HADLEY, Mass. – The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) announced its women's lacrosse awards for the 2023 campaign.
Middlebury senior Jane Earley was named the NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year, teammate Erica Barr garnered the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year honor, and Trinity first-year Molly McGuckin was selected as the NESCAC Rookie of the Year. Middlebury head coach Kate Livesay was tabbed as the NESCAC Coach of the Year.
Earley repeats as the NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year and is the eighth Panther to be honored. She also earned a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team, the third all-conference honor of her career. Earley leads the league in draws (104), points (82), and points per game (4.56) while ranking second in goals (60) and third in assists (22). Earley eclipsed the 50-goal mark for the third time in her career this season and is second in Middlebury's record books in career goals (203), points (266), and draws (223). Earley set a program mark for most draw controls in a game earlier this season, winning 13 against TCNJ. Earley became just the second player in program history to surpass 100 draw controls in a season (104) during the Panthers' NESCAC Semifinal victory over Colby.
Barr is a two-time All-NESCAC First Team selection and has contributed to a Middlebury defensive unit that has limited opponents to 6.44 goals per game. Barr leads the Panthers in ground balls (35 – 6th in the NESCAC) and caused turnovers (34 – 3rd in the NESCAC) while ranking second in draws (62) and is third among Middlebury's all-time draw control leaders (206). Barr is the first Panther to garner the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year award.
McGuckin is the third Bantam to earn NESCAC Rookie of the Year and the first since 2008. McGuckin leads Trinity in scoring with team-highs of 51 goals and 64 points. She has also handed out 13 assists and collected 16 ground balls with 14 draws. McGuckin helped Trinity qualify for the NESCAC Championship for the 15th consecutive season and the Bantams received an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Livesay earns the NESCAC Coach of the Year honor for the seventh time in her career, winning it four times at the helm of Trinity, and this season marks the third time she has earned the honor while at Middlebury. She led the Panthers to a perfect regular season (15-0, 10-0 NESCAC) for the second consecutive year and the Panthers captured their 11th NESCAC title and earned a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament.
2023 NESCAC Women's Lacrosse Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Jane Earley, Middlebury
Defensive Player of the Year: Erica Barr, Middlebury
Rookie of the Year: Molly McGuckin, Trinity
Coach of the Year: Kate Livesay, Middlebury
| All-NESCAC First Team |
| Pos- Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| A - Gianna Bruno |
Colby |
Sr. |
New Canaan, Conn. |
2022 1st Team, 2021 1st Team |
| A - Margie Carden |
Tufts |
So. |
Newtown Square, Pa. |
2022 2nd Team |
| A - Jane Earley |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
North Falmouth, Mass. |
2022 POY, 2022 1st Team, 2019 2nd Team |
| A - Olivia Lai |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Basking Ridge, N.J. |
2022 ROY, 2022 1st Team |
| A - Molly McGuckin |
Trinity |
Fy. |
Darien, Conn. |
|
| A - Hope Shue |
Middlebury |
So. |
Dover, Mass. |
2022 2nd Team |
| M - Elizabeth Hennessey |
Colby |
Sr. |
Hingham, Mass. |
2022 2nd Team, 2021 end Team |
| M - Emma Joyce |
Tufts |
Jr. |
Towson, Md. |
|
| M - Susan Rowley |
Middlebury |
Jr. |
Dedham, Mass. |
|
| M - Claudia Russell |
Williams |
So. |
Danville, Calif. |
|
| D - Erica Barr |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Medford, N.J. |
2022 1st Team |
| D - Meghan Lane |
Hamilton |
Jr. |
Wilton, Conn. |
2022 2nd Team, 2021 2nd Team |
| D - Colleen Mooney |
Amherst |
Sr. |
Smithtown, N.Y. |
2022 2nd Team |
| D - Erin Trotta |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Manhasset, N.Y. |
|
| G - Courtney Kaufman |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Park City, Utah |
|
| All-NESCAC Second Team |
| Pos-Name |
School |
Yr |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| A - Kate Balicki |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Wayland, Mass. |
2022 1st Team |
| A - Annie Eddy |
Colby |
Sr. |
Cheshire, Conn. |
2022 2nd Team, 2021 2nd Team |
| A - Lily Ives |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Chappaqua, N.Y. |
|
| A - Clara Sosa |
Amherst |
Fy. |
Mamaroneck, N.Y. |
|
| A - Sophie Sudano |
Bowdoin |
Jr. |
Wilton, Conn. |
2022 2nd Team |
| M - Madeline Delaney |
Tufts |
Jr. |
Boxford, Mass. |
|
| M - Julia Jardina |
Colby |
So. |
Louisville, Ky. |
|
| M - Kiara Tangney |
Wesleyan |
So. |
Reading, Mass. |
|
| M - Casey Ward |
Trinity |
Jr. |
Norwell, Mass. |
|
| D - Abigail Gleeson-Feldman |
Conn. College |
Sr. |
Nanuet, N.Y. |
|
| D - Molly Hellman |
Williams |
Jr. |
Darien, Conn. |
|
| D - Jillian Mazzocca |
Colby |
Sr. |
West Hartford, Conn. |
|
| D - Sarah Moore |
Hamilton |
Sr. |
Georgetown, Mass. |
|
| D - Kylie Wilson |
Middlebury |
So. |
Scituate, Mass. |
|
| G - Annie Enrietto |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Winnetka, Ill. |
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