2002 Women's Lacrosse All-Conference Teams Announced

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Bergofsky of Middlebury Selected as Player of the Year

HARTFORD, Conn. - Senior midfielder Julia Bergofsky of NESCAC champion Middlebury College was named the 2002 NESCAC Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Year. Bergofsky, a repeat first-team selection, leads the Panthers in scoring with 42 goals and 18 assists for 60 points entering the NCAA Division III tournament.

Four other players from Middlebury received first-team recognition, including junior attack Char Glessner, who was named to the first team for the second consecutive year. She is second on the team in scoring. Sophomore midfielder Nuala O’Donohue, the third-leading scorer on the team, was named to the first team after earning NESCAC Rookie of the Year honors last year.

Senior defender Ali Connolly, who leads the team in ground ball pickups and caused turnovers, and sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Grenert received first-team honors. Grenert leads the conference with a 5.73 goals against average and .667 save percentage.

Three players from NESCAC runner-up Amherst were named to the first team. Junior attack Abby Ouimet leads the conference in scoring with 36 goals and 38 assists for 74 points entering the NCAA tournament. Sophomore midfielder Liz Martin leads the Jeffs with 47 goals, while senior defender Cara Coscarelli is the team’s top defender.

Senior midfielder Heather Black of Williams was named to the first team for the second consecutive year after leading the Ephs with 27 goals and 28 assists for 55 points. Sophomore attack Molly Jennings and junior defender Kathryn Doherty of Williams also received first-team honors. Jennings scored 25 goals and added 12 assists, while Doherty finished second on the team in scoring with 25 goals and 42 points.

Rounding out the first team was senior attack Marcia Ingraham of Colby, who was one of the top scorers in the conference throughout the season.

First-year attack Bea Gratry, who earned second-team all-conference accolades, was named the 2002 NESCAC Rookie of the Year after leading the conference with 55 goals. Middlebury Head Coach Missy Foote was named the 2002 NESCAC Coach of the Year.

2002 NESCAC Women's Lacrosse All-Conference Team

  First Team                 
Institution        
Yr.    
Hometown 
A Char Glessner Middlebury Jr. Ipswich, Mass.
A Marcia Ingraham Colby Sr. Georgetown, Mass.
A Molly Jennings Williams So. Greenwich, Conn.
A Abby Ouimet Amherst Jr. Hatfield, Mass.
M Julia Bergofsky Middlebury Sr. Exeter, N.H.
M Heather Black Williams Sr. Wayland, Mass.
M Liz Martin Amherst So. Baltimore, Md.
M Nuala O’Donohue Middlebury So. Needham, Mass.
D Ali Connolly Middlebury Sr. Marblehead, Mass.
D Cara Coscarelli Amherst Sr. West Hartford, Conn.
D Kathryn Doherty Williams Jr. Weston, Mass.
GK    
Sarah Grenert Middlebury So. Sewickley, Pa.
         
  Second Team Institution Yr.  Hometown 
A Bea Gratry Trinity Fr. Hunting Valley, Ohio
A Kristi Perine Bowdoin Sr. Middlebury, Vt.
A Ashley Taylor Trinity Sr. Washington, D.C.
M Allison Aldrich Amherst So. Cornwall, Vt.
M Martina McPherson Wesleyan So. Brookline, Mass.
M Carrie Smith Bates So. Chevy Chase, Md.
D Whitney Church Bowdoin Sr. Westwood, Mass.
D Anna Hitchner Connecticut Sr. Baltimore, Md.
D Kathy Kenney Tufts Jr. Needham, Mass.
D Whitney Pearce Colby Sr. Annisquam, Mass.
G Brooke Diamond Amherst Jr. Longmeadow, Mass.
G Abi Jackson Williams Jr. Jamaica Plain, Mass.
         
  Player of the Year      
M Julia Bergfosky
Middlebury Sr. Exeter, N.H.
         
  Rookie of the Year    
A Bea Gratry
Trinity Fy. Hunting Valley, Ohio
         
  Coach of the Year      
  Missy Foote
Middlebury