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Le Moyne with League-High Nine All-Conference Selections.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Franklin Pierce junior Savannah Ernst and Le Moyne senior Erin McMullen have each earned Northeast-10 Conference Attacker of the Year honors in the Northeast and Southwest Divisions, respectively, as the league announced its full slate of women's lacrosse all-conference awards on Tuesday afternoon.
Due to divisional scheduling this season in the COVID-19 pandemic, women's lacrosse major awards were also broken up into divisions. All-Conference team selections remained the same, however, including NE10 players from both divisions on three teams. For a complete list of all-conference honorees, please see below.
Le Moyne, the regular season champion and top seed in the Southwest Division of the NE10 Women's Lacrosse Championship, led all NE10 programs with nine players selected to All-Conference teams. The Dolphins, who are ranked No. 3 in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll, also grabbed five major awards – including McMullen.
Adelphi, the reigning NCAA Division II champion, had six all-conference selections – good for second-most in the league. Bentley, the Northeast Division regular season champion, joined Assumption and Pace with four honorees apiece.
McMullen was versatile in her contributions for the undefeated Dolphins this season, ranking first in the league in points (47), first in draw controls (79), third in goals (37) and tied for 11th in ground balls (23) in conference games. Ernst was second in points (46) and second in goals (38) in NE10 contests this season, all while playing fewer games than all other top scorers.
Saint Michael's Emma Coleman and New Haven's Raven Linton earned Northeast and Southwest Division Defensive Player of the Year honors, respectively. Coleman led all NE10 players in ground balls (48) and caused turnovers (33) – and ranked in the top three in all of Division II in ground balls and caused turnovers per game. Linton had another outstanding year for the Chargers, ranking fifth in the NE10 in draw controls (47), while recording 21 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers.
For Midfielder of the Year, it was Stonehill's Emma Sullivan in the Northeast Division and Le Moyne's Sydney Meagher in the Southwest Division who were selected. Sullivan accounted for 26 points, including 21 goals, and registering 50 draw controls – fourth-most in the league. Meagher recorded 32 points, including 20 goals, while racking up 21 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers for the top-seeded Dolphins.
Bentley's Eliza Bresler was selected Northeast Division Goalkeeper of the Year, while Le Moyne's Paige Crandall won the honor in the Southwest Division. Both goalkeepers play for top-seeded teams in their respective divisions in the NE10 Women's Lacrosse Championship. Bresler led the NE10 in saves (116) and is the overall Division II leader in save percentage (61.9). Crandall led the Dolphins to a 12-0 record and ranked second in the NE10 in save percentage (58.7).
Assumption's Jenna Joseph and Le Moyne's Crandall earned Rookie of the Year honors, as both had sensational first-year campaigns. Joseph ranked in the top-10 in scoring (35 points) in the NE10, including a league-best 23 assists, while adding 27 draw controls to her output for the Greyhounds.
Le Moyne's Liz Beville was named NE10 Coach of the Year after leading the Dolphins to an undefeated 12-0 regular season and the top seed in the Southwest Division of the NE10 Women's Lacrosse Championship. In her first full season with the team, Beville has helped lead the program to the No. 3 ranking in the IWLCA poll.
The NE10 Women's Lacrosse Championship continues on Thursday with the divisional finals, as Le Moyne hosts third-seeded Adelphi and Bentley welcomes second-seeded Saint Anselm. All four teams are playing for a spot in Sunday's championship game. For all tournament information, click HERE.
Northeast Division Attacker of the Year: Savannah Ernst, Franklin Pierce
Northeast Division Defensive Player of the Year: Emma Coleman, Saint Michael's
Northeast Division Midfielder of the Year: Emma Sullivan, Stonehill
Northeast Division Goalkeeper of the Year: Eliza Bresler, Bentley
Northeast Division Rookie of the Year: Jenna Joseph, Assumption
Southwest Division Attacker of the Year: Erin McMullen, Le Moyne
Southwest Division Defensive Player of the Year: Raven Linton, New Haven
Southwest Division Midfielder of the Year: Sydney Meagher, Le Moyne
Southwest Division Goalkeeper of the Year: Paige Crandall, Le Moyne
Southwest Division Rookie of the Year: Paige Crandall, Le Moyne
Coach of the Year: Liz Beville, Le Moyne
FIRST TEAM
A: Kole Pollock, Adelphi
A: Savannah Ernst, Franklin Pierce
A: Erin McMullen, Le Moyne
A: Carlyn Mucci, Pace
M: Sydney Meagher, Le Moyne
M: Marina Skelly, New Haven
M: Kayla Conway, Pace
D: Kerry Ann Flavin, Adelphi
D: Olivia McEntee, Le Moyne
D: Raven Linton, New Haven
D: Emma Coleman, Saint Michael's
GK: Eliza Bresler, BEN/Paige Crandall, LEM
SECOND TEAM
A: Christina McCabe, Adelphi
A: Allison Foley, Assumption
A: Julia Glavin, Bentley
A: Jessica Meneilly, Le Moyne
A: Emma Rafferty, Pace
M: Kristina Kallansrude, Adelphi
M: Krista Iwanicki, AIC
M: Adrianna Nojaim, Le Moyne
D: Marran Oakman, Assumption
D: Sarah Waldrep, Franklin Pierce
D: Savannah Fish, Le Moyne
D: Jennifer Sommer, Pace
GK: Chelsea Davis, AIC
THIRD TEAM
A: Christina Ferrara, Adelphi
A: Jenna Joseph, Assumption
A: Sidney Hall, Le Moyne
A: Emily Holland, New Haven
A: Jenna Balboni, Saint Anselm
M: Gianna Bifulco, Adelphi
M: Cara McCarthy, Bentley
M: Emma Sullivan, Stonehill
D: Kate Schmal, Bentley
D: Taylor Reich, Le Moyne
D: Caroline Guzzardi, Saint Anselm
D: Morgan Chase, SCSU
GK: Allie Collins, Assumption
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Kristina Kallansrude, Adelphi
Cassie Hemmerdinger, AIC
Liz Day, AIC
Olivia Catanzarite, Assumption
Jenna Joseph, Assumption
Caroline Affolter, Bentley
Gemma Addonizio, Le Moyne
Paige Crandall, Le Moyne
Savannah Fish, Le Moyne
Annie Acquavita, New Haven
Laura Agbayani, New Haven
Cypress Levitt, New Haven
Christen Lapple, Pace
Jennifer Sommer, Pace
Alison Ferullo, Saint Anselm
Lexi Palmisano, Saint Anselm
Nicole Taveras, Saint Rose
Jettke Gray, SCSU
Molly Mae Hughes, Stonehill
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