Honored with the Jean-Marius Gelas Memorial Award at the 2018 Jack B. Riffle Senior Varsity Athlete Celebration. The Gelas Awards are presented annually to a male and female senior student-athlete who has displayed outstanding development in sportsmanship, leadership, character and athletic ability during their college years.
2018: Served as a captain during her senior season... Appeared in all 16 games... Led the team in goals (26), draw controls (71), caused turnovers (23)... Totaled three goals, four draw controls, three caused turnovers and two ground balls in an 11-9 win over No. 14 Colby on March 10... Held a nine-game goal streak from March 28 to April 28, including six multiple goal games... Scored three goals and nine draw controls in a 14-10 win at No. 24 Bates on March 31... Recorded one goal, one assist, six draw controls, three caused turnovers and three ground balls in a 13-8 win over Conn. College on April 14... Had a career-high 11 draw controls against No. 19 Ithaca on April 25... Completed her Hamilton career with 97 goals, 20 assists, 154 draw controls, 87 ground balls and 56 caused turnovers in 67 games played... Selected to the IWLCA Divsion III All-Berkshire Region second team.
2017: Appeared in all 18 games during her junior season... Had one goal, one assist, two ground balls and one caused turnover in an 8-5 win over No. 18 Colby on March 5... Had one goal, two caused turnovers and one ground ball in a 12-7 win over No. 14 Bowdoin on March 16... Scored two goals and added an assist in a 7-4 win at No. 19 Amherst on March 25... Scored three goals, including the game-winner with 14 seconds left in the contest, and added three ground balls and three caused turnovers in an 11-10 win at Williams on April 11... Scored a career-high five goals, including the game-winner off a free position shot with 3:11 left in the contest, in a 13-12 win at No. 12 Ithaca on April 19... Had three goals, one assist and two ground balls in a 12-9 win over Bowdoin on April 29... Finished the season with 30 goals, seven assists, 25 ground balls, 12 caused turnovers and 37 draw controls... Received all-NESCAC second team honors... Selected to the IWLCA Divsion III All-Berkshire Region first team.
2016: Appeared in all 16 games during her sophomore season... Scored three goals in a 12-4 win at William Smith on March 9... Tallied four ground balls and four caused turnovers in a 10-9 win over Florida Southern on March 17... Scored a season-high four goals in a 13-12 win at No. 16 Tufts on April 9... Had four draw controls and two goals in a 14-4 win over Williams on April 12... Recorded a season-high five draw controls, one goal and one assist in a 15-7 win over Ithaca on April 19... Finished the season with 26 goals, four assists, 20 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers and 34 draw controls... Selected to the IWLCA Divsion III All-Berkshire Region second team.
2015: Appeared in 17 of 18 games as a first-year... Notched her first collegiate goal, three ground balls and two caused turnovers during her first game in an 8-6 win over Wesleyan on Feb. 28... Had one goal and one assist in a 10-9 win at No. 5 Colby on March 7... Gathered a season-high four ground balls against No. 5 Bowdoin on March 14... Scored two goals in a 9-7 win over No. 10 Tufts on April 11... Scored a season-high three goals, including the game-winner in double overtime, in a 9-8 win at No. 8 Salisbury in the second round of the NCAA Championship on May 10... Finished the season with 15 goals, six assists, 19 ground balls, six caused turnovers and 12 draw controls.
Personal: Majors in literature... Minors in philosophy... Darby attended St. Stephen's and St. Agnes... She is the daughter of Alden and Amy Philbrick.
Darby is also a member of the Hamilton College women's soccer team.
