ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Three women's lacrosse players were selected as second-team Empire 8 Conference all-stars Thursday as the teams were announced following voting by the league's nine head coaches.
Sophomore attack
Michelle Cook, senior midfielder
Maggie Mullin and senior defender
Hannah Brennan each were selected as second-team all-stars. Mullin also was Nazareth's representative as E8 Sportswoman of the Year. In addition, senior defender
Mary Kate Scardillo received honorable mention.
League regular-season champion Stevens Institute dominated the selections with three players on both the first and second teams, including junior Alyssa Pigott, who was chosen Player of the Year. RIT also had three first-team selections, including Goalkeeper of the Year Kelsey Evans. Celine Cunningham of Stevens was selected Coach of the Year and Elmira's Lindsay Mitchell was named Rookie of the Year.
Cook, of Waterloo, N.Y. and a graduate of Waterloo High School, leads the Golden Flyers in scoring heading into this weekend's Empire 8 Conference Tournament at Stevens. She has 61 points on 41 goals and 20 assists.
Mullin, of Rochester, N.Y. and a graduate of Irondequoit High School, is a second-team selection for the second year in a row. She has started all 16 games this season and has contributed four goals and one assist. Mullin also leads the Golden Flyers in ground balls (35), draw controls (41) and caused turnovers (15).
Brennan, of Penn Yan, N.Y. and a graduate of Penn Yan Academy, has now earned E8 recognition for four straight years, including second-team honors three times. She was able to overcome off-season knee surgery to appear in 13 games as a defender and has 21 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers.
Scardillo, of Slingerlands, N.Y. and a graduate of Academy of the Holy Names, has started all 16 games as a defender and is second on the team with 28 ground balls.
2009 Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Awards
Player of the Year: Alyssa Pigott, Stevens
Goalkeeper of the Year: Kelsey Evans, RIT
Rookie of the Year: Lindsay Mitchell, Elmira
Coach of the Year: Celine Cunningham, Stevens
First Team All-Conference
Attack
Becky Bedard, sr. Ithaca
Tammy Kohanski, so. Utica
Alyssa Pigott, jr. Stevens
Midfield
Lauren Glavin, jr. St. John Fisher
Ashley Pezze, jr. RIT
Christine Smith, so. Stevens
Jackie Vincencio, sr. Utica
Defense
Kate Cox, so. Stevens
Abby Peterson, so. Ithaca
Kelly Regan, sr. Utica
Jerica Young, sr. RIT
Goalie
Kelsey Evans, sr. RIT
Second Team All-Conference
Attack
Michelle Cook, so. Nazareth
Danielle Previ, jr. RIT
Leah Wasserman, so. Stevens
Midfield
Lauren Fitzgerald, jr. Ithaca
Kassie Garfield, jr. Ithaca
Lauren Mokes, sr. Elmira
Maggie Mullin, sr. Nazareth
Defense
Mel Braun, so. Ithaca
Hannah Brennan, sr. Nazareth
Cassidy Callahan, sr. Stevens
Andrea Gunsalus, sr. St. John Fisher
Tabbi Rice, so. St. John Fisher
Goalie
Grace Sack, sr. Stevens
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Attack
Michelle Adams, Alfred; Karen Federico, Stevens; Ashley Fenyn, St. John Fisher; Catherine Hurley, Ithaca
Midfield
Tiffanie Bishop, Hartwick; Elyse Caldwell, Alfred; Meg Merriam, St. John Fisher
Defense
Lisa Button, Alfred; Briana Crow, Hartwick; Allyson Pisher, RIT;
Mary Kate Scardillo, Nazareth; Emily Steen, Alfred
Goalie
Vicki Sahm, St. John Fisher
Sportswoman of the Year
Ivy Lam, fr. Alfred
Nicole Silva, sr. Elmira
Hannah Kennedy, fr. Hartwick
Becky Bedard, sr. Ithaca
Maggie Mullin, sr. Nazareth
Cecilia Enestrom, sr. RIT
Lauren Glavin, jr. St. John Fisher
Sam Zucker, jr. Stevens
Ashley Herbert, sr. Utica