Lacrosse Places Five on IWLCA All-Region Teams
May 24, 2007 | Women's Lacrosse
BOSTON – Highlighted by three first-team selections, the Boston University lacrosse team had five of its student-athletes earn Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association (IWLCA) Northeast All-Region honors, as announced on Thursday. Senior Angie Martin (Catonsville, Md.) and classmate Noelle Hopper (Ellicott City, Md.), along with sophomore Sarah Dalton (Cornwall, Vt.), were all named to the first team, while juniors Lauren Morton (Glenside, Pa.) and Molly Collins (Winchester, Mass.) earned second-team accolades.
This is the first regional honor for each of the five Terriers, who are now eligible for the IWLCA/US Lacrosse All-America teams. Just two other student-athletes from the America East Conference received all-region recognition, as Albany’s Kate Fontana and Vermont’s Kristen Millar were named to the Northeast Second Team.
Martin graduated with 157 career points, good for ninth in school history, and her total of 76 assists is the third highest by a BU player. A 2007 America East All-Conference First Team selection, Martin finished her senior year with a team-high 61 points on 37 goals and 24 assists. She tied the school record for games played in a career with 78 and also compiled 113 ground balls, 53 draw controls and 37 caused turnovers during her four years at BU.
A second-team all-conference honoree, Hopper established herself as one of the region’s top defenders this season, helping the Terriers limit opposing offenses to 9.53 goals per game. She collected a team-high 43 ground balls this spring and finished third on the squad in caused turnovers with 21. For her career, Hopper played in 66 games and registered 70 ground balls and 38 caused turnovers.
Dalton tallied 59 points as a sophomore and emerged as the conference’s top goal scorer this season with 52 — the fifth highest single-season total in program history. A first-team all-conference pick, Dalton broke the school record for draw controls in a season with 56 and was one of only five Division I players in the country to amass at least 50 goals and 50 draw controls this spring. She has recorded 98 points in her first two seasons with the Terriers.
An impact performer on both ends of the field, Collins turned in a standout junior season with 34 points (28g, 6a), 43 draw controls, 37 ground balls and a team-high 30 caused turnovers. She posted an impressive .538 shooting percentage and tallied seven points on two occasions, including the conference semifinal against New Hampshire. Collins went on to be named Most Outstanding Player of the America East Championship.
Morton, who joined Collins on the America East All-Tournament Team, tallied 47 points on the year and finished second on the squad in goals with 41. She helped the Terriers claim the league title with a five-goal performance in the championship game against Albany. Morton tied Collins for the team lead in caused turnovers with 30 and added 28 ground balls. Her total of 50 draw controls tied the former school record that Dalton went on to break.
BU posted a 13-6 record this spring and owned a nine-game win streak entering its third consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament before falling to fourth-seeded Penn in the first round. The Terriers claimed their sixth America East tournament title with a 17-9 victory over Albany in the league championship game.
