Women's Lacrosse Secures Four Ivy Yearly Awards To Lead All-Ivy Announcement

Princeton secured an Ivy League-best eight All-Ivy selections, highlighted by three players who earned major yearly awards in addition to first-team All-Ivy honors.

Kyla Sears was named unanimous Attacker of the Year and Marge Donovan was a unanimous selection as Defender of the Year. Classmate Sam Fish was named Goaltender of the Year for the second time in her career. All three earned first-team All-Ivy honors, with Sears and Donovan doing so unanimously.

Head coach Chris Sailer was named Ivy League Coach of the Year for the fourth time since the award was first awarded in 2015. Her four career Ivy League Coach of the Year selections are the most of any Ivy coach in the short history of the award.

Also earning All-Ivy honors were second-team All-Ivy selections Grace Tauckus and Kate Mulham as well as honorable mention All-Ivy choices Olivia Pugh, Maria Pansini and Mary Murphy.

The fourth Tiger to earn Attacker of the Year since the award was first presented in 2013, Kyla Sears is in the finishing stages of the most storied offensive career in program history. She is tied for the program's all-time lead in career points with 285 and is No. 1 all-time in assists with 93. She is also No. 2 all-time in goals with 192. This season, she leads the Ivy League in goals (53) and points (78) and is second in assists (25). Her 1.47 free position goals-per-game lead not on the Ivy League but are No. 1 in the nation. One of 25 nominees for the Tewaaraton Award, Sears is now a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection.

Marge Donovan is the third Tiger to be named Defender of the Year, earning her first career first-team All-Ivy selection in the process. Now a three-time All-Ivy honoree overall, Donovan led the Ivy League in caused turnovers (20) and draw controls (83) while adding 19 ground balls. Donovan also scored twice and added two assists. She enters this weekend No. 2 all-time in draw controls by a Tiger (185) and her 83 draw controls this season are also No. 2 in that category.

Sam Fish is now a two-time Ivy League Goaltender of the Year, following up her selection in 2019. The award has only been presented since 2018, making Fish the first-ever two-time winner of the award. Now a three-time All-Ivy selection who has twice earned first-team All-Ivy honors, Fish led the Ivy League in saves (149) and saves-per-game (9.93) this season and was second in save percentage (.454). In Ivy League games, she posted a 9.63 GAA and a .500 save percentage.

Sophomore Grace Tauckus earned her first-career All-Ivy honor on the strength of a 41-point regular season. She was second on the team in points and goals (36). Her 36 goals were No. 3 in the Ivy League and she's No. 9 in the Ancient Eight in points.

Junior Kate Mulham is also a first-time All-Ivy selection, earning second team distinction following a breakout campaign. She has established new career highs in goals (31), assists (9) and points (40). Her 2.43 goals-per-game in Ivy League play rank No. 9 in the conference.

Three of Princeton's standout defenders earned honorable mention All-Ivy, each garnering their first career All-Ivy selections.

Mary Murphy, who has twice been named All-Tournament at the Ivy League Tournament, picked up her first career All-Ivy nod. She is third on the team with 27 ground balls and fourth in caused turnovers with 10.

Maria Pansini is eighth on the Tigers with 14 ground balls and fourth in caused turnovers with 10. Six of her caused turnovers came in Ivy games, ranking her ninth in caused turnovers-per-game during Ivy play.

Olivia Pugh was fourth on the team with 19 ground balls, adding six caused turnovers as one of Princeton's top matchup defenders.

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