The Loyola University Maryland women's lacrosse team defeated Notre Dame, 11-9, in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship.
Worth Noting • Two-time Australia National Team member ('09, '13) • First-team IWLCA All-American ('12) • BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year ('12) • Two-time All-BIG EAST ('11, '12) • Two-time BIG EAST All-Tournament Team ('11, '12) • Two-time BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week ('12) • Preseason All-BIG EAST ('12) • Tewaaraton Award Nominee ('12)
2013 International • Was named to the Australian National Team for the 2013 World Cup in Oshawa, Canada • One of 10 returning players from the Aussie team that won silver in Prague, Czech Republic at 2009 World Cup
2012 (Sophomore) • Second player in program history to earn BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year honors (Kate McHarg in 2006) • Joined Kellye Gallagher as the program's first pair of first-team IWLCA All-Americans since Suzanne Eyler and Marianne Gioffre in 2003 • All-BIG EAST First Team • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team honoree • Two-time BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (4/2, 4/23) • Top-25 Tewaaraton Award Nominee • Preseason All-BIG East • Started all 20 games • Had a point in every game, extending her streak to 26-straight games with a point • Also scored in every game except the NCAA quarterfinal game at No. 3 Maryland • Led Loyola with 10 hat tricks and 12 four-point plus games • Finished the year ranked 10th in the NCAA in points (110), 15th in goals (54) and 19th in assists (36) • Ranked second in the BIG EAST in goals and third in assists and points • In conference only games, led the league in points (48) and was second in goals (28) and assists (20) • Her 90 points ranked second to only Grace Gavin's single-season school record of 98 from 2011 • Assisted Cassandra Cursaro's game-winner in overtime at PSU • Scored a career-high five goals vs. Delaware • Fifth goal vs. Blue Hens was the 50th of her career • Was named to BIG EAST Honor Roll after Delaware and JMU games • Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after Cincinnati and No. 6 Notre Dame games • Was named to BIG EAST Honor Roll after recording a career-high nine points at Louisville • Scored four goals and assisted five times, while also causing two turnovers vs. the Cardinals • Tied a career-high nine points vs. Rutgers on five goals and four assist to notch her 100th career point • Had four goals, two assists and two draw controls despite being face guarded against Villanova • Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for play against Rutgers and Villanova • Was face guarded at No. 2 Syracuse, but scored twice • Named to BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after scoring three goals and adding one assist vs. Syracuse in title game • Also had four goals and two assists vs. No. 6 Notre Dame to finish BIG EAST Tournament with seven goals, three assists and 10 points
2011 (Freshman) • One of three freshmen named All-BIG EAST, earning second-team honors • Named to BIG EAST All-Tournament Team • Her 38 goals were the most for a Loyola freshman since Grace Gavin in 2008 • She also led the BIG EAST with five game-winning goals • Played in 19 games tallying 36 goals, 10 assists, 46 total points, 34 ground balls, 14 draw controls, and 17 caused turnovers. • Opened collegiate career with four goals against then-No. 7 Virginia • Matched career-high with four at UMBC and also had two assists • Scored four again against both Louisville and at Villanova • Scored two goals and assisted on two more against Connecticut • Had two goals and an assist in the BIG EAST Semifinal • Scored twice against Notre Dame in Championship Game • Assisted on a career-best three goals against UMass
Before Loyola • Played alongside head coach Jen Adams and teammate Cass Cursaro on the Australian Senior National Team that took the silver medal at the 2009 Women's Lacrosse World Cup • Finished fourth on the team with 10 goals, caused six turnovers and picked eight ground balls at the World Cup • Played club lacrosse for Newport Ladies Lacrosse Club and received the 2005 Simpson Family Junior Award • In 2009, received the Best & Fairest Award for the being the top overall player
