Ivies Well Represented on IWLCA All-Region Teams

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Twenty-one Ivy League women's lacrosse players were named to the 2011 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-Region teams. A total of 136 athletes were honored as first or second team selections in the four regions. The IWLCA will honor the National All-Americans at the IWLCA All-American banquet on June 11, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Valley Forge in King of Prussia, Pa.

Six of the League's eight teams were represented in either the Northeast Region or Mid-Atlantic Region. In the Northeast, Dartmouth had five selections, including first-team honorees Kat Collins (Sr., Attack), Kristen Giovanniello (Fr., Goalkeeper) and Shannie MacKenzie (Sr., Defense).

Collins and Giovaniello swept the Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Year honors in 2011, and were also both first team All-Ivy selections. Collins finished the season with 33 goals and 10 assists for 43 points. Giovanniello currently ranks No. 4 in the nation in save percentage (.505) after leading the Division I field in that statistical category for much of the season. She averaged an 8.39 goals against average and 8.62 saves per game during her rookie campaign. MacKenzie was key to the Big Green defense, totalling 28 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers.

Also earning first team honors in the Northeast Region were Harvard's Danielle Tetreault (So., Midfield) and Jennifer VanderMeulen (So., Attack). VanderMeulen a repeat selection to the first team posted a team and league best in goals (48) and goals per game (3.00). The first-team All-Ivy League honoree was first on the team and third in the Ivies in points (53). She scored 100th career goal in regular season finale against Dartmouth. VanderMeulen had three or more goals 12 times and four or more five times. Tetreault earned a spot on the All-Region team for the first time in her career. She was second on the Crimson in goals (36) and points (42). The second-team All-Ivy League recipient led the team in draw controls with 25 and also collected 12 ground balls.

Second team selections in the Northeast Region included Brown's Paris Waterman (Sr., Midfield), Cornell's Kate Ivory (So., Defense) and Jessie Steinberg (Jr., Attack), Dartmouth's Sarah Plumb (Jr., Midfield) and Harvard's Melanie Baskind (Jr., Midfield).

In the Mid-Atlantic Region, Penn and Princeton combined for 10 total selections, including seven first team honorees. The Quakers had a pair of first teamers in Erin Brennan (Jr., Attack) and Giulia Giordano (Sr., Midfield).

Brennan was named a first-team all-region selection for the second year in a row, the sixth player in Penn history to be honored at least twice (Christy Bennett 2000-02, Ali DeLuca 2007-10, Rachel Manson 2007-08, Sarah Waxman 2007-08, Emma Spiro 2009-10). A first-team All-Ivy selection, Brennan led the Quakers in goals (34), assists (18) and points (52). Her 34 goals were a career high and Brennan ended her third season ranked fifth all-time in points by a Penn player with 153.

After earning second-team all-region distinction in 2010, Giordano was a first-team selection this season. Giordano had 17 goals and nine assists for 26 points this season, playing the majority of the second half in the midfield after an ankle injury. The transition to midfield allowed Giordano to take on opposing teams' attackers, causing a team-high 23 turnovers and picking up 29 ground balls. Giordano, a senior tri-captain and second-team All-Ivy honoree, graduated with 127 career points, 10th all-time at Penn.

The Ivy League Tournament champion Tigers placed five on the first team including Lindsey deButts (Jr., Defense), Lizzy Drumm (Sr., Midfield), Jaci Gassaway (So., Attack), Cassie Pyle (Jr., Midfield) and Erin Tochihara (Sr., Goalkeeper).

deButts was one of the League-leaders in ground balls, averaing 2.16 per game for a team-high total of 41 on the year. Drumm was the Tigers' offensive leader, netting 45 goals on the season. Her 2.37 per game average ranked No. 6 among all Ivies. Gassaway was also an integral part of the Princeton attack, totalling 32 goals, 13 assists and 45 points on the year. Pyle was the Tigers' leader in assists (19), while also adding 38 goals to rank No. 2 on the squad with 57 points. Tochihara ranked second in the League in saves per game (9.53) and save percentage (.481) and third in goals against average (10.18).

A trio of Quakers earned Mid-Atlantic second team honors -- Emily Leitner (Jr., Gaolkeeper), Lydia Miller (Fr., Defense) and Bridget Waclawik (Sr., Attack).

Complete list of IWLCA All-Region Teams:

Northeast Region
First Team
Jodi Battaglia, Sr., Albany, Attack
Nikki Branchini, Sr., Albany, Defense
Kat Collins, Sr., Dartmouth, Attack
Danielle Etrasco, So., Boston University, Attack
Taylor Frink, Sr., Albany, Attack
Kristen Giovanniello, Fr., Dartmouth, Goalkeeper
Ali Houlis, Jr., Massachusetts, Defense
Kristin Igoe, Sr., Boston College, Midfield
M.E. Lapham, Jr., Connecticut, Attack
Jackie Lyons, Sr., Massachusetts, Attack
Shannie MacKenzie, Sr., Dartmouth, Defense
Ariana Parker, Fr., Albany, Midfield
Jillian Rekart, Sr., Boston College, Defense
Danielle Tetreault, So., Harvard, Midfield
Michelle Tumolo, So., Syracuse, Attack
Jennifer VanderMeulen, So., Harvard, Attack
Brittany Wilton, Jr., Boston College, Attack
 
Second Team
Melanie Baskind, Jr., Harvard, Midfield
Brooke Blue, So., Boston College, Attack
Colleen Bubnack, Sr., Colgate, Midfield
Marissa Caroleo, Jr., Quinnipiac, Midfield
Rachel Collins, Sr., Boston University, Midfield
Corcoran Downey, Sr., Boston University, Defense
Katie Ferris, Fr., Massachusetts, Attack
Katie Florence, Jr., Massachusetts, Goalkeeper
Liz Hogan, Sr., Syracuse, Goalkeeper
Kate Ivory, So., Cornell, Defense
Kelsey Johnson, So., Dartmouth, Defense
Sydney Mas, Fr., Vermont, Attack
Courtney Miller, Jr., Colgate, Midfield
Sarah Plumb, Jr., Dartmouth, Midfield
Catherine Rodriguez, Sr., Syracuse, Defense
Jessie Steinberg, Jr., Cornell, Attack
Paris Waterman, Sr., Brown, Midfield

Mid-Atlantic Region
First Team
Erin Brennan, Jr., Pennsylvania, Attack
Lindsey deButts, Jr., Princeton, Defense
Alexa Demski, So., Towson, Defense
Lizzie Drumm, Sr., Princeton, Midfield
Lauren Dykstra, Sr., Lehigh, Midfield
Jaci Gassaway, So., Princeton, Attack
Grace Gavin, Sr., Loyola, Attack
Giulia Giordano, Sr., Pennsylvania, Midfield
Ana Heneberry, Jr., Loyola, Defense
Katie Hertsch, Sr., Hofstra, Defense
Alyssa Kildare, Jr., Johns Hopkins, Defense
Colleen McCaffrey, Jr., Johns Hopkins, Attack
Cassie Pyle, Jr., Princeton, Midfield
Abby Rehfuss, Sr., Loyola, Midfield
Kerry Stoothoff, Jr., Loyola, Goalkeeper
Erin Tochihara, Sr., Princeton, Goalkeeper
Marley Welsh, Sr., Rutgers, Midfield
 
Second Team
Rebecca Alley, Jr., Rutgers, Defense
Taylor D’Amore, Fr., Johns Hopkins, Midfield
Jessica Dunn, Sr., Towson, Attack
Kellye Gallagher, Jr., Loyola, Defense
Lily Kalata, So., Rutgers, Goalkeeper
Alicia Krause, Jr., Maryland Baltimore County, Midfield
Emily Leitner, Jr., Pennsylvania, Goalkeeper
Katherine Marino, Sr., Rutgers, Attack
Lydia Miller, Fr., Pennsylvania, Defense
Marlee Paton, Fr., Loyola, Midfield
Candace Rossi, Jr., Johns Hopkins, Attack
Ali Steinberg, Jr., Rutgers, Midfield
Charlotte Swavola, So., Temple, Attack
Leigh Ann Torcivia, Jr., Lehigh, Defense
Bridget Waclawik, Sr., Pennsylvania, Attack
Ana White, Fr., Lafayette, Midfield
Charlotte Wood, Jr., Drexel, Attack
 
South Region
First Team
Kitty Cullen, So., Florida, Attack
Corey Donohoe, Sr., North Carolina, Attack
Liz Downs, Sr., Virginia, Defense
Brittany Dipper, Jr., Maryland, Goalkeeper
Katie Gallagher, Sr., Maryland, Defense
Grace Golden, Sr., William & Mary, Midfield
Emma Hamm, Jr., Duke, Attack
Mia Hurrin, Sr., North Carolina, Defense
Sarah Jonson, Sr., William & Mary, Defense
Christie Kaestner, Sr., Duke, Attack
Becky Lynch, Jr., North Carolina, Attack
Laura Merrifield, Sr., Maryland, Midfield
Logan McCraw, Sr., Georgetown, Defense
Sarah Mollison, Sr., Maryland, Attack
Katie Schwarzmann, So., Maryland, Midfield
Kat Thomas, Jr., Duke, Midfield
Kim Wenger, Jr., Duke, Midfield
 
Second Team
Casey Ancarrow, So., James Madison, Attack
Ashley Bruns, So., Florida, Attack
Kara Cannizzaro, So., North Carolina, Midfield
Cally Chakrian, Jr., James Madison, Defense
Jasmine DePompeo, So., Naval Academy, Attack
Sam Farrell, So., Florida, Defense
Katy Fitzgerald, Sr., North Carolina, Defense
Julie Gardner, Jr., Virginia, Attack
Janine Hillier, So., Florida, Midfield
Jordy Kirr, Sr., Georgetown, Attack
Mary Kate Lomady, Sr., James Madison, Attack
Mollie Mackler, Jr., Duke, Goalkeeper
Lauren Martin, So., Duke, Defense
Mikey Meagher, So., Florida, Goalkeeper
Iliana Sanza, So., Maryland, Defense
Sophia Thomas, So., Georgetown, Midfield
Laura Zimmerman, Jr., North Carolina, Midfield
 
West/Midwest Region
First Team
Shaylyn Blaney, Sr., Notre Dame, Midfield
Alex Breiner, Sr., Oregon, Midfield
Dana Cahill, Jr., Penn State, Goalkeeper
Allyson Carey, Jr., Vanderbilt, Midfield
Emily Dashiell, Sr., Louisville, Midfield
Jackie Doherty, Sr., Notre Dame, Defense
Paige Farmakis, Jr., Stanford, Defense
Leslie Foard, Sr., Stanford, Midfield
Bergan Foley, Sr., Louisville, Attack
Alex Frank, Jr., Northwestern, Midfield
Colleen Magarity, Sr., Northwestern, Defense
Alayna Markwordt, Jr., Ohio State, Attack
Lauren Schmidt, Sr., Stanford, Midfield
Shannon Smith, Jr., Northwestern, Attack
Maggie Tamasitis, Jr., Notre Dame, Attack
Taylor Thorton, So., Northwestern, Defense
Brittney Zerhusen, Sr., Ohio State, Attack
 
Second Team
Kaitlyn Brosco, Fr., Notre Dame, Attack
Brandi Byner, Fr., Vanderbilt, Defense
Gabby Capuzzi, Jr., Ohio State, Midfield
Allison Daley, Sr., Canisius, Goalkeeper
Maggie Dunbar, Sr., Penn State, Midfield
Lauren Fenlon, Sr., Notre Dame, Defense
Erin Fitzgerald, So., Northwestern, Midfield
Sarah Flynn, Sr., Stanford, Attack
Lindsey Gysin, Sr., Ohio State, Defense
Courtney Kirk, Jr., Vanderbilt, Attack
Alyssa Leonard, Fr., Northwestern, Midfield
Liz Lovejoy, Sr., Louisville, Attack
Monica Negron, Fr., Louisville, Defense
Karen Nesbitt, Sr., Stanford, Midfield
Katie Oliverio, Jr., Louisville, Attack
Jen Steadman, Sr., Penn State, Attack
Catherine Swanson, Sr., Stanford, Defense