2015 IWLCA All-Region Teams
Endicott Women's Lacrosse All-Region History
GRAND LAKE, Colo. – Senior midfielder Ellie Clayman (Beverly, Mass.), sophomore goalie Maura Grady (Marblehead, Mass.), and sophomore midfielder Emily Whitney (Rye, N.H.) all earned a spot on the All-Pilgrim Region Second Team which part of the IWLCA's annual all-region team selections. Clayman and Whitney both earned the award in 2014 while this is Grady's first all-region accolade.
Clayman and Whitney were integral parts of a Gulls offensive scheme that produced nearly 11 goals per game and excelled against both conference and non-conference opponents alike. Clayman surpassed her point and goal totals from her junior season with a 50-point campaign via 42 goals and eight assists while collecting 56 draw controls, 30 groundballs, and 20 caused turnovers to help Endicott transition into offense. Clayman finishes her collegiate career with back-to-back All-CCC First Team nods and now two straight IWLCA All-Region awards after earning First Team All-Pilgrim Region in 2014.
Whitney eclipsed the 100-point career plateau early in her sophomore season and by season's end she had reached 100 goals, an incredible accomplishment for a second-year player. Whitney was named to the All-CCC First Team for the second straight season after posting 50 goals, 21 assists, and 71 total points to go along with 28 groundballs and 14 caused turnovers. Whitney was a one-time CCC Offensive Player of the Week in the days following her 100th career goal in a CCC Quarterfinals victory over Salve Regina.
Grady, an All-CCC Second Team goalie in 2015, started all 17 games for the Blue and Green this past spring and went 11-6 with a 9.71 goals against average in nearly 1,000 minutes of playing time. Grady made 142 saves and sported a .481 save percentage as a sophomore. She earned back-to-back CCC Defensive Player of the Week awards early in the 2015 season after leading Endicott to a 3-1 record key wins over Wheaton, Babson, and Salve Regina while narrowly losing to Bates.
Endicott went 11-6 (6-2 CCC) under first-year head coach Morgan Maciewicz and reached the CCC Semifinals, The Gulls won nine straight CCC Championships from 2006-14.
