Women's Lacrosse All-Conference and Yearly Award Winners Announced
The Empire 8 Athletic Conference has announced 2013 Women's Lacrosse All-Conference teams as voted on by the conference coaches. In addition, the Player of the Year, Goalie of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year have been selected.
2013 Women's Lacrosse All-Conference Team
Player of the Year: Tracy Rivas, Ithaca
Tracy Rivas repeated as the Empire 8 Player of the year. She became Ithaca's all-time leading scorer in goals and points this season. She concluded her career with 184 goals and 67 assist for 251 points. Her assists rank fourth all-time. Rivas led the Bombers with 57 goals, the third-most single-season scores in program history, and chipped in 20 assists for 77 points. She added 35 ground balls, 13 draws and eight caused turnovers. Six of her goals were game-winners.
Goalie of the Year: Tara Prosak - Nazareth
Tara Prosak played in all 17 games for the Golden Flyers (9-8) in 2013 and amassed a conference-best 130 saves for a 9.10 goals-against average and a .522 save percentage. She had five games in which she produced double-digit save totals, including a career-best of 15 in a game at St. John Fisher April 13.
Rookie of the Year: Allison Runyon, Ithaca
Allison Runyon ranked second on the squad with 31 scores this season. She added five assists for 36 points. Playing in all 18 of the Bombers' games, and starting 14, Runyon collected 23 ground balls and forced eight turnovers.
Coaching Staff of the Year: Ithaca College
Shannon McHale and her staff has been named the 2013 E8 Women's Lacrosse Coaching Staff of the Year for the second consecutive season. McHale also won the award in 2007 while coaching at St. John Fisher. The staff guided the Bombers to their second straight Empire 8 regular-season title with a flawless 7-0 league record.
One member of each team was named that institution’s representative on the 2013 Sportswoman of the Year Team. Empire 8 emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete’s experience in conjunction with an institution’s educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportswomen.
Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse All-Conference
First Team All-Conference
Tracy Rivas Sr. Ithaca Attack
Taylor Hughes Jr. St. John Fisher Attack
Kara Rafferty Jr. Stevens Attack
Erinn Wood Sr. Nazareth Attack
Spencer Waybright Sr. Stevens Midfield
Alyssa Johnston Sr. Nazareth Midfield
Melissa Leonhard Sr. St. John Fisher Midfield
Nikki Dahl Sr. Ithaca Midfield
Amanda Ingersoll So. Stevens Defense
MacKenzie Haley So. Nazareth Defense
Jennifer Rogaski Jr. Utica Defense
Tara Prosak Jr. Nazareth Goalie
Second Team All-Conference
Morgan Dupont So. Utica Attack
Ashton Hogan So. Elmira Attack
Emily Jweid So. Hartwick Attack
Michelle Avery Sr. Ithaca Midfield
Megan Kane So. Utica Midfield
Joey Galligan Sr. Stevens Midfield
Megan Cregan Sr. Nazareth Midfield
Rebecca Matturro Jr. Elmira Defense
Jill Zerrillo Jr. St. John Fisher Defense
Jenna Marchinetti Jr. Ithaca Defense
Logan Barnard Jr. St. John Fisher Defense
Marykate Edmunds Jr. St. John Fisher Defense
Jess Worthman Sr. Ithaca Goalie
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Ali Garcia Sr. Alfred Midfield
Kim Armbruster Sr. Ithaca Midfield
Marissa Mongillo So. Elmira Midfield
Samantha Barton So. St. John Fisher Midfield
Kate Purcell Jr. Hartwick Midfield
Katie Long Jr. Ithaca Defense
Caroline Standford So. Hartwick Defense
Stephanie Belanger Sr. Utica Goalie
Meg Collins Sr. Stevens Goalie
Sportswoman of the Year
Tracie McGinnity Sr. Alfred
Erin Duffy Jr. Elmira
Erin Doyle Sr. Hartwick
Amanda Zacchigna Jr. Houghton
Michelle Avery Sr. Ithaca
Leah Cronister Sr. Nazareth
Laura Lipari Sr. St. John Fisher
Angela Bauroth Fr. Stevens
Trish Kane So. Utica