Bio

The 1996 Goucher women's lacrosse team is the only team in school history to advance to the NCAA Division III Final Four. The team went 15-1 in the regular season with a 3-0 record in Capital Athletic Conference play. They defeated St. Mary's (15-7) and Salisbury (18-3) in the first-ever conference tournament. There was no automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, but the Gophers received an invitation to the eight-team NCAA Division III postseason. The Blue and Gold defeated Roanoke 28-16 in Baltimore to advance to the national semifinals. Goucher Hall of Famer Courtney Crangi registered a new tournament record with 10 goals and six assists in the victory against the Maroons. Fellow Gopher Hall of Fame members Michele Mohlman (six goals and two assists) and Kristin Carey (six goals and one assist) also had big days to help establish the most goals combined scored in a game. Goucher would lose to Middlebury 21-12 in the NCAA Division III Final Four. Crangi and Mohlman earned NCAA Division III All-America first-team honors, while Crystal Butcher received third-team recognition. The trio also earned All-Region first-team accolades, while Carey earned all-region second-team honors. Crangi, Butcher, Carey, Mohlman, and Beth Edwards were selected to the All-CAC first team, while Meredith Brown and Kim Donoghue received second-team recognition. Crangi and Mohlman joined the Hall of Fame in 2011, and Carey joined the group two years later.

"It is giving me chills," said Donoghue. "Everyone had such an important role in that program and in that success. To be the first team to go to the Final Four and to go into the Hall of Fame is pretty awesome."

"It was a team effort, and as a team, we didn't do it for the accolades," said Mohlman. "It's a chance to celebrate something really special. It's a moment that we all look back on, and we don't realize how special it was."