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McGarvie Named Ivy League Player of the Year; Six Others Named All-League
May 06, 2009 | Women's Lacrosse
PRINCETON, N.J. (5/6/09) ? Senior Holly McGarvie was named the 2009 Ivy League Co-Player of the Year in women's lacrosse it was announced by the Ivy League office on Wednesday, May 6.
McGarvie earned the honor along with Emma Spiro from Penn, from which Erin Brennan was a unanimous selection for Rookie of the Year. Princeton and Penn led the awards with seven selections each.
Senior defender Marie McKenna and McGarvie were both unanimous first-team selections, and senior Kristin Schwab was also named to the first team. Senior Katie Cox and sophomore Erin Tochihara earned second-team honors, and sophomore Lizzy Drumm and senior Christine Casaceli were honorable mention picks.
McGarvie is the third player in Princeton history to earn Rookie and Player of the Year honors during a career. She is a two-time Tewaaraton nominee and will represent the U.S., at the World Cup this summer. A first-team All-America, McGarvie has been an All-Ivy honoree all four years. A two-sport athlete, McGarvie has started in every game during her career, amassing 112 goals and 50 assists for 162 points. She ranks in the top-10 in the program in points and assists in a career. McGarvie leads the team in five categories and is the only player in the nation to rank in the top 20 in ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers on a team still playing. She was named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week twice this season, and was on the Honor Roll twice.
McKenna anchors the Princeton defense, which currently ranks fourth in the nation. During her career as a four-year starter the defense allowed a stingy 8.78 goals per game. A second-team All-America, McKenna was on the Tewaaraton Watch List this season and was a first-team All-Ivy selection last year. McKenna collected her first career points this season, two goals and an assist, and is second on the team in caused turnovers with 27, third in ground balls with 35, and fifth in draw controls with 18. She was named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on two occasions. McKenna is closing in on 100 ground balls, and also has 63 career caused turnovers and 47 career draw controls.
Another two-sport athlete, Schwab is the only student-athlete in Princeton history to earn the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. She was named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll and was an Ivy League honorable mention selection in 2008. Schwab is third on the team in scoring with a team-best 35 goals along with four assists for 39 points. She is second on the team in ground balls with 36, second in draw controls with 36 and third in caused turnovers with 26. Schwab has 97 career points off of 77 goals and 20 assists, 103 ground balls, 95 draw controls and 59 caused turnovers.
Cox has started in every single game during her Princeton career, a total of 69 games. She has the second-most assists on the team, to go along with one goal for 11 points. In addition, Cox has 19 ground balls, 14 caused turnovers and three draw controls. This is Cox's third time receiving second-team All-Ivy honors.
Tochihara has started in 15 of the team's 16 games and has a 13-3 record as the starting goalie. A 2009 Tewaaraton nominee, she has a .542 save percentage and a 7.83 goals against average, making 130 saves on 240 shots. Tochihara leads the nation in save percentage and is third in the nation in goals against. She was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.
Drumm is Princeton's second-leading scorer with 33 goals and nine assists for 42 points. She has 21 draw controls, 13 ground balls and six caused turnovers. She has started in every game during her career, 34 games total, and currently has 76 career points from 61 goals and 15 assists.
A Third-Team All-America, Casaceli is fourth on the team in scoring with 25 goals and 10 assists for 35 points. She has 20 ground balls, 17 caused turnovers and six draw controls. Casaceli was named second-team All-Ivy last season and was named to the Ivy League Honor Roll once this season. She has collected 120 career points with 85 goals and 35 assists, and has 83 ground balls, 45 caused turnovers and 31 draw controls.
The five seniors earning All-Ivy honors have led the team to four appearances in the NCAA Tournament and won the Ivy League title in 2006.
Princeton will host Georgetown in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, May 10 at 1:30 p.m.
McGarvie earned the honor along with Emma Spiro from Penn, from which Erin Brennan was a unanimous selection for Rookie of the Year. Princeton and Penn led the awards with seven selections each.
Senior defender Marie McKenna and McGarvie were both unanimous first-team selections, and senior Kristin Schwab was also named to the first team. Senior Katie Cox and sophomore Erin Tochihara earned second-team honors, and sophomore Lizzy Drumm and senior Christine Casaceli were honorable mention picks.
McGarvie is the third player in Princeton history to earn Rookie and Player of the Year honors during a career. She is a two-time Tewaaraton nominee and will represent the U.S., at the World Cup this summer. A first-team All-America, McGarvie has been an All-Ivy honoree all four years. A two-sport athlete, McGarvie has started in every game during her career, amassing 112 goals and 50 assists for 162 points. She ranks in the top-10 in the program in points and assists in a career. McGarvie leads the team in five categories and is the only player in the nation to rank in the top 20 in ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers on a team still playing. She was named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week twice this season, and was on the Honor Roll twice.
McKenna anchors the Princeton defense, which currently ranks fourth in the nation. During her career as a four-year starter the defense allowed a stingy 8.78 goals per game. A second-team All-America, McKenna was on the Tewaaraton Watch List this season and was a first-team All-Ivy selection last year. McKenna collected her first career points this season, two goals and an assist, and is second on the team in caused turnovers with 27, third in ground balls with 35, and fifth in draw controls with 18. She was named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on two occasions. McKenna is closing in on 100 ground balls, and also has 63 career caused turnovers and 47 career draw controls.
Another two-sport athlete, Schwab is the only student-athlete in Princeton history to earn the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. She was named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll and was an Ivy League honorable mention selection in 2008. Schwab is third on the team in scoring with a team-best 35 goals along with four assists for 39 points. She is second on the team in ground balls with 36, second in draw controls with 36 and third in caused turnovers with 26. Schwab has 97 career points off of 77 goals and 20 assists, 103 ground balls, 95 draw controls and 59 caused turnovers.
Cox has started in every single game during her Princeton career, a total of 69 games. She has the second-most assists on the team, to go along with one goal for 11 points. In addition, Cox has 19 ground balls, 14 caused turnovers and three draw controls. This is Cox's third time receiving second-team All-Ivy honors.
Tochihara has started in 15 of the team's 16 games and has a 13-3 record as the starting goalie. A 2009 Tewaaraton nominee, she has a .542 save percentage and a 7.83 goals against average, making 130 saves on 240 shots. Tochihara leads the nation in save percentage and is third in the nation in goals against. She was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.
Drumm is Princeton's second-leading scorer with 33 goals and nine assists for 42 points. She has 21 draw controls, 13 ground balls and six caused turnovers. She has started in every game during her career, 34 games total, and currently has 76 career points from 61 goals and 15 assists.
A Third-Team All-America, Casaceli is fourth on the team in scoring with 25 goals and 10 assists for 35 points. She has 20 ground balls, 17 caused turnovers and six draw controls. Casaceli was named second-team All-Ivy last season and was named to the Ivy League Honor Roll once this season. She has collected 120 career points with 85 goals and 35 assists, and has 83 ground balls, 45 caused turnovers and 31 draw controls.
The five seniors earning All-Ivy honors have led the team to four appearances in the NCAA Tournament and won the Ivy League title in 2006.
Princeton will host Georgetown in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, May 10 at 1:30 p.m.
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