the Spanish National U18 Indoor Championship...Member of the Catalonian U16 team from 2015-16...Won the Spanish National Championship with the team...Currently with the Club Deportiu Terrassa U18 where they won the Catalonia U18 division and were runner ups in the Spanish National U18 Championship...Also earned championship status with the U16 team...Previously played with the Atletic Terrassa Hockey Club from 2007-2014.

Personal
Born Dec. 12, 2000...Daughter of Marga Lopez and Jordi Vancells, both of whom played with Atletic Terrassa Hockey Club...Double Major in Biochemistry & Molecular Bioloogy and French Studies.