FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2016
Le Moyne's Monnat Receives League's Most Prestigious Award
Providence, R.I. – Le Moyne women's lacrosse senior attacker Maggie Monnat has been named the 2016 Northeast-10 Conference Woman of the Year, as voted upon by the conference's 15 senior women's administrators and announced at the conference's annual end-of-the-year banquet at the Hilton Providence.
Monnat is the first Le Moyne student-athlete to be named the conference's Woman of the Year, which honors student-athletes for their excellence in competition, in the classroom and in community service. She is now a candidate for the NCAA Woman of the Year award, which will be announced in October.
For more information on the NCAA's Woman of the Year Award
A Biology major, Monnat graduated last month with a 3.954 grade point average. For her efforts in the classroom, Monnat has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District™ First Team each of the last two years and is a finalist for Academic All-America® honors, which will be announced on Wednesday.
She was named the 2015 Northeast-10 Conference Sport Excellence Award recipient and to the 2014 and 2015 Northeast-10 Conference Academic All-Conference team. Additionally, she was tabbed the 2015 NCAA Elite 89 award recipient at the NCAA Championships.
Monnat has also had a decorated career on the field. She has been named to the IWLCA All- America Second Team each of the last two seasons after earning IWLCA All-North Region First Team and Northeast-10 Conference All-Conference First Team honors in 2015 and IWLCA All-North Region Second Team and Northeast-10 Conference All-Conference Second Team accolades in 2016.
As a senior, she tallied 86 points on a career-high 47 goals and 39 assists as a starter in all 21 games, while adding a career-high and team-best 40 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers, to lead the Dolphins to the NCAA Semifinals for the second straight year. She ranked third in the Northeast-10 and was 19th in the nation with her 39 assists, which are the fifth-most in a single season in the program's history.
She ranked fourth in the NE-10 and 14th nationally with her 86 total points, which are the sixth-most in the program's history. Monnat posted at least four points in 13 games, including nine games with at least five points. She had seven games with at least three goals and five games with at least three assists.
She finished her career with 235 points on 103 goals and 132 assists over 73 games played (58 starts), while adding 82 ground balls, 37 draw controls and 31 caused turnovers as the Dolphins went 64-15 during her time on the Heights and captured two Northeast-10 Conference regular season championships (2013, 2015) and one Northeast-10 Conference Championship (2013), along with the aforementioned back-to-back NCAA semifinal appearances. Her 132 assists are the most in the program's history, while she also holds the single-season record of 59, which she set last year.
Monnat's 235 total points are the third-most in the program's history and are the most in the program's Division-II era (2011-present). Her 31 caused turnovers are tied for the 23rd-most, while she ranks in the top-five in the category among attackers. Monnat's 73 games played are tied for the fifth-most in the program's history and are the most by a member of the Class of 2016.
Monnat's Personal Statement, which was included in her nomination
"Throughout my time at Le Moyne, I have been a member of volunteer organizations such as Love Your Melon and Maureen's Hope. I have been recognized as an athlete with a Top-10 GPA, a Sport Excellence Award winner and an All-American. While I believe these experiences have contributed to my development, the most influential comes from our Team Impact family, the Searles. Lauren Searle was adopted onto our team last year after battling cancer. Since then, I have attended middle school plays and marching band concerts. I have played 1-on-1 basketball with her little brother, and brought Lauren and her sister to my college lectures.
Lauren has shown me that as a scholar, I need to exemplify the importance of learning. As a leader, I need to take the gifts I've been given and never waste them. As an athlete, I need to remember that being a part of something bigger than yourself is the ultimate win. While there are many beneficial organizations I'm a member of, I believe it's the compilation of these experiences that have truly influenced me as a scholar, athlete, and leader to have a positive impact on the world."
Information for this release provided by the Le Moyne athletics communications staff
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.
