Diplomats Trio Named ECAC All-Stars

CAPE COD, Mass -- Three members of Franklin & Marshall's women's lacrosse team were named to the ECAC Division III Metro/South All-Star Team when it was announced on Tuesday. Paulette Cutruzzula and Lidia Sanza were selected for the first team, while Blake Hargest landed on the second team.

he College of New Jersey’s junior attacker Alison Jaeger is the 2010 ECAC Division III Metro/South Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year. Jaeger had 111 points on the season with 86 goals, including three gamewinners, and 25 assists. She collected 25 ground balls, won 80 draw controls, and caused nine turnovers during the season.  

Nicole Valianti, a junior defender for Rowan University, had an outstanding season, scooping up 30 ground balls and causing seven turnovers, earning 2010 ECAC Division III Metro/South Defensive Player of the Year honors. The New Jersey Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Valianti was also involved frequently on the offensive end, scoring 20 goals and handing out 12 assists this season.

Kailee Beal of Montclair State was selected as the 2010 ECAC Division III Metro/South Women’s Lacrosse Rookie of the Year. The freshman attacker had 33 goals and 11 assists on the season, giving her 44 points. She also picked up 29 groundballs and posted 12 caused turnovers.

Joining Jaeger as an ECAC first team attacker is Kim Cudmore from Salisbury. The Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year had 85 points on the season with 35 goals and 50 assists. Senior Nina Emala of Gettysburg College had an impressive season with 80 points, tallying 59 goals and 21 assists. Emala also won 31 draw controls for the Bullets. Finalizing the attack is Meghan Brady from Catholic University. Brady was a leader for the Cardinals, scoring 45 goals on 75 shots. She totaled 55 points on the season.   

In the midfield on the ECAC first team is Jessica Chmielewski and Beth Rhodey from Salisbury. Chmielewski netted 30 goals and dished out 24 assists, giving her 54 points on the season. She also caused 25 turnovers and gathered 26 ground balls. Rhodey dominated draw controls for the Sea Gulls, winning 41 this season. She also scored 41 goals on the season. Also earning a spot is senior midfielder Hollis Stahl from Gettysburg. The Centennial Conference Player of the Year totaled 71 points on the season, netting 56 goals and assisting on 15. She recorded 47 ground balls, 58 draw controls and 29 caused turnovers. Finalizing the midfield is the College of New Jersey sophomore Kathleen Notos. The middie tallied 51 goals during her sophomore campaign on 94 shots. She won an impressive 100 draw controls, 38 ground balls, and 30 caused turnovers.   

Joining Valianti on the ECAC first team defensive unit is Franklin and Marshall’s Paulette Cutuzzula.  Cutuzzula helped the Diplomats to a 14-3 record before postseason play. While collecting 21 ground balls and causing 16 turnovers, Cutuzzula also helped on the offense end once this season with a goal. Jess Glazer from Salisbury joins the first team after starting every game for the Sea Gulls. She scooped up 38 ground balls and caused 20 turnovers.

Earning ECAC first team goalkeeper honors is senior Lidia Sanza from Franklin and Marshall. The senior started every game for the Dips, allowing 121 goals, for a goals against average of 6.39. Playing in over 1,136 minutes, she registered a .525 save percentage, and went 16-4 on the season.    

ECAC 2010 Division III Metro/South Women’s Lacrosse All-Stars

Offensive Player of the Year
Alison Jaeger, Junior, Attack, College of New Jersey

Defensive Player of the Year
Nicole Valianti, Junior, Defender, Rowan

Rookie of the Year
Kailee Beal, Freshman, Attack, Montclair State

2010 Division III Metro/South Women’s Lacrosse All-Stars

First Team All-Stars
Kim Cudmore, Senior, Attack, Salisbury
Nina Emala, Senior, Attack, Gettysburg
Meghan Brady, Junior, Attack, Catholic
Alison Jaeger, Junior, Attack, College of New Jersey
Jessica Chmielewski, Senior, Midfielder, Salisbury
Beth Rhodey, Senior, Midfielder, Salisbury
Hollis Stahl, Senior, Midfielder, Gettysburg
Kathleen Notos, Sophomore, Midfielder, College of New Jersey
Jess Glazer, Senior, Defender, Salisbury
Paulette Cutruzzula, Senior, Defender, Franklin and Marshall
Nicole Valianti, Junior, Defender, Rowan
Lidia Sanza, Senior, Goalkeeper, Franklin and Marshall
 

Second Team All-Stars
Blake Hargest, Senior, Attack, Franklin and Marshall
Megan Mars, Senior, Attack, Centenary
Linda Bohn, Senior, Attack, FDU-Florham
Lisa Seldeen, Sophomore, Attack, College of New Jersey
Lauren Zegowitz, Senior, Midfielder, Stevenson
Jessica Crane, Senior, Midfielder, Gettysburg
Kiti Ovansainen, Senior, Midfielder, Centenary
Mary Swarthout, Sophomore, Midfielder, Catholic
Alli Dickey, Junior, Midfielder, Rowan
Sarah McKinley, Senior, Defender, Salisbury
Becky Lutz, Junior, Defender, Gettysburg
Leigh Mitchell, Sophomore, Defender, College of New Jersey
Julia McLellan, Freshman, Goalkeeper, Washington and Jefferson


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The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic and the only multi-divisional conference with approximately 300 Divisions I, II, and III colleges and universities from Maine to North Carolina and westerly to Illinois. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profit service organization, sponsors nearly 100 championships in 37 men’s and women’s sports, assigns more than 4,400 officials in 12 sports, administers nine affiliate sports organizations and six playing leagues and recognizes more than 2,000 student-athletes through the public relations arm of the conference. The ECAC serves as the primary conference for select members in the sports of men’s and women’s ice hockey, and men’s lacrosse.