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Big Ten Announces 2023 Women's Lacrosse All-Conference Teams
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference announced its 2023 women’s lacrosse all-conference teams Wednesday morning, following a vote by the conference’s seven head coaches. That same group will also be selecting the Big Ten’s individual award recipients, with that announcement to come next week.
Big Ten champion Northwestern led the conference with eight All-Big Ten honorees, including five on the First Team. Among them were a pair of unanimous selections – senior attacker Erin Coykendall and graduate student attacker Izzy Scane. Fellow attacker Hailey Rhatigan, midfielder Samantha Smith and defender Samantha White were also named to the First Team.
Seven players from Maryland received All-Big Ten accolades, including unanimous selection senior midfielder Shaylan Ahearn. The senior was joined on the First Team by attacker Eloise Clevenger, defenders Abby Bosco, and goaltender Emily Sterling.
Michigan had five three players named to the First Team, including attacker Jill Smith, midfielder Erin Garvey, and defender Maddie Burns.
Completing the First Team were a pair of players from Penn State and Rutgers. The Nittany Lions junior Kristin O’Neill was a unanimous selection in the midfield, while Rutgers senior Meghan Ball was a unanimous selection as a defender. Penn State defender Ellie Hollin and Scarlet Knights midfielder Cassidy Spilis were also named to the First Team.
The Big Ten also recognized seven Sportsmanship Award recipients in the sport of women’s lacrosse on Wednesday, one from each conference school. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athletes must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
The complete All-Big Ten teams are listed below.
The 2023 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Tournament begins Saturday, with three quarterfinal round games on campus sights. Saturday’s winners will join top seed Northwestern at the Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium in Columbus, Ohio for the semifinals and championship on Thursday, May 4 and Saturday, May 6, respectively.
First Team
SHAYLAN AHEARN, Sr., M, Maryland
Abby Bosco, Gr., D, Maryland
Eloise Clevenger, Jr, M, Maryland
Emily Sterling, Sr., GK, Maryland
Maddie Burns, Jr., D, Michigan
Erin Garvey, Gr., M, Michigan
Jill Smith, So., A, Michigan
ERIN COYKENDALL, Sr., A, Northwestern
Hailey Rhatigan, Gr., A, Northwestern
IZZY SCANE, Gr., A, Northwestern
Samantha Smith, So., M, Northwestern
Samantha White, So., D, Northwestern
Ellie Hollin, So., D, Penn State
KRISTIN O’NEILL, Jr., M, Penn State
MEGHAN BALL, Sr., D, Rutgers
Cassidy Spilis, Sr., M, Rutgers
Second Team
Maeve Barker, Sr., A, Johns Hopkins
Kori Edmondson, Fr., M, Maryland
Brianna Lamoureux, Sr., D, Maryland
Libby May, Sr., A, Maryland
Josie Gooch, Jr., M, Michigan
Morgan Whitaker, Gr., D, Michigan
Kendall Halpern, Jr., D, Northwestern
Molly Laliberty, Gr., GK, Northwestern
Madison Taylor, Fr., A, Northwestern
Jamie Lasda, Jr., A, Ohio State
Kayla Abernathy, Jr., M, Penn State
Sammy Dupcak, Jr., D, Penn State
Gretchen Gilmore, Jr., A, Penn State
Meghan Murray, Sr., M, Penn State
Ashley Campo, Sr., M, Rutgers
Marin Hartshorn, Gr., A, Rutgers
ALL CAPS indicates unanimous selections
Sportsmanship Team
Bailey Cheetham, Sr., M, Johns Hopkins
Chrissy Thomas, Jr., A, Maryland
Frances Workman, Sr., M, Michigan
Maddy Balter, Sr., A, Northwestern
Caly O’Brien, Sr., M, Ohio State
Rachel Spilker, Sr., D, Penn State
Janey Galski, Sr., A, Rutgers
Big Ten champion Northwestern led the conference with eight All-Big Ten honorees, including five on the First Team. Among them were a pair of unanimous selections – senior attacker Erin Coykendall and graduate student attacker Izzy Scane. Fellow attacker Hailey Rhatigan, midfielder Samantha Smith and defender Samantha White were also named to the First Team.
Seven players from Maryland received All-Big Ten accolades, including unanimous selection senior midfielder Shaylan Ahearn. The senior was joined on the First Team by attacker Eloise Clevenger, defenders Abby Bosco, and goaltender Emily Sterling.
Michigan had five three players named to the First Team, including attacker Jill Smith, midfielder Erin Garvey, and defender Maddie Burns.
Completing the First Team were a pair of players from Penn State and Rutgers. The Nittany Lions junior Kristin O’Neill was a unanimous selection in the midfield, while Rutgers senior Meghan Ball was a unanimous selection as a defender. Penn State defender Ellie Hollin and Scarlet Knights midfielder Cassidy Spilis were also named to the First Team.
The Big Ten also recognized seven Sportsmanship Award recipients in the sport of women’s lacrosse on Wednesday, one from each conference school. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athletes must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
The complete All-Big Ten teams are listed below.
The 2023 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Tournament begins Saturday, with three quarterfinal round games on campus sights. Saturday’s winners will join top seed Northwestern at the Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium in Columbus, Ohio for the semifinals and championship on Thursday, May 4 and Saturday, May 6, respectively.
First Team
SHAYLAN AHEARN, Sr., M, Maryland
Abby Bosco, Gr., D, Maryland
Eloise Clevenger, Jr, M, Maryland
Emily Sterling, Sr., GK, Maryland
Maddie Burns, Jr., D, Michigan
Erin Garvey, Gr., M, Michigan
Jill Smith, So., A, Michigan
ERIN COYKENDALL, Sr., A, Northwestern
Hailey Rhatigan, Gr., A, Northwestern
IZZY SCANE, Gr., A, Northwestern
Samantha Smith, So., M, Northwestern
Samantha White, So., D, Northwestern
Ellie Hollin, So., D, Penn State
KRISTIN O’NEILL, Jr., M, Penn State
MEGHAN BALL, Sr., D, Rutgers
Cassidy Spilis, Sr., M, Rutgers
Second Team
Maeve Barker, Sr., A, Johns Hopkins
Kori Edmondson, Fr., M, Maryland
Brianna Lamoureux, Sr., D, Maryland
Libby May, Sr., A, Maryland
Josie Gooch, Jr., M, Michigan
Morgan Whitaker, Gr., D, Michigan
Kendall Halpern, Jr., D, Northwestern
Molly Laliberty, Gr., GK, Northwestern
Madison Taylor, Fr., A, Northwestern
Jamie Lasda, Jr., A, Ohio State
Kayla Abernathy, Jr., M, Penn State
Sammy Dupcak, Jr., D, Penn State
Gretchen Gilmore, Jr., A, Penn State
Meghan Murray, Sr., M, Penn State
Ashley Campo, Sr., M, Rutgers
Marin Hartshorn, Gr., A, Rutgers
ALL CAPS indicates unanimous selections
Sportsmanship Team
Bailey Cheetham, Sr., M, Johns Hopkins
Chrissy Thomas, Jr., A, Maryland
Frances Workman, Sr., M, Michigan
Maddy Balter, Sr., A, Northwestern
Caly O’Brien, Sr., M, Ohio State
Rachel Spilker, Sr., D, Penn State
Janey Galski, Sr., A, Rutgers