Old Dominion, Virginia take top honors on VaSID
State Lacrosse Team
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Old Dominion snared two of the top
awards as VaSID released the
University Division
Women's Lacrosse All-State Team for the 2009 season with Sue
Stahl’s selection as the VaSID Coach of the Year and Sarah
Geary’s honor as the Rookie of the Year.
Virginia’s Blair Weymouth was named the VaSID Player of the
Year in a vote of the members of the organization.
2009 VaSID University Division Women's Lacrosse All-State Team
The
Cavaliers led all schools with six student-athletes named to
the two squads; Old Dominion had five honorees while George
Mason and William & Mary were both recognized with four
student-athletes.
Stahl, the 2009 CAA Coach of the Year, guided the Lady
Monarchs to an 11-5 record as they finished in a three-way tie
for second in the CAA at 5-2. ODU recorded three victories
against nationally ranked opponents this season, including a
13-10 triumph over #9 Virginia. ODU also beat in-state rivals
George Mason and James Madison. The season was an enormous
turnaround for ODU, after finishing 0-7 in CAA action a year
ago and 4-9 overall.
Geary was the 2009 CAA Rookie of the Year and a Second Team
All-CAA selection. An All-South Region Second Team by the
IWLCA, Geary was named to the WomensLacrosse.com National
All-Rookie Team. In her first year between the pipes, Geary
started all 16 games and led the league in save percentage and
saves per game during the regular season. She also ranked
third in ground balls per game (3.19) and led the team in
ground balls with 51 while causing 16 turnovers, ranking her
fourth on the team. The rookie ranked in the top 30 nationally
in four statistical categories, including 8th in
the nation in ground balls per game, 10th in save
percentage, 16th in saves per game and 26th
in GAA.
Weymouth is only Virginia’s
second-ever four-time All-American after
earning second-team All-America honors from the IWLCA. She led
Virginia in goals, scoring a point in every game this year,
and tallied a team-high 16 multiple-point games this season.
Weymouth earned All-ACC honors and her fourth all-region honor
and was the 2009 team MVP.
