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Bannantine and Hompe Named to Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List
February 24, 2016 | Women's Lacrosse
NEW YORK (2/23/16) - Senior Liz Bannantine and junior Olivia Hompe of the Princeton women's lacrosse team have been named to the 2016 Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List it was announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation on Tuesday evening.
The lists include the top 50 players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2016 Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour.
Both were named Preseason Second-Team All-America by Inside Lacrosse.
Bannantine was named second-team all-region as a junior defender and captured her third All-Ivy League honor with her second appearance on the first team. She started in all 18 games last season and was second on the team in caused turnovers with 14, while adding 18 ground balls and nine draw controls. Against Stony Brook in the second round of the NCAA tournament she caused three turnovers, including one in a man-down situation in the final minute of the first half. The following weekend she caused three more turnovers at Duke and won three ground balls in the quarterfinal match-up.
Hompe loaded up with post-season accolades as a sophomore attacker. She was named first-team all-region and was unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection. The Ivy League Tournament MVP was also named Academic All-Ivy. Hompe was second on the team in scoring with 70 points on a team-high 54 goals and 16 assists. She led the team in ground balls with 27, was third in draws with 28 and added 10 caused turnovers. Her best play came against Harvard last spring as she tallied six goals against the Crimson in the Ivy League tournament, the 15th time she had a multiple-goal game last season.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
On April 28, the field will be narrowed to 25 women's nominees.