2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 23
Maddy Paz
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Albany, Ohio
- High School:
- New Albany High School
- Height:
- 5-4
- Position:
- Attack
Ohio State Career
- Bucks Go Pro 2.0 intern with Special Olympics Ohio in Summer 2026
- Saw action in all 17 games and was tied for fourth on the team with 20 goals, ranking second with 18 assists and third with 38 points; picked up 10 ground balls and caused two turnovers
- Career-high seven points, with a hat trick and four assists, in win a No. 4 Northwestern March 15
- Four-goal game vs. Robert Morris March 1
- Five points, with a goal and four assists, against Vanderbilt March 7
- Two goals and two assists for four points Feb. 27 vs. Detroit Mercy and March 26 vs. Oregon
-  Scored twice at Cincinnati Feb. 16 and at North Carolina Feb. 20
- Two assists vs. Penn State April 5Â
- Played in 13 of 15 games, with six goals on 18 shots (12 on goal) and two ground balls
- Made Buckeye debut Feb. 9 vs. Denver
- Scored twice vs. Louisville Feb. 15 and at Robert Morris March 1
- Season-high five shots, with four on goal, vs. Louisville
- Tallied in Big Ten games at Oregon March 12 and vs. USC March 23
- Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball vs. the Pioneers; also had a gb at Penn State April 6
- All-American
- Member of state championship team
- Two-time OCC Player of the Year
- First Team All-Ohio, All-Region and All-OCC
- Served as a team captain
- Four-year varsity letterwinner
- Received team's Offensive Player of the Year and Impact Player of the Year awards
- Two-time Academic All-Ohio
- Played for Impact Lacrosse and Major Force Lacrosse club programs
- Also played basketball and was selected Defensive Player of the Year
- Part of Key Club, student council, Environmental Club and Communities 4 Communities Club
- Parents are Michael, a graphic designer for Life is Good and owner of Project Aloha, and Angela, a Michigan State graduate who is the chief merchandising officer at RG Barry; father's side of the family lives in Hawaii
- Has three siblings - Marshal, who attended Ohio State, Manokalanipo, who attended Cincinnati, and Greyson
- Plans to major in business
- Enjoys pilates, yoga and exercising
- Friends introduced her to lacrosse
- On why she chose Ohio State: "I chose Ohio State because it has amazing academic and athletic programs. And because of the atmosphere of the university!"
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