June 14, 2005

Six members of the Duke women's lacrosse team were among the 28 players selected to represent the United States on the 2005-2006 U.S. Women's Lacrosse Developmental Team. The roster was selected by the US Lacrosse National Teams Selection Committee, chaired by Barb Jordan.

Duke has the largest contingent of players on the developmental team with Jessica Adam, Laura Anderson, Caroline Cryer, Megan Huether, Leigh Jester and Caline McHenry all representing the Blue Devil program. Duke is coming off its best season in school history, going 17-4 overall, winning its first ACC Championship and reaching the Final Four for the second time.

The roster includes 10 players who played on the 2004-05 Developmental Team and four members of the 2003 U.S. Under-19 team, which captured the IFWLA U-19 world championship. Sixteen members are making their U.S. team debut, including Kelly Berger, recipient of the Aimee Willard Award at the 2005 US Lacrosse Women's Division National Tournament.

The Developmental Team will participate in a clinic at the 2005 IFWLA World Cup on June 25, prior to the U.S. game against Canada. The team will compete in exhibition games throughout the 2005-2006 year.

2005-2006 US National Developmental Team
Jessica Adam         M      Duke '08
Amy Altig            GK     James Madison '05
Laura Anderson       M      Duke '06
Kelly Berger         M      James Madison '07
Amie Biros           M      Brown '07
Kristin Blanchette   M      New Hampshire '06
Johanna Buchholz     M      James Madison '05
Megan Burker         A      Stanford '06
Caroline Cryer       M      Duke '08
Katie Doolittle      M      Maryland '07
Whitney Douthett     A      Dartmouth '07
Michi Ellers         M      Georgetown '04
Natasha Fuchs        M      Virginia Tech '08
Megan Huether        GK     Duke '06
Leigh Jester         M      Duke '07
Kelly Kasper         M      Maryland '08
Mary Key             A      Johns Hopkins '07
Annie Leibovitz      M      Dartmouth '06
Katie Lewis-Lamonica M      Princeton '08
Caline McHenry       D      Duke '05
Caitlin McKinney     M      Notre Dame '08
Kathleen Miller      M      Princeton '07
Regina Oliver        M      Ohio State '05
Krista Pellizzi      A      Maryland '07
Elizabeth Pillion    M      Princeton '05
Jess Roguski         M      Vanderbilt '04
Lauren Taylor        A      Yale '08
Devon Wills          GK     Dartmouth '06
Head coach: Sue Murphy
Assistant Coaches: Mandee O'Leary, Jenny Ulehla