McDonogh girls lacrosse No. 1 in the nation
McDonogh's Taylor Cummings, pictured during the IAAM A Conference final against Roland Park in May, has been named National Player of the Year by Lacrosse Magazine. (Photo by Kitty R. Charlton/Patuxent Publishing)
McDonogh's girls lacrosse team was ranked No. 1 in the nation for 2011, and Eagles midfielder Taylor Cummings was named National Player of the Year by Lacrosse Magazine, US Lacrosse announced Wednesday.
Coach Chris Robinson's team finished 19-0 this spring and has won 51 straight games. The Eagles defeated Roland Park, 18-17, to win their third straight IAAM A Conference title and polish off a second straight unbeaten season. They have not lost since April 2008 and were also ranked No. 1 in the nation by ESPN Rise.
Cummings, who has committed to Maryland, finished her junior year as the All-Metro Player of the Year and The Baltimore Sun's Female High School Athlete of the Year. A powerhouse on the draw, she scored 60 goals and had 15 assists last season, including the game-winning goal in the A Conference final.
Other local teams to make the Top 25 include No. 13 Roland Park (15-6, No. 2 in The Sun's final poll), No. 14 Bryn Mawr (16-3, No. 3) and No. 18 Marriotts Ridge (18-1, No. 4), which won its first state championship in Class 3A-2A.
The full poll:
1. McDonogh (Md., 19-0)
2. Garden City (N.Y., 21-0)
3. St. Anthony's (N.Y., 16-2)
4. Ridgewood (N.J., 23-1)
5. Vero Beach (Fla., 22-0)
6. Good Counsel (Md., 19-2)
7. Northport (N.Y., 20-2)
8. Westwood (Mass., 22-0-1)
9. West Genesee (N.Y., 19-1)
10. Moorestown (N.J., 22-4)
11. Farmingdale (N.Y., 16-2)
12. Loyola (Ill., 21-2)
13. Roland Park (Md., 15-6)
14. Bryn Mawr (Md., 16-3)
15. St. Stephen's and St. Agnes (Va., 31-2)
16. Mendham (N.J., 18-3)
17. Garnet Valley (Pa., 24-3)
18. Marriotts Ridge (Md., 18-1)
19. Milton (Ga., 19-1-1)
20. Hauppage (N.Y., 19-1)
21. Londonderry (N.H., 19-1)
22. Pittsford (N.Y., 21-1)
23. Cherry Creek (Colo., 19-1)
24. New Trier (Ill., 19-3)
25. St. Ignatius (Calif., 17-1)
Comments
Congratulations young Ladies. Whast an accomplishment you have achieved over the past 3 years. Couldn't happen to a better of young ladies..Guys are you paying attention?????
Posted by: Flip Harrison | August 10, 2011 8:32 PM
Best team money and recruiting can buy! More impressed by the public schools on the list like Marriotts Ridge that have to use local talent, after schools like McDonogh siphon off the top kids.
Posted by: PHS | August 11, 2011 7:57 AM