Valway Leads Nine with CSAC Postseason Awards - Marywood University Athletics

CSAC Awards

Aston, PA – Marywood University freshman attack Ashley Valway was named to the Colonial States Athletic Conference First Team in women's lacrosse, as voted upon by the league's 10 head coaches Friday. Valway led nine Marywood players with postseason awards.

Natalie Burke, Haley Risi, and Lauren Smith were all selected to the Second Team All-CSAC. The conference picked Sam Bussinelli, Michaela DiLorenzo and Caitlin Watson to Honorable Mention status.

Katie Henry was the team's representative on the CSAC All-Sportsmanship Team.

Cabrini College's Sasha Wozniak was named the CSAC Player of the Year. The Cavaliers' Jess Breuning earned the conference's inaugural Defensive Player of the Year laurel and Jackie Neary claimed the CSAC Coach of the Year. Notre Dame of Maryland's Megan Morales claimed the distinction of CSAC Rookie of the Year.

Fresh off a CSAC Offensive Player of the Week laurel, Valway was picked to the First Team after leading the team in goals, assists and points. She scored 37 goals, 15 assists for 52 points. Her highlight of the season came in an eight-goal effort in a 17-13 victory over Immaculata on April 19. It marked the most single-game goals scored by a Pacer since the 2010 season. Valway totaled 11 points in a two-game stretch against Gwynedd Mercy and Cabrini in March.

Burke notched the first postseason award of her women's lacrosse career after leading the Pacers in draw controls and caused turnovers. She corralled 45 draw controls and caused 30 turnovers. Additionally, she was second on the team in assists (13) and ground balls among field players (35). The CSAC named Burke its CSAC Defensive Player of the Week on March 6 and to the Weekly Honor Roll on March 20. For her career, Burke ranks tied for third with 42 assists and fourth with 79 caused turnovers.

Risi also tabbed her first all-conference honors. She caused 12 turnovers, gathered 17 ground balls, and fielded 13 draw controls. Offensively, Risi finished with four goals and an assist. In an 11-9 loss to Hartwick, Risi had four caused turnovers, three draw controls and three ground balls.

Smith returns to Second Team All-CSAC status, previously winning the award in 2014. She ranks second in the conference in save percentage (.506) and saves per game (10.81). Smith sported a 10.56 goals-against average for the year. She won Defensive Player of the Week on April 24 and garnered a Weekly Honor Roll merit on Feb. 29. Smith made 11 saves and kept Centenary to four goals. She ranks second on the team with 36 ground balls, including nine versus Neumann.

Bussinelli turned it on in the second half of the season to finish with 31 goals and 11 assists for 42 points. She was named to the CSAC Honor Roll for the week ending April 10. Bussinelli scored four goals and an assist in wins over Rosemont and Centenary. She previously was named to the Second Team All-CSAC in 2015. Prior to the CSAC playoffs, Bussinelli stands seven points shy of becoming the seventh member of the 100 Point Club.

DiLorenzo collected Honorable Mention honors in her first season on the team. She totaled 22 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers on the year. DiLorenzo had five ground balls and three caused turnovers in a win over Keystone.

Watson also earns her first all-conference award of her career. She earned a CSAC Offensive Player of the Week award on March 6 and named to the CSAC Honor Roll on April 17. Watson stands third on the team with 22 goals, 13 assists for 35 points. She led the team with 41 ground balls. Watson was second in draw controls (42) and caused turnovers (24). Watson scored six goals in a win over Notre Dame of Maryland – then the highest single-game production since 2012. Watson grabbed five ground balls and five draw controls in a key win over Immaculata.

Henry appeared in eight games with six ground balls, two caused turnovers and a draw control. It marks her first postseason award.
Marywood will host No. 6 Gwynedd Mercy in the first round of the CSAC tournament Saturday at 1:00 pm.

2016 CSAC Player of the Year: Sasha Wozniak, So., A, Cabrini College
2016 CSAC Defensive Player of the Year: Jess Breuning, Jr. M, Cabrini College
2016 CSAC Rookie of the Year: Megan Morales, Fr., M, Notre Dame of Maryland University
2016 CSAC Coach of the Year: Jackie Neary, Cabrini College

2016 FIRST TEAM ALL-CSAC

Position	Name	Year	School	Hometown/High School
Attack	Sasha Wozniak	So.	Cabrini College	Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford
Attack	Ashley Valway	Fr.	Marywood University	Glen Rock, Pa./Susquehannock
Attack	Jordan Hopkins	Sr.	Neumann University	Aston, Pa./Sun Valley
Defender	Mo O'Connell	Sr.	Cabrini College	Havertown, Pa./Haverford
Defender	Nicole Barbieri	Sr.	Neumann University	Seaville, N.J./Ocean City
Defender	Bailey Kewson	Fr.	Immaculata University	Oreland Park, Pa./Springfield Township
Midfielder	Jess Breuning	Jr.	Cabrini College	Rockledge, Pa./St. Hubert
Midfielder	Abby Voelkner	Jr.	Centenary College	Denville, N.J./Morris Knolls
Midfielder	Megan Morales	Fr.	Notre Dame of Maryland University	Joppa, Md./Catholic
Midfielder	Hannah Verrecchia	So.	Immaculata University	Malvern, Pa./Great Valley
Midfielder	Alexa McIntyre	Sr.	Neumann University	Mullica HIll, N.J./Kingsway
Goalie	Becca Wallace	Jr.	Neumann University	Linthicum, Md./Seton Keough

2016 SECOND TEAM ALL-CSAC

Position	Name	Year	School	Hometown/High School
Attack	Rebecca Dolenti	Sr.	Neumann University	Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove
Attack	Devin Sutko	Sr.	Centenary College	Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson
Attack	Jennifer South	Sr.	Rosemont College	Fairless Hills, Pa./Conwell Egan
Defender	Danae Perrymond	Sr.	Gwynedd Mercy University	Pottstown, Pa./Pottstown
Defender	Haley Risi	So.	Marywood University	Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh
Defender	Katie Kucia	Fr.	Cabrini College	Malvern, Pa./Archbishop Carroll
Midfielder	Emily Hawkins	So.	Keystone College	Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham
Midfielder	Natalie Burke	Jr.	Marywood University	Yorktown Heights, N.Y./John F. Kennedy Catholic
Midfielder	Jackie Neary	So.	Cabrini College	Logan Township, N.J./Kingsway Regional
Midfielder	Kristen Rabenstein	Sr.	Centenary College	Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove
Midfielder	Brittany Whaley	So.	Immaculata University	Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley
Goalie	Lauren Smith	Jr.	Marywood University	Lansdale, Pa./North Penn

2016 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CSAC

Position	Name	Year	School	Hometown/High School
Attack	Sam Bussinelli	So.	Marywood University	Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood
Attack	Shannon Neill	Sr.	Immaculata University	Woodlyn, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara
Attack	Allie Vallen	Jr.	Cabrini College	Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade
Defender	Kayla Bain	Fr.	Keystone College	Lancaster, Pa./J.P McCaskey
Defender	Kelly Conklin	Sr.	Centenary College	Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township
Defender	Michaela DiLorenzo	Fr.	Marywood University	Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell
Midfielder	Lauren Mitros	So.	Gwynedd Mercy University	Glenside, Pa./Bishop McDevitt
Midfielder	Caitlin Watson	So.	Marywood University	Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy
Midfielder	Shae Risley	Jr.	Neumann University	Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley
Midfielder	Diana Caicedo	Jr.	Neumann University	Drexel Hill, Pa./Haverford
Midfielder	Nina Hodanich	So.	Keystone College	Scranton, Pa./West Scranton
Goalie	Megan Barlow	Jr.	Cabrini College	Folcroft, Pa./Academy Park

2016 CSAC ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM

Name	Year	School	Hometown/High School
Krista Hoffman	Sr.	Cabrini College	Springfield, Pa./Archbishop Prendergast
Gerlie Loyola	Sr.	Cedar Crest College	Manorville, N.Y./East Southport Manor
Kristen Rabenstein	Sr.	Centenary College	Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove
Bria Gillard	So.	Gwynedd Mercy University	Philadelphia, Pa./Little Flower
Bridget Polansky	Jr.	Immaculata University	Glenside, Pa./Bishop McDevitt
Brianna Nolen	Jr.	Keystone College	Union Bridge, Md./Walkersville
Katie Henry	So.	Marywood University	New City, N.Y./Clarkstown North
Nicole Barbieri	Sr.	Neumann University	Seaville, N.J./Ocean City
Deja Martin	Jr.	Notre Dame of Maryland University	Salisbury, Md./Wicomico
Jenna Kaiser	Jr.	Rosemont College	Turnersville, N.J./Washington Township

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