Sears Named Second-Team All-America after First Season

PRINCETON, N.J. (6/13/18) - In just her first year as a Princeton Tiger, freshman Kyla Sears has been awarded Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) second-team All-America honors, it was announced by the organization this afternoon. Sears is one of just three freshmen in the country that earned All-America honors.

Sears led Princeton in scoring with 64 goals and 19 assists for 83 points in 19 games. She ranked second nationally in freshmen scoring, averaging 4.37 points per game, which situated her 28th amongst all players. Sears had at least one point in every game this season and had at least a hat trick in 13 games of 19 games. A first-team All-Region, first-team All-Ivy League and Ivy League All-Tournament team member, Sears has already worked her way into the Princeton and Ivy League records book. Her 64 goals ranks her second in goals in a single season and her 83 points ranks her third in points in a single season. With 20 free-position goals she holds the school record for free-position goals in a single season. Sears is not only the all-time Princeton freshman scorer and goal scorer but also the all-time Ivy League freshman scorer and goal scorer.

Princeton won its 14th Ivy League title this season and fifth straight. With its fourth Ivy League Tournament Championship, the Tigers have won more than any other team in the Ivy League. Closing out the regular season with six wins in its last eight games, with its two losses to ranked teams and by just one goal each, Princeton made its 26th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament, falling to two-time national runner-up Boston College

First Team

Sam	Apuzzo	Boston College	Junior	Attack
Dempsey	Arsenault	Boston College	Junior	Midfield
Kasey	Behr	University of Virginia	Senior	Midfield
Julia	Braig	University of Maryland	Junior	Defense
Sarah	Brown	University of Colorado	Senior	Defense
Jenna	Collins	US Naval Academy	Senior	Midfield
Olivia	Conti	Towson University	Sophomore	Defense
Jen	Giles	University of Maryland	Junior	Midfield
Katie	Hoeg	University of North Carolina	Sophomore	Attack
Julia	Lisella	University of Colorado	RS-Sophomore	Goalkeeper
Marie	McCool	University of North Carolina	Senior	Midfield
Elizabeth	Miller	Boston College	Junior	Defense
Courtney	Murphy	Stony Brook University	Senior	Attack
Katie	O'Donnell	Pennsylvania State University	Senior	Midfield
Kylie	Ohlmiller	Stony Brook University	Senior	Attack
Megan	Whittle	University of Maryland	Senior	Attack

Second Team

Erin	Barry	University of Pennsylvania	Sophomore	Midfield
Madison	Carter	Pennsylvania State University	Junior	Attack
Cassie	Ekstrom	University of Connecticut	Senior	Defense
Grace	Gabriel	Marquette University	Junior	Midfield
Brooke	Gubitosi	Stony Brook University	RS-Senior	Defense
Haley	Hicklen	University of Florida	Junior	Goalkeeper
Ally	Kennedy	Stony Brook University	Sophomore	Midfield
Darby	Kiernan	University of Colorado	Senior	Attack
Kelsey	Murray	Stanford University	RS-Senior	Attack
Sheila	Nesselbush	Northwestern University	Senior	Midfield
Paige	Petty	Virginia Tech	Freshman	Midfield
Lindsey	Ronbeck	University of Florida	Junior	Attack
Kyla	Sears	Princeton University	Freshman	Attack
Caroline	Steele	University of Maryland	Junior	Attack
Cara	Trombetta	University of Florida	Sophomore	Defense
Taylor	VanThof	Loyola University	Junior	Midfield

Third Team

Kayla	Brisolari	Pennsylvania State University	Junior	Defense
Lizzie	Colson	University of Maryland	Sophomore	Defense
Kaileen	Hart	Boston College	Senior	Attack
Ela	Hazar	University of North Carolina	Senior	Attack
Selena	Lasota	Northwestern University	RS Junior	Attack
Julia	Massaro	Stanford University	Junior	Defense
Kerrigan	Miller	University of Southern California	Sophomore	Midfield
Sammy	Mueller	University of Virginia	Sophomore	Midfield
Grace	Nolan	University of Connecticut	Senior	Attack
Taryn	Ohlmiller	Stony Brook University	Sophomore	Attack
Sydney	Pirecca	University of Florida	Junior	Midfield
Livy	Rosenzweig	Loyola University	Freshman	Attack
Gabby	Rosenzweig	University of Pennsylvania	Sophomore	Attack
Megan	Taylor	University of Maryland	Junior	Goalkeeper
Holly	Turner	University of Massachusetts	Senior	Attack
Tianna	Wallpher	Towson University	Senior	Defense

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