FOUR CAPTAINS NAMED FOR 2010 CAMPAIGN

May 12: Mary Jane Sweetland ’10 and Anna Parrott ’10 will be returning as captains for the 2010 St. Lawrence University women’s lacrosse season, and will be joined by classmate Lexi Wisnowski ‘’10, as well as Kelsey Redpath ‘’11, as announced by Saints Head Coach Jodi Canfield at the team’s annual dinner in early May.

As a junior, Sweetland (Hopewell, NJ/Stuart Country Day) was the team's fourth highest scorer, recording 16 goals and seven assists for 23 points. She also collected 14 ground balls and caused two turnovers while controlling five draws. A leader both on and off the field, Sweetland was awarded Honorable Mention honors from the conference and was named to the All-Academic team as well.

Parrott (Concord, MA/Holderness) continued to make her presence known when on the field in 2009, as she started in 14 games and picked up 32 ground balls, control six draws, and cause 12 turnovers. She was named to the conference All-Academic squad for her efforts in the classroom.

An essential contributor on both ends of the field, Wisnowski (Middlebury, VT/Middlebury Union) will join the leadership after playing in 10 games for St. Lawrence in her junior season, starting in eight of them. She recorded three goals and one assist for four points, while collecting 16 ground balls, controlling 22 draws and causing five turnovers.

In her sophomore season, Redpath (Norwich, VT/Hanover) earned All-Conference Honorable Mention accolades after anchoring the Saints' defense in the 2009 campaign. While she also scored four goals and added five assists, it was the 44 ground balls, 28 caused turnovers and 11 controlled draws that made her an effective asset to St. Lawrence's back line.

The Saints concluded their 2009 campaign with a 6-8 overall record and a fourth place finish in the Liberty League.

FOUR SAINTS EARN

ALL-CONFERENCE ACCOLADES;

FOUR NAMED TO ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Apr. 30: Senior captain Amanda Forbes was named to the Liberty League Second Team for the third straight year on Thursday while three other members of the St. Lawrence University women’s lacrosse team earned Honorable Mention as the conference announced its annual awards Thursday morning.

Forbes (Glens Falls, NY/Glens Falls) was a critical piece for the Saints this season as she scored 40 goals and 7 assists for a team-high 47 total points, recording at least a goal in 13 of St. Lawrence's 14 games.  She was valuable on the defensive side of the ball as well, picking up 30 ground balls, controlling 34 draws, and causing 10 turnovers.  She tied for sixth in the conference in goals scored at the end of regular season action.

In addition, junior captain Mary Jane Sweetland (Hopewell, NJ/Stuart Country Day), along with sophomores Kelsey Redpath (Norwich, VT/Hanover) and Kim Morse (Peaks Island, ME/North Yarmouth Academy) were named Honorable Mentions.

Sweetland, a co-captain for the Saints this year, recorded 16 goals and seven assists for 23 points.  She also picked up 14 ground balls, controlled five draws and recorded two caused turnovers. 

Morse, the 2008 Liberty League Rookie of the Year, recorded 28 goals and four assists for 32 points in her sophomore season, including one game-winner against Skidmore.  Her efforts against Union and Skidmore earned her 'Co-Offensive Performer of the Week' honors after she scored 10 goals in just two games.  She also scooped up 18 ground balls throughout the season, controlled 29 draws, and caused nine turnovers.

Redpath was a great asset to the Saints' starting lineup this season, posting impressive defensive numbers while also finding her way to the net four times and adding five helpers for nine points.  The sophomore picked up 44 ground balls, controlled 11 draws, and caused 28 turnovers, the second most in the Liberty League.  She averaged less than one turnover per game.

Sweetland was one of four members of the Saints squad to earn a spot on the 2009 Liberty League All-Academic Team.  Fellow classmates Courtney Hendrick (Newton, MA/Newton North)  and co-captain Anna Parrott (Concord, MA/Holderness), as well as senior Brittany Misercola (Watertown, NY/Watertown) joined her on the list.  Students must have a 3.2 GPA or higher and be at least in their second year at their respective institution to be named an All-Academic scholar.

Union’s Kristin Joyce was named the conference’s ‘Player of the Year’ while William Smith’s Lucy Johnson earned ‘Rookie of the Year’ honors.  Union Head Coach Jessica Critchlow and her staff were named the Liberty League’s Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the Dutchwomen to an undefeated 8-0 conference mark and a No. 6 ranking in the country.

St. Lawrence completed their season with a 6-8 overall record and tied for fourth in the conference with a 3-5 mark.