CAA Trio Earns IWLCA All-American Honors
RICHMOND,
Va. (May 29, 2012) - A trio of CAA women's lacrosse players were named to the
Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division I All-America
teams as announced by the organization on Monday. Towson's Alexa Demski, Mary
Teeters and James Madison's Casey Ancarrow all received Third-Team accolades.
Ancarrow was selected to the IWLCA All-America Third-Team for the
second year in a row. The 2012 CAA Player of the Year ranked second on the
Dukes' team in points (43), goals (34) and assists (9) despite missing the
final five games of the season with an injury. The redshirt junior attacker was
the CAA's leading goal-scorer, averaging 2.52 scores per game in regular-season
play. However, she did not qualify for the final CAA statistical rankings
because she did not play in 75 percent of JMU's games.
Demski
earned All-American honors for the first time in her career after picking up
first team all-region honors for the third straight season. The stellar
defender started the first 16 games of the year before suffering a
season-ending injury against James Madison in the regular season finale. Demski
earned first team All-CAA honors for the second straight season. She led the
Tigers and finished fifth in the CAA, averaging 1.25 caused turnovers per game.
Demski helped the Tiger defense hold 12 of their 16 regular season opponents to
under 10 goals in a game. She had 39 ground balls and 11 draw controls.
Teeters
capped her spectacular senior season by earning All-American honors after
earning first team all-region honors for the second time in her career. A first
team All-CAA selection and a Tewaaraton Trophy nominee, Teeters ranked among
the nation's leaders in goals against average (8.47) and save percentage (.502)
all season. She finished the season with 159 saves, becoming just the sixth
player in program history to record over 600 saves (631) in her career. Teeters
had several key stops in the CAA Tournament to help the Tigers secure their
fifth CAA title as she was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
The
IWLCA will honor the National All-America selections at the IWLCA All-America
banquet on June 16 at the Radisson Hotel Valley Forge in King Prussia, Pa.
2012
IWLCA All-America Teams
First Team
Becca Block, Syracuse, Jr., D
Ally Carey, Vanderbilt, Sr., M
Brittany Dashiell, Florida, Jr., M
Sam Farrell, Florida, Jr., D
Kellye Gallagher, Loyola, Sr., D
Karri Ellen Johnson, Maryland, Sr., A
Becky Lynch, North Carolina, Sr., A
Mikey Meagher, Florida, Jr., G
Alyssa Murray, Syracuse, So., A
Marlee Paton, Loyola, So., M
Sarah Plumb, Dartmouth, Sr., M
Iliana Sanza, Maryland, Jr., D
Katie Schwarzmann, Maryland, Jr., M
Shannon Smith, Northwestern, Sr., A
Taylor Thornton, Northwestern, Jr., D
Michelle Tumulo, Syracuse, Jr., A
Second
Team
Alex Aust, Maryland, Jr., A
Dana Cahill, Penn State, Sr., G
Gabby Capuzzi, Ohio State, Sr., M
Lizzy Carney, Penn State, So., D
Kitty Cullen, Florida, Jr., A
Erin Fitzgerald, Northwestern, Sr., A
Alex Frank, Northwestern, Sr., D
Caroline Helmer, Cornell, Sr., D
Kristin Igoe, Boston College, Sr., M
Alayna Markwordt, Ohio State, Sr., A
Josie Owen, Virginia, Sr., A
Sloane Serpe, North Carolina, So., D
Maggie Tamasitis, Notre Dame, Sr., A
Sophia Thomas, Georgetown, Jr., M
Kim Wenger, Duke, Sr., M
Laura Zimmerman, North Carolina, Sr., M
Third
Team
Casey Ancarrow, James Madison, Jr., A
Kelly Barnes, Georgetown, Sr., D
Kara Cannizzaro, North Carolina, Jr., M
Tatum Coffey, Penn State, Fr., M
Lindsey deButts, Princeton, Sr., D
Alexa
Demski, Towson, Jr., D
Danielle Etrasco, Boston University, Jr., A
Katie Ferris, Massachusetts, So., A
Julie Gardner, Virginia, Sr., M
Emma Hamm, Duke, Sr., A
Claire Petersen, Stony Brook, Jr., A
Maddie Poplawski, Pennsylvania, Jr., M
Jamie Reeg, Florida, Jr., D
Margaret Smith, Notre Dame, So., M
Mary
Teeters, Towson, Sr., G
Katie Webster, Syracuse, So., M