Elizabethtown College WomensLacrosse News 
Back to top 5/27/2009 Katie Foley named All-America in women's lacrosse FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Katie Foley Named All-America in Women's Lacrosse Foley, the first All-American in the eight-year history of the Elizabethtown program, led the Blue Jays to a 16-3 overall record and a perfect 11-0 record in Middle Atlantic Conference play, while being ranked as high as 16th in the IWLCA Division III Coaches poll. A three-time All-Region selection, Foley led the MAC and set program single-season records with 84 goals and 115 points, ranking fourth in Division III in both categories. A two-time MAC Player of the Year (2007, 2009) and a three-time first-team All-MAC honoree, Foley finished her illustrious four-year career as Elizabethtown's all-time leader in goals (263) and points (352) in 68 games. Back to top 5/21/2009 Women's lacrosse places four on All-Metro Region team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 21, 2009 Four Blue Jays Named All-Region in Women's Lacrosse Senior attack Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) and senior midfielder Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled) were first-team selections, while sophomore midfielder Sarah Cullinan (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) and senior goalkeeper Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) were second-team picks. As a group, they led the Blue Jays to a 16-3 overall record and a perfect 11-0 record in Middle Atlantic Conference play, while being ranked as high as 16th in the IWLCA Division III Coaches poll. Foley was named All-Region for the third straight year after she led the MAC and set program single-season records with 84 goals and 115 points, ranking fourth in Division III in both categories. A two-time MAC Player of the Year (2007, 2009) and a three-time first-team All-MAC honoree, Foley finished her illustrious four-year career as Elizabethtown's all-time leader in goals (263) and points (352) in 68 games. Ford, a first-team All-MAC pick, finished second on the team with 29 goals and third with 63 points in 19 games. She was second on the team with 35 draw controls and ranked fourth with 27 ground balls. For her career, Ford ranks sixth in program history in both goals (83) and points (129). Cullinan, a second-team All-MAC selection, finished with 18 goals and eight assists for 26 points, but made her mark on the defensive end as she led the team with 44 ground balls and 38 caused turnovers to go with 26 draw controls. In just two years, Cullinan already ranks third in program history with 76 caused turnovers in 32 games (2.38 per game). Incredibly, Hawkins was named just second-team All-MAC despite ranking second in Division III in goals against average (7.14) and sixth in save percentage (.547). She allowed fewer than 10 goals in each of her final 13 games, including three starts in which she did not allow a goal and two others in which she yielded just one. Hawkins, a second-team All-Region selection for the second straight year, finished her career among the NCAA Division III career leaders in minutes played (3,682) and saves (651) while compiling a 46-23 record and a 9.19 goals against average. Back to top 5/5/2009 Women's lax places eight on all-MAC team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Eight Blue Jays Named to All-MAC Women's Lacrosse Team Senior attack Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) was honored for the second time in her career as MAC Player of the Year after setting school single-season records with 84 goals and 115 points, and was joined on the first team by senior midfielder Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled). Earning second-team honors were junior attack Megan Byrnes (Lutherville, MD/Towson), junior midfielder Katie Caprinolo (Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford), sophomore midfielder Sarah Cullinan (West Chester, PA/West Chester East), senior defenders Lyndsey Reeve (Turnersville, NJ/Washington Township) and Dana Simmons (Flourtown, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh) and senior goalkeeper Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace). As a group, they led the Blue Jays to a 16-3 overall record and a perfect 11-0 mark in MAC play. Elizabethtown was ranked as high as 16th in the IWLCA Division III poll and advanced to the MAC championship game for the second consecutive season. Foley, a three-time first-team All-Conference selection, led the MAC in both goals and points and finished her career among the all-time NCAA Division III leaders with school-record totals of 263 goals and 352 points in just 68 games. Foley led the Blue Jays with 40 draw controls and ranked second on the team with 35 ground balls and 24 caused turnovers. Ford, a first-time All-MAC pick, finished second on the team with 29 goals and third with 63 points in 19 games. She was second on the team with 35 draw controls and ranked fourth with 27 ground balls. For her career, Ford ranks sixth in program history in both goals (83) and points (129). Byrnes, a second-team choice for the third straight season, finished with 26 goals and 19 assists for 45 points while adding 26 ground balls, 15 draw controls and 20 caused turnovers. She will enter her senior season ranked third in career goals (120) and points (173). Caprinolo, a second-team All-Conference selection and MAC Rookie of the Year in 2007, tallied 29 goals in 19 games for the Blue Jays, including a team-high 14 free-position goals. She also contributed 19 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers, and in two seasons with the Blue Jays ranks ninth in career points with 82 and seventh in goals with 73. Cullinan, a repeat second-team selection, finished with 18 goals and eight assists for 26 points, but made her mark on the defensive end as she led the team with 44 ground balls and 38 caused turnovers to go with 26 draw controls. In just two years, Cullinan already ranks third in program history with 76 caused turnovers in 32 games (2.38 per game). Reeve, who was also a repeat choice on the second team, started all 19 games and finished with one goal, 10 ground balls and five caused turnovers. She concluded her career with 66 ground balls, 22 draw controls and 31 caused turnovers in 69 games. Simmons, a first-team All-MAC pick in both 2007 and 2008, made 17 starts and accumulated 16 ground balls, five draw controls and nine caused turnovers. She finished with two goals, 54 ground balls and 40 caused turnovers in 56 career contests. Along with Reeve, Simmons helped the Blue Jays hold eight of their 11 conference opponents to less than 10 goals and limit the opposition to 20 shots or less in 12 of their 19 games. Hawkins, also named first-team All-MAC in each of the previous two years, was named to the second team despite leading the conference in both goals against average (7.13) and save percentage (.547). She allowed fewer than 10 goals in each of her final 13 games, including three starts in which she did not allow a goal and two others in which she yielded just one. Hawkins finished her career among the NCAA Division III career leaders in minutes played (3,682) and saves (651) while compiling a 46-23 record and a 9.19 goals against average. Back to top 5/2/2009 Women's lax upset by Messiah 6-5 in MAC finals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE Messiah 6, Elizabethtown 5 Doolittle's winning tally, her second goal of the game, came just nine seconds after the Blue Jays (16-3 overall) tied the game at 5-5 on a goal from senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross). With the win, the Falcons (14-4 overall) claim the second MAC title in program history and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament, while the Blue Jays will await a potential at-large bid when the brackets are released on Sunday night. Doolittle finished with two goals and two assists while Megan Bovenzi had two goal and an assist for the Falcons, who trailed 3-1 after 18 minutes but fought back to tie the game at 3-3 at halftime on goals by Doolittle and Rachel Dirksen. Foley paced the Blue Jays with two goals and an assist, with single goals coming from senior Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled), sophomore Maria DeMatteo (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) and sophomore Sarah Cullinan (West Chester, PA/West Chester East). The Falcons took advantage of frequent whistles against the Blue Jays, as Elizabethtown was called for 38 fouls compared to just 17 by Messiah. Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead just 2:22 into the contest on a goal by Ford, and went ahead 2-0 as Foley scored with 19:23 left in the first half. Jackie Dando cut the Blue Jay lead to 2-1 with 12:45 left in the half, but DeMatteo scored just 21 seconds later to restore Elizabethtown's two-goal advantage. Doolittle and Dirksen scored just 39 seconds apart to knot the game at 3-3 with 6:11 to play in the first half, and the game remained even until Cullinan scored on a free-position shot with 24:54 remaining to give the Blue Jays their final lead of the day at 4-3. Bovenzi tied the game with 15:10 left off an assist by Doolittle, and the pair hooked up again with 3:21 to play as Messiah went on top 5-4. Foley fought through the Messiah defense to score the tying goal with 46 seconds left, but Doolittle scored the game-winner just nine seconds later. Elizabethtown finished with a 26-19 advantage in shots and collected 16 ground balls, led by four from Cullinan who also had four caused turnovers. Bovenzi and Betsy Tyson shared the team lead with three ground balls for Messiah. Senior Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) made nine saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Jen Venter finished with 14 stops for Messiah and earned tournament MVP honors. Score by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Messiah College..... 3 3 - 6 Elizabethtown Coll.. 3 2 - 5 Messiah College SCORING: GOALS: Meghan Doolittle 2; Megan Bovenzi 2; Rachel Dirksen 1; Jackie Dando 1. ASSISTS: Meghan Doolittle 2; Megan Bovenzi 1; Rachel Dirksen 1. Elizabethtown Coll. SCORING: GOALS: Katie Foley 2; Maria DeMatteo 1; Sarah Cullinan 1; Anna Ford 1. ASSISTS: Katie Foley 1; Kelsea Kozak 1. SHOTS - MESS 19; ETOWN 26. GOALIES - MESS: Jen Venter (14 saves); ETOWN: Jenn Hawkins (9 saves). |
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