Blue Jays' McCaffrey, 7 locals named to All-ALC first team
Johns Hopkins attacker Colleen McCaffrey was named to the American Lacrosse Conference first team Tuesday along with seven women who played high school lacrosse in the Baltimore area, including Player of the Year Kitty Cullen, a McDonogh graduate at Florida, and Goalie of the Year Dana Cahill, a Mercy graduate at Penn State.
Florida's Ashley Bruns (Mount Hebron) and Sam Farrell (Florida), Vanderbilt's Ally Carey (John Carroll), Penn State's Maggie Dunbar (St. Paul's) and Ohio State's Alayna Markwordt (Glenelg) were also named to the first team.
The second team included Johns Hopkins players Taylor D'Amore, Alyssa Kildare and Candace Rossi as well as Florida's Haydon Judge (St. Mary's), Vanderbilt's Courtney Kirk (Roland Park), Penn State's Jen Steadman (Century) and Ohio State's Brittney Zerhusen (Century).
Florida's Amanda O'Leary was named Coach of the Year after guiding the Gators to the No. 3 ranking and the top-seeded spot in this week's ALC tournament in only the second year of the program. The Gators (14-2) won 14 straight games and went undefeated in the conference.
Following are the complete teams:
Player of the Year: Kitty Cullen, Florida
Goalie of the Year: Dana Cahill, Penn State
Rookie of the Year: Alyssa Leonard, Northwestern
Coach of the Year: Amanda O’Leary, Florida
First Team
Ashley Bruns, Florida
Dana Cahill, Penn State
Ally Carey, Vanderbilt
Kitty Cullen, Florida
Maggie Dunbar, Penn State
Sam Farrell, Florida
Alex Frank, Northwestern
Colleen Magarity, Northwestern
Alayna Markwordt, Ohio State
Colleen McCaffrey, Johns Hopkins
Shannon Smith, Northwestern
Taylor Thornton, Northwestern
Second Team
Gabby Capuzzi, Ohio State
Taylor D'Amore, Johns Hopkins
Jackie Eastman, Penn State
Lindsey Gysin, Ohio State
Janine Hillier, Florida
Haydon Judge, Florida
Alyssa Kildare, Johns Hopkins
Courtney Kirk, Vanderbilt
Mikey Meagher, Florida
Candace Rossi, Johns Hopkins
Jen Steadman, Penn State
Brittney Zerhusen, Ohio State
