2017 Women's Lacrosse News
Five MASCAC women's lacrosse teams along with 13 student-athletes from the respective teams received All-Academic honors from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association as announced by the organization last week.
A total of 799 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Spring 2017 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
Here is the 2017 MASCAC Spring Championship recap where you will find information on all the spring events plus any post-season awards.
34 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2017 Spring Sportsmanship Teams.
For the third straight year, Westfield State received the most points out of the eight institutions to claim the Howard C. Smith Cup following the completion of the spring season. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the 15 league championship sports.
Fitchburg State's Ali Laferriere and Carrie Long along with Framingham State's Kimmy Foley have been named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III North Women's Lacrosse All-Star teams as announced by the organization today.
Brooke Williams of Westfield State is the final MASCAC Women's Lacrosse Player of the Year after the Owls competed in the NCAA Tournament this past weekend.
The first time was the charm for Westfield State in the opening round of the 2017 NCAA Division III women's lacrosse national championship tournament, as the Owls posted a 15-8 win over Castleton University in Westfield's inaugural bow in the NCAA's at Boswell Field on the campus of William Smith College on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Melissa Renauld of Bridgewater State has been named the 2017 Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Year and headlines this year’s all-conference team in a vote taken of the eight coaches from around the league.
Maria Woodall of Westfield State and Hayley White of Bridgewater State take home the MASCAC Women's Lacrosse Player and Rookie of the Week after competing in the tournament title game Saturday.
Westfield State University will play Castleton State University in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament next Saturday, May 13, at William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y.
Led by tournament MVP, sophomore goaltender Maria Woodall, second-seeded Westfield State University captured the 2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Lacrosse Tournament championship with a decisive 15-5 victory over number one seed and four-time reigning champion Bridgewater State University on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field.
Ashley Solari has been a fixture on the Upper Cape sports scene for a long time. After coming up through the youth program in Sandwich, Solari stared for the Lady Knights in both soccer and lacrosse before moving on to college.
Bridgewater State and Westfield State are heading to the MASCAC Women's Lacrosse Championship game on Saturday, May 6th after winning their semifinal contests on Thursday night.
Freshman midfielder Grace Gamache (Dartmouth, Mass.) has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III North Women's Lacrosse Rookie of the Week for the week ending April 23rd.
After winning their respective quarterfinal matchups on Tuesday night, Fitchburg State and Framingham State move on to the MASCAC Women's Lacrosse Tournament semifinals on Thursday.
