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All-America Girls North Kaitlyn Brosco, Midfield, 5'2”, Shoreham, NY (Shoreham Wading River) Currently has 320 career points for Coach Bob Vlahakis … Three-time All-American, four-time All-Suffolk County … 2009 NY State Championship MVP, 2008 NY State Championship Brine Award Winner, two-time Newsday All-Long Island Player … Three-time New York State Champions, four-time Long Island Champions, five-time Suffolk County Champions … SWR second All-time point scorer … 2009 The Northshore Sun Sportsperson of the Year, 2010 SWR Best Female Athlete … Also played field hockey, three-time All-State, two time All-Long Island … Member of the National Honor Society, 2006-2010 Principal’s list, 2008 President's Award for Community Service … Enjoys snow boarding, surfing and horse back riding …Favorite Athlete #4 is Jen Adams … Will study Pre-Med at Notre Dame. Alyssa Costantino, Goalie, 5'6”, West Islip, NY (West Islip) Posted a 50% save percentage and made 141 saves this season for Coach Joseph Nicolosi … Led her team to the League title in 2008 … Earned All- County honors … Served as captain this past season … Also played field hockey where she was named All-Division and won the Best Defender Award … Will study Pre-Law at Syracuse University. #30 Taylor D'Amore, Midfield, 5'6”, Canandaigua, NY (Canandaigua Academy) Played for Coach Sue Ellis … Three-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American as well as an Academic All-American in 2009 … Led her team to the New York State Final Four last year … Four-time team MVP …Named the 2009 All-Great Rochester Player of the Year …Also played soccer, basketball and ran cross country … Earned All-League honors in soccer and owns the school record for steals in a basketball season … Will study Biology at Johns #18 Hopkins University. Kat DeRonda, Midfield, 5'3”, Black River, NY (Carthage Central) Scored 39 Goals and dished out 27 assists this season for Coach Sue Gallagher … Played for Upstate NY at the Under Armour Underclassmen Tournament … Named an Academic All-American … Three-time All-CNY, All-North and All-League selection … Led her team to at least the state semifinals each year … Honored as a NYSPHAA Scholar Athlete each season … Also played soccer, where she was an All-League selection …Will study Communications #12 at Northwestern University. Jennifer DeVito, Attack, 5'7”, Wading River, NY (Shoreham- Wading River) Scored 47 goals and dished out 16 assists for Coach Bob Vlahakis … U.S. Lacrosse All-America selection … 2010 Acedemic All-American… Led her team to the state championship in each of her four years (2007 - 2010) … Four-time All-County choice … MVP of the NY Class C State Tournament…2010 All-Long Island selection…Winner of the Unsung Hero Award in 2007 … Also ran cross country, earning all-league honors, and played soccer … Favorite #16 athlete is Jose Reyes … Will play for Yale University. Grace Dooley, Midfield, 5'9”, Chicago, IL (Loyola Academy) Tallied 150 goals, 85 assists, 125 ground balls, 110 draw controls this season for Coach John Dwyer … Led her team to the State Championship … Two-time All-American choice … Named All-State and All-Conference the last three seasons … Was an honors student … Also played basketball, volleyball and ran cross-country … Favorite athlete is Walter Payton … Will study liberal arts at University of Notre Dame. #5 Alyssa Dunlap, Defense, 5'5”, Villanova, PA (Radnor) Played for Coach Phyllis Kilgour … All-American and Academic All-American selection … Led her team to the state championship … Loves to fish … Will study Environmental Sciences at Vanderbilt. #8 DID YOU KNOW... All five finalists for the 2010 Tewaaraton Award naming the top female NCAA lacrosse player were all Under Armour All Americans? Caitlyn McFadden (South, 2006) won the award after leading the University of Maryland to this year’s national championship. Other finalists were U. of Pennsylvania’s Ali DeLuca (South, 2006), Northwestern’s Katrina Dowd (North, 2006), Virginia’s Brittany Kalkstein (South, 2006) and North Carolina’s Jennifer Russell (North, 2006). 6 All-America Girls North Katie Ferris, Attack, 5'4”, Carthage, NY (Carthage) Tallied 363 career goals and 450 career points for Coach Sue Gallagher … Played for the Upstate New York team at the Under Armour Underclassmen Tournament … Ranked among Inside Lacrosse’s Top 35 seniors … Named First Team All-Central New York and All-North … Chosen as McDonald's Athlete of the Week in 2008, 2009 & 2010 … Favorite athlete is Lance Armstrong … Will play at the University of Connecticut. #3 Kelyn Freedman, Midfield, 5’10”, Newtown Square, PA (Radnor) Played for Coach Phyllis Kilgour … Named an All-American, All-League, and All-County … 2008 and 2009 state champions … Will play at Georgetown University. #23 Abbey Friend, Midfield, 5'4”, Canandaigua, NY (Canandaigua Academy) Played for Coach Sue Ellis … Member of the World Cup Canadian National Lacrosse Team … Two-time All-America selection … Named Daily Messenger Player of the Year three times … Selected First Team All-Finger Lakes all four years of high school career … Three-time All-Greater Rochester choice … Will play at the University of North Carolina. #17 Caroline Gersuk, Midfield, 5’4” , Loudonville, NY (Albany Academy) Recorded 56 goals and 30 assists for Coach Greg Giombetti … NY Section II All-American … Named First Team All-CDWLL (2008-2010)… Helped team to the Sectional Title and and NYS Regional Finals(2008-2010) … Received the 2010 Heart and Soul Award … 2010 Team Captain … Earned Trimester III Female Award in 2009 and 2010 … Also played soccer, ice hockey, and golf … Favorite athlete is Andre Agassi … Will play for Northwestern #2 University, where her sister won a National Championship in 2005. Breonna Hudgins, Midfield, 5'5”, Syracuse, NY (West Genesee) Tallied 83 goals, 29 assists and 66 groundballs in her career for Coach Bob Elmer … Played for the Upstate New York team in the Under Armour Underclass Tournament … Named 2010 CNY Player of the Year … Led her team to the 2008 State Championship as well as the 2010 Section III Championship … Two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American as well as an Academic All-American … twice named First Team All-League … All-CNYCL #13 selection … Will play at Brown University. Shannon Mangini, Midfield, 5'7”, Garden City, NY (Garden City) Scored 53 goals and handed out 18 assists this season for Coach Diane Chapman … Played for the Long Island Team at the Under Armour Underclassmen Tournament … Led her team to the state championship all four years … Two-time Academic All-American … Twice named All-Long Island and All- County … Won the 2008 Unsung Hero Award … Member of the school’s honor roll all four years and World Language National Honor Society …Also #14 played varsity soccer … Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter … Will study Business at University of Pennsylvania. Lyndsey Munoz, Goalie, 5'4”, Crofton, MD (St. Mary's) Made 185 saves and posted a 7.70 GAA this season for Coach Megan Lewis … Member of the All-Tewaaraton Team … First Team Washington Post All-Metro choice …Two-time All-County selection … MVP of her team … Named to the IAAM All-Star Team … Also played field hockey earning MVP honors … Favorite athlete is Matt Russell … Will play at Stanford University #22 Kara Mupo, Attack, 5'4”, Rocky Point, NY (Rocky Point) Scored 59 goals and handed out 16 assists this season for Coach Joe Spallina … Played for the Long Island Team at the Under Armour Underclassmen Tournament … Two-time All-American … Twice named the Rocky Point High School Athlete of the Year … Led her teams to three-straight New York State County Championships … Three-time All-County choice … Named to the All-Tournament team in 2006 and 2008 … Also played soccer, earning #7 All-State Honors and being named MVP, as well as receiving All-League honors in track … Will play at Northwestern. 7 All-America Girls North Lauren Purvis, Midfield, 5'7”, Maple Glen, PA (Hatboro-Horsham) Scored 237 goals and collected 174 assists in her career for Coach Marie Schmucker … Three-time U.S. Lacrosse All-America selection … Finalist for the Heather Leigh Albert Award … Named Offensive Player of the Year in 2008-2010 … Owns the school single season scoring record … Four-time First Team All-League choice … Earned MVP honors the last three years … Served as team captain the last two seasons … Also played field hockey where she is a First Team All-American and member of the USA Under-19 National Team … Favorite Athlete is Christiano Ronaldo …Will study Kinesiology #1 at Penn State, while playing both field hockey and lacrosse. Molly Quirke, Midfield, 5'8”, Wilmette, IL (New Trier) Tallied 50 goals, 43 assists and 36 groundballs this season for Coach Pete Collins … Three-time All-State and All-Conference selection … Led her team to the state championship in 2008 … Also played basketball, where she earned All-State and All-Conference honors and was the two-time Defender of the Year …Will play at Duke University. #6 Katie Reinhard, Defense, 5'7”, Ridgewood, NJ (Immaculate Heart Academy) Played for Coaches Liz O'Connor Henky and Jason Schlereth … Selected First Team All-Galaxy, First Team All-Suburban and Second Team All-League … Also played soccer … Will play at Loyola University (Maryland). #9 Kelly Rich, Midfield, 5’8”, Westwood, MA (Westwood) In 2009, scored 105 goals and assisted on 67 goals for Coach Leslie Frank … 2009 Division I state champs … First Team U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Boston Globe and Boston Herald First Team All-Scholastic … Also played basketball and soccer … Committed to Northwestern University. #21 Colleen Smith, Midfield, 5'7”, Wilmette, IL (Loyola Academy) Tallied 32 goals, 9 assists, 46 groundballs,and won 51 draw controls this season for Coach John Dwyer … Played for the Midwest Team at the Under Armour Underclassmen Tournament … Two-time First Team All-American selection … Twice named First Team All-State … Led team to the State Championship in 2009 … Named Academic All-State and a Loyola Scholar … Also played tennis and basketball … Favorite athlete is Jonathan Toews #15 …Will study Psychology at Princeton University.