WOMEN’S PLAYER TAYLOR CUMMINGS
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Lacrosse fans won’t forget 2016, a year full of history-making and record-shattering moments. Who stood out the most?
MEN’S PLAYER MYLES JONES
Duke/Chesapeake Bayhawks NCAA’s first 100/100 midfielder was No. 1 pick in MLL draft by Atlanta before being traded to Chesapeake. Combined for 104 points in NCAA and MLL seasons.
DYLAN MOLLOY
Brown Tewaaraton winner was NCAA's top scorer (62g, 54a) and led Bears to semifinals, where he played with broken foot.
ROB PANNELL New York Lizards
Surpassed teammate Paul Rabil for MLL single-season scoring record with 74 points.
TOM SCHREIBER Ohio Machine
MLL MVP led league with 36 assists, second-most by a midfielder in league history.
DHANE SMITH Buffalo Bandits
NLL MVP shattered single-season records with 72 goals and 137 points, led Bandits to first division title since 2009.
MEN’S COACH
JOE AMPLO/Marquette JOE BRESCHI/North Carolina NICK MYERS/U.S. U19 team RICK SOWELL/Navy LARS TIFFANY/Brown
WOMEN’S PERFORMANCE
HALLE MAJORANA/Syracuse Led Orange back to final four with six points against upstart USC, including game-winning assist in OT.
ALY MESSINGER/North Carolina NCAA tournament MOP led Tar Heels to second title with 10 points in final four, including six against Maryland in final.
KATIE O’DONNELL/Penn State
Scored five go-ahead goals in Nittany Lions’ back-and-forth second-round upset of Florida.
MEGAN WARD/North Carolina Once supplanted as starter, roared back with 14 saves in NCAA championship game.
KATRINA DOWD/Long Island Sound
Scored three goals each in UWLX semifinal and championship game — on the same day.
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Maryland/Baltimore Ride First three-time Tewaaraton winner — man or woman — piled up 79 points and 144 draw controls for Terps.
NICOLE GRAZIANO Florida
Big East Midfielder of the Year led Gators to best start in school history (18-2) and No. 2 seed in NCAA tournament.
COURTNEY MURPHY
Stony Brook NCAA’s first 100-goal scorer broke single-season record in Seawolves’ NCAA tournament win over Boston College.
KAYLA TREANOR
Syracuse/Boston Storm Orange’s all-time leader with 260 goals also broke NCAA single-season record with 217 draw controls.
DEVON WILLS
Long Island Sound World’s best goalie was UWLX MVP in league’s inaugural season with league-best 8.83 goals against average.
WOMEN’S COACH
MISSY DOHERTY/Penn State JENNY LEVY/North Carolina KATE LIVESAY/Middlebury ANGELA MCMAHON/UMass KARA REBER/Florida Southern
WOMEN’S BREAKTHROUGH
AMIE DICKSON/Cornell GUSSIE JOHNS/USC/Team USA NICOLE LEVY/Syracuse ALICE MERCER/Maryland KYLIE OHLMILLER/Stony Brook/USA
MEN’S BREAKTHROUGH
BEN REEVES/Yale KEVIN RICE/Atlanta Blaze SCOTT RODGERS/Ohio Machine SERGIO SALCIDO/Syracuse PAT SPENCER/Loyola
MEN’S PERFORMANCE GAME
DENVER OUTLAWS VS. OHIO MACHINE/MLL final UNITED STATES VS. CANADA/U19 men’s final NORTH CAROLINA VS. MARYLAND/NCAA men’s final BUFFALO BANDITS VS. SASKATCHEWAN RUSH/NLL final USC VS. SYRACUSE/NCAA women’s quarterfinal
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MORGAN CHEEK Harvard
Scored nine
goals in Crimson’s Ivy League
semifinal upset of Brown.
CHRIS CLOUTIER
North Carolina Set NCAA final weekend record with nine goals in semifinal, clinched title in OT.
JOHN CONNORS Navy
Made 21
saves in NCAA quarterfinal loss to Brown.
JOHN GRANT JR.
Ohio Machine At age 41, set MLL single-game record with 10 goals in win over New York.
NATE LEWNES UMBC
Scored school- record 10 goals in 15-14 loss to Albany.
December 2016 US LACROSSE MAGAZINE 47
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