Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/5/09
Neumann College’s Gabby D’Ambrosio was named the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Player of the Year and Gwynedd-Mercy College mentor Sarah Quintois was named the CSAC Coach of the Year.
D’Ambrosio led the Knights this season with 68 goals and 13 assists for 81 points in 17 games. She scored her 200th career goal recently against Swarthmore.
Meanwhile, league champion Cabrini earned 10 postseason honors, including four first-team selections.
For Cabrini, junior attack Amanda Alexandrowicz (Ridley), junior midfielder Erin Nollen (Henderson), senior defender Chrissy Regan (St. Hubert) and junior goalkeeper Kate Schmid (St. Hubert) received First Team CSAC recognition.
See full list of Philly college players who have earned all-conference honors for 2009
CSAC Women’s Lacrosse All-League picks with Philly ties
Player of the Year: Gabby D’Ambrosio, Neumann College
Coach of the Year: Sarah Quintois, Gwynedd-Mercy College
First Team All-Conference:
Attackers:
Amanda Alexandrowicz (Ridley), Cabrini College
Colleen Dellostretto (Upper Moreland), Gwynedd-Mercy College
Defenders:
Chrissy Regan (St. Hubert), Cabrini College
Pam Moyer (Boyertown), Gwynedd-Mercy College
Kerri Sinclair, Neumann College
Midfielders:
Gabby D’Ambrosio, Neumann College
Erin Nollen (Henderson), Cabrini College
Victoria Geppert (Pennridge), Gwynedd-Mercy College
Goalkeeper:
Kate Schmid (St. Hubert), Cabrini College
Second Team All-Conference:
Attackers:
Shannon Carabba (Springfield-Montco), Gwynedd-Mercy College
Alex Bohen (Upper Merion), Neumann College
Rebecca Whiteman (Great Valley), Immaculata University
Defenders:
Christina Romano (St. Hubert), Cabrini College
Jenn Norris, Immaculata University
Midfielders:
Lynda Kaufmann (Chichester), Cabrini College
Kristie Pollock (Unionville), Gwynedd-Mercy College
Kacie O’Neill (Sun Valley), Immaculata University
Honorable Mention:
Jaime O’Hanlon (Springfield-Delco), Cabrini College
Kristen Vernon, Cabrini College
Colleen Finnegan, Neumann College
Anna Scholl, Cabrini College
Trisha Timony, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Kathleen Sinclair, Neumann College
Tiffany Baker, Neumann College
Rachael DiCicco, Neumann College
Courtney Davis (West Chester East), Cabrini College
CSAC Sportsmanship Award Recipients:
Monica Souders, Cabrini College
Amanda Dombroski, Cedar Crest College
Trisha Timony, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Brittany Worthington (Methacton), Immaculata University
Dani Schnapf, Neumann College
Haverford’s Shaner Young is CC Coach of the Year
Haverford College first-year head women’s lacrosse coach Julie Shaner Young (Germantown Academy) was named Centennial Conference Coach of the Year.
Under Young’s direction, Haverford nearly garnered the fifth playoff spot which would have capped off a tremendous turnaround for a team that won just one conference game last season. Young led the Fords to a 10-6 record which was the first winning record posted by the program since a 9-7 campaign in 2005. The 10 wins are the most in a single-season since 2000 when that team also finished with 10 victories. The four conference wins were the most by the program since 2005.
First team
A-Jen Pritchard, Franklin & Marshall Sr Media, PA / Penncrest
M-Shannon Summers, Franklin & Marshall Sr North Wales, PA / Hill School
D-Melissa Grigsby, Swarthmore Sr West Chester, PA / West Chester East
Second team
A-Josie Ferri, Haverford Fr Yardley, PA / Pennsbury
M-Elizabeth Cannon, Ursinus Jr Garrison, NY / James I. O’Neill
D-Sarah Brant, Ursinus Jr Collegeville, PA / Hill School
Honorable Mention
Pos / Name Class Hometown / High School
A-Lexie Kob, Dickinson Jr Collegeville, PA / Spring-Ford
M-Ashley Bevington, Franklin & Marshall Sr Schwenksville, PA / Hill School
Coach of the Year: Julie Shaner Young, Haverford College
