FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2016
Adelphi Leads Way with Three Major Awards, Five First-Teamers
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Adelphi junior Jacqueline Jahelka was named the 2016 Northeast-10 Player of the Year, as the conference office announced its women’s lacrosse all-conference teams and major award winners on Tuesday.
For a complete list of all-conference members and award winners, as voted upon by the league's head coaches, please see below.
Jahelka led the two-time defending national champion Panthers in both goals and points while starting in every game to help Adelphi finish the regular season with an unblemished 16-0 record. The Garden City, N.Y., native wrapped up the regular season ranked second in the NE-10 in goals (66) and points (85) while shooting at a 66 percent clip and chipping in 19 assists. Jahelka earns all-conference for the third time in as many seasons and collects the second major award of her career, claiming NE-10 Rookie of the Year in 2014.
New Haven’s Corinne Fisher was selected as the NE-10 Midfielder of the Year. Fisher led the Chargers with 39 goals during the regular season, helping New Haven to a 10-3 mark in conference play. She ranks second on the team in ground balls (37), third in points (54) and fourth in assists (15). A first team all-conference choice, Fisher is also in the top 10 in the conference with 55 draw controls and 24 caused turnovers.
Adelphi’s Ryley Weber was tabbed as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year after a strong season for the Panthers. Weber, a first team selection for the second straight year, concluded the regular season tied for first in the NE-10 with 32 caused turnovers while leading the team and ranking in the top 10 in the conference with 54 draw controls. She also picked up 27 ground balls and scored once, starting in all 16 games for the Panthers.
Bentley’s Lauren Ochs picked up NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Year accolades after an impressive junior season for the Falcons. Ochs played more minutes than any other goalie in the conference this regular season while going 12-5 between the pipes. She is second in the NE-10 with a 49.7 save percentage and fourth with a 9.00 goals-against average in addition to making 8.88 saves per contest.
Southern New Hampshire’s Kristin Wilder was honored as the NE-10 Rookie of the Year after a record-breaking freshman season for the Penmen. Wilder set the program’s single-season goals record after scoring 75 goals, the most in the country during the regular season. A first team all-conference pick at attack, she added 35 draw controls as well as eight assists, tallying 83 points on the season, good for third in the conference.
In just his second season at the helm, Adelphi’s Pat McCabe was recognized by his peers as the 2016 NE-10 Coach of the Year. McCabe led the Panthers, the No. 1 team in the IWLCA national poll all year, to a 16-0 overall record (13-0 NE-10) en route to the Northeast-10 Regular Season title. The two-time defending national champions finished the regular season as the only unbeaten team in the country and ranks first in the nation scoring margin.
Adelphi led the way with five first-teamers, while Le Moyne and Southern New Hampshire were next with two apiece. The Panthers also had the most student-athletes honored with eight, followed by New Haven with seven and Bentley, Pace and Le Moyne, which each had five honorees.
2016 Northeast-10 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference
First Team
A – Jacqueline Jahelka, Adelphi ^%
A – Rachel O’Brien, Adelphi *%#
A – Erica Geremia, Le Moyne *
A – Kristin Wilder, Southern New Hampshire
M – Michelle Scannell, Adelphi
M – Corinne Fisher, New Haven ^%
M – Alexa Bedell, Southern New Hampshire
D – Camille Rosellini, Adelphi *%
D – Ryley Weber, Adelphi *
D – Vicki Graveline, Le Moyne *
D – Cara Corvino, Stonehill ^
GK – Lauren Ochs, Bentley ^
Second Team
A – Kelsey Howard, Bentley
A – Bryanna Fazio, Le Moyne
A – Maggie Monnat, Le Moyne *
A – Maya Szymanski, New Haven
A – Caitlin Villareal, Saint Anselm ^%#
M – Meredith Hart, Bentley ^
M – Briana Sweeney, Franklin Pierce
M – Erin Marshall, Saint Anselm %
D – Paige O’Neill, Bentley
D – Dana Anderson, Le Moyne
D – Hannah Johnson, New Haven
D – Najmah James, Pace ^
D – Kelly Healey, Stonehill ^
GK – Nicole Kennedy, Southern New Hampshire
Third Team
A – Emily Keesling, Adelphi
A – Hannah Lindgren, Bentley
A – Caitlin O’Brien, New Haven
A – Abby Haimson, Pace
M – Cheyenne Carden, American International *
M – Nicole Belanger, New Haven ^
M – Casey Gelderman, Pace
M – Elizabeth Vetter, Stonehill ^
D – Kaitlyn Stackpole, Adelphi
D – Victoria Russo, Assumption
D – Liv Connly, Saint Anselm %
D – Adrianna Frattasio, Southern New Hampshire ^
GK – Taylor Hayes, Adelphi %
GK – Alyssa Gianotti, New Haven
* - First Team All-Conference in 2015
^ - Second Team All-Conference in 2015
% - All-Conference in 2014
# - All-Conference in 2013
All-Rookie Team
Kailyn Hart, Assumption
Sarah Reilly, Assumption
Bryanna Fazio, Le Moyne
Amber Feminella, Merrimack
Bridget Schofield, Merrimack
Sam Galler, New Haven
Courtney Pabst, Pace
Dana Radin, Pace
Molly Beck, Saint Anselm
Alex Vincent, Saint Michael’s
Brianna Grande, Southern Connecticut
Samantha Cozzolino, Southern Connecticut
Kristin Wilder, Southern New Hampshire
Player (Attacker) of the Year: Jacqueline Jahelka, Adelphi
Midfielder of the Year: Corinne Fisher, New Haven
Defensive Player of the Year: Ryley Weber, Adelphi
Goalkeeper of the Year: Lauren Ochs, Bentley
Rookie of the Year: Kristin Wilder, Southern New Hampshire
Coach of the Year: Pat McCabe, Adelphi
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST-10
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
