• Second-Team All-Ivy (2011)
At Cornell
Junior (2012): Bannon was awarded the team's Sportsmanship, Leadership and Determination award, as chosen by the coaching staff, following another outstanding season as the anchor of the Big Red's defense. She played nearly every minute over the course of 17 starts and her defensive unit allowed just 9.8 shots on goal per game and just 8.0 corners per contest.
Sophomore (2011): Bannon was named second-team All-Ivy and the Cornell Defensive MVP following a sophomore season in which she anchored a Big Red defense which was entirely new after graduating all four seniors from the 2010 team. One of the best tacklers in the Ivy League, Bannon made one defensive save on the year, and also provided an offensive spark with three goals on just six shots. She registered the game-winner in a 3-2 victory over Lock Haven and converted Cornell's only successful penalty stroke of the season against Bucknell.
Freshman (2010): Bannon saw significant action during her rookie season, playing in all 16 games and making seven starts. She finished the year with six points with two goals and two assists. Both of her goals, which came against Patriot League foes Colgate and Lehigh, were considered game-winners, while her two assists came in Ivy League action against Yale and Dartmouth.
At Hopkinton High School
Bannon was a four-time letter winner at Hopkinton high school. A two-time team captain, she led her team to three straight Tri Valley League championships from 2007-09, as well as a Massachusetts State championship in 2008. Bannon was a four-time Tri Valley League all-star, earning league MVP honors in each of her final three seasons. The 2008 Massachusetts Division II Player of the Year, she was named to the both NFHCA Northeast Regional team and the NFHCA High School National Academic Squad in 2009.
Bannon was a junior Olympic selection in 2008 and was a member of the US Field Hockey Futures Program from 2006-10. She also lettered four times in lacrosse.
Personal
Mallory Claire Bannon is the daughter of David and Joan Bannon and she has three sisters. Bannon comes from an athletic family, as her mother played both field hockey and lacrosse at the University of Massachusetts and served as her high school coach at Hopkinton. Her twin sister, Keelin, played field hockey at American University before transferring to Cornell prior to the 2011 season, while her other two sisters Kristen (2005-09) and Annika (2006-10) played field hockey for Harvard and Georgetown, respectively. Bannon is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
