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ALEX HURDLE Notre Dame Aggressive, intelligent
defenseman perfect for South Bend.
WILL SANDS Bucknell
Bison (7-8 in 2014) are desperate for some star power.
SHACK STANWICK Johns Hopkins Last Stanwick might be best of all.
Kenzie Kent
GRANT LIMONE // Loyola The Greyhounds just lost three-
year starting goalie Jack Runkel. The 6-foot-3 Limone will contend for the job.
MATT NEUFELDT // Maryland The Nike/US Lacrosse Midwest
Player of the Year is the latest long-stick transition star to hit College Park.
GREG PELTON // Duke The defending NCAA champ graduated its entire defense. Enter Pelton, the top defenseman out of Philadelphia, who should start from the get-go.
WOMEN
SAMANTHA BRESCIA // UMass The four-year high school starter
will fit right into the nation’s No.2- ranked college defense.
MARY CLAIRE BYRNE // Va. Tech The Hokies, winless in the ACC again, need a spark. Byrne has it.
LAUREN HUDSON // Cincinnati Hudson is
Cincy’s first Under Armour All-American and can help a defense that got picked apart by elite opponents.
AMANDA IGNACIO // Georgetown The top scorer out of the
vaunted IAAM will come in handy at Georgetown, which graduated three of its five leading scorers.
KENZIE KENT // Boston College The midfielder out of Noble and Greenough (Mass.) will make an impact even before spring. She plays ice hockey at BC.
HILARY LEMONICK // Cornell The top incoming defender says
being diagnosed with diabetes at age 7 helped her grow up in a hurry. The Big Red, who lost two starting defenders, needs that kind of leadership.
KELLY MYERS // Stanford After leading Georgetown
Visitation (D.C.) with 92 goals, Myers switches coasts and will fight for playing time in Palo Alto.
KATY PRIDEMORE // Liberty The Nike/US Lacrosse South
A Publication of US Lacrosse
Region Player of the Year out of Vero Beach (Fla.) originally committed to Florida but opted instead for Liberty, which is 21-64 since debuting in 2010.
NATALIE STEFAN // Penn Penn looks to reload after losing
top scorer Tory Bensen. Stefan can score and is a force on draws.
CORINNE WESSELS // Northwestern The Wildcats must replace one
of the nation’s best playmakers in Alyssa Leonard. Wessels fits the bill after shattering the national high school assists record.
MEGAN WHITTLE // Maryland Whittle was the youngest player
at the U.S. team tryouts. Cathy Reese loves to play freshmen.
MARISSA HUDGINS // Brown The Bears were better than
their 9-6 record indicated. Three losses came by one goal. Hudgins is the kind of blue chip who can swing those results.
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SHAYNA PIRRECCA Florida
Coming-out party was MVP showing in UA Classic.
GUSSIE JOHNS USC
Kind of goalie that can redefine a team, given Devon Wills’ tutelage.
LYDIA SUTTON USC
Has experience with Team Canada, put Minnesota on map.
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