All-NCAC Women's Lacrosse Teams

May 12, 2010

ALL-NCAC WOMEN'S LACROSSE SQUAD ANNOUNCED;
OHIO WESLEYAN'S COPELAND, KENYON'S KREUTER EARN TOP INDIVIDUAL HONORS

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CLEVELAND -- Ohio Wesleyan senior attack Jessica Copeland (Ligonier, PA/Foxcroft, VA) and Kenyon senior goalkeeper Chase Kreuter (Riverside, CT/Greenwich Academy) have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year to highlight the 2010 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's lacrosse selections.

Copeland finished the regular season and NCAC tournament with a conference-best 67 goals (3.67 per game) and 4.47 points-per-game average. Four of her scores were game-winners, second-best in the league. She makes her first appearance on the first team after earning second-team recognition in 2009.

Kreuter was the defensive cornerstone for the second-place Ladies. She finished second in the NCAC in saves per game (9.00) and saves percentage (.577) and was fifth in goals-against average (8.43). Kreuter is a three-time first-team All-NCAC honoree.

Four other players are repeat first-team selections: Allegheny junior Jensen Paterson (Atlanta, GA/The Lovett School), Kenyon senior Liz Hancock (Hopkins, MN/Hopkins) and junior Brigid Donahue (Trumbulll, CT/St. Joseph), and Denison senior Bethany Keller (Worthington, OH/Thomas Worthington). Paterson and Keller are three-time first-team honorees, while Hancock earned honorable mention in 2008.

Kenyon freshman Emily Nichols (Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell) was voted Newcomer of the Year, and is the only freshman to earn first-team honors. She scored 48 goals and averaged 3.47 points per game for the Ladies.

Kenyon head coach Meredith Buzzi been named Coach of the Year for the second time. Buzzi led the Ladies to a 13-2 record and guided her team to the finals of the North Coast tournament for the second straight season. She has a 34-12 (.739) record in three seasons with Kenyon.

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