May 29, news release
Ewing, NJ… The honors continue to pour in for the members of The College of New Jersey women’s lacrosse team as four players received honors with three of them landing a spot in the first team.
Seniors Karen Doane (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) and Toni-Anne Cavallo (Cedar Grove, NJ/West Essex) along with junior Katie Reuther (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) each earned a spot on the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association/US Lacrosse First Team, while senior Caitlin Gregory (Winslow, NJ/Eastern) secured a spot on the third team. The three first-team All-Americans are the most by the Lions since 2004 when they landed four on the team.
All four of the players were previously named to the IWLCA Boardwalk Region First Team.
Doane, who is now a four-time All-American, led the Lions in scoring with a career-high 67 goals and 81 points as the team finished their successful season with a 17-2 record and advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals for the 23rd time in the 24-year history of the tournament. She was also named to the 2008 NCAA All-Tournament Team.
Doane has also been named to CoSIDA’s ESPN The Magazine All-District At-Large First Team in addition to being a nominated by the Board of Collegiate Women Sports Awards as a candidate for the 2007-2008 Division III Athlete of the Year representing lacrosse. She finished her standout career at TCNJ fifth all-time in goals scored with 192 and sixth in points with 248.
Cavallo has earned first-team honors for the second straight year proved to be a versatile midfielder for the Lions finishing third on the team in goals (34) and points (43), while adding 31 ground balls, 30 draw controls and causing 11 turnovers. Her 34 goals were a career high and she finished her career with 108 goals and 149 points.
Reuther played a variety of roles for the Lions ranging from a standout defender to an emerging offensive threat. The junior, who garnered All-American status for the first time, was among the top defenders on the team and set career highs in every offensive category. She finished with 20 goals and six assists for 26 points, while leading the team with 43 ground balls and ranked second with 39 draw controls and 23 caused turnovers. She was also named to the 2008 NCAA Division III All-Tournament Team.
TCNJ led the country in team defense and Gregory was a major reason why. The senior topped all goalies in Division III with a 6.42 goals-against-average and also ranked nationally with a .511 save percentage. She was the four-time ECAC Metro/South Goalie of the Week Selection and was 17-2 on the season with 117 saves. Her third-team selection was her first All-American honor.
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