Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/5/23 – From Press Release
Massachusetts senior Fiona McGowan along with Richmond senior Arden Tierney earned distinction as the Atlantic 10 Women’s Lacrosse Co-Offensive Players of the Year while Saint Joseph’s freshman Alexa Capozzoli (Episcopal Academy) secured the Rookie of the Year recognition. UMass graduate student Amy Moreau along with senior teammate Audra Tosone registered the league’s Midfielder and Defensive Player of the Year awards, respectively, while first-year head coaches Jana Drummond of Massachusetts and LeighAnn Stauffer of St. Bonaventure locked down Co-Coach of the Year honors.
The Atlantic 10 released the five superlative awards along with the All-Conference, All-Rookie and All-Academic teams Wednesday prior to the 2023 A-10 Women’s Lacrosse Championship, which begins Thursday at Cary Street Field in Richmond, Va. The major honors, All-Conference teams and All-Rookie team were voted on by the A-10 women’s lacrosse head coaches while the All-Academic team was selected by the women’s lacrosse communications directors.
A freshman attacker out of Ridley Park, Capozzoli took over one of the leading offensive roles for Saint Joseph’s as the season progressed, morphing into a dynamic threat for the defending champion Hawks. A three-time Rookie of the Week, which ranks second most in program history behind Stephanie Kelly (2018), Capozzoli ended the regular season on a six-game goal streak. She tallied seven multi-goal games on the season, including four hat tricks, and logged three games with multiple assists with a season-high four coming against VCU in the finale.
SUPERLATIVE AWARDS
Co-Offensive Player of the Year: Fiona McGowan, Massachusetts / Arden Tierney, Richmond
Defensive Player of the Year: Audra Tosone, Massachusetts
Midfielder of the Year: Amy Moreau, Massachusetts
Rookie of the Year: Alexa Capozzoli (Episcopal Academy), Saint Joseph’s
Co-Coach of the Year: Jana Drummond, Massachusetts / LeighAnn Stauffer, St. Bonaventure
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Attackers
Fiona McGowan, Massachusetts
Lindsey Frank, Richmond
Arden Tierney, Richmond
Midfielders
Allie Hartnett, Davidson
Jordan Dean, Massachusetts
Amy Moreau, Massachusetts
Sophia DiCenso, Richmond
Bonnie Yu, Saint Joseph’s
Defenders
Hannah Heller, Massachusetts
Audra Tosone, Massachusetts
Maggie O’Brien (Academy of Notre Dame), Richmond
Goalkeeper
Jorden Concordia, Saint Joseph’s
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Attackers
Julianne Carey, Davidson
Alex Finn, Massachusetts
Colleen Quinn, Richmond
Juliana George (Penncrest), VCU
Midfielders
Mackenzie Leszczynski (Plymouth Whitemarsh), Duquesne
Riley Evans, Saint Joseph’s
Kelsey McDonnell, VCU
Defenders
Margaret Anne Warner, Davidson
Stella Ray, George Washington
Hannah Custer (Cocalico), Richmond
Jax Donohue, Richmond
Goalkeeper
Gina Carroll, Massachusetts
Catrina Tobin, Massachusetts
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Allie Hartnett, Davidson
Chelsea Evans, Duquesne
Stella Ray, George Washington
Kassidy Morris, Massachusetts
Catrina Tobin, Massachusetts
Jordyn Harrison, Richmond
Juliana Stanley, Richmond
Brit Colangelo, St. Bonaventure
Jessica Notaro, St. Bonaventure
Alexa Capozzoli (Episcopal Academy), Saint Joseph’s
Kate Fuhrman, Saint Joseph’s
Sarah Groark (Episcopal Academy), Saint Joseph’s
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Grace Fahey, Davidson
Hanna Pawela, Duquesne
Meghan Deehan, George Mason
Whitney Moran, George Washington
Alex Finn, Massachusetts
Amy Moreau, Massachusetts
Layton Nass, Massachusetts
Audra Tosone, Massachusetts
Arden Tierney, Richmond
Riley Evans, Saint Joseph’s
Quinn Howe, Saint Joseph’s
Kelsey McDonnell, VCU