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Tochihara Named to Tewaaraton Watch List
March 07, 2011 | Women's Lacrosse
PRINCETON, N.J. (3/6/11) - Senior Erin Tochihara of the Princeton women's lacrosse team have been named to the 2011 Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List, it was announced by The Tewaarton Award Foundation on Friday, March 4. This is the third time Tochihara has made the list in her career.
The list is made up of the top lacrosse players across all three divisions and are the early hopefuls for the 2011 Tewaarton Trophy. The Watch List nominees are screened and selected by a committee of college coaches.
Tochihara earned a starting role at the end of her freshman year and has been solid in the cage for Princeton ever seen. She earned second-team All-America honors in 2009 and is a two-time first-team all-region selection and second-team all-Ivy League honoree. Tochihara has a 24-16 overall record and sports a 9.85 goals against average and a .485 save percentage in her career.
This season she owns a 2-1 record and has made 31 saves on 66 shots for a .470 save percentage and an 11.29 GAA. She was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 28 after making 12 stops in a 9-8 win over Johns Hopkins.
In Princeton's women's lacrosse history it has had one Tewaarton Trophy winner, three finalists and have received 18 nominations and/or watch list selections. Rachael Becker was the Tewaarton winner in 2003 and was a finalist in 2002. Julie Shanner was a finalist in 2001, Theresa Sherry in 2004 and Lindsey Biles in 2005.About the Tewaaraton
The Tewaaraton Award was formally established in August of 2000 by The University Club of Washington, DC and is the pre-eminent lacrosse award, which is awarded annually to the NCAA male and female lacrosse players of the year. Tradition dictates that each year the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy: the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and the Tuscarora. The 11th annual Tewaaraton Award event is set to recognize the Year of the Tuscarora. The 11th annual Tewaaraton Award will be presented on June 2, 2011 at the historical Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. Event details and ticket information can be found at www.TewaaratonAward.org.