Maureen “Mo” Deegan is one of most accomplished and decorated multi-sport athletes in the history of Eastern Connecticut State University athletics, which saw her shine as a member of the field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams from 2001-05. She received numerous honors All-Little East Conference (LEC), all-region and all-America honors, while establishing program records that still stand today for both programs.
Deegan was a four-time All-LEC selection as a member of the field hockey team, earning Second Team honors as a freshmen before garnering First Team honors for three consecutive seasons, while leading the Warriors to three LEC tournament appearances. She was additionally named a Second Team All-Region selection by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) her junior and senior seasons, and was the program’s first-ever player selected to participate in the NFHCA’s annual North-South Senior All-Star Game.
Deegan set the field hockey program’s career records for goals (29), assists (21), points (79), games played (75) and games started (74) by the completion of her four-year career. She holds or shares the records for assists, games played and games started, and is now second in goal and points.
The Westport, Connecticut native was also a four-time All-LEC selection with three First-Team nods as a member of the Warriors’ women’s lacrosse program, which she led to three LEC tournament finals in four years, culminating with Eastern’s first-ever LEC tournament title victory in 2005. She finished her lacrosse career as the program record holder in goals (243), assists (136), total points (379), shots (526), marks she still holds to this day.
Deegan’s senior campaign was her most decorated after she led the team in scoring with career-best and program-record totals of 69 goals, 47 assists and 116 points – she remains the programs’ single-season assists and points leaders, while her goal total is now second. She was named a First Team All-Region selection by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Association (IWLCA), and was named a Second Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse magazine. Deegan was also selected to participate in the IWLCA’s annual Senior Farewell Festival All-Star Game.
Eastern’s women’s lacrosse program qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history after winning the 2005 LEC title. That followed three consecutive trips to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) tournament, which the Warriors won in 2002.
Deegan was inducted into Eastern Connecticut’s Athletics Alumni Hall of Fame in 2014.
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