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All-Ivy Women's Lacrosse -- 2009
Created: 5/6/2009 2:59:14 PM
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Media Credit: Kate Rubin, DPSP
PRINCETON, N.J. — The 2009 season in Ivy Women's Lacrosse went the way of the 2007 and 2008 seasons, with the Penn Quakers retaining the outright Ivy League title and securing an automatic appointment to the NCAA Division I Championships. The Quakers finished the regular season 13-2 and will entertain Fairfield for a first-round tournament game as the No. 4 national seed. The game will be played at Drexel's Vidas Field because Franklin Field will be hosting the Ivy Heptagonal Championships this weekend. Joining the Quakers in the field of 16 is Princeton. The Tigers (13-3) earned the 8th seed for a second year as an at-large selection and will host Georgetown in the first round.
Not surprisingly, both schools have the most athletes named to the All-Ivy first team this year. Karin Brower's Quakers lead the group with four first-teamers. The Princeton Tigers, led by Chris Sailer, received three selections.
In the competition for the top individual honors, there was little to separate the individual resumes of Penn's Emma Spiro and Princeton's Holly McGarvie. Not even the Ivy League coach vote could decipher between the two player's 2009 campaign, so both unanimous first-time All-Ivy selections were named Co-Players of the Year. The Rookie of the Year went to Penn's Erin Brennan in convincing fashion. Brennan, who also tabbed second-team All-Ivy as a midfielder, won the award in unanimous fashion.
A three-time Ivy Player of the Week, Spiro picks up Co-Player of the Year honors after emerging as the complete midfielder for the Quakers. She is second on the team in goals and fourth in total points, but it is a defensive tenacity that defines her. A controlled positional defender, Spiro tied for the team lead in caused turnovers. The Tewaaraton nominee also led the Ivy champions in ground balls (29) and draw controls (45). Spiro follows in the footsteps of Sarah Waxman (2008) and Wendy DiDomenico (1989) as the third Penn player to receive the award.
McGarvie also earns Co-Player of the Year after being twice named Ivy Offensive Player of the Week this year. A returning first-team All-America, the senior midfielder led the Tigers in nearly every statistical category on the season, including total points (52), assists (19), ground balls (47), draw controls (49), and caused turnovers (34). The inspirational leader of the team, the Tewaaraton nominee led the League in ground balls and draw controls. A one-time Rookie of the Year, McGarvie is the third player in Princeton history to earn both superlative honors during a career.
Joining Spiro and McGarvie on the first-team are nine newcomers. Just one other player besides McGarvie — Penn's Ali DeLuca — is a carry-over from a year ago.
DeLuca has continued to impress in league games. She has excelled in nearly every statistical category, ranking first on the team in goals (31) and points (42) and tied for the lead in caused turnovers (13). A gifted athlete, the junior is one of the most dynamic players in the Ivy League.
Also tabbed unanimous first-team selections were Dartmouth attacker Kat Collins and a trio of defenders, including Cornell's Tissy O'Connor, Penn's Hilary Renna and Princeton's Marie McKenna.
Collins’ size, strength, speed and power are undeniably dominating. She had 38 goals on the year, including a League-leading 19 during Ivy play, and chipped in 13 assists to lead the Big Green with 51 points during her sophomore campaign. An honorable mention selection a year ago, the sophomore also claimed 17 ground balls on the year.
O'Connor is the passionate leader of the Big Red defense. The junior is blessed with great timing on her draw controls, which is evidenced by the 43 on the year. Her mark in 2009 ranks second all-time in a single-season at Cornell. Selected to the honor roll on three separate occasions this Spring, O'Connor had 21 draws in seven Ivy contests to go along with 10 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. She was an honorable mention selection in 2008.
A model of consistency, Renna is often looked upon to mark the opposition's top attacker for the Quakers' vaunted defense. Blessed with quick feet, perfect body positioning and strong discipline, she is extremely difficult to play against. A pure defender, the senior had 15 ground balls, six draw controls and 12 caused turnovers on the year. But it is her ability to limit the major offensive threats on other squads that makes her one of the key cogs for Penn's recent success.
The heart and soul of the Princeton defense, McKenna is a vocal leader who reads the play exceptionally well and directs our defensive unit. The All-American has great timing and ranks second to on the team in caused turnovers and third in ground balls. Ranked third in caused turnovers in the Ivy League, she sparks our offensive transition game with sure ballhandling and passing. She anchors the Princeton defense, which currently ranks fourth in the nation. During her career as a four-year starter the defense allowed a stingy 8.78 goals per game.
Penn's Courtney Lubbe gets the nod after a stellar year that saw 26 goals and 15 assists. The junior also had two game-winning goals for the Quakers.
Princeton midfielder Kristin Schwab also joins the squad thanks to her blistering offensive output for the Tigers. Tied for the team lead in goals on the year (32), Schwab registered a near sniper-like precision .561 shooting percentage. The senior also was impressive with 35 ground balls and 35 draw controls on the year, while causing 25 turnovers.
Keely McDonald's Brown squad also had some great success this year and Jesse Nunn was rewarded with a first-team nod. The senior battled some injuries this year and only played in 12 games, but was incredibly effective in the scoring department. Despite the absence, Nunn led the Bears in goals (25) and was tied for the lead in total points (29).
Harvard's Jess Halpern returns to post-season awards after an award-winning freshman campaign in 2008, which saw her named the unanimous Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Not one to rest on laurels, Halpern lit up many a scoreboard in 2009 with 46 goals, including 14 in Ivy League play. Her 55 points on the year (46 goals, nine assists) were best in the League overall.
Anchoring the All-Ivy team is Dartmouth's Julie Wadland who was simply incredible in goal in 2009. Facing a brutal schedule that saw nine Top-20 teams, five Top-10 and three Top-5 programs match-up against the Big Green, the junior stood tall and kept the team in nearly ever game. A national nominee for the Tewaaraton Award and twice named Ivy Defensive Player of the Week this season, ranked first in Ivy play in save percentage (.566) and saves per game (9.14) and a close third in goals against average (6.95). She also was third in the League in ground balls with 39 on the year.
2009 Women's Lacrosse Player Awards
*Unanimous selection
Co-Players of the Year:
Emma Spiro, Penn (Jr., Wellesley, Mass.)
Holly McGarvie, Princeton (Sr., Medford, N.J.)
Rookie of the Year:
*Erin Brennan, Penn (Fr., Garden City, N.J.)
First Team
*Attack - Kat Collins, Dartmouth (So., Darien, Conn.)
Attack - Jesse Nunn, Brown (Sr., Worton, Md.)
Attack - Courtney Lubbe, Penn (Jr., Newtown, Pa.)
*Midfield - Emma Spiro, Penn (Jr., Wellesley, Mass.)
*Midfield - Holly McGarvie, Princeton (Sr., Medford, N.J.)
Midfield - Ali DeLuca, Penn (Jr., Hillsborough, N.J.)
Midfield - Jess Halpern, Harvard (So., Longmeadow, Mass.)
Midfield - Kristin Schwab, Princeton (Sr., Baltimore, Md.)
*Defense - Tissy O'Connor, Cornell (Jr., Winchester, Mass.)
*Defense - Hilary Renna, Penn (Sr., Mountain Lakes, N.J.)
*Defense - Marie McKenna, Princeton (Sr., Glenside, Pa.)
Goalkeeper - Julie Wadland, Dartmouth (Jr., Andover, Mass.)
Second Team
Attack - Holly Glynn, Columbia (Sr., Waltham, Mass.)
Attack - Libby Johnson, Cornell (So., Skaneateles, N.Y.)
Attack - Katherine Chiusano, Dartmouth (Sr., Medford, N.J.)
Attack - Becca Edwards, Penn (Sr., Flourtown, Pa.)
Attack - Erin Brennan, Penn (Fr., Garden City, N.J.)
Midfield - Kelly Robinson, Brown (Sr., Marlton, N.J.)
Midfield - Jessica Wiegand, Cornell (Sr., Bay Shore, N.Y.)
Midfield - Jenn Warden, Yale (Sr., Edgemont, Pa.)
Defense - Deirdre Lafferty, Cornell (Sr., West Chester, Pa.)
Defense - Colleen Olsen, Dartmouth (Jr., Avon, Conn.)
Defense - Katie Cox, Princeton (Jr., Garden City, N.Y.)
Goalkeeper - Erin Tochihara, Princeton (So., Englewood, Colo.)
Honorable Mention
Lauren Vitkus, Brown (Sr., M, Skaneateles, N.Y.)
Brittany Shannon, Columbia (So., A, Garden City, N.Y.)
Rachael Ryan, Columbia (Sr., M, Ridgewood, N.J>
Greta Meyer, Dartmouth (So., M, Denver, Colo.)
Tyler Petropulos, Harvard (Fr., M, Amherst, N.H.)
Kaileigh Wright, Penn (Jr., D, Mendham, N.J.)
Lizzy Drumm, Princeton (So., A, Westbury, N.Y)
Christine Casaceli, Princeton (Sr., A, Longmeadow, Mass.)
Kaitlyn Flatley, Yale (So., D, Berwyn, Pa.)
Whitney Quackenbush, Yale (Fr., G, Manhasset, N.Y.)
- A.S.
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Related Sports: Lacrosse
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