2015 All-GLIAC Women’s Lacrosse Teams and Postseason Awards Announced

2015 All-GLIAC Women’s Lacrosse Teams and Postseason Awards Announced

BAY CITY, Mich. — The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced its 2015 All-GLIAC Women's Lacrosse teams between the semifinal matches of the GLIAC Tournament on Friday evening (May 1).

Findlay sophomore Kyra Bradley was named the 2015 GLIAC Attacker of the Year. The Port Coquitlam, British Columbia native finished the season at the top of the GLIAC in both points and goals, with 85 points (75 goals/10 assists). Kyra also broke the single season goal record for the Oilers, in addition to picking up her 100th career goal this season.

Findlay junior Sarah Lankton was named the 2015 GLIAC Midfielder of the Year. Sarah is taking home this honor for the second straight season. Lankton led the conference in draws, personally collecting 89, as well as helping Findlay collect the most draws per team with 261 on the season and 121 in conference play. Lankton also leads the conference in ground balls (33) and has 60 on the whole season. Lankton set a new school record for career goals by picking up her 200th goal this season.

Grand Valley State senior Alyssa Neuman was named the 2015 GLIAC Defender of the Year. The Rockford, Michigan senior, was named the Defender of the Year for the third straight season. Neumen headlined a defense that was tops in the conference in caused turnovers (184), goals allowed (122) and goals-against-average (7.18). Individually, Neumen leads the team in caused turnovers (21), while ranking fourth with 26 ground balls. GVSU's defensive units also ranks #8 in Division II for scoring defenses.

Lake Erie's Taylor Mathis was named the 2015 GLIAC Freshman of the Year. The Corning, New York native finished the season with 52 points on 43 goals and 9 assists. Mathis who was also a 2015 First Team All-Conference performer, led the Storm with 62 draw controls – good for 3rd in the conference. Named a co-captain prior to the 2015 season as a freshman, Taylor started and played in all 15 games. She was impressive not only scoring goals, but in causing turnovers on the ride.

Tiffin senior Jessica Bombard was named the 2015 GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year. The Henrietta, NY native took home the goalkeeping honor for the third straight season. Bombard finished the season ranked 4th in DII lacrosse with an impressive .541% save percentage, allowing only 167 goals all season and picking up 197 saves.  In conference play, Bombard saved 55.3% of the shots she saw and allowed only 10.51 goals per game.

For the third straight year, Grand Valley State University's Alicia Groveston has been named GLIAC Coach of the Year. Groveston led the Lakers to an impressive 13-4 overall record, including 7-0 in conference play. With their undefeated record in conference, the Lakers became the 2015 GLIAC Regular Season Lacrosse Champions for the third straight year. The Lakers have had a stellar season on the Division II scene, with #6 NCAA Ranking in the North Region and are currently ranked #16 overall in Division II by the IWLCA Coaches Poll. Groveston's team is ranked 8th in DII lacrosse for both scoring offense and scoring defense this season.

2015 ALL-GLIAC AWARDS PRESENTATION PHOTOS

    The complete list of the 2015 All-GLIAC Women's Lacrosse teams and postseason awards are below:

2015 GLIAC Women's Lacrosse Postseason Awards

Attacker of the Year:

Kyra Bradley - Findlay


Defender of the Year:

Alyssa Neumen - Grand Valley State


Midfielder of the Year:

Sarah Lankton - Findlay


Goalkeeper of the Year:

Jessica Bombard - Tiffin

Freshman of the Year:

Taylor Mathis - Lake Erie

Coach of the Year:

Alicia Groveston - Grand Valley State

2015 All-GLIAC Women's Lacrosse Teams

All-GLIAC First-Team

Position

Name

School

Yr.

Hometown/Previous School 

Attacker

Kyra Bradley

Findlay

So.

Port Coquitlam, British Columbia / Terry Fox Secondary

Attacker Sarah Lowe Grand Valley State R-Sr. Okemos, Mich. / Okemos

Attacker

Taylor Mathis

Lake Erie

Fr.

Corning, N.Y. / Corning

Attacker Emily Roussel Tiffin Jr. Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown

Midfielder

Sarah Lankton

Findlay

Jr.

Carmel, Ind. / St. Theodore Guerin

Midfielder

Tori Nelson

Tiffin

So.

Deephaven, Minn. / Holy Family Catholic

Midfielder

Erika Neumen

Grand Valley State

So.

Rockford, Mich. / Rockford / Hofstra University

Midfielder Ryan Skomial Grand Valley State So. Howell, Mich. / Hartland
Defender Ola Abdallah McKendree So. Florissant, Mo. / Hazelwood West

Defender

Alyssa Neumen

Grand Valley State

Sr.

Rockford, Mich. / Rockford

Defender Melissa Peters Findlay So. Tewksbury, Mass. / Tewksbury Memorial

Defender

Caitlin Wojichowski

Grand Valley State

Jr.

Milford, Mich. / Lakeland

Goalkeeper

Jessica Bombard

Tiffin

Sr.

Henrietta, N.Y. / Rush-Henrietta

All-GLIAC Second-Team

Position

Name

School

Yr.

Hometown/Previous School

Attacker Gina Abulone Tiffin So. Hamburg, N.Y. / Hamburg
Attacker Brooke Ingraham Grand Valley State Sr. Rochester Hills, Mich. / Notre Dame Prep

Attacker

Taylor Izzo

Lake Erie

Fr.

Hamburg, N.Y. / Frontier

Attacker

Paige Salthouse

McKendree

Fr.

St. Louis, Mo. / Ursuline Academy

Attacker

Zoe Stiemann

Grand Valley State

Sr.

Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids

Midfielder

Anastasia Crawford

Lake Erie

Fr.

Corning, N.Y. / Corning Painted Post East

Midfielder

Victoria Lelo

McKendree

So.

Auckland, New Zealand / Westlake

Midfielder Natalie Pachinger Ursuline So. Mentor, Ohio / Mentor

Defender

Randi Castner

Tiffin

So.

Henrietta, N.Y. / Rush-Henrietta

Defender

Tia Kline

Alderson-Broaddus

Jr.

Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown

Defender Emma Manning Lake Erie Jr. Baldwinsville, N.Y. / C.W. Baker / Onondaga CC

Defender

Janelle Woods

McKendree

Jr.

Hazelwood, Mo. / Hazelwood West

Goalkeeper

Sarah Zwilsky

Grand Valley State

So.

Knoxville, Md. / Brunswick

All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team
Position Name School Yr. Hometown/Previous School
Attacker Jasmine Barnham Alderson-Broaddus So. Staten Island, N.Y. / James Madison
Attacker Maria Nobile Walsh So. Westerville, Ohio / Olentangy Orange
Attacker Alexis Macmillan Tiffin Sr. Henrietta, N.Y. / Rush-Henrietta
Attacker Olivia Sherman Findlay Fr. Okemos, Mich. / Okemos
Midfielder Maddi Brown Findlay Fr. Lebanon, Ohio / Lebanon
Midfielder Dana DiPasquale McKendree Fr. St. Charles, Mo. / Barat Academy
Midfielder Samantha Gryba Lake Erie Sr. Okotoks, Alberta / National Sports Academy
Midfielder Carolyn Kraus Grand Valley State Jr. Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern
Defender Megan Belch Tiffin Jr. Watertown, N.Y. / Watertown
Defender Natalie Fury Findlay Fr. Glenolden, Pa. / Interboro
Defender Kelly Leibovitz Grand Valley State So. Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley
Defender Elisabeth Montalvo Findlay Jr. Tecumseh, Mich. / Tecumseh
Goalkeeper Lauren Cole Ursuline So. Brighton, Mich. / Brighton