Philly College Honors

ECAC honors West Chester's Kienle, Cabrini's Till

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/26
West Chester senior attacker Stephanie Kienle (Henderson) was named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Player of the Year. The ECAC also named Cabrini freshman longstick midfielder Coleman Till (Downingtown East) the Division III Metro/South Rookie of the Year
A list of all local players honored by the ECAC:
Men

Division III Metro/South Rookie of the Year - Till (Downingtown East) Fr., D, Cabrini
First Team - Casey Grugan (Ridley) Soph., A, Carbrini
Division III New England Second Team - T.J. Jackson (Germantown Academy) Sr. M Amherst
Women
Division II - Player of the Year: Kienle (Henderson), West Chester
Division II First Team - Jackie Baker (Penncrest) Jr., A, West Chester; Kienle Sr., A, West Chester; Katy Crouse (Boyertown) So., D, West Chester
Division III Metro/South First Team - Jen Pritchard (Penncrest) Jr., A, Franklin & Marshall.

IWLCA honors Philadelphia athletes with awards

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/15
    The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) has given a number of awards to Philadelphia players for the 2008 season.
    Penn goalie Sarah Waxman repeated as the winner of the Division I Goalie of the Year honor. Waxman, a senior, led the Quakers to the top ranking in the country in the regular season and a berth in the NCAA championship game. Waxman, a first-team All-American, led Penn to a 17-2 record and had a 6.27 goals against average and 113 saves.
    Also in Division I, Drexel senior Jessica Bill was named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Bill, a recipient of the Wapner Newman Collegiate Student-Athlete of the Week award in March, had a 3.81 grade point average while majoring in business administration.
    Bill, an attacker, led Drexel with 39 goals and 46 points as she was named Second Team All-Colonial Athletic Association.
    Meanwhile in Division II, national champion West Chester swept two awards. Stephanie Kienle (Henderson) was named Attacker of the Year and sophomore Katy Crouse (Boyertown) was named Defender of the Year.
    Kienle, the only senior on a 20-1 team, led the nation in assists (78) and scoring (65 goals, 143 points), breaking the NCAA record for points in a single season. She finished with 389 points in her four-year career, smashing the NCAA all-time scoring mark in the process.

Crouse caused 48 turnovers this season, ranking fourth nationally with 2.29 caused turnovers per contest. The feisty defender was also averaged two groundballs per game.

Philly stars come home for IWLCA All-Star games

By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.comm, Posted 6/12
The United Sports Training Center (USTC) in Downingtown is hosting a smorgasbord of women’s and girls’ lacrosse this weekend.
The major attractions are Saturday’s Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Under Armour North-South Senior All Star Games. They feature many of the top seniors in the country in Divisions I, II and III, including several All-Americans in the top division.

    The Division I game begins at noon, followed by the Division II contest at 1:00 and the Division III game at 2:00.
    Starting Friday, the USTC is hosting the All-American Showcase/Champions Cup, which involved 80 teams of the top scholastic players (incoming seniors and younger) from 25 states. That event, which runs through Sunday, is expected to draw over 300 college coaches in what has become one of the largest recruiting tournaments in the country.
    The All-Star Games Saturday feature many big names from Philadelphia schools as well as Philly graduates who went on to excel out of the area. One of the most notable names is Notre Dame midfielder Caitlin McKinney (Germantown Academy), a first-team All-American, an Academic All-American, a Tewaaraton candidate and the Big East Midfielder of the Year.

    Other All-Americans from the Philly area who were selected include Boston University's Lauren Morton (Gwynedd Mercy Academy, will not play due to injury) from the second team, and George Mason's Laura King (Springfield-Delco) and Penn's Melissa Lehman from the third team.
    McKinney is one of 12 Division I women and 22 players overall named to the All-Star teams. Overall, 112 players were nominated by their coaches based on their availability for the game and were then selected by virtue of their playing career.
    The Division II South team features All-American midfielder Stephanie Kienle (Henderson), the only senior from West Chester’s national championship team. The team is being coached by Golden Rams mentor Ginny Martino. (CLICK FOR LIST OF LOCAL ALL-STARS)

Philly women make IWLCA All-American teams

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/30

    Penn’s Rachel Manson and Sarah Waxman and Notre Dame’s Caitlin McKinney (Germantown Academy) were named Division I first-team picks on the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-American squad.
    In all, Penn – the national runner-up to Northwestern – placed five players on the three All-American teams, announced late Wednesday.
    Manson, a senior attacker, and Waxman, a senior goalie, led the Quakers to a 17-2 season and a berth in the NCAA championship game. Manson had a team-high 35 goals and 20 assists while Waxman had a 6.27 goals against average and 113 saves.
    McKinney, a senior midfielder, finished second on the Fighting Irish in scoring with 38 goals and 25 assists for 63 points. A four-time all-Big East selection, she finished her career as Notre Dame's all-time assist leader with 80 and is second in points (232) and third in goals (152)
    Penn also placed sophomore midfielder Ali DeLuca (26 goals, 14 assists) on the second team. She is joined by Boston University senior midfielder Lauren Morton (Gwynedd Mercy Academy) and Princeton junior defender Marie McKenna (Penn Charter).
    Morton, who led the Terriers to the NCAA quarterfinals where they fell to Penn, ranked second on the team with 57 goals and 65 points, collecting 36 ground balls, 47 draw controls and causing a team-high 29 turnovers.
    McKenna led the Tigers to a 13-5 season, collecting 29 groundballs and 23 caused turnovers. (CONTINUE)
Here is the full list of Philadelphia honorees.:
    Division I, First Team: Rachel Manson & Sarah Waxman, Penn; Caitlin McKinney (Germantown Ac.), Notre Dame
    Division I Second Team: Ali DeLuca, Penn; Lauren Morton (Gwynedd Mercy), BU; Marie McKenna (Penn Charter), Princeton.
    Division I Third Team: Tarah Kirnan & Melissa Lehman, Penn; Whitney Richards, Temple; Emma Hamm (Baldwin), Duke; Laura King (Springfield-D), George Mason.
    Division II First Team: Stephanie Kienle (Henderson), Jackie Baker (Penncrest) & Katy Crouse (Boyertown), West Chester.
    Division II Second Team: Mary Beth Green (Henderson) & Courtney Whiting (Downingtown East), West Chester; Elizabeth Weekley (Pottstown), Millersville; Ashley Bowers (Springfield-D), Bloomsburg.
    Division III First Team: Jen Pritchard (Penncrest), F&M. Division III Second Team: Shannon Summers (Hill School), F&M. Division III Third Team: Ashley Bevington (Hill School), F&M; Kelsi Robinson (Westtown School), Washington & Lee; Katherine Entwisle (Penn Charter), Middlebury.

Womenslacrosse.com All-American picks

    The following is a list of Philly women named to the Womenslacrosse.com All-American teams:
    Division I Rookie of the Year-Emma Hamm (Baldwin School), Duke; First Team-Ali DeLuca, Penn; Caitlin McKinney (Germantown Academy), Notre Dame. Second Team: Tarah Kirnan, Penn; Rachel Manson, Penn. Third Team: Emma Hamm; Laura King (Springfield-Delco), George Mason; Sarah Waxman, Penn; Whitney Richards, Temple; Marie McKenna (Penn Charter), Princeton; Jessi Lieb (Radnor), Penn State; Lauren Morton (Gwynedd Mercy), Boston University. All-Rookie Team: Emma Hamm; Guilia Giordano, Penn.
    Division II Defender of the Year-Katy Crouse (Boyertown), West Chester. First Team: Katy Crouse; Stephanie Kienle (Henderson), West Chester; Jackie Baker (Penncrest), West Chester. Second Team: Mary Beth Green (Henderson); Courtney Whiting (Downingtown East), West Chester; Elizabeth Weekley (Pottstown), Millersville. All-Rookie Team: Ashley Bowers (Springfield-Delco), Bloomsburg.
    Division III First Team: Jen Pritchard (Penncrest), Franklin & Marshall. Third Team: Shannon Summers (Hill School), F&M. All-Rookie Team: Grace Griffith, Eastern.

West Chester dominates South regional team

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/29
West Chester, the Division II National Champion, placed four players on the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division II South Region first-team squad and a fifth on the second team.

     First-team honorees include senior attacker Stephanie Kienle (Henderson), junior attacker Jackie Baker (Penncrest), junior midfielder Courtney Whiting (Downingtown East) and sophomore defender Katy Crouse (Boyertown). Junior goalie Mary Beth Green (Henderson) was a second-team pick.
    These athletes are now eligible for inclusion on the IWLCA/US Lacrosse All-American teams, which were officially announced today. The IWLCA and US Lacrosse will honor the National All-Americans at an awards banquet on June 14, 2008 in Downingtown, Pa.
    The rest of the local Division II and Division III selections:
South Region
First Team
Elizabeth Weekley (Pottstown), So., Millersville, M
Second Team
Amber Hoch (Souderton), Jr., Lock Haven, M; Cali Toms (Pottsgrove), Sr., Bloomsburg, M; Ashley Bowers (Springfield-Delco), Fr., Bloomsburg, D
Division III
Metro Region
First Team
Ashley Bevington (Hill School), Jr., Franklin and Marshall, M; Jen Pritchard (Penncrest), Jr., Franklin and Marshall, A; Shannon Summers (Hill School), Jr., Franklin and Marshall, M
Second Team
Gabby D'Ambrosio, Jr., Neumann, M; Erin Nollen (Henderson), So., Cabrini, A; Caitlin Volz (Archbishop Wood), Sr., Gwynedd-Mercy, D; Meghan Volz (Archbishop Wood), Sr., Gwynedd-Mercy, M
Boardwalk Region
First Team
Lauren Crennan (Owen J. Roberts), Jr., Rowan, A
Second Team
Jessie Basch, Jr., Eastern, M; Kimberly Campbell (Great Valley), Jr., Eastern, GK
Grace Grifffith, Fr., Eastern, A

Philadelphia men earn Academic All-American

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/28
    Four seniors on the Haverford College men’s team were named 2008 Scholar All-Americans by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
    The list includes midfielders Dean Granoff (Friends’ Central) and Matt Thorne-Fitzgerald (Strath Haven), defender Joel Censer and attacker Mike Distler. The foursome helped the Black Squirrels win an NCAA playoff game before bowing to Cabrini in the second round.
    Also named were two from Swarthmore College, senior goalkeeper Frank Mazzucco and senior defender Daniel Sartori. Also honored from Division III was Amherst senior midfielder T.J. Jackson (Germantown Academy).
    Three Philly graduates playing at the Division I level also were honored: Towson senior defender Ryan O’Donnell (Henderson), Notre Dame senior midfielder Michael Podgajny (Ridley) and Penn State senior midfielder Andrew Mackrides (Malvern Prep). Southern New Hampshire midfielder John DeLanoy (North Penn) was a Division II choice.
    Granoff, Mazzucco and O’Donnell were cited during the year as winners of the Wapner Newman Collegiate Student-Athlete of the Week by Phillylacrosse.com. What's more, Granoff, Distler, Censer, O'Donnell and Podgajny were USILA honorable mention All-American selections in their respective divisions.

Local men named to North-South All-Stars

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/28
    Eighteen local men’s players were selected for the 67th United States Interscholastic Lacrosse Association North-South Senior All-Star Games held last weekend at Harvard Stadium.
    The Division I-II roster included Notre Dame midfielder Mike Podgajny (Ridley). The South roster featured Drexel attacker Andrew Chapman, Penn State midfielder Andrew Mackrides (Malvern Prep), Delaware midfielder Brett Manney (Holy Ghost Prep), Penn defender Max Mauro, Southern New Hampshire midfielder John DeLanoy (North Penn) and Mars Hill defender Colbe Klein (West Grove, Salesianum School).
    The North Division III roster featured Merchant Marine defender Michael Maginnis (Malvern Prep) and Amherst midfielder alternate T.J. Jackson (Germantown Academy).
    The South roster included two from Haverford College, midfielder Dean Granoff (Friends’ Central) and attacker Mike Distler. Others included Ohio Wesleyan midfielder Chris Eccles (Monsignor Bonner), Kenyon midfielder Nate Pritchard (Lower Merion), Cabrini midfielder Matt McKinney (Ridley) and Lynchburg midfielder Ryan Cranston (Henderson).
    Alternates included two from Ursinus, midfielder Dane Mangin (Archbishop Wood) and defender Eric Hoffman (Pennridge); and two from Swarthmore, defender Daniel Sartori and goalie Frank Mazzucco.

Penn lands three on Womenslax.com team

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/27
    Penn’s Sarah Waxman was named Goalie of the Year and was joined by teammates Ali DeLuca and Hilary Renna on the Womenslax.com All-America team announced today.
    Meanwhile, Duke freshman midfielder Emma Hamm (Baldwin School) was named Rookie of the Year and her coach, Kerstin Manning Kimel (Haverford High), was named Coach of the Year.
    Waxman helped the Quakers finish 17-2 and reach the NCAA Division I championship game. Penn fell to Northwestern, 10-6, Sunday in the title game, but was the only team to defeat the now four-time champion Wildcats this year.
    Waxman, a senior had 113 saves and a 6.27 goals against average. She also was the Ivy League Player of the Year and a first-team all-Region pick. DeLuca, a sophomore, had 26 goals and 14 assists and Renna, a junior playing low defense, had 11 groundballs.
    Hamm, the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year, helped Duke reach the Final Four when it fell to Penn, 9-8, in overtime. Hamm led the Blue Devils in draw controls (51) and caused turnovers (28) and ranked second in assists (21) and ground balls (38). She also scored 31 goals.

Manning Kimel took the Blue Devils to their fourth consecutive Final Four and fifth overall despite losing five of 12 starters from 2007 to graduation and two more to injury.

Virginia's Clausen is a first-team All-American

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/27
    Virginia sophomore defender Ken Clausen (Hill School) has been named a first-team Division I All-American by the United States Interscholastic Lacrosse Association (USILA).
    Clausen, a Downingtown native, helped the Cavaliers reach the Final Four by leading the team in groundballs (59) and caused turnovers (26).
    Meanwhile, Duke senior defender Tony McDevitt (Penn Charter) – who also helped the Blue Devils reach the semifinals – was named a second-team pick. McDevitt had 54 groundballs.

Notre Dame senior defender Sean Dougherty (Malvern Prep) earned third-team honors. Dougherty scooped 38 groundballs and helped the Fighting Irish reach the NCAA quarterfinals.
Earning honorable mention status were: Georgetown senior Brendan Cannon (Haverford School), Penn State junior goalie Drew Adams (Springfield-Delco), Drexel senior goalie Bruce Bickford and Notre Dame senior middie Mike Podgajny (Ridley).

Division II

    Mercyhurst junior defender Matt Spahr (Penncrest) was a second-team selection. Spahr had 35 groundballs and 15 caused turnovers in 13 games for the Lakers (9-4).
Division III
     Lynchburg senior midfielder Ryan Cranston (Henderson) was named second-team All-American. Cranston had 36 goals and 19 assists and led Lynchburg to a 16-3 record and into the second round of the NCAA tournament.
    Cabrini sophomore attacker Casey Grugan (Ridley) was named to the third team. Grugan – who had 45 goals and 25 assists - was the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Player of the Year and led the Cavaliers to their eighth straight PAC championship while helping them reach the Division III quarterfinals for the first time.

       The area was well-represented with honorable mention picks. Cabrini had three selections: junior defender Jeff Moore (Springfield-Delco), senior middie Matt McKinney (Ridley) and junior attacker Scott Reimer (Downingtown West).
    Haverford College also had three picks: senior middie Dean Granoff (Friends’ Central), senior defender Joel Censer and senior attacker Mike Distler.
    Others included Ursinus senior middie Dane Mangin (Archbishop Wood), Gettysburg senior middie Tom O’Donnell (La Salle), Denison junior middie Dan Maude (Haverford School), Ohio Wesleyan senior middie Chris Eccles (Monsignor Bonner), and Muhlenberg senior middie Kyle Ferris (Pottsgrove).

Quakers land six on IWLCA Regional team

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/22
    Final Four participant Penn placed five players on the Interscholastic Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) first-team All-Regional squad announced today.
    Seniors Tarah Kirnan (defense), Melissa Lehman (midfield), Sarah Waxman (goalie) and Rachel Manson (attack) and sophomore Ali DeLuca (midfield) were joined by second-team honoree Hillary Renna (defense) on the Mid-Atlantic Region.
    Penn (16-1), ranked first in the nation and seeded second in the tournament, faces Duke Friday night (8:30) in the semifinals at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md. Duke features first-team South Region selection Emma Hamm, a freshman midfielder from the Baldwin School
    The IWLCA honored 128 student-athletes in Division I with inclusion on one of eight All-Regional teams. Each of the four regions - the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South, and West/Midwest - naming a first and a second team.
    All 128 athletes are now eligible for inclusion on the IWLCA/US Lacrosse All-American teams, which will be announced on May 29. Locals who were honored include:
Mid-Atlantic Region
First Team
Ali DeLuca, So., Penn, M; Tarah Kirnan, Sr., Penn, D; Melissa Lehman, Sr., Penn, M; Rachel Manson, Sr., Penn, A; Marie McKenna (Penn Charter), Jr., Princeton, D; Whitney Richards, Sr., Temple, M; Sarah Waxman, Sr., Penn, GK
Second Team
Katie Bradley (Owen J. Roberts), Sr., Drexel, M; Nicole Caniglia (Radnor), Sr., Temple, A; Hilary Renna, Jr., Penn, D; Berkley Summerlin (Hill School), Sr., Temple, M
West/Midwest Region
First team
Jessi Lieb (Radnor), Sr., Penn State, M; Caitlin McKinney (Germantown Academy), Sr., Notre Dame, M
Second team
Becky Ranck (Radnor), Sr., Notre Dame, D
South Region
First Team
Laura King (Springfield-Delco), Sr., George Mason, A
Second Team
Emma Hamm (Baldwin School), Fr., Duke, M
Northeast Region
First Team
Lauren Morton (Gwynedd Mercy Academy), Sr., Boston University, M
Second Team
Jennifer Warden (Edgmont, Pa, Lawrenceville School), Jr., Yale, M.

Cabrini's Grugan is named PAC Player of the Year

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/20
    Cabrini College sophomore attacker Casey Grugan (Ridley) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Player of the Year after leading the Cavaliers to their eighth straight PAC championship and a spot in the NCAA Division III Elite Eight.
    Grugan tallied 45 goals and 25 assists for Cabrini, which went 17-3 and fell to Salisbury, 15-7, in the quarterfinals of the Division III tourney.
    Meanwhile, Cabrini freshman defender Coleman Till (Downingtown East) was named PAC Rookie of the Year. Till finished with 37 groundballs and started every game.
    The following is a list of local players who earned men’s Division III all-conference honors.
Pennsylvania Athletic Conference
Player of the Year: Casey Grugan (Ridley), Cabrini
Rookie of the Year: Coleman Till (Downingtown East), Cabrini
First Team
Attack
Grugan, Cabrini, Scott Reimer (Downingtown West); Cabrini
Defense
Jeff Moore (Springfield-Delco), Cabrini; Till, Cabrini
Midfield
Matt McKinney (Ridley), Cabrini; Ben O’Donnell, Eastern
Speciality Player
Mike Dolente (Spring-Ford), Cabrini
Long Stick Midfield
Steve Heaps, Cabrini
Goalkeeper
Jake Boulay, Neumann

Second Team
Attack
Nick Mandia (Souderton), Eastern
Midfield
Tom Novak (Pottsgrove) Alvernia
Paul Skulski (Garnet Valley), Cabrini
Michael Ryan (Souderton), Eastern
Long Stick Midfield
Evan Ridington (Great Valley), Eastern
Goalkeeper
Andrew Sim (Interboro), Immaculata

Honorable Mention
Rich Romanelli, Cabrini

Sportsmanship

B.J. Kletcheck (Roman Catholic), Cabrini

Kyle Gardner (Perkiomen School), Neumann College

Centennial Conference
First Team
A-Mike Distler, Haverford
M-Kyle Farris (Pottsgrove), Muhlenberg
M-Dane Mangin (Archbishop Wood), Ursinus

Second Team
M-Tom O'Donnell (La Salle), Gettysburg
M-Dean Granoff (Friends’ Central), Haverford
D-Dan Sartori, Swarthmore
D-Eric Hoffman (Pennridge), Ursinus
GK-Frank Mazzucco, Swarthmore
LSM-Grant Firestone, Haverford
SP-Thayer Damm (La Salle), Washington

Honorable Mention
A-Derek Still (Penn Charter), Dickinson
A-Brian Flieshhacker, Haverford
M-Noah Wilkinsky (Valley Forge Military), Franklin & Marshall
GK-Tony Aquilino (Archbishop Wood), Ursinus
LSM-Derrin Mangin (Archbishop Wood), Ursinus
SP-Matt Thorne-Fitzgerald (Strath Haven), Haverford

Middle Atlantic Conference

First Team
Brian Stromko, Widener - Attack
Clint Quedenfeld (Central Bucks West), Widener – Midfield
Luke Weber, Widener – Midfield
Nick Politarhos (Ridley), Widener - Defense

Second Team
Chris Matthews (Monsignor Bonner), Widener - Attack
Daniel Thomer (Archbishop Ryan), DeSales – Midfield
Adam Ardary (Springfield-Delco), Widener - Defense
Kyle Gilfoy (Penncrest), Lycoming - Goalkeeper

North Coast Athletic Conference
First team
Midfield
Chris Eccles (Monsignor Bonner), Ohio Wesleyan
Dan Maude (Haverford School), Denison
Nate Pritchard (Lower Merion), Kenyon
Second team

Defense
Bob Dignazio (Strath Haven), Kenyon

Goalie

David Page (West Chester, St. Andrew's, Del.), Kenyon
Honorable mention
Goalie
Matt Biester (Strath Haven), Wooster

Capital Athletic Conference

First Team

Defender - Kirk Waldie (Ridley), Wesley

Goalie - Jim McLeaft (Sun Valley), Wesley

Second Team

Midfield - Steve Roy (Archbishop Wood), York

Def. Middie - Brian Wallace (Avon Grove), St. Mary's

Landmark

First Team
D-Andy Nielsen (Strath Haven), Goucher
Second team
SP-Alex Boucher (Germantown Academy), Goucher

NESCAC

First Team
M-TJ Jackson (Germantown Academy), Amherst

ODAC

First Team

M-Ryan Cranston (Henderson), Lynchburg College

Second Team

M-Norby King (Cardinal O'Hara), Lynchburg College

Cabrini's Nollen is named PAC Player of the Year
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/18
    Cabrini College senior attacker Erin Nollen (Henderson) has been named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Player of the Year.
Nollen led the Cavaliers to the PAC regular-season championship by collecting 64 goals and 15 assists for 79 points. Cabrini went 12-6 and fell to rival Eastern in the PAC championship game.
    Nollen also had 21 groundballs, 2 draw controls and 17 caused turnovers.
    Cabrini coach Jackie Neary was named PAC Coach of the Year. The 1982 Ridley High graduate, who was a high school All-American and a member of Temple’s NCAA championship team in 1984, has guided the Cavaliers into the PAC fi

nals 11 straight years, winning the title from 1998-2005.
Local players on the PAC all-league teams:
First Team
Grace Griffith, Eastern, Attacker; Caitlin Volz (Archbishop Wood), Gwynedd-Mercy, Defender; Linnea Davis, Eastern, Defender; Christina Romano (St. Hubert), Cabrini, Defender; Erin Nollen (Henderson), Cabrini, Midfielder; Meghan Volz (Archbishop Wood), Gwynedd-Mercy College, Midfielder
Gabby D’Ambrosio, Neumann, Midfielder; Kate Schmid (St. Hubert), Cabrini, Goalkeeper

Second Team
Katelyn Penrose (Springfield-Delco), Cabrini, Attacker
Bridget Gibson (St. Hubert), Gwynedd-Mercy, Attacker
Kerri Sinclair (Unionville), Neumann, Defender
Chrissy Regan (St. Hubert), Cabrini, Defender
Amanda Alexandrowicz (Ridley), Cabrini, Midfielder
Jessie Basch, Eastern, Midfielder
Victoria Geppert (Pennridge) Gwynedd-Mercy College, Midfielder
Caitlin O’Shea (Springfield-Delco), Neumann, Goalkeeper
Honorable Mention:
Colleen Dellostretto (Upper Moreland), Gwynedd-Mercy College

Sportsmanship
Maura Brennan, Cabrini College
Erin Reimel, Eastern University
Kalli Bass (Plymouth Whitemarsh), Gwynedd-Mercy College
Katherine Fouhy, Immaculata University
Danielle Schnapf, Neumann College

Player of the Year: Nollen, Cabrini
Coach of the Year: Jackie Neary (Ridley), Cabrini

Centennial Conference
First Team
Attack, Jen Pritchard (Penncrest), Franklin & Marshall
Midfield, Ashley Bevington (Hill School), Franklin & Marshall
Midfield, Chelsea Ferruzzi (Jenkintown), McDaniel
Goalie, Allyson Shicora (Strath Haven), Ursinus
Second Team
Attack, Kaitlin Glenn, Ursinus
Midfield, Shannon Summers (Hill School), Franklin & Marshall
Midfield, Greta Flaherty, Bryn Mawr
Defense, Melissa Grigsby (West Chester East), Swarthmore College
Defense, Lee Oliver (Jenkintown), McDaniel
Defense, Kara Tammany (Plymouth Whitemarsh), Gettysburg
Honorable Mention
Midfield, Elizabeth Cannon, Ursinus
Defense, Sarah Brant (Hill School), Ursinus

Middle Atlantic Conference
First Team
Defense, Kirstyn Wheeler (Downingtown West), Messiah
Defense, Dana Simmons (Plymouth Whitemarsh), Elizabethtown
Second Team
Midfield, Jackie Dando (Henderson), Messiah
Midfield, Sarah Cullinan (West Chester East), Elizabethtown
Midfield, Jackie Elliott (Upper Darby), Widener
Defense, Brianne Brennan (Ridley), Messiah

Landmark
First Team
Attack, Katie Buonpastore (Lansdale Catholic), Catholic
Midfield, Kate Knitter (Pennridge), Goucher
Second team
Attack, Erin McGarrigle (Great Valley), Susquehanna
Defense, Katie Slade (Central Bucks East), Scranton
Defense, Cindy Wilson (Henderson), Susquehanna

Liberty League
First Team
Attack, Christine Castellan (Penncrest), Vassar

NESCAC
First Team
Attack, Katherine Entwisle (Penn Charter), Middlebury

Great Northeast
Second team
Defense, Devon Turner (Germantown Friends), Emerson
Kienle, West Chester dominate all-PSAC team
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/13
    As it prepares for its date in the NCAA Division II semifinals Thursday, West Chester University took home a slew of awards when the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) announced its all-conference honors Tuesday.
    West Chester landed five players on the first team All-PSAC squad and two more on the second team. Stephanie Kienle (Henderson), Jackie Baker (Penncrest), Gina DiDomenicis, Katy Crouse (Boyertown), and Mary Beth Green (Henderson) were all first-team all-leaguers while Courtney Whiting (Downingtown East) and Lauren Tatios (West Chester East) earned second-team honors.
    Kienle also copped PSAC player of the year accolades for the second straight season, following her 134

-point effort in 2008.
Kienle led West Chester to its second straight undefeated season in league play (14-0) and an overall mark of 18-1. She is making her third straight appearance on the conference’s first team all-league squad.
The Golden Rams (18-1) will face Limestone

(17-1) at 3 p.m. at Memorial Park in Houston, Texas, in one national semifinal as part of the NCAA’s Spring Sports Festival. Adelphi (16-0) will battle defending champion C.W. Post (15-1) in the other national semifinal at 12:30 p.m.
    The nation’s leading scorer, who also tops the country in assists, Kienle scored 61 goals and registered an NCAA-record 73 assists this spring. Five of her tallies were game-winning goals, and the speedy forward also caused 12 turnovers.
Kienle also broke the NCAA record for career points in a win over East Stroudsburg on the final day of the regular season. She has 380 points in her four-year career entering the semifinals this weekend.
    Freshman midfielder Claire Grimwood earned rookie of the year honors. She is third on the team in scoring with 62 points (40 goals, 22 assists), and had three game-winning goals while scooping 30 ground balls.
    Baker, the 2008 PSAC Tournament MVP, is second on the team in scoring with 111 points and leads the club in goals scored with 77. She ranks third in the NCAA in scoring (111 points) and fifth in points per game (5.84). Her 4.05 goals per game average is sixth nationally. Baker was a second-team honoree her freshman year and a first-teamer a year ago.
    Junior DiDomenicis (16 goals, 11 assists) is making her third appearance in as many years on the first team. The backbone of West Chester’s defensive midfield, DiDomenicis has excelled at winning possessions with her draw controls as well as marking the opposition’s top midfield threat.
Crouse earned her first All-PSAC honor with the first-team recognition this spring. The sophomore midfielder is one of West Chester’s most aggressive defenders. She has caused 46 turnovers this season, ranking fourth nationally with 2.42 caused turnovers per contest. The feisty defender is also 38th nationally in ground balls per game (2.84).
    Green collected her first all-league honor and ranks second in the nation in goals-against average (6.41) and 12th in the country in saves (157). Additionally, her .588 save percentage is third nationally.
    Whiting is also making her first appearance on the all-league squad. The junior midfielder has been excellent all year long on the draw, helping West Chester win valuable possessions and keep applying pressure on its opponents. Whiting ranks 17th nationally in both caused turnovers per game (1.53) and draw controls per game (2.56).
    Tatios, a sophomore, has been one of the two staples in West Chester’s last line of defense before Green. Those two are big reasons West Chester’s defense ranks second nationally, allowing six goals per game.
    The PSAC team is dominated by local players. The Coach of the Year is East Stroudsburg’s Lynn Elphick, a graduate of Owen J. Roberts. The local honorees:
All-PSAC
First Team Offense
Jackie Baker (Penncrest), West Chester
Amber Hoch (Souderton), Lock Haven
Stephanie Kienle (Henderson), West Chester
Elizabeth Weekley (Pottstown), Millersville
First Team Defense
Katy Crouse (Boyertown), West Chester
Gina DiDomenicis, West Chester
Gayle Kuntzmann (Hatboro-Horsham), Shippensburg
Angie Picciotti (Central Bucks West), Bloomsburg
Lauren Ward (Cardinal O’Hara), Millersville
Janelle Cronmiller (Pennridge), East Stroudsburg
First Team Goalkeeper
Mary Beth Green (Henderson), West Chester

Athlete of the Year - Kienle, West Chester
Coach of the Year - Lynne Elphick (Owen J. Roberts), East Stroudsburg
Rookie of the Year - Claire Grimwood, West Chester

Second Team Offense
Katie Fretz (Owen J. Roberts), East Stroudsburg
Katie Irwin (Cardinal O’Hara), Shippensburg
Renee Maniscalco (Spring-Ford), East Stroudsburg
Kelsey Quigley (Methacton), Bloomsburg
Cali Toms (Pottsgrove), Bloomsburg
Courtney Whiting (Downingtown East), West Chester
Second Team Defense
Ashley Bowers (Springfield-Delco), Bloomsburg
Christine Bradley (Pottstown), East Stroudsburg
Bethany Long (Conestoga), Shippensburg
Cara McGroarty (Pottsgrove), Bloomsburg
Lauren Tatios (West Chester East), West Chester
Caitlynn Watts (Archbishop Wood), Lock Haven

Other Division II post-season honors
East Coast Conference all-league - Women
Second Team
Attack - Shannon Shippey, Philadelphia University

Men

Northeast-10 All-Conference
Second Team

Midfield - John DeLanoy (North Penn), Southern New Hampshire

East Coast Conference
First Team
Matt Spahr (Penncrest), Mercyhurst
Philly women earn Division I all-conference honors
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11
    Penn senior goalkeeper Sarah Waxman, who led the Quakers to their second straight Ivy league title and the No. 2 seed in the NCAA championships, was named Ivy League Player of the Year to highlight Philadelphia women earning Division I honors.
    Waxman, whose Quakers host Colgate today (1 p.m.) in an NCAA first round game at Franklin Field, helped Penn finish 14-1 and a No. 1 ranking with Northwestern in the final Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Associaition poll.
    The 2007 National Goalkeeper of the Year, Waxman h

as a 5.96 goals against average and a .509 save percentage
Here is a rundown of the Philadelphia players and their 2008 Division I conference honors.
Ivy League
    Penn, first team, senior Rachel Manson, attack, 27 goals, 18 assists; sophomore Ali DeLuca, midfield, 19 goals, 14 assists, 36 draw controls; senior Sarah Waxman, goalkeeper; senior Melissa Lehman, midfield, 26 goals, 10 assists; senior Tarah Kirnan, defense, 24 groundballs, 18 caused turnovers.
    Penn, second team, junior Hilary Renna, defense, 10 groundballs.
    Ivy League, first team – Princeton junior Marie McKenna (Penn Charter), defense, 25 groundballs, 22 caused turnovers
    Ivy League, second team, Harvard senior Lauren Bobzin (Episcopal Academy), defense, 14 goals, 28 groundballs.
Atlantic 10 first team
    Temple, senior Nicole Caniglia (Radnor), attack, 40 goals; senior Whitney Richards, midfield, 44 goals, 55 groundballs, 39 caused turnovers; senior Berkley Summerlin (Hill School), midfield. 41 goals, 40 groundballs, 35 caused turnovers.
    La Salle, senior Emily Bonczek, attack, 61 goals, 3.8 goals per game.
    St. Joseph’s, sophomore Jenna Martino, attack, 45 goals
    Richmond senior Samantha Tract (Radnor), 31 groundballs, 23 caused turnovers.
Atlantic 10 second team
    St. Joseph’s, senior Christina Colangelo, midfield, 34 goals, 38 draw controls; senior Lindsey-Kate McCool, midfield, 14 goals, 21 assists, 34 groundballs.
    George Washington senior Kristin Karcsh (Bishop Shanahan), attack, 31 goals.
Atlantic 10 Honorable Mention
    La Salle, senior Jessica Hanson, defense, 34 groundballs, 29 caused turnovers.
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie
    St. Joseph’s, freshman Christine Readinger (Archbishop Carroll), defense, 20 groundballs.
    Temple freshman Jennifer Homka (Garnet Valley), defense, 14 groundballs.
Atlantic 10 All-Academic
    St. Joseph’s, Colangelo and junior Jessica Westlake, midfield, 13 goals, 47 draw controls.
    Temple, Summerlin and senior Bridget McMullan, goalkeeper, 89 saves, 10-4 record.
    La Salle, Hanson.
Colonial Athletic Association
    First team, George Mason senior Laura King, (Springfield-Delco), attack, 42 goals, 15 assists, 30 groundballs, 35 draw controls.
    CAA second team, William & Mary senior Ashley Bolton (Penn Charter), defense, 17 groundballs, 15 caused turnovers; William & Mary freshman Emily Geary (Radnor), goalie, .482 save percentage
    Drexel, second team, senior Jessica Bill, attack, 39 goals, 3 game-winning goals; senior Katie Bradley (Owen J. Roberts), attack, 30 goals, 44 groundballs, 34 draw controls.
    All-Rookie team, freshman Sam Berger, midfield, 32 draw controls, 23 caused turnovers.
    CAA All-rookie, Delaware freshman Julianna Jeffers (Springfield-Delco), midfield, 21 goals; Geary.
    Big East – first team and Midfielder of the Year, Notre Dame senior Caitlin McKinney (Germantown Academy), 38 goals, 30 groundballs.
    Big East – second team, Loyola senior Kate Filippelli (Archbishop Carroll), midfield, 23 goals, 41 draw controls; Notre Dame senior Becky Ranck (Radnor), defense, 30 groundballs, 29 caused turnovers; Rutgers sophomore Mary Cryan (Radnor), midfield, 19 goals, 21 draw controls
    Mountain Pacific – first team, Stanford sophomore Julie Christie (Conestoga), midfield, 15 goals, 35 draw controls.
    Northeast – first team, Monmouth sophomore Megan Brennan (Archbishop Carroll), attack, 38 goals.
    America East – second team, Boston University senior Laura Morton (Gwynedd Mercy Academy), midfield, 53 goals, 31 groundballs.
    Atlantic Coast Conference – first team and Rookie of the Year, Duke freshman Emma Hamm (Baldwin School), midfield, 30 goals, 34 groundballs.
    Patriot League – first team, Colgate junior Molly Carroll (Strath Haven), midfield, 27 goals, 39 groundballs; second team, Lehigh junior Sara MacIntyre, (Agnes Irwin), 39 goals, 35 groundballs.
    All American Lacrosse Conference - first team, senior Jessi Lieb (Radnor), midfield, 27 goals, 36 groundballs, 38 draw controls.
Drexel's Bickford, Bates highlight men's honors

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/10
    Drexel senior goalkeeper Bruce Bickford was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Player of the Year, highlighting league honors for Philadelphia men’s players for 2008.
    Meanwhile, Dragons coach Chris Bates picked up his second straight CAA Coach of the Year award. Drexel (13-4) earned the top seed for the CAA playoffs, but fell to Hofstra, 10-9, in overtime.
    Bickford and Bates also have been selected as finalists for the LaxPower.com second annual Fan Awards. These awards are designed to acknowledge excellence and achievement in the world of Division I men's and women's lacrosse according to LaxPower.com.
    The following is a rundown of local men’s Division I post-season honors:
CAA
    Drexel – first team, Bickford, goalie, fifth in the nation in save percentage (.629) seventh in goals against average at 6.99; senior Andrew Chapman, attack, 39 goals; senior Steve Grossi (Strath Haven), long-stick midfielder, 47 groundballs; sophomore Matt McCormick (Malvern Prep), defense, 37 groundballs; sophomore Ryan West, face-off specialist, 60.5 percent winning face-offs;
    Drexel - second team – Sophomore Colin Ambler (Abington), midfield, 21 goals, 21 assists, 26 groundballs; sophomore Greg Casey (La Salle), midfield, 13 goals.
    All-Rookie – freshman Scott Perri, 15 goals, 4 assists.
    Villanova – first team and all-rookie – Freshman John Lade, 53 groundballs.
    CAA second team, Towson State senior Ryan O'Donnell (Henderson), defense, 39 groundballs. Sacred Heart senior Brett McGlensey (West Chester East), defense, 33 groundballs.

Ivy League
Penn – First team, junior Craig Andrzejewski, attack; second team, 23 goals, 17 assists; freshman Al Kohart midfield, 19 goals, 7 assists; honorable mention, senior Max Mauro, defense, 17 groundballs.
Ivy League first team, Princeton senior Bob Schneider (Malvern Prep), midfield, 20 goals, 3 assists.

MAAC
St. Joseph’s – first team, junior Erik Hotaling, GK, 8.61 goals against average.
St. Joseph's - second team – freshman Scott Cullinan (West Chester East), 28 goals; junior Tom Wengenosky, 46 ground balls, 19 caused turnovers.
ECAC

    Goalkeeper of the Year and first-team all-ECAC: Penn State junior Drew Adams (Springfield-Delco) for third straight year, 7.67 goals against average, 165 saves.
    First-team all-ECAC: Georgetown senior Brendan Cannon (Haverford School), attack, 23 goals, 21 assists; Loyola junior P.T. Ricci (Conestoga), long-stick midfielder, 80 groundballs.
    Second team all-ECASC: Penn state senior Andrew Mackrides (Malvern Prep), midfield, 12 goals, 4 assists, 42 groundballs.
    Atlantic Coast Conference – Duke senior Tony McDevitt (Penn Charter), defense, 39 ground balls.
    Great Western Lacrosse League – Notre Dame - first team - senior Sean Dougherty (Malvern Prep), defense, 29 groundballs; senior Mike Podgajny (Ridley), midfield, 20 goals, 8 assists. Ohio State - second team, sophomore James Green (Central Bucks East), midfield, 19 goals, 11 assists.

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