June 3, 2003

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Forty-eight of the nation's top female lacrosse players have been named to the United States Women's Elite and Developmental lacrosse teams for 2003-04, as announced today by US Lacrosse. Twenty-four players were named to the Elite team and 24 were named to the Developmental team.

Five former or current Terrapins made the Elite team with junior-to-be Acacia Walker heading the list of Maryland players who impressed with their play last weekend. Walker was Maryland's third-leading scorer a year ago with 62 points while leading the team in assists with 33. She is joined on the elite team by former Terrapins Quinn Carney (2001 grad, current Stanford assistant), Alex Kahoe (2000 grad, current Penn assistant), Kristin Sommar (2000 grad)and Jess Wilk (1991 grad, current UVa field hockey coach).

Elite team head coach Sue Stahl, who also is the head coach at Old Dominion, Developmental team head coach Sue Murphy, head coach at Richmond, headed up a selection committee that named the teams from a pool of applicants that competed in recent tryouts.

The Developmental team features three Maryland players in the form of recent graduate Julie Shank as well as rising senior Kelly Coppedge and rising sophomore Delia Cox.

The teams will practice together, play exhibition scrimmages against college teams and serve as clinicians for the US Lacrosse Women's Division National Clinic Month activities scheduled for February 2004. US Lacrosse conducts clinics for youth players at locations throughout the country to help aid in the growth of the sport.

U.S. Team Rosters:

U.S. Elite Team 
Name, College, Graduation Date
Lauren Aumiller, Virgina, 2003
Quinn Carney, Maryland, 2001
Joanne Connelly, Penn State, 1997
Kara Cooke, Virgina, 1998
Michele DeJuliis, Penn State, 1998
Erin Elbe, Georgetown, 2002
Randall Flynn, Maryland, 1997
Danielle Gallagher, William & Mary, 1989
Cherie Greer, Virginia, 1994
Sarah Hughes, Dartmouth, 2002
Alex Kahoe, Maryland, 2000
Kate Kaiser, Duke, 2003
Lauri Kenis, Virginia, 2002
Sarah Nelson, Harvard, 1994
Kinsley O'Garrow, George Mason, 2000
Bonnie Rosen, Virginia, 1993
Crista Samaras, Princeton, 1999
Gina Sambus, Virginia, 2003
Julie Shaner, Princeton, 2001
Lucy Small, Princeton, 1999
Kristin Sommar, Maryland, 2000
Kellie Thompson, North Carolina, 2002
Acacia Walker, Maryland, 2005
Jessica Wilk, Maryland, 1990

U.S. Developmental Team 
Name, College, Graduation Date
Amy Altig, James Madison, 2005
Amy Appelt, Virginia, 2005
Rachael Becker, Princeton, 2003
Lindsey Biles, Princeton, 2005
Cary Chasney, Virginia, 2005
Katie Chrest, Duke, 2006
Colleen Christopher, New Hampshire, 2001
Kim Connors, Virginia, 2006
Kelly Coppedge, Maryland, 2004
Delia Cox, Maryland, 2006
Suzanne Eyler, Loyola, 2002
Meg Miller, Duke, 2004
Polly Purcell, Richmond, 2004
Stephy Samaras, Virginia, 2000
Julie Shank, Maryland, 2003
Danielle Shearer, Notre Dame, 2003
Anne Sheridan, Boston University, 2005
Tara Singleton, Loyola, 2004
Lana Smith, Dartmouth, 2004
Steph Sweet, Loyola, 2000
Rachel Szakmary, North Carolina, 2004
Devon Wills, Dartmouth, 2006
Jami Wilus, LaSalle, 2002
Suzanne Wosczyna, Old Dominion, 2004