Eight Named IWLCA All-Region
The IWLCA has honored 256 student-athletes in Division III with a selection on one of the All-Regional teams for 2015. Eight Empire 8 student-athletes have been named to the teams, with three selected to the Boardwalk Region and five to the Empire Region. These student-athletes are now eligible for inclusion on the IWLCA All-American teams, which will be announced on Monday May 18. The IWLCA will honor the National All-Americans at the IWLCA All-American banquet on Saturday June 6, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel Valley Forge in King of Prussia, Pa.
First Team - Boardwalk Region
Amanda Ingersoll, Stevens: is a four-time All-Empire 8 selection and was named the ECAC Mid-Atlantic region championship Most Outstanding Player on Sunday after leading Stevens. This season, she helped anchor a defense that allowed only 7.60 goals per game, which was 24
th best in the nation. She was fourth in the E8 in ground balls (55) and fifth in caused turnovers (25).
Kathleen Kalbian, Stevens: the 2014 E8 Rookie of the Year, was named first team all E8 this year after tallying 40 goals and a team best 28 assists. Her biggest asset was on the draw controls, as she led the conference with 90. The Cheshire, Conn. native also was tops on the squad in the ground balls (64) which put her second in the E8.
Erika Wilcox, Stevens: Among the national leaders in both goals and points in 2015. She was once again named first team all-conference, and was rewarded with E8 Player of the Year honors. Wilcox was 13
th nationally with 73 goals and 12
th with 96 points. She scored at least a pair of goals in every game but one this past season, and her game winning tally in double overtime helped the Ducks defeat Ithaca College for the first time since 2011.
First Team - Empire Region
Ally Runyon, Ithaca: led the Bombers offensively with 55 goals and 13 assists for 68 points over 19 games. Runyon ranks second in the conference in goals. She is also the 11th Bomber in program history to hit the 50-goal mark in a single season. Runyon tallied a team-best 40 ground balls on the season, in addition to 18 caused turnovers and nine draw controls. This is the third Empire 8 honor Runyon has earned, after being named Rookie of the Year as a freshman and earning first-team recognition in 2014.
Megan Kane, Utica: Kane capped her career ranked second on the College's all-time scoring list with 180 career points. Her 147 career goals rank third on the College's all-time list. She finished the season with a career-high 46 goals, good for sixth on the program's single season list. Kane is also the program's all-time leader with 213 career ground balls and she set a new single season record with 73 ground balls this year. Her 169 career draw controls rank second all-time at Utica.
Second Team - Empire Region
MacKenzie Haley, Nazareth:
anchored the Golden Flyers' defensively with 34 ground balls, 23 draw controls and 10 caused turnovers. The Golden Flyers' 148 goals allowed in 2015 was the second lowest total in the Empire 8. Haley graduated as a four-time Empire 8 Conference all-star.
Carly Gates, Nazareth: the Golden Flyers' top scoring midfielder with 33 points on 27 goals and six assists. She also led the team in ground balls (36), draw controls (39) and cuased turnovers (14). She earned first-team Empire 8 Conference all-star honors.
Haley DeVona, Nazareth: named E8 Rookie of the Year and a first-team E8 all-star after leading the Golden Flyers in scoring with 55 points with a team-high 37 goals and 18 assists.