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    The women’s nominees include three standouts from Pennsylvania; junior defender Hilary Renna, senior goalie Sarah Waxman and sophomore attacker Ali DeLuca.

    Waxman was named the IWLCA C. Markland Kelly National Goalkeeper of the Year last year when Penn reached the Final Four while Renna was a first-team All-American and DeLuca (34 goals) the Ivy League Rookie of the Year.   

    Other nominees included Notre Dame senior midfielder Caitlin McKinney (Germantown Academy), Penn State senior midfielder Jessi Lieb (Radnor), West Chester senior attacker Stephanie Kienle (Henderson) and Franklin & Marshall junior attacker Jen Pritchard (Penncrest).

    McKinney scored 44 goals last year for the Irish and was a second team all-American. Lieb scored 26 goals last year for the Lions and is a member of the U.S. Women’s Elite Team. Kienle set an NCAA record with 140 points (74 goals, 66 assists) last year in helping the Rams reach the Division II title game.

    Pritchard scored 77 goals last year and was named IWLCA Attacker of the Year for Division III as F&M went 21-0 and claimed its first Division III national title.