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Princeton University Athletics
US Lacrosse Women's All-America Teams Announced
May 24, 2001 | Women's Lacrosse
May 24, 2001
Baltimore, Md. - US Lacrosse announced its women's All-America Teams on Wednesday, May 23, and three Princeton players earned honors. Julie Shaner (Sr., Midfield, Gwynedd Valley, Pa.) and Rachel Becker (So., Defense, Broomall, Pa.) were selected as first-team All-Americans, while Kim Smith (Jr., Attack, Baltimore, Md.) received honorable mention accolades.
Shaner, who is a three-time IWLCA All-American (2001, 2000 - first team, 1999 - second team), is Princeton's all-time leader in ground balls with 289 and has 164 points (109g, 55a) in 72 games. This season she led the Tigers with 56 ground balls, is second on the team with 30 caused turnovers, has a team-high 21 assists and scored 41 points (20g, 21a). Shaner was recently named as one of five finalists for the prestigious Tewaaraton Trophy, which is the award given to the finest male and female lacrosse players in the collegiate game.
Becker has played in every game in her two-year Princeton career, and she made a name for herself defending Maryland's Jen Adams on two occasions this season. In Princeton's 7-6 loss at Maryland on Wednesday, April 25 Becker held Adams to two goals, which was well below her season scoring average coming into the game. Becker leads the Tigers with 32 caused turnovers, and she is third on the team with 45 ground balls. Further, Becker's tremendous man-to-man defensive skills were on display in Maryland's 14-7 NCAA semifinal win over Princeton on Friday, April 18.
Representing Princeton as an honorable mention All-America selection, Kim Smith led the Tigers in goals (36) and was second is scoring with 42 points. A lethal scorer, Smith posted one six-goal performance and two four-goal games in 2001. She tied Simone by scoring a team-high 21 points (17g, 4a) in Ivy League play.
The complete team as selected by US Lacrosse is listed below:
First-Team Attack:
Allison Comito (Maryland), Lindsey Lowman (William & Mary), Stacey Morlang (Loyola), Sheehan Stanwick (Georgetown)
First-Team Midfield:
Jen Adams (Maryland), Quinn Carney (Maryland), Lauren Gallagher (Duke), Suzy Gibbons (Dartmouth), Kate Kaiser (Duke), Christine McPike (North Carolina), Julie Shaner (Princeton)
First-Team Defense (including goalies):
Rachel Becker (Princeton), Kristen Foster (Duke - goalie), Laurie Kenis (Virginia), Caitlin McLean (Georgetown)
Honorable Mention:
Lauren Aumiller (Virginia), Stacey Brown (Syracuse), Niki Caggiano (Brown), Alison DiCecco (Penn State), Tara Hanaford (William & Mary), Sarah Hughes (Dartmouth), Sarah Oglesby (Georgetown), Kim Smith (Princeton), Carrie Soults (Syracuse), Lisa Staedt (James Madison), Lindsay Stone (North Carolina), Kellie Thompson (North Carolina), Amy Zimmer (Dartmouth)