Posted: Apr 28, 2011
Springfield, Mass. - The Endicott women's lacrosse team saw eight of its student-athletes garner All-TCCC honors for their efforts during the regular season. The All-TCCC teams were announced by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye and were voted upon by the league's head coaches.
Junior attacker Morgan DeShaw (Danville, N.H.) was named a First Team All-TCCC attacker for the second season in-a-row after posting 33 goals, 10 assists and 43 points against conference opponents. She converted 53.2% of her shots into goals and also tallied 11 groundballs, 10 draw controls, and six caused turnovers. DeShaw had three game-winning goals.
Five Gulls earned Second Team All-TCCC honors including repeat winner Leah Neff (South Berwick, Maine), the team's goalie. Neff compiled a 10-1 record in TCCC games, allowing just 7.25 goals per game which was second in the conference. The junior made 55 saves (.495 save percentage).
Also named to the Second Team were midfielders Kellie Cunningham (Derry, N.H.) and Holly Davis (Guilford, Conn.), attacker Molly Sowles (Yarmouth, Maine) and defender Brittany Kane (Scarborough, Maine). Cunningham scored 30 goals, tallied seven assists and totaled 37 points in 11 starts this season. She was among the league leaders in caused turnovers with 17, scooped 20 groundballs and had 14 draws. Davis found the back of the net often, scoring 34 goals in her sophomore season. Davis also had eight assists for a total of 42 points. Davis had 58 draw controls, 13 groundballs and seven caused turnovers. Sowles was Endicott's most effective passers on the attack, totaling 16 assists to go along with 21 goals. Kane proved to be a headache for opposing attackers, causing 14 turnovers and grabbing 25 loose groundballs. She also had 14 draw controls against her league opponents.
Sophomore Lauren Todd (Newfields, N.H.) and freshman Kelsey Barnes (Brookside, N.J.) were also recognized for their defensive efforts this season with All-TCCC Honorable Mention nods. Todd finished the conference regular season with 10 caused turnovers, 18 draw controls, and 21 groundballs. She also had four goals and two assists. Barnes in her rookie campaign had 23 groundballs and 13 caused turnovers while finding the back of the net once.
Endicott, as the \#2 seed in the upcoming TCCC Tournament, is set to host the \#7 seed Salve Regina University on Saturday, April 30th at 2:00 pm at Endicott Stadium. The Gulls will be competing in search of their sixth straight conference title.
