May 30, 2007

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Four student-athletes from the Maryland women's lacrosse team were named IWLCA/US Lacrosse All-Americans, announced today. Junior Dana Dobbie was placed on the first team while seniors Becky Clipp and Krista Pellizzi and junior Kelly Kasper were named to the second team.

Dobbie, a Tewaaraton finalist, is the first Terrapin to earn first team All-America honors since Acacia Walker in 2005. It is her first time being selected as an All-American. This is the second-consecutive season that both Clipp and Kasper have been named to the second team and Pellizzi earned third team accolades in 2006.

Dobbie was a force in every facet of the game in her first season in College Park after transferring from Ohio University. She led the team with 79 draw controls and 39 ground balls, was second with 53 goals and 69 points, and third with 24 caused turnovers. She also scored a team-high five game-winning goals.

Dobbie was also tabbed the 2007 ACC Player of the Year and a Honda Sports Award nominee this year. She is the 15th different student-athlete at Maryland to earn first team All-America honors.

Clipp, a 2007 co-captain, anchored the Maryland defense and was second on the team with 29 caused turnovers, third with 36 ground balls, and sixth with 20 draw controls. She sealed the win against No. 2 Duke back on March 3 when she drew a charge on the Blue Devils' last possession. She was later named the womenslax.com Player of the Week for her effort.

Pellizzi exploded this season for the Terps on the offensive end as she led the team with 55 goals and 76 points and was third with 21 assists. She also led Maryland with a .505 shooting percentage and 14 free position goals. Her 33 draw controls were second only to Dobbie. Pellizzi was a two-time ACC Player of the Week during the season.

Kasper contributed in every facet of the game in the midfield as she led the team with 31 caused turnovers, was second with 22 assists, and third with 48 points. She was also fifth on the team in draw controls (28), sixth in goals (26), and seventh in ground balls (24).

All 48 student-athletes named to the three All-America teams will be honored at an awards banquet on June 16 in King of Prussia, Pa.

First Team
Kate Breslin, A, Sr., Virginia
Jenn Cook, D, Sr., North Carolina
Caroline Cryer, A, Jr., Duke
Dana Dobbie, M, Jr., Maryland
Christy Finch, D, Jr., Northwestern
Meredith Frank, M, So., Northwestern
Mary Key, A, Sr., Johns Hopkins
Kristen Kjellman, M, Sr., Northwestern
Hannah Nielsen, A, So., Northwestern
Hilary Renna, D, So., Penn
Katie Rowan, A, So, Syracuse
Coco Stanwick, A, Sr., Georgetown
Lauren Taylor, M, Jr., Yale
Kristen Waagbo, A, Sr., Duke
Sarah Waxman, GK, Jr., Penn
Blair Weymouth, A, So., Virginia

Second Team
Shannon Burke, M, Sr., Connecticut
Jillian Byers, A, So., Notre Dame
Sasha Cielak, D, Jr., Vanderbilt
Becky Clipp, D, Sr., Maryland
Margie Curran, A, Jr., Vanderbilt
Lindsay Finocchiaro, D, Sr., Northwestern
Hillary Fratzke, M, So., Towson
Mandy Friend, M, So., Richmond
Kelly Kasper, M, Jr., Maryland
Kristie Leggio, M, Sr., Denver
Katie Lewis-Lamonica, M, Jr., Princeton
Caitlin McKinney, A, Jr., Notre Dame
Kathleen Miller, A, Sr., Princeton
Krista Pellizzi, A, Sr., Maryland
Laura Shane, GK, Jr., Stanford
Jess Wasilewski, M, Sr., Virginia

Third Team
Katie Batiuk, M, Sr., Rutgers
Kelly Berger, M, Sr., James Madison
Jessica Champion, D, Jr., Yale
Sarah Dalton, A, So, Boston University
Carolyn Davis, M, So., Duke
Whitney Douthett, M, Sr., Dartmouth
Amber Falcone, D, So., North Carolina
Kimberly Hillier, A, Sr., Hofstra
Leigh Jester, A, Sr., Duke
Christina Juras, A, Sr., North Carolina
Morgan Lathrop, GK, So., Northwestern
Chrissy Muller, A, Sr., Penn
Norris Novak, D, Jr., Princeton
Ashley Pike, M, Sr., Syracuse
Halley Quillinan, A, Fr., Syracuse
Rachel Sanford, M, Sr., Duke