Co- Offensive Player of the Year
Meghan Frederick - Duquesne
Junior, Attack, Cockeysville, Md./Dulaney HS
Frederick set an Atlantic 10 Conference single-season assists record with a league-leading 44 assists on the season, which ranks fourth nationally...finished the regular season tied for the lead in points with 77 and added 33 goals on the year...ranked in the top ten nationally all season in assists (44), assists per game (2.59), points (77) and points per game (4.53)...led the A-10 with 5.14 points per game in league play.
Co- Offensive Player of the Year
Allison Furstenburg - Richmond
Senior, Attack, Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunderton Central Region HS
Furstenburg earns her second-straight Offensive Player of the Year honor after helping the Spiders to the second seed in the A-10 Championship...led her squad with 51 goals and added 26 assists to rank third in the Conference with 77 point...a two-time A-10 Player of the Week honoree, and has twice been named first-team All-Conference.
Midfielder of the Year
Ashley Wood - Duquesne
Senior, Midfielder, Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights HS
Wood garners the league's second-ever Midfielder of the Year award...finished the regular season with 52 goals and two assists for 54 points on the season, ranking her ninth in the league in total points...named A-10 Player of the Week on Mar. 16...one of the most versatile players in the Conference, she led the A-10 in caused turnovers per game (1.71) and was second in goals per game (3.18).
Defensive Player of the Year
Suzy Herlihy - Saint Joseph's
Senior, Goalkeeper, Clarksville, Md./River Hill HS
Herlihy led the league with an 8.77 goals against average (GAA) and a .513 save percentage, placing her in the top 10 nationally in both categories...nabbed a team-high 29 ground balls and caused nine turnovers from the cage while earning two A-10 Player of the Week awards...firstteam All-Conference honoree...set a school record for career wins (24)and finished the season ranked second in school history in career GAA(8.85).
Rookie of the Year
Sarah Phillips - George Washington
Freshman, Midfielder, Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West HS
Phillips enjoyed an outstanding rookie season for George Washington...two-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week was second on her team in points with 36 after notching 18 goals and 18 assists on the year...started every A-10 game and scored three or more goals in all eight contests, including five-goal performances against Temple and Saint Joseph's.
Student-Athlete of the Year
Mandy Friend - Richmond
Senior, Midfielder, Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy
Friend is Richmond's second leading scorer with 47 goals and 19 assists for 66 points...the two-time A-10 Midfielder of the Year ranks in the top 10 in the league in all offensive stats...this is her fourth straight year on the All-Conference first-team and fourth year she has won at least one of the league's top awards...maintains a 3.40 grade point average as a leadership studies major.
Coach of the Year
Denise Roessler - Saint Joseph's
Roessler guided Saint Joseph's to the program's first Championship appearance since 2001, including a trip to the finals this season...helped the Hawks to a record-setting year with new marks in goals scored (206), points (285), shots (538), overall wins (10), and A-10 wins (five)...a 1995 graduate of Old Dominion with a bachelor of science degree in sports medicine, Roessler played women's lacrosse at ODU under Sue Stahl, who currently serves as the United States National Team head women's lacrosse coach.
