Five Gophers Selected as All-Landmark Performers

TOWSON, Md. — Following three years as a second-team all-conference player, Erin Reifsnyder (Austin, Texas/St. Andrew's Episcopal) closed out her Goucher career by earning First-Team All-Landmark recognition after leading the Gophers in goals, assists, shots and ground balls.

All-Landmark awards were selected by the conference's seven head coaches. In addition to Reifsnyder, four other Gophers received Second-Team All-Landmark accolades. Hannah Mae Brown (Pinedale, Wyo./Dunn School) and Anneke Ossorio (Lafayette, Colo./Kent Denver School) made return appearances to the postseason awards list, while defenders Kat Carnevale (Portland, Ore./St. Mary's Academy) and Stefi Perry (Houston, Texas/Klein) were recognized for the first time in their collegiate careers.

"I'm so proud and excited for our program," head coach Ceri Miller said. "Receiving five all-conference nods shows the level of talent on our team and how competitive we were in a strong conference this season."

Reifsnyder set a new career high with 64 points in 2014, totaling 44 goals and 20 assists. She registered three or more goals in nine games this season, and had at least one marker in all but one contest. Reifsnyder scored in 57 of 61 games for her career, finishing with a total of 160 goals. She also eclipsed 50 ground balls for the third time at Goucher, finishing with a team-high 51, and she was tied for the team lead with 24 caused turnovers. Reifsnyder is just the seventh player in the history of the women's lacrosse program to earn all-conference recognition in each of her four seasons.

"That's not an easy thing to do, and I can't think of a better way for her to close out her career," Miller said of Reifsnyder's accomplishment. "Erin has worked extremely hard this year in all facets of her game and is truly deserving of this recognition. She was asked to change her style of play at the beginning of the season and she did so without question or hesitation. We will most definitely miss her next year."

Brown becomes a second-team selection for the third straight season to close out her career as a Gopher. After entering 2014 with 25 goals and 11 assists through her first three years, she easily surpassed each of those totals as a senior, finishing second on the team with 34 goals and 18 assists. Brown led Goucher with 60 draw controls, including a career-high 11 against Berry on March 5, and she added 44 ground balls. Her career-best offensive performance came at Southwestern (Texas) on March 19, where she totaled six goals, four assists and 10 ground balls.

Ossorio has now been a second-team all-conference performer in each of her first three seasons. She set new career-bests in goals (29) and assists (4) while also contributing 31 draw controls, 25 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers. Ossorio's top offensive performance thus far in her time at Goucher came in a Landmark win over Elizabethtown on March 22. She recorded five goals and an assist in that contest.

Carnevale started all 16 games on Goucher's backline, and she caused multiple turnovers in nine of those contests. The sophomore defender ended the year with 24 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers. She also scored her first career goal against Medaille on March 10, and she picked up a career-high five ground balls at Southwestern.

Perry's 24 caused turnovers were tied with Reifsnyder for the team lead. She caused four turnovers apiece in Goucher's conference wins over Elizabethtown and Merchant Marine. Perry also added 41 ground balls and 17 draw controls in her debut season with the Gophers. Though most of her time was spent on defense, Perry was also occasionally asked to contribute offensively, and she responded with 10 goals and four assists, including a four-goal effort in Goucher's win over Berry.

Susquehanna's Michelle McGinniss was chosen by the coaches as the Landmark's Player of the Year after totaling 48 goals, 20 assists and 100 draw controls during the regular season. Catholic took home the remaining two major awards. Claire Schmitzer was recognized as the Rookie of the Year while Meghan McDonogh garnered Coach of the Year accolades.