Lombard, Abruzzese Earn CLUSA All-America Honors
June 14, 2000 | Women's Lacrosse
BOSTON, MA - Junior attacker Chrissy Lombard (Ellicott City, MD) and sophomore midfielder Kristin Abruzzese (Medford, NJ), who helped lead the Boston University women's lacrosse team to a 15-4 record en route to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, have been named Division I College Lacrosse USA Second Team All-Americans.
It is the first such honor for both players who were also recently chosen Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Second-Team All-Americans.
Lombard, a two-time America East Player of the Year who became B.U.'s all-time leading scorer this season, led the Terriers with team-highs in goals (44), assists (23), and points (67). She will enter next season with 133 goals and 56 assists for 189 points. She needs 31 goals to breaks Chris Fleming's ('84) record of 163 goals, and 11 assists to break Jen Manning's ('00) record of 66 assists.
Abruzzese recorded 35 goals and 9 assists for 44 points this past season. Her goal total was second on the team, and her point total was third. Abruzzese was B.U.'s top scorer at the end of the season as she registered 15 goals and 4 assists for 19 points in the Terriers' last four games.
The Terriers, under head coach Sue Murphy's guidance, set a team record for most wins in a season (15), went undefeated in America East play (6-0), and won their first America East Championship. Ranked in the top-10 most of the season, B.U. advanced to the NCAA Tournament where it lost to Virginia, 13-10, in the first round on May 12th.
