STANDISH, ME – The 2011 women's lacrosse team awards have been released by Head Coach Anna Gordon.
Alyssa Marchant '11 (Wakefield, Mass.) has been selected as the Monks' Most Valuable Player, Cassie Diplock '14 (Augusta, Maine) has garnered Rookie of the Year honors, the 2011 Coaches' Award goes to Amelia Santos '12 (Beverly, Mass.), and Megan Cutter is the team's Sportsmanship Award recipient.
Marchant, who shared the MVP award with Lauren Hagerman '10 last season, led the Monks in goals (50), points (55), shots (116), shots on goal (87), game-winners (3), free-position goals (6) and caused turnovers (17) last spring. The three-time First Team All-GNAC selection garnered GNAC Offensive Player of the Year and SJC Co-Female Athlete of the year honors and became the first player in program history to reach the 200-goal plateau during her senior campaign. The three-year team captain closed her career with 25 program records, including the career marks for games (54), goals (203), points (231), shots (428), shots on goal (338), game-winners (10), man-up goals (8), free-position goals (24), free position shots (57), ground balls (182) and caused turnovers (56).
Diplock enjoyed a solid rookie season with 26 goals, five assists, 31 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers and five draw controls in 2011. She ranked second on the squad in goals, and third in points, caused turnovers and ground balls last spring.
Santos started all 12 games and tallied 22 goals, 21 assists, 18 ground balls and three caused turnovers as a junior. She led the GNAC with 1.75 assists per game and paced the Monks in assists while ranking second on the team in points.
Cutter receives the team's Sportsmanship Award for the second consecutive campaign and has also collected GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team honors after both of the last two seasons. The junior tri-captain netted 13 goals and five assists for 18 total points and contributed 21 ground balls, seven caused turnovers and three draw controls.
The Monks, 5-7 overall and 2-6 in GNAC play, missed the conference tournament for the first time in team history last spring.
