2025 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Lyra Gavino
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Surbiton
- Hometown:
- New Malden, England
2025 (Junior): Finished her junior campaign with 15 starts, a 3.88 GAA, and .694 save percentage ... Led the Big Ten in shots faced (201) and saves (111) ...Earned her first win of the season against Bellarmine without having to make a save (9/5) ... Made a career-best 14 saves two times at Miami (Ohio) (9/21) and against Rutgers (10/3) ... Made 16 saves in a weekend setback against Penn State (seven saves) and Bucknell (nine saves) ... Stopped three shots at Vermont (9/12) ... Made eight saves on the road against Michigan (9/19) ...Had 26 saves on the weekend against Rutgers (14) and Maryland (12)... Stopped four shots against Appalachian State (10/12) ... Had five saves in MSU’s home win against Ball State (10/14) ... Stopped 10 shots against Ohio State (10/19) ... Made five saves on the road against Iowa (2) (10/23) and Indiana (3) (10/26)... Made 10 saves in a loss to No. 1 Northwestern (10/31) ... Named Co Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/20) after a 2-0 week with wins against Ball State (10/14) and No.12 Ohio State (10/19)... Made seven saves for the Spartans in the finale against Central Michigan (11/2)
2024 (Sophomore): NFHCA National Academic Squad honors as well as Scholar of Distinction kudos … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten Selection … Was voted the team’s Defensive Player of the Year … Finished her sophomore campaign with 17 starts, a 2.04 GAA, and .741 save percentage ... Led the Big Ten in shots faced (136) and saves (103) ...Earned her first win of the season at UC-Davis without having to make a save (8/30) ... Made a career-best seven saves in a tough setback at Cal in overtime (9/1) ... Made six saves in a weekend split against Vermont (four saves) and Ohio (two saves) ... Delivered her first career shutout (two saves) in a 5-0 win over Colgate (9/15) ... Stopped five shots at Ohio State (9/20) ... Made six saves in the first half of action at home against Michigan (9/23) ... Had 10 saves in the OT win over Miami, her second double-digit save performance of the season ... Stopped seven shots against Maryland (10/11) ... Had one save in MSU’s road win at Central Michigan (10/13) ... Stopped five shots at Rutgers (10/18) ... Made a career-best 17 saves in a heartbreaking 2-1 OT loss at Penn State (10/20)... Tied her career best with 17 saves in a loss to No. 1 Northwestern (10/27) ... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/28) after an OT win over Iowa and the loss to the Wildcats ... Made six saves for the Spartans in the finale at Indiana (11/1).
2023 (Freshman): NFHCA Scholar of Distinction … NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Played in seven games with three starts with an 0-3 record … Had a 1.98 GAA with a .591 save percentage with 13 total saves … Recorded a season-high five saves in the 2-0 loss to Saint Joseph’s (9/8).
Prior to MSU: England Hockey Investec Schools National Champion in 2017 at Surbiton High School … England Hockey Investec Schools national finalist in 2016 and 2017 … Participated in the Surbiton High School Hockey Cup as a senior … Three-time England Hockey club national champion as a member of the U12, U14 and U18 teams … Three-time indoor hockey national finalist.
Personal: Daughter of Ronald and Anna Gavino … Has one brother, Rylan … Both parents are IT consultants … Enjoys playing guitar and skateboarding … Plans on majoring in economics at MSU.
